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No.2导游：大家好，欢迎来到美丽的苏州！今天我将带领大家游览著名的苏州园林。

Tour guide:Hi,everyone!Welcome to Suzhou!Today I'll be your tour guide to the most famous Suzhou gardens.游客:我在网上看到说苏州是“园林之城”，能给我们介绍一下吗？Tourist: I read on web that Suzhou is praised as a "Garden City".Ho w so?导游:苏州是著名的文化名城和国家重点风景旅游城市，苏州古典园林历史绵延2000余年，在世界造园史上具有独特的历史地位。

Tour guide:Suzhou is a well-known city with a long history and rich culture as well as a tourist city of national importance.With a long his tory of two thousand-odd years,Suzhou's classical gardens enjoy a un ique historic position in world gardening history.游客:两千多年？太了不起了！也就是说苏州园林比兵马俑还要久远？Tourist:Two thousand years ago? Wow,amazing!So they are earlier t han the terracotta warriors.导游：是的。

苏州古典园林的历史可上溯至公元前6世纪春秋时吴王的园囿，私家园林最早见于记载的是东晋的辟疆园，历代造园兴盛。

Tour guide:That's true.The earliest gardens of Suzhou,which belonge d to the king of Wu,can be traced far back to the Spring and Autumn Period in the 6th century BC. The pijiang Garden was the earliest re corded private garden dating from the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the 4th century.游客：咱们要去参观的这个拙政园是什么时候建的呢？也是两千多年前吗？Tourist: When was this Zhuozhengyuan Garden we are heading for built? Also 2000 years ago?导游：没有那么久。

拙政园是典型的苏州古典园林，产生于明清私家园林发展的鼎盛时期。

它意境深远、构筑精致、文化高雅、文化内涵丰富，是苏州众多古典园林的典范和代表。

Tour guide:Not that long ago.Zhuozhengyuan,or the Humble Admini strator's Garden was built during the Ming and Qing dynasties when private gardens were most flourishing. It's one of the finest specimen s of classical gardens of Suzhou,which are noted for their profound a rtistic conception,elegant layout,refined gracefulness and literary con notations.游客：明白了。

就是说现在保存尚好的苏州园林大部分是建于明清年代的。

Tourist: I see.So most gardens well-preserved in Suzhou today were built in the Ming and Qing dynasties.导游：是的。

明清时期，苏州成为中国最繁华的城市，私家园林遍布古城内外。

16－18世纪全盛时期，苏州有园林200余处，现在保存尚好的有数十处，并因此使苏州素有“人间天堂”的美誉。

Tour guide: Yes.During the Ming and Qing dynasties,particularly fro m the 16th to the 18th century, Suzhou became the most prosperous area in China.Consequently, the number of private gardens in the cit y and its environs increased a great deal , amounting to over 200. Doz ens of them have survived to the present and are well-preserved. Suz hou thus is known as the "paradise on earth"游客:难怪联合国教科文组织遗产委员会将苏州古典园林列入世界文化遗产名录。

Tourist: No wonder the classical gardens in Suzhou have been includ ed into the World Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO.导游：那是在1997年12月。

苏州的园林艺术融合了写意山水的高超艺术手法和浓重的传统文化思想内涵，展示出东方文明造园艺术的精髓，实为中华名族的艺术瑰宝。

Tour guide: That was in December 1997.Integrating superb tradition al Chinese impressionistic style of catching the spirit of landscape an d strong traditional thoughts, Suzhou gardens exhibit the essence of Oriental gardening art and are truly artistic gems of the Chinese nati on.游客：苏州真是太美了，像个大花园！除了园林，苏州还有什么别的风景名胜吗？Tourist: And the city is so beautiful, like a big garden itself? In additi on to gardens, what are the other tourist attractions in Suzhou?导游：与“苏州园林”并驾齐名的苏州风景名胜虎丘、天平山、石湖等风景区也是古往今来海内外游客向往的游览胜地。

Tour guide : There are many scenic areas that enjoy the same high re putation as Suzhou gardens, such as Tiger Hill, Tianping Hill and Sto ne Lake. They have became great tourist attractions of the world thr ough the ages.游客：苏州真不愧是“人间天堂”Tourist : Suzhou really deserves the title of "Heaven on Earth"No.3记者：格兰特先生，您在中国已经生活了15年，而且坐了很多关于中餐的研究,可否谈一下您对中国饮食文化的整体印象。

Journalist：Mr.Grant, you have been living in China for 15 years and made quiet some research on Chinese food. Could you talk about how Chinese food culture impresses you generally?被访者：一直以来饮食文化在中国文化中都占据重要地位。

中国的哲学家老子就曾经说过：“治大国若烹小鲜”Interviewee：Well, cooking has occupied a lofty position in Chinese culture throughout history. The great Chinese philosopher Lao Zi once said of the art “Governing a great nation is much kike cooking a small fish “记者：是这样的，那么您如何理解中餐里蕴藏的哲学观？Journalist：That’s true . And how do you understand t he philosophies embodied in Chinese food culture?被访者：中餐体现最多的哲学观念就是“阴阳平衡”。

每道菜在色香味上都能到平衡Interviewee: The most embodied philosophy in Chinese food is the concept of yin and yang . It can be found in any Chinese dish . There is always a balance in color, aroma,and flavor.记者：谈到色，香，味外国人通常如何划分中国的菜系？Journalist：Speaking of color ,aroma, and flavor, how do foreigners generally distinguish between Chinese cuisines?被访者：很多外国人不知道中国有很多菜系。

在他们看来，中餐只有南北之分Interviewee：Many foreign do not realize that there are many cuisines To them, Chinese food can be roughly divided into the Northern andSouthern styles of cooking.记者：那他们根据什么特点划分南北菜肴呢？Journalist：Then how do they differentiate between the northern and southern styles?被访者：总的来说北方菜偏油，多用酱油和大蒜调味；而南方菜，特别是川菜和湘菜则多用辣椒Interviewee：In general, Northern dishes are relatively oily, and the use of vinegar and garlic tends to be quiet popular.Southern cooking styles. represented by Sichuan and Hunan cuisine, are famous for their liberal use of chili peppers.记者：那粤菜呢？Journalist：How about Cantonese cuisine ?被访者：因为粤菜在国外很普遍，很多外国人认为粤菜是一种单独的菜系，粤菜偏甜且花样繁多Interviewee：Because Cantonese food is so popular, many foreigners have considered Cantonese cuisine a separate one. It tends to be somewhat sweet and always full of variety.记者：您喜欢中餐吗？您最喜欢吃的中国食品是什么？Journalist：Do you like Chinese food and what is your favorite?被访者：是的，我非常喜欢吃中餐。