Reading Ⅰ A Tour Guide Speech③一篇导游词
Ladies and Gentlemen：
Welcome to Hulunbeier Grassland！To begin with，letme tell you how this beautiful Hulunbeier Grassland got its name.Itwas named after a young couple.In their efforts to get freedom of love，they turned into two lakes：Hulun Lake and Bei'er Lake.
Hulunbeier covers an area of 250.557 square kilometers.It has a population of 2.66 million.Most of them are Mongolians.Thirty-five other nationalities，such as Dawoer，Ewenke，Elunchun，Han，Manchu，Russian，etc.，live together with them peacefully on the grassland.Hulunbeier is called a“green and clean land”because it is free of pollution.
（Entering the grassland）
Now we're setting foot on Hulunbeier Grassland.The grassland looks like a soft，green carpet.Now you can enjoy the beautiful scenery in the distance；numerous kinds of wild flower are in bloom，and wisps of smoke are rising continuously from yurts on the grassland.Isn't it a beautiful picture？
（Visiting a yurt）
This is the yurt we saw from the bus just now.Look！The host and his family have come out to greet us.Of course，this is not an arranged reception，to be sure.But before we enter the yurt，I'd like tomake a brief introduction to the folk customs here.No matter which yurt you happen to visit，you'll find that on hearing your footsteps the Mongolian people will extend a warm welcome outside the yurt，to do justice to their well-known hospitality.They invite their guests in.Male guests are invited to sit on the left and female on the right，while the host sits in the middle.You willmost probably be asked to help yourself to a special course called“shouba lamd”.As away of showing respect to his guest，your hostwill give you a“hada”（a piece of silk used as a greeting gift）.
（After the visit）
Ladies and Gentlemen，our tour is drawing to an end as we approach the lake shore.④Today we only visited Mongolian yurts.Ihave left other spots of interest for your next visit.
Iwill show you out through the entrance.Ihope you enjoyed today's tour.Thank you.Goodbye and good luck.
Mongolian［mɒŋ'gəʊlɪən］ n.＆adj.蒙古人（的）
numerous［'njuːmərəs］ adj.许多的，大量的
bloom［b luːm］ n.开花；开花期
wisp［wɪsp］ n.缕缕
yurt［jзː（r）t］ n.蒙古包，毡包
brief［briːf］ adj.简短的
folk［fəʊk］ adj.民间的
custom［'kʌstəm］ n.风俗
hospitality［,hɒspɪ'tælɪtɪ］ n.好客
hada［'hɑːdə］ n.哈达（蒙古族、藏族人民作为礼仪用的一种长条丝巾或纱巾）
begin with 首先
be named after 以……命名
square kilometer 平方公里
in bloom 开花
wisps of smoke 缕缕炊烟
do justice to 充分体现……的优点
draw to an end 结束
Quickies Complete the sentences with propositions or function words.
1）They areworking day and night in an effort______get the bridge ready on time.
2）The photo does not do justice______her—she is really beautiful.
3）Help yourself______the Chinese dishes.
4）______arrival at the reception，guests should sign the visitors'book.
5）When Iset foot______this land Ibegan to love it.
6）The flat had no garden.Iwas free______that place at last.