[00:00.00] Unit 9 Traveling in China (II)

[00:04.99]Integrated Skills Development

[00:09.64]Dialogues

[00:13.90]A. A visit to Dalian

[00:20.17]Chris Hudson is an American. Now he is having a conversation with FuHao,

[00:28.50]a local person in Dalian.

[00:32.34]Chris Hudson: Excuse me. Do you live here?

[00:37.80]Fu Hao: Yes,I've lived in Dalian all my life.

[00:42.84]My name is Fu Hao. How do you do?

[00:48.48]Chris Hudson: Hi,I'm Chris Hudson from America. I'm a mechanical engineer.

[00:55.25]I am on my way to Qingdao on business.

[01:00.40]Fu Hao: How long are you staying in Dalian?

[01:04.55]Chris Hudson: Just a day. What can I see here in twenty-four hours?

[01:10.61]Fu Hao: Well,most tourists want to visit Golden Stone Beach.

[01:16.85]Chris Hudson: What's Gold Stone Beach?

[01:20.72]Fu Hao: Well,Golden Stone Beach is a beautiful

[01:25.76]scenic spot in the north of Dalian,

[01:30.44]where the amazing reef and rare earth formations

[01:35.90]are said to be the devils' and gods' work.

[01:40.94]Chris Hudson: Then I must go and visit it.

[01:45.09]B.Mr.and Mrs. Wright in Dalian

[01:52.35]Mr.and Mrs. Wright are visiting Dalian.

[01:58.00]Now Mrs.Wright is having a conver-sation with the guide.

[02:05.26]Guide: Here we are. This is Lantian Hotel.

[02:11.42]Mrs.Wright:Oh! What a lovely place! How far is it from here to the beach?

[02:18.97]Guide: Only about a ten-minute walk.

[02:22.92]Mrs.Wright: Good. It's quite warm today.

[02:28.24]What is the temperature here in the hottest month of the year?

[02:34.12]Guide: About 28.C.

[02:38.80]Mrs.Wright: That would be quite comfortable then.

[02:43.16]Guide: Look,Mrs.Wright. That is Xinghai Park.

[02:48.20]Mrs.Wright: Oh,yes. It looks marvelous!

[02:52.77]Passage Beijing Travel Agency

[02:59.93]For over twenty years,

[03:05.39]Beijing Travel Agency has been planning holidays to suit individual needs.

[03:12.76]We do not offer to do the impossible.

[03:17.72]We just want you to enjoy yourselves.

[03:22.68]It is the personal responsibility of our leaders

[03:28.33]to make sure that you holiday is a success.

[03:33.66]This year we have arranged a number of coach tours in Beijing

[03:39.92]and around Beijing for people interested in seeing the capital city.

[03:46.69]For those who prefer to do something more energetic,

[03:51.94]we offer a wide variety of holi-days

[03:56.67]where our trained experts will be ready to give you all the help and guidance

[04:02.55]you need. We aim to please.

[04:07.22]If you haven't yet decided on your holiday,

[04:12.47]why not look through this bro-chure.

[04:16.71]When you have made your choice,

[04:20.75]telephone us and we shall be happy to assist you in every way we can,

[04:27.23]but we do recommend you book early.

[04:31.99]There is no need to worry about cancellation.

[04:37.84]If you wish to change your booking at a later date,

[04:43.40]all you have to do is to let us know as soon as possible in writing.

[04:49.75]We will do our best to satisfy you,

[04:55.11]but unfortunately,for this service we have to make a small extra charge.

[05:01.95]We do,however,reserve the right to make changes in the timetable

[05:08.19]and plan of your journey

[05:11.64]if this becomes necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.