Beijing—the Capital of China

中國的首都——北京

本篇適合：跟讀，背誦

本站我們到達(dá)祖國的首都北京。

北京是中華人民共和國（The People’s Republic of China）的首都，全國政治中心、文化中心和國際交往中心。

北京歷史悠久，文化燦爛，是首批國家歷史文化名城和中國四大古都之一，也是全球擁有世界文化遺產(chǎn)最多的城市。北京對外開放的旅游景點(diǎn)達(dá)200多處，它不僅有著古老帝都的雄偉莊嚴(yán)、厚重滄桑，還有現(xiàn)代大都市的時尚繁華、高速便捷，它的豐富多元，總讓人樂而忘返。

by WJ

The Palace Museum·故宮博物院

Beijing is a big city and it is the capital of China.

Beijing has a long history. There are many old buildings there. But Beijing is changing every day. Now there are a lot of new buildings, modern shopping malls and large markets.

The Great Wall·長城

In the past, Beijing was very clean and quiet and most people went to work or school by bike. Now people can take the bus, the underground or the taxi to go to work or school.

Every year, people from different countries come to Beijing. They speak different languages. They always visit the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum, Tian’anmen Square and the Great Wall.

The food in Beijing is delicious, especially Beijing Duck.

In Beijing, it’s hot in summer and it’s cold in winter. The best time to come to Beijing is autumn.

Tian’anmen Square·天安門廣場

中文大意請見第45頁。

history ['h?st?r?] n. 歷史

building ['b?ld??] n. 建筑物（復(fù)數(shù)：buildings）

modern ['m?d?n] adj. 現(xiàn)代的，時髦的

shopping mall ['??p?? m??l] 大型購物中心（復(fù)數(shù)：shopping malls）

quiet ['kwa??t] adj. 寧靜的，安靜的

underground [,?nd?'gra?nd] n. 【英】地鐵

language ['l??gw?d?] n. 語言，語言文學(xué)（復(fù)數(shù)：languages）

especially [?s'pe??l?] adv. 特別，尤其

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請大家根據(jù)以下英文和中文提示，試著把文章一句一句背下來吧。

1. Beijing is __________ and it is ____________.北京是一座大城市，也是中國的首都。

2. Beijing has ____________.北京歷史悠久。

3. There are _____________ there.那里有許多古老的建筑。

4. But Beijing ____________ every day.但北京每天都在變化。

5. Now there are ____________, modern shopping malls and ____________.

如今出現(xiàn)了眾多新的建筑、時尚的購物中心和大型超市。

6. In the past, Beijing was ____________ and most people went to ______ by bike.

在過去，北京非常干凈、安靜，大多數(shù)人上班、上學(xué)都騎自行車。

7. Now people can__________ , the underground or ____________ to go to work or school.

現(xiàn)在人們可以乘公共汽車、地鐵或出租車去上班或者上學(xué)。

8. Every year, people ______________ come to Beijing.每年，人們從不同國家來到北京。

9. They speak ____________.他們說著不同的語言。

10. They always visit ____________, the Palace Museum, _____________ and the Great Wall.

他們總會參觀頤和園、故宮博物院、天安門廣場和長城。

11. The food in Beijing ____________, especially ____________.北京的食品很美味，特別是北京烤鴨。

12. In Beijing, it’s _______________ and it’s ____________.在北京，夏天熱，冬天冷。

13. The best time to ____________ is autumn.去北京的最佳時間是秋天。