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Unit 3JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG 沿湄公河而下的旅程 PART 1 THE DREAM AND THE PLAN第一部分梦想与计划 My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.我的名字叫王坤。从高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想作一次伟大的自行车旅行。Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one.两年前，她买了一辆昂贵的山地自行车，然后还说服我买了一辆（山地车）。Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming.去年她去看望了我们的表兄弟在昆明读大学的刀卫和宇航。They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries.他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，在其他国家（境内）叫湄公河。Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too.很快，王薇使表兄弟也对骑车旅游产生了兴趣。After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.大学毕业以后，我们终于有了机会骑自行车旅行。I asked my sister, Where are we going?我问我姐姐：“我们要去哪儿？” It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.首先想到要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.现在她正在为我们的旅行制定计划。 I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really stubborn.我很喜欢我姐姐，但是她有一个很严重的缺点。她有时确实很固执。Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.尽管她对去某些地方的最佳路线并不清楚，她却坚持要自己把这次旅游安排得尽善尽美。Now, I know that the proper way is always her way.于是，我就知道这个尽善尽美的方式总是她的方式。I kept asking her, When are we leaving and when are we coming back? I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet.我不停地问她，“我们什么时候出发？什么时候回来？”我还问她是否看过地图。Of course, she hadnt; my sister doesnt care about details.当然她并没有看过我的姐姐是不会考虑细节的。So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province.于是，我告诉她，湄公河的源头在青海省。She gave me a determined lookthe kind that said she would not change her mind.她给了我一个坚定的眼神这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意的。When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it.我说，我们的旅行将从5, 000多米的高地出发，这时她似乎显得很兴奋。When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience.当我告诉她那里空气稀薄，呼吸困难，而且天气很冷时，她却说这将是一次有趣的经历。I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.我非常了解我的姐姐，她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。最后，我只好让步了。 Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library.在我们旅行前的几个月，王薇和我去了图书馆。We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography.我们找到一本大型地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain.我们从图上可以看到，湄公河发源于西藏一座山上的冰川。At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly.起初，江面很小，河水清澈而冷冽，然后它开始快速流动。It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province.它穿过深谷时就变成了急流，流经云南西部。Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys.有时，这条江形成瀑布，进入宽阔的峡谷。We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China.我们俩惊奇地发现这条河有一半是在中国境内。After it leaves China and the high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm.当流出中国，流出高地之后，湄公河就变宽了，变暖了，河水也变成了黄褐色。As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows.而当它进入东南亚以后，流速减缓，河水蜿蜒缓慢地穿过低谷，流向生长稻谷的平原。At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.最后，湄公河三角洲的各支流流入中国南海。 6.Unit3 夜晚的西藏山景 PART 2 A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS第二部分山中一宿 Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet.虽然是秋天，但是西藏已经开始下雪了。Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice.我们的腿又沉又冷，感觉就像大冰块。Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles?你看到过雪人 骑自行车吗？Thats what we looked like!我们看上去就像那样。Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us.一路上，一些身着羊毛大衣的孩子们停下来看着我们。In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze.下午晚些时候，我们发现由于天冷我们的水壶都冻上了。However, the lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.然而，湖水在落日的余晖下闪亮如镜，景色迷人。Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She is very reliable and I knew I didnt need to encourage her.像往常一样，王薇在我的前面，她很可靠，我知道我用不着给她鼓劲儿。To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles.上山很艰难，但是当我们环顾四周，（眼前的）景色让我们感到惊奇，我们似乎能看到几百里以外的地方。At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds.在某个时刻，我们发现自己置身高处，彷佛骑车穿越云层。Then we began going down the hills.It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer. 然后我们开始下山，这非常有趣，特别是天气逐渐变得暖和多了。In the valleys colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks and sheep eating green grass.在山谷里，五彩斑斓的蝴蝶翩翩飞舞在我们身旁，我们还看到牦牛和羊群在吃草。At this point we had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.这时，我们不得不把帽子、外衣、手套和长裤脱掉，换成T恤衫和短裤。 In the early evening we always stop to make camp. We put up our tent and then we eat.一到傍晚，我们通常就停下来宿营，（于是），我们先把帐篷支起来，然后吃饭。After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed awake.晚饭后，王薇把头放在枕头上就睡觉了，而我却醒着。At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.半夜里，天空变得清朗了，星星更亮了。It was so quiet. There was almost no wind-only the flames of our fire for company.（夜晚）非常安静几乎没有风，只有篝火的火焰和我们做伴。As I lay beneath the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.当我躺在星空下，我想着我们已经走了多远。 We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us. We can hardly wait to see them!我们很快就要到达云南的大理。在那里，我们的表兄弟刀卫和宇航将加入我们的行列。我们迫不及待地想要见到他们！
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