国家留学基金委口语第一部分

1.What do you think of this city?

Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi province, located in the northwest part of China. It is recognized as one of most important cities in China, both historically and currently. Xi’an Called Chang'an in ancient times, has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, and the Tang. It also has been the eastern end of the Silk Road , so Xi’an was the first Chinese city to open up its doors to the ancient word.

It is in a favorable geographical location surrounded by natural beauty, including rivers, mountains, plains, and rolling hills. It has a semi-moist monsoon ( [ˌmɒnˈsu:n] （印度洋的）季风; 季风雨; 夏季季风) climate and there is a clear distinction between the four seasons. The weather is extremely cold in winter. The temperature is about minus 10 degrees, and in summer the weather is fairly hot, The temperature reaches as high as 40 degrees. Of course, spring and autumn are comfortable. Xi’an is a city that it is suitable for traveling all the y ear.

2.How do you find the life here in this city?

The city life is very colorful. Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi province. The economy, culture, utilities and education has been developed very rapidly. City dwellers gain access to better information service and educational facilities. There are various opportunities for the employment and education.There are many good university in this city. There you can express your ability to study what you like. There are many big shopping

malls to meet the enlarging material needs of the citizens.They can provide us all kinds of goods we need. So shopping in this city is very convenient. In their spare time, people enjoy various entertainments, such as lectures and concerts, movies, sports, plays. And also the transport is very convenient in this city. We can take bicycle, bus ,taxi ,subway in our diary life。

3.Is there anything to improve?

I think there are many improvements needed in Xi’an. Firstly, the traffic problem is a big challenge here. Every day, particularly in the rush-hour, we are in a traffic jam. Getting stuck in horrible traffic jams every morning and evening is really unpleasant. so more subway lines should be built. Secondly, pollution is increasing day by day which affects the weather here. In this regard, reducing the consumption of fuels by minimizing usage of cars is a good solution. Thirdly, the house prices in xi'an are incresing very fast. So it would be great if the house prices could be decrease a bit.

3.Can you talk a little about your hometown?

Well, my hometown is YuLin, located in the southeast of Shaanxi province. The total area of shangluo is about 9 thousands square Kilometers . Shangluo city is 120 kilometers away from xi’an, known as the back garden of xi’an. There are beautiful moutains and rivers, kind people, crowd streets and peaceful path. The speciality of Shangluo are