A:Hello, Mr. Brown, long time no see. Where have you been?
你好,布朗先生,好久不见,你去哪里了?
B:Oh, I went on a holiday in the city of Chengde.
哦,我去承德度假了。
A:Great. What do you think of it?
真好,你觉得那里怎么样?
B:The city is small, not very modern, but there are many mountains with lots of trees around the city, so the air there is pretty fresh.
城市不是很大,也不是很现代化,但是由于周围有很多山,山上的树木也很多,所以空气很清新。
A:Did you go to the Summer Mountain Resort?
那你去避暑山庄了吗?
B:Certainly! The most attractive place is that, it's very large; it is 8 times the size of Forbidden City and 16 times the size of Summer Palace. The art of gardens is perfectly represented in it.
当然去了,那是最吸引人的地方。它很大,是故宫的8倍,颐和园的16倍,而且那里的园林艺术很棒。
A:It sounds great, and is it really cool there?
听起来不错,那里真的很凉快吗?
B:Yes, I think the reason is that there is a big lake, and many trees in the Resort.
是的,我想可能是因为有湖,而且树比较多。
A:What is the special local product?
当地的特产是什么?
B:The main product of Chengde is various kinds of ferine mushroom and the almond. The mushroom tastes really good, and it is very different from the common mushrooms, and the snack made of almond is delicious.
最主要的特产是各式各样的野生蘑链和杏仁,野生蘑菇的味道很不错,和普通蘑菇差别很大,杏仁做的小吃也很美味。
A:I hope to go there someday.
希望我有一天也可以去那里。