露西娅：海夫拉第四王朝，在吉萨建造了第二大金字塔。大斯芬克司石雕实际上是代表这位法老。
派崔克：你知道的不少呀，很博学嘛。
露西娅：是呀，我对金字塔很感兴趣呢。金字塔由第四王朝的三位统治者所建，即胡佛，其子哈佛拉和其孙门卡乌拉。
派崔克：你最好去看看。
露西娅：我也这么想。
对话二
Maggie：Hey，Howard.Yesterday we have already visited The Great Pyramid.What sights are there worth seeing here？
Howard：Yes，of course.Did you see The Sphinx？
Maggie：Yes，it's also the place most worth seeing among all the places I've ever seen.Its splendid.
Howard：We will go along the River Nile today.
Maggie：Woo.Its so great.How long is the River Nile？
Howard：The River Nile is 6，600 kilometers，and its the longest river in the world.
Maggie：I heard that the dawn of the River Nile is the most beautiful.
Howard：Yes.Its really beautiful.Egypt is River Nile，and River Nile is the Mother of Egypt.
Maggie：That is an old proverb，right？
Howard：That will mean that River Nile plays a very important role in the Egyptianslife.
Maggie：Where does it go？
Howard：It finally empties into the Mediterranean Sea
Maggie：Nile is the resource of the Egyptian people，and she amassed a fortune for the people of
the coast，has created the ancient Egyptian civilization.More than 6700 kilometers of the Nile creates the pyramid，the ancient Egyptian civilization，created the miracle of human beings.
Howard：Yes，thats true.We should be grateful for the mother river，which provides the opportunity to see the great wonders.
Maggie：Yes.A felicitous comment.
译文：
麦琪：嘿，霍华德。昨天我们去了大金塔。还有什么景点值得参观呢？
霍华德：当然有了。你看到狮身人面像了吗？
麦琪：当然看了。那真是迄今为止我认为最值得参观的景点呢。这是太精彩了。
霍华德：今天我们会去尼罗河岸边。
麦琪：哇哦，太棒了。尼罗河有多长？
霍华德：有6，600公里长，是世界第一长河流。
麦琪：我听说尼罗河的黎明是最美的。
霍华德：是呀，真是很美的。埃及是尼罗河，尼罗河是埃及的母亲。
麦琪：是古老的谚语，是吧？
霍华德：这说明尼罗河在埃及人们生命中的重要地位。
麦琪：它流向哪里？
霍华德：最终流进了地中海。
麦琪：尼罗河确实是埃及人民的生命源泉，她为沿岸人民积聚了大量的财富、缔造了古埃及文明。6700多公里尼罗河创造了金字塔，创造了古埃及文明，创造了人类的奇迹。
霍华德：是的，这是事实。我们都应该感谢这条母亲河，她为创造世界奇迹提供了机会。
麦琪：很恰当的评价。
高频词补给站：
scenic spots：旅游景点
mystery：[m?st（?）r?]n.秘密，谜；神秘，神秘的事物；
magnificent：[m?gn?f?s（?）nt]adj.高尚的；壮丽的；华丽的；宏伟的
capital：[k?p?t（?）l]n.首都，省会；资金；
pyramid：[p?r?m?d]n.金字塔；角锥体vt.使……渐增；使……上涨；使……成金字塔状
wonder：[w?nd?]n.惊奇；奇迹；vt.怀疑；惊奇；adj.奇妙的；非凡的
ancient：[e?n?（?）nt]adj.古代的；古老的，过时的；年老的n.古代人；老人
be located：位于；坐落于
Egyptians：[i：d?ip??nz]n.埃及人
corpse：[k??ps]n.尸体
ingenuity：[，?nd??nju??t?]n.心灵手巧，独创性；精巧；精巧的装置
creativity：[，kri?e?t?v?t?]n.创造力；创造性
文化知识空投坊：
世界真奇妙：埃及金字塔
Built 4，000 years ago，the three great pyramids at Giza，in the Egyptian desert remain the most colossal buildings ever constructed.
The pyramids were built by the Egyptians under the orders of the Egyptian leader，whose title was Pharaoh.There was a sequence of Pharaohs culminating around 2615 B.C.，with the Pharaoh Cheops who built the biggest thing ever built，the Great Pyramid，also known as Khufu.
Cheops built a pyramid 770 feet on one side and 481 feet tall.How ancient builders managed to build these massive structures has never been fully answered but the effort clearly required brains and brawn.
The Pharaohs may have set out to build magnificent tombs for themselves，but in the end they created monuments to human potential.There‘s a universal message in the pyramids.The pyramids belong to Egypt，but the pyramids also belong to the world.That’s why we can all identify the pyramids as an early monument of human greatness.
矗立在埃及沙漠中吉萨的三座大金字塔建于4000年前，它们一直都是有史以来最宏大的建筑。
金字塔是埃及人在他们的领袖——名为法老——的命令下建造的。在公元前2615年左右，几任法老相继统治埃及，基奥普斯法老建造了有史以来最大的金字塔——大金字塔，也被称为胡夫金字塔。胡夫金字塔每边长770英尺，高481英尺。古代的建筑者是如何建造这些庞然大物的，这一直是个未解之谜，但很明显它需要付出大量的脑力和体力。
法老们的初衷是为自己建造豪华的陵墓，而最终他们创建的却是昭示人类潜能的纪念碑。金字塔蕴含着一种共同的信息，金字塔属于埃及，但它也属于世界。因此我们完全可以把金字塔作为展示人类伟大文明的早期纪念物。
Section 2 浪漫之都—巴黎 Romantic City—Paris
必备黄金应急句：
1.Eiffel Tower，Louvre Museum and Arch of Triumph are all good places of interest in Paris.
埃菲尔铁塔，卢浮宫和凯旋门是巴黎的名胜古迹。
2.Youd better go to the Louvre Museum first，because there are so many treasures there.
你最好先去卢浮宫，因为这里有很多珍宝展示。
3.Eiffel Tower almost stands for Paris.
埃菲尔铁塔最能代表巴黎。
4.Paris is a pearl of the continent.
巴黎是欧洲大陆的明珠。
5.The Versailles is in the suburbs of Paris.
凡尔赛宫在巴黎的郊区。
6.The Church of Notre Dame de Paris is still a majestic and sublime edifice.
巴黎圣母院仍就是令人崇敬，壮观的建筑。
7.Paris is the worlds fashion capital.
巴黎是世界时尚之都。
8.Avenues radiate from the Arch of Triumph in Paris.
在巴黎很多街道都是从凯旋门辐射开来的。
9.The Paris Fashion Show is really a showing.
巴黎的时装秀才是真正的时尚秀场。
10.The Arch of Triumph was built to honor a victory in war.
凯旋门是为了纪念战争胜利而建的。
11.The Seine plays an important role in the naissance and developments of Paris.
塞纳河在巴黎的发展起着重要的作用。
12.The night life is so romantic in Paris.
巴黎的夜生活十分浪漫。
13.Paris has all but exhausted the superlatives that can reasonably be applied to any city.
巴黎像很多城市一样是耗尽财力和最高级的物品，尽量合理建成的。
14.Paris is known as the Pearl of France.
巴黎是法国的明珠。
15.The impressive，pedestrian-only street is one of the major tourist pulls in Paris.
最令人印象深刻的是，步行街最吸引大多数游客。
16.There are many brand name shops，snack districts and coffee bar along the Champs Elysees.
在香榭丽舍大街两旁，不慢了名牌商店，小吃店和咖啡馆。
17.You can buy any fashion brand goods from the Champs Elysees.
你可以在香榭丽舍大街买到任何时尚品牌的东西。
对话脱口而出：
对话一
Joshua：Hello，Jessie.I havent seen you for ages.
Jessie：I've been out of Europe.It's very exciting trip.
Joshua：Wow，thats the most beautiful season of Europe.Where had you been？
Jessie：It is a wonderful place，you guess where it is.Eiffel Tower，Louvre Museum and Arch of Triumph…….
Joshua：Have you been the Romantic City？
Jessie：Yes，I stayed in Paris for five days.
Joshua：Wow，thats awesome！I want to visit Paris during my next vacation.So would you mind telling me a little about Paris？
Jessie：Of course not.What do you expect to know？
Joshua：I want to know everything，especially the famous places.
Jessie：Paris is a pearl of the continent.Eiffel Tower，Louvre Museum and Arch of Triumph are all good places of interest in Paris.
Joshua：Yeah.Eiffel Tower almost stands for Paris.Have you been there？