Dialog Ⅳ Visiting the City城市游览
A tour group from America is visiting the Bund of Shanghai.The tour guide shows them around the river-cape and themodern architectures.
Guide：Ladies and Gentlemen，here we are at the Bund，the most famous sightseeing spot in Shanghai.The place we are standing at now is the newly built flood-prevention wall.Do you know what it used to be？
Tourist：We have no idea，though we have heard a lot about the city.
Guide：Here used to be a shabby chest-high brick wall called the“Lovers'Wall”along the Huangpu River.The meaning is quite explicit，I think.
Tourist：What a romantic place itwas！
Guide：But the newly built sightseers'wall is wider than ever and one can enjoy a broader sight.May Iask you to look thisway？Along the Bund stand buildingswith different European architectural styles.
Tourist：They're gorgeous and in harmony with each other.
Guide：Yes，these buildings are known as the“Exhibition of World Architectures”.
Tourist：Who built these buildings？
Guide：In the past，many foreign countries set up their consulates in this area.And the Bund also gathered the headquarters of international financial institutions in China.
Tourist：What is that building with a clock tower on the top？
Guide：It is the Customs Building.The one next to it is quite famous.It was originally the office of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.Itwas rebuilt in 1921 and once served as the office of the People's Government of Shanghai.
Tourist：It is indeed an exotic picture.
Guide：Yeah，especially when night falls and lights are lit.As now it is getting dark，the night view on the east bank of the river can bemore fantastic.Please turn your eyes across the river.Can you see the tower with bright“pearls”？
Tourist：Yes，itmakesme think of the fairy place.So beautiful！What is it？
Guide：It is the Oriental Pearl TV and Radio Tower.It is450meters high and boasts the tallest in Asia，and is a new attraction in Shanghai.
Tourist：What a sight the Bund is！It strikesme as the“Oriental Manhattan”.
Guide：You can say that again！Now，ladies and gentlemen，time for us to go on a cruise on the Huangpu River.Please on board，everybody！
chest-high［tʃest-haɪ］ adj.齐胸高的
explicit［ɪks'p lɪsɪt］ adj.明了的，不言而喻的
gorgeous［'gɔːdʒəs］ adj.极好的，辉煌的
harmony［'hɑːmənɪ］ n.协调
exotic［ɪg'zɒtɪk］ adj.异国情调的
oriental［,ɔ（ː）rɪ'entl］ adj.东方的
pearl［pəːl］ n.珍珠
the Bund［bʌnd］ （上海）外滩
flood-prevention wall 防汛墙
sightseers'wall 观光墙
in harmony with 与……十分协调
exhibition ofworld architectures 万国建筑园
night view 夜景
Oriental Pearl TV and Radio Tower 东方明珠广播电视塔
Oriental Manhattan 东方曼哈顿
go on a cruise 乘游艇游览
on board 上船（车、飞机）等
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