哈爾濱中央大街英文導(dǎo)游詞大學(xué)英語作文

1、哈爾濱中央大街英文導(dǎo)游詞_大學(xué)英語作文Ladies and Gentlemen:Today we are going to visit Zhongyang Street. This is the downtown area. In order to betterknow the street, we are going to walk through it, which takes about 40 minutes. Those who do not like walking may keep seated, our coach will go along another street and

2、 stop at the Flood Control Monument. Those who cannot walk that far may take a taxi to the Flood Control Monument. Now let6 s get off the coach, and take a walk on Zhongyang Street.Zhongyang Street measures 1450 meters from Jingwei Street in the south to the Flood Control Monument on the riverbank i

3、n the north. This is China s longest walkway. The street wasbuilt at the end of the last century. It was connected to a wharf at the Songhua River. Because of the constant transport of the goods needed for building the China Eastern Railway, a shopping center began to take shape along this street at

4、 the turn of the century. Harbin at that time was asemi-colonial city with a foreign population of many thousands. Politics and economy were actually controlled by foreign powers. Owing to the concentration of Chinese shops along this street, foreigners took it as a China town and called it China St

5、reet.Have you noticed the cobbled road surface? This is the only cobbled street left in Harbin. This cobbled street was paved in 1925. Thanks to the good quality, the street has kept in good shape with a few repairs in the past. This street began to take shape as an international street in the 1920s

6、. There were over a hundred shops and many were owned by forergners, such as Russians, Greeks, Czechs, Swedes, Swiss, Frenchmen, Germans and Englishmen. They built their shops intheir individual styles. Therefore, the street not only looked like a foreign street, but also was controlled by foreigner

7、s. Now this smooth cobbled street may remind us of the past whenforeigners were sitting in chariots along the street, as if we could still hear the horse-hoofs clicking on cobbles.1 2 下一頁P(yáng)artime job is the trend of modern society. It provides incomes for some poor students living or entering school.

8、 Nevertheless, some people think partime job will distract student s study. I think partime job have more advantages than disadvantages.Young people can learn from partime job that money don t come easily. They have to work to it. Plus, they can learn something that school can t teach through workin

9、g, such as doing dish wash or delivering food. Our society isn t perfect that many young people have to work for themselves. But, we heard some bad news and outlaws about partime youth. Therefore, our govenment has to watch them and protect them away from bad enviroment, for they need partime jobs t

10、o maintain their living.It was a sunny balmy afternoon at the end of a leisurely summer.I was driving on a windingcountry road with a lady friend.Little did I know that I was to have a close call that would havealmost ruinedthe rest of my life.Earlier that day, a friend called me to tell me that our

11、 mutual friend Rosy was arriving back fromTaiwan after the summer holidays. Since there was no airport in the immediate vicinityof theuniversity, she would need a ride to come back on campus.A bird might wellBeing mildly interested inthat girl,I jumped at the chance to play hero. The trip was notpar

12、ticular long or arduous.I was to pick her up from a friend s home that was a mere 80 milesfrom campus a piece of cake, I said to myself.Everything went well.The country road was almost deserted. Visibility was good and I wasnot driving very fast. The conversation was lively but not distracting.About

13、half an hour intothe drive, Irounded a corner and noticed two small children,agedaround10, waiting to crossthe roadafter getting off their school bus. My mind wasnotparticularly focused on them because I thought they would not cross the road when a truck wascoming through on their side.The two kids

14、looked to their left, watching the truck intensely. Assoon as the truck passed, and withouta thought, they started to dash across the road.Iwaspetrified, to say the least. My heart almost leaped out of my throat. Time seemed to have come to a standstill. It was like a nightmare coming into reality.

15、I felt I was in the slow motion crash scene of a movie. I did not even have the time to brake or steer clear.By providence smiled on me that day. The two kids missed my car by less than an inch. Imaginewhat would have happened if I had hit them? They would have been killed insta 1 2 下一頁It was a fest

16、ival, like any festival actually. The sunshine was dazzling, the music deafening,and the people teasing each other. Almost everywhere were those who had relieved them selvesfrom the routine work, expecting for a new start.Except onea small man, whose age was hard to tell.He was huddled up in the cor

17、ner, a fewmetres from the happy holiday crowds who were hurrying to and from. He was covered in a piece of pale blue cloth. For quite a long time, he was still with out even a slight motion, nor did hemake any gestures. Begging for money? Or weeping over his misfortune? Neither.He was justsitting th

18、ere, alone and silent. His hair was grey, much like the withered grass, fluttering on a frosted autumn morning. A bird might well have perched on his head for such a cozy nest, if it were not so dirty. His face was pale and twisted. The nose and the mouth were squeezed to oneside. His eyes were frosted, looking inward like the windows of a snowbound cottage.Was heblind? Sometimes, he moved his mouth, murmuring as if to say something. But