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Amid travel restrictions, magic can be
found in your own backyard
扫码听讲解 古北水镇为什么迷人？
文章导读
在遍地历史名镇的中国，位于北京京郊的古北水镇只是一个“后浪”。它不
刻意讲故事，不堆砌情怀，而是沉下心思琢磨城市人需要什么，将“造景+体
验”发挥到极致。古北水镇有一样很珍贵的东西——博大的精细。小桥、流水、
摇橹船……粗犷的北方突然就温柔了起来。在全球疫情背景下，大家的生活
出行都受到了不小影响。一位生活在北京的外国人开始发掘身边的美和生活。
他对“自家后院”的一处景点情有独钟，认为它四季皆宜，而这里正是古北水
镇。作者的经历是怎样的？笔下是怎样的图景？一起来看今天的China Daily
文章。
课前讨论
① 本文用了哪些词来表示“炎热的”？
② 作者分别在什么时间去过古北水镇？
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文章讲解
With recent winter winds whistling past the windows, my fondest thoughts have
gone back to a Beijing resort whose charm never wanes.
重 点 单 词 whistle [ w s( )l] v. 呼 重 点 单 词 wane [we n] v. 衰减；
啸而过 【例】She heard the wind 减弱 【例】By the la te 70s, the
whistling through the trees and the band's popularity was beginning to
howl of a distant wolf. 她听见风呼啸 wane. 上世纪70年代末，这支乐队
着穿过树丛，远处还有狼的嚎叫声。 的人气开始下滑。
拓展延伸：howl /ha l/ v. 怒号；呼啸 【例】The wind was howling around the house. 狂风在
房子四周呼啸。
拓展延伸：wax and wane 兴衰荣枯；盛衰【例】His commitment to free markets has waxed
and waned with his political fortunes. 他对自由市场的热情随着他自己政治命运的起伏而时
强时弱。
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近日，窗外冬风呼啸，脑海里最美好的思绪将我带回至北京的一处度假胜地，其魅力历
久弥新。
I most recently visited Gubei Water Town, which is about a two-hour drive from
the heart of Beijing, during a few sweltering days in August, when the buzz was
loud about the opening of a fancy new theme park elsewhere in the capital city.
重 点 单 词 sweltering [ swelt r ] 重 点 单 词 buzz [b z] n. 嘈杂声
adj. 闷热的，热得难受的 【例】In 【例】A buzz of excitement filled
the summer, it's sweltering in the the courtroom as the defendant was
smaller classrooms. 夏天，那些小一 led in. 被告被带进来时，法庭内充
点的教室里热极了。 满激动的嘈杂声。
长 难 句 分 析 I most recently visited Gubei Water Town (主句), which is
about a two-hour drive from the heart of Beijing (定语从句，修饰Gubei Water
Town), during a few sweltering days in August (时间状语), when the buzz was
loud about the opening of a fancy new theme park elsewhere in the capital city
(定语从句).
拓展延伸：1) scorching / sk t / adj. 灼热的（地）；极热的（地） 【例】a scorching
summer day 炎热的夏日 2) torrid / t r d/ adj. 炎热的；灼热的 【例】the torrid heat of August
八月的酷热
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古北水镇距离北京市中心两小时车程，我上次去那儿正值八月酷暑，当时北京一处新豪
华主题公园正好开园，很多人都兴奋不已。
Gubei offers a quaint mixture of newly built and restored structures. On that
cold December day two years ago, I ambled along the river, which was frozen
solid, the locals sliding and skating on its surface. I later hiked on the Great Wall,
hustling back down the slopes before sunset as the temperature plunged.
重 点 单 词 quaint [kwe nt] adj. 别 重 点 单 词 amble [ mb( )l]v. 漫步，
致的；（尤指）古雅的 【例】a 缓行 【例】He was ambling along the
quaint old cottage 古朴别致的乡村 beach. 他沿着沙滩漫步。【同义词】
别墅。 roam/wander/stroll/ramble
重 点 单 词 plunge [pl nd ]v. （价 重 点 单 词 hustle [ h sl] v. 推搡，
值或程度）暴跌，骤降 【例】The 推挤 【例】After giving his speech,
fall in demand caused share prices to Johnson was hustled out of the hall by
plunge. 需求下降导致股价大幅下跌。 bodyguards. 演讲结束后，约翰逊被
保镖们簇拥着出了大厅。
长 难 句 分 析 On that cold December day two years ago (时间状语), I ambled
along the river (主句), which was frozen solid (定语从句，修饰the river), the
locals sliding and skating on its surface (独立主格结构).
拓展延伸：hustle and bustle 喧闹嘈杂 【例】I love the hustle and bustle of the marketplace. 我
喜欢市场里的熙攘喧闹。
拓展延伸：1) plummet / pl m t/ v. 暴跌；速降 【例】Share prices plummeted to an all-time
low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。 2) nosedive / n zda v/ v. 骤降；急剧下跌；暴跌 【例】
Building costs have nosedived. 建筑费用猛跌下来。
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古北水镇新建和修复的建筑交相辉映，古色古香。两年前十二月寒冷的一天，我沿河散
步，河水已冰冻三尺，当地人在河面上滑来滑去。然后，我去了长城上徒步。之后，我
徒步爬了长城。傍晚，气温骤降，我匆匆忙忙地在日落前从长城上走下来。
While we prepared to depart this enchanting town that evening, I gazed at the
Great Wall, which was illuminated like a glowing snake that stretched out atop
steep cliffs. How spellbinding this splendid resort must be in warmer weather, I
thought.
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重 点 单 词 illuminate [ lu m ne t] v. 1) 为……照明，照亮 【例】The
streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights. 街道被一串串彩灯照亮
了。 2) 阐明，解释 【例】an article which illuminates the issues at stake 对一
些紧要的问题进行阐述的文章
长 难 句 分 析 While we prepared to depart this enchanting town that evening
(时间状语从句), I gazed at the Great Wall (主句), which was illuminated like a
glowing snake (定语从句，修饰长城) that stretched out atop steep cliffs (嵌套定
语从句，修饰snake).
拓展延伸：luminous / lu m n s/ adj. 夜光的；发光的；发亮的 【例】luminous hands on a
clock 钟的夜光指针
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那天晚上我们准备离开这座迷人小镇的时候，我凝视着长城，灯光之下，它就像是一条
发光的蛇，蜿蜒伸向悬崖峭壁之上。我当时想，如果在暖和点的时候来，这个壮丽的旅
游胜地该多么迷人啊。
And so, with that in mind, I boarded a charter bus beneath the roasting August
sun at Dongzhimen station in Beijing for the comfortable ride, at a mere 48
yuan ($7.50), to the water town.
重 点 单 词 roast [r st] adj. 燥热的；灼热的 【释】so hot that you feel
uncomfortable 【例】a roasting hot day 酷热的一天
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因此，带着这个念头，顶着八月的烈日，我在北京东直门站坐上了前往古北水镇的一辆
旅游大巴车，车程舒适，而且只花了48元人民币（7.5美元）。
Upon my arrival, I was greeted by my old friend the river. Long past its winter
repose, it gurgled and gently flowed beneath the bridge leading into this
wonderland of (mostly) yesteryear.
重 点 单 词 repose [r p z] n. 重 点 单 词 gurgle [ ɡ ɡl] v. 1) 发汩
休息；憩息；卧眠 【例】Your 汩声；发潺潺流水声 【例】a gurgling
face is so beautiful in repose. 你入 stream 潺潺溪流 2) （婴儿高兴时）发
睡时的面孔是如此娇美。 v. 休 出咯咯声
息 ； 憩 息 ； 卧 眠 【 例 】 S h e 重 点 单 词 yesteryear [ jest j (r)] n.
reposed on the sofa. 她躺在沙发 （尤指思想观念有别于当今的）旧时，
上休息。 往昔，过去
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拓展延伸：1) hibernate / ha b ne t/ v. （动物）冬眠 【例】The tur tle hiberna tes in a
shallow burrow for six months of the year. 这种龟每年在浅地洞里冬眠6个月。 2) dormancy
/d m nsi/ n. 休眠；睡眠；冬眠；隐匿；蛰伏 【例】What keeps the black-tailed deer alive
in the harsher seasons of plant decay and dormancy 是什么让黑尾鹿在植物腐烂和休眠的
严酷季节里存活下来？
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一到那儿，久违的河水就映入眼帘。冬天早已过去，河水在桥下潺潺流淌，缓缓流过。
过了这座桥，就是我以前来过的梦幻园地了。
As luck would have it, our hotel room - tucked away in an old brick courtyard
- was magnificent. One window overlooked the river, and the room itself was a
castle-style turret that jutted out over the water.
重 点 词 组 as luck would have 重 点 词 组 tuck away 1) 坐落在，
it 碰巧，幸好 【例】We ran out 位于（僻静的地方）【例】The shop is
of petrol on the way home, but as tucked away down a backstreet. 这家店
luck would have it, we were very 铺位于一条僻静的小巷。2) 隐藏；收
near a garage. 我们在回家的路上 藏 【例】Grandma always kept a little
汽油用光了，幸好当时离加油站 of money tucked away in case of an
不远。 emergency. 奶奶总是藏点钱以备急用。
重 点 单 词 jut [d t] v. （使）突出，伸出 【例】A row of small windows
jutted out from the roof. 有一排小窗户从房顶上突出来。
拓展延伸：protrude /pr tru d/ v. 突出；伸出；鼓出 【例】He hung his coat on a nail
protruding from the wall. 他把上衣挂在墙面凸出的一根钉上。
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好巧不巧，我们酒店的房间坐落在一个古旧的砖砌院落里，精美雅致。透过房间里的窗
户，可以看到那条河，而房间本身就是一个城堡风格的角楼，在河水上方向外伸出。
My eyes beheld, just across the river, the moat wall of the fortress that once
stood there. Illuminated at night by river-level lights, which cast long shadows
on its sheer face, this wall came to symbolize the sleeping-dragon spirit of the
water town, where past and present weave a magical spell.
重 点 单 词 behold [b h ld] v. 看见；注视 【例】The new bridge is an
incredible sight to behold. 这座新桥令人叹为观止。
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长 难 句 分 析 Illuminated at night by river-level lights (过去分词作状语，表
伴随), which cast long shadows on its sheer face (定语从句，修饰lights), this
wall came to symbolize the sleeping-dragon spirit of the water town (主句),
where past and present weave a magical spell (定语从句，修饰水镇).
拓展延伸：Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。
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我的眼睛看向河对岸，看着曾经耸立在那里的堡垒城墙。夜晚，在河面灯光的照耀下，
城墙长长的影子映照在峭壁之上，象征着水镇的睡龙精神，在此古今碰撞，令人着迷。
And so today, with winter poised to wrap Beijing in its icy grip, I long once
more for the beloved river, whether flowing or frozen, and think about how
Gubei Water Town, a seamless mix of modern and ancient, is no mere fair
weather friend.
重 点 单 词 poised [p zd] adj. 处于准备状态；蓄势待发 【例】The cat
crouched in the grass, poised to jump. 猫蹲踞在草丛中，准备跳跃。
重 点 词 组 fair weather friend 酒肉朋友，不能共患难的朋友
长 难 句 分 析 And so today, with winter poised to wrap Beijing in its icy grip
(with引导的独立主格结构), I (主语) long (谓语1) once more for the beloved
river, whether flowing or frozen (定语), and think (谓语2) about how (引导宾语从
句，作介词about的宾语) Gubei Water Town (宾语从句主语), a seamless mix of
modern and ancient (Gubei Water Town同位语), is (宾语从句谓语) no mere fair
weather friend (宾语从句表语).
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因此，今天，当冬天蓄势待发，将北京裹挟在严寒之中，我渴望再次回到那条深爱的流
淌着的或者冰冻着的河流，回想着古老与现代元素交融的老友古北水镇是怎样伴我走过
了严寒和酷暑。
Gubei, whether frosted by wintry gusts or aglow in the blazing sunlight of
summer - and presumably at all times in between - is truly a town for all
seasons.
重 点 单 词 presumably [pr zju m bli] adv. 很可能;大概;想必是: 【例】I
couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so tired. 我的精神集中不起来，
大概是太累了吧。
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古北水镇，无论是千里冰封的凛凛寒冬还是熠熠生辉的炎炎酷暑，任何时间，四季皆怡。
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