必修1第一單元ANNESBESTFRIENDDOYOUWANTAFRIENDWHOMYOUCOULDTELLEVERYTHINGTO,LIKEYOURDEEPESTFEELINGSANDTHOUGHTSORAREYOUAFRAIDTHATYOURFRIENDWOULDLAUGHATYOU,ORWOULDNOTUNDERSTANDWHATYOUAREGOINGTHROUGHANNEFRANKWANTEDTHEFIRSTKIND,SOSHEMADEHERDIARYHERBESTFRIEND安妮最好的朋友你想不想有一位無話不談能推心置腹的朋友或者你會不會擔(dān)心你的朋友會嘲笑你，會不理解你目前的困境呢安妮弗蘭克想要的是第一種類型的朋友，所以她把的日記視為自己最好的朋友。ANNELIVEDINAMSTERDAMINTHENETHERLANDSDURINGWORLDWARIIHERFAMILYWASJEWISHSOSHEHADTOHIDEORTHEYWOULDBECAUGHTBYTHEGERMANNAZISSHEANDHERFAMILYHIDDENAWAYFORTWOYEARSBEFORETHEYWEREDISCOVEREDDURINGTHATTIMETHEONLYTRUEFRIENDWASHERDIARYSHESAID,“IDONTWANTTOSETDOWNASERIESOFFACTSINADIARYASMOSTPEOPLEDO,BUTIWANTTHISDIARYITSELFTOBEMYFRIEND,ANDISHALLCALLMYFRIENDKITTY”NOWREADHOWSHEFELTAFTERBEINGINTHEHIDINGPLACESINCEJULY1942在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間，安妮住在荷蘭的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是猶太人，所以他們不得不躲藏起來，否則就會被德國的納粹分子抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了25個(gè)月之后才被發(fā)現(xiàn)。在那段時(shí)期，她的日記成了她唯一忠實(shí)的朋友。她說“我不愿像大多數(shù)人那樣在日記中記流水賬。我要把我的日記當(dāng)作自己的朋友，我把我的這個(gè)朋友叫做基蒂。”現(xiàn)在，來看看安妮自1942年7月起躲進(jìn)藏身處后的那種心情吧。THURSDAY15,JUNE,1944DEARKITTY,IWONDERIFITSBECAUSEIHAVENTBEENABLETOBEOUTDOORSFORSOLONGTHATIVEGROWNSOCRAZYABOUTEVERYTHINGTODOWITHNATUREICANWELLREMEMBERTHATTHEREWASATIMEWHENADEEPBLUESKY,THESONGOFTHEBIRDS,MOONLIGHTANDFLOWERSCOULDNEVERHAVEKEPTMESPELLBOUNDTHATSCHANGEDSINCEIWASHEREFOREXAMPLE,WHENITWASSOWARM,ISTAYEDAWAKEONPURPOSEUNTILHALFPASTELEVENONEEVENINGINORDERTOHAVEAGOODLOOKATTHEMOONFORONCEBYMYSELFBUTASTHEMOONGAVEFARTOOMUCHLIGHT,IDIDNTDAREOPENAWINDOWANOTHERTIMESOMEMONTHSAGO,IHAPPENEDTOBEUPSTAIRSONEEVENINGWHENTHEWINDOWWASOPENIDIDNTGODOWNSTAIRSUNTILTHEWINDOWHADTOBESHUTTHEDARK,RAINYEVENING,THEWIND,THETHUNDERINGCLOUDSHELDMEENTIRELYINTHEIRPOWERITWASTHEFIRSTTIMEINAYEARANDAHALFTHATIDSEENTHENIGHTFACETOFACESADLYIAMONLYABLETOLOOKATNATURETHROUGHDIRTYCURTAINSHANGINGBEFOREVERYDUSTYWINDOWSITSNOPLEASURELOOKINGTHROUGHTHESEANYLONGERBECAUSENATUREISONETHINGTHATREALLYMUSTBEEXPERIENCEDYOURS,ANNE1944年6月15日，星期四親愛的基蒂我不知道這是不是因?yàn)槲姨脽o法出門的緣故，我變得對一切與大自然有關(guān)的事物都無比狂熱。我記得非常清楚，以前，湛藍(lán)的天空、鳥兒的歌唱、月光和鮮花，從未令我心迷神往過。自從我來到這里之后，這一切都變了。比如說，有一天晚上天氣很暖和，我故意熬到晚上11點(diǎn)半都不睡覺，為的就是能獨(dú)自好好地看看月亮。但是因?yàn)樵鹿馓亮耍叶疾桓掖蜷_窗戶。還有一次，就在五個(gè)月以前的一個(gè)晚上，我碰巧在樓上，窗戶是開著的，我一直呆到非關(guān)窗不可的時(shí)候才下樓去。漆黑的雨夜，刮著大風(fēng)，電閃雷鳴，烏云滾滾，我完全被這種景象鎮(zhèn)住了。這是我一年半以來第一次親眼目睹的夜晚不幸的是我只能透過那滿是灰塵的窗簾下那臟兮兮的窗戶看看大自然。只能隔著窗戶看那大自然實(shí)在沒意思，因?yàn)榇笞匀皇切枰嬲w驗(yàn)的東西。你的安妮READINGANDLISTENING讀與聽1READTHELETTERTHATLISAWROTETOMISSWANGOFRADIOFORTEENAGERSANDPREDICTWHATMISSWANGWILLSAYAFTERLISTENING,CHECKANDDISCUSSHERADVICEDEARMISSWANG,IAMHAVINGSOMETROUBLEWITHMYCLASSMATESATTHEMOMENTIMGETTINGALONGWELLWITHABOYINMYCLASSWEOFTENDOHOMEWORKTOGETHERANDWEENJOYHELPINGEACHOTHERWEHAVEBECOMEREALLYGOODFRIENDSBUTOTHERSTUDENTSHAVESTARTEDGOSSIPINGTHEYSAYTHATTHISBOYANDIHAVEFALLENINLOVETHISHASMADEMEANGRYIDONTWANTTOENDTHEFRIENDSHIP,BUTIHATEOTHERSGOSSIPINGWHATSHOULDIDOYOURS,LISA1讀讀琳達(dá)為青少年寫給電臺王小組的這封信，然后王小姐可能會怎么說。聽完錄音之后，核對并討論她的建議。親愛的王小姐現(xiàn)在我同班上的同學(xué)有些麻煩事。我跟我們班里的一位男同學(xué)一直相處的很好。我們常常一起做家庭作業(yè)，而且很樂意互相幫助。我們成了真正好朋友。可是，其他同學(xué)卻在背后議論起來，他們說我和這位男同學(xué)在談戀愛，這使我很生氣。我不想中斷這段友誼，但是，我又討厭人家背后說閑話。我該怎么辦呢你的莉薩READINGANDWRITINGMISSWANGHASRECEIVEDALETTERFROMXIAODONGHEISALSOASKINGFORSOMEADVICEREADTHELETTERONTHERIGHTCAREFULLYANDHELPMISSWANGANSWERIT王小姐收到小冬的一封來信。小冬是要征求一些意見。仔細(xì)閱讀右邊的信，然后幫王WWWJINYILAICN小姐回復(fù)。DEARMISSWANG,IMASTUDENTFROMHUZHOUSENIORHIGHSCHOOLIHAVEAPROBLEMIMNOTVERYGOODATCOMMUNICATINGWITHPEOPLEALTHOUGHITRYTOTALKTOMYCLASSMATES,ISTILLFINDITHARDTOMAKEGOODFRIENDSWITHTHEMSOIFEELQUITELONELYSOMETIMESIDOWANTTOCHANGETHISSITUATION,BUTIDONTKNOWHOWIWOULDBEGRATEFULIFYOUCOULDGIVEMESOMEADVICEYOURS,XIAODONG親愛的王小姐我是湖州高中的一名學(xué)生，我有一個(gè)難題，我不大善于與人們交際。雖然我試著和班上的同學(xué)交談，但是，我還是很難跟他們成為好朋友。因此，有時(shí)候我感到十分的孤獨(dú)。我確實(shí)想改變這種現(xiàn)狀，但是我卻不知道怎么辦。如果您能給我提些建議，我會非常感謝的。你的小東2DECIDEWHICHARETHEBESTIDEASANDPUTTHEMINTOANORDERTHENWRITEDOWNYOURADVICEANDEXPLAINHOWITWILLHELPEACHIDEACANMAKEONEPARAGRAPHTHEFOLLOWINGSAMPLEANDTHEEXPRESSIONSMAYHELPYOUDEARXIAODONG,IMSORRYYOUAREHAVINGTROUBLEINMAKINGFRIENDSHOWEVER,THESITUATIONISEASYTOCHANGEIFYOUFOLLOWMYADVICEHEREARESOMETIPSTOHELPYOUFIRST,WHYNOTIFYOUDOTHIS,SECONDLY,YOUCOULD/CANTHEN/THATWAY,THIRDLY,ITWOULDBEAGOODIDEAIFBYDOINGTHIS,IHOPEYOUWILLFINDTHESEIDEASUSEFULYOURSMISSWANG2決定哪些是最好并把它們按順序組織起來。然后把你的建議寫出來，并解釋它為什么會有所幫助。每個(gè)想法可以自成一個(gè)段落。下面的例子和表達(dá)可能對你有所幫助。親愛的小冬很遺憾聽說你在交朋友的過程中遇到了困難。但是，如果你聽聽我的建議，這種情況是很容易改變的。這些建議會對你有所幫助。第一，為什么不呢如果你這樣做第二，你可以這樣的話第三，如果那將是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的主意。通過做我希望你會發(fā)現(xiàn)這些想法對你有所幫助。你的王小姐LEARNINGTIP學(xué)習(xí)建議ITSAGOODHABITFORYOUTOKEEPADIARYITCANHELPYOUREMEMBERPASTEVENTSYOUCANEXPRESSYOURFEELINGSANDTHOUGHTSINITITWILLHELPYOUIMPROVEYOURENGLISHIFYOUWRITEYOURDIARYINENGLISHWHYNOTHAVEATRY寫日記對你來說是一個(gè)好習(xí)慣。它可以幫你記住一些過去發(fā)生的事件。你還可以在日記中表達(dá)你的情感和思想。如果你用英語寫日記的話，還可以幫助你提高英語水平。為什么不試一試呢第二單元READINGTHEROADTOMODERNENGLISHATTHEENDOFTHE16THCENTURY,ABOUTFIVETOSEVENMILLIONPEOPLESPOKEENGLISHNEARLYALLOFTHEMLIVEDINENGLANDLATERINTHENEXTCENTURY,PEOPLEFROMENGLANDMADEVOYAGESTOCONQUEROTHERPARTSOFTHEWORLDANDBECAUSEOFTHAT,ENGLISHBEGANTOBESPOKENINMANYOTHERCOUNTRIESTODAY,MOREPEOPLESPEAKENGLISHASTHEIRFIRST,SECONDORFOREIGNLANGUAGETHANEVERBEFORE通向現(xiàn)代英語之路在16世紀(jì)末，大約有五至七百萬人講英語。幾乎所有這些講英語的人都住在英格蘭。在其后的一個(gè)世紀(jì)中，英格蘭人為征服世界航海到了世界其他一些地方，結(jié)果世界的其他地方的人們也開始說英語了。今天，把英語作為自己的第一語言、第二語言或外語來使用的人比以往任何時(shí)候都多。NATIVEENGLISHSPEAKERSCANUNDERSTANDEACHOTHEREVENIFTHEYDONTSPEAKTHESAMEKINDOFENGLISHLOOKATTHISEXAMPLEBRITISHBETTYWOULDYOULIKETOSEEMYFLATAMERICANAMYYES,IDLIKETOCOMEUPTOYOURAPARTMENT以英語作為母語的人，即使他們所講不是同一種英語，他們也能彼此聽懂。請看看這個(gè)例子英國人貝蒂來看看我的公寓嗎美國人艾米好的，我來看看你的公寓吧。SOWHYHASENGLISHCHANGEDOVERTIMEACTUALLYALLLANGUAGESCHANGEANDDEVELOPWHENCULTURESMEETANDCOMMUNICATEWITHEACHOTHERATFIRSTTHEENGLISHSPOKENINENGLANDBETWEENABOUTAD450AND1150WASVERYDIFFERENTFROMTHEENGLISHSPOKENTODAYITWASBASEDMOREONGERMANTHANTHEENGLISHWESPEAKATPRESENTTHENGRADUALLYBETWEENABOUTAD800AND1150,ENGLISHBECAMELESSLIKEGERMANBECAUSETHOSEWHORULEDENGLANDSPOKENFIRSTDANISHANDLATERFRENCHTHESENEWSETTLERSENRICHEDTHEENGLISHLANGUAGEANDESPECIALLYITSVOCABULARYSOBYTHE1600SSHAKESPEAREWASABLETOMAKEUSEOFAWIDERVOCABULARYTHANEVERBEFOREIN1620SOMEBRITISHSETTLERSMOVEDTOAMERICALATERINTHE18THCENTURYSOMEBRITISHPEOPLEWERETAKENTOAUSTRALIATOOENGLISHBEGANTOBESPOKENINBOTHCOUNTRIES那么，隨著時(shí)間的推移英語為什么發(fā)生了變化呢實(shí)際上，當(dāng)不同文化相互交流滲透時(shí)，所有的語言都會有所發(fā)展和變化。開始，英格蘭人在大約公元450年到1150年之間所說的英語與我們今天所說的英語很不一樣。當(dāng)時(shí)的英語更多的是以德語為基礎(chǔ)的，不像我們現(xiàn)在說的英語。后來，大約在公元800年至1150年之間，英語慢慢變得不那么像德語，因?yàn)榻y(tǒng)治英格蘭的那些人開始是說丹麥語，后來說法語。這些新來的定居者豐富了英語語言，尤其是豐富了英語詞匯。所以到17世紀(jì)初的時(shí)候，莎士比亞能夠得以使用比以往任何時(shí)候都豐富的詞匯。1620年一些英國定居者來到了美洲，后來到了18世紀(jì)的時(shí)候，一些英國人還被帶到了澳大利亞。英語也就開始在這兩個(gè)國家使用。FINALLYBYTHE19THCENTURYTHELANGUAGEWASSETTLEDATTHATTIMETWOBIGCHANGESINENGLISHSPELLINGHAPPENEDFIRSTSAMUELJOHNSONWROTEHISDICTIONARYANDLATERNOAHWEBSTERWROTETHEAMERICANDICTIONARYOFTHEENGLISHLANGUAGETHELATTERGAVEASEPARATEIDENTITYTOAMERICANENGLISHSPELLING最后到19世紀(jì)的時(shí)候，英語這種語言就變得穩(wěn)定了。當(dāng)時(shí)，英語的拼寫發(fā)生了兩個(gè)很大的變化先是塞繆爾約翰遜編寫了他的英語詞典，后是諾亞韋伯斯特出版了美國英語詞典。后者使得美式英語的拼寫有了其獨(dú)特的個(gè)性。ENGLISHNOWISALSOSPOKENASAFOREIGNORSECONDLANGUAGEINSOUTHASIAFOREXAMPLE,INDIAHASAVERYLARGENUMBEROFFLUENTENGLISHSPEAKERSBECAUSEBRITAINRULEDINDIAFROM1765TO1947DURINGTHATTIMEENGLISHBECAMETHELANGUAGEFORGOVERNMENTANDEDUCATIONENGLISHISALSOSPOKENINSINGAPOREANDMALAYSIAANDCOUNTRIESINAFRICASUCHASSOUTHAFRICATODAYTHENUMBEROFPEOPLELEARNINGENGLISHINCHINAISINCREASINGRAPIDLYINFACT,CHINAMAYHAVETHELARGESTNUMBEROFENGLISHLEARNERSWILLCHINESEENGLISHDEVELOPITSOWNIDENTITYONLYTIMEWILLTELL現(xiàn)在英語在南亞地區(qū)也被作為外語或第二語言使用。比如，印度就有很多人說英語說得很流利，因?yàn)樵?765年到1947年之間英國統(tǒng)治著印度。在此期間，英語成了印度政府和教育所用的語言。在新加坡和馬來西亞以及像非洲的南非，人們現(xiàn)在也說英語。當(dāng)今，在中國學(xué)英語的人數(shù)正在快速增加，事實(shí)上，中國可能是學(xué)英語人數(shù)最多的國家。中國式英語是否也能發(fā)展成一種具有自己獨(dú)特個(gè)性的語言這還有待時(shí)間去證明。STANDARDENGLISHANDDIALECTSWHATISSTANDARDENGLISHISITSPOKENINBRITAIN,THEUS,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,INDIAANDNEWZEALANDBELIEVEITORNOT,THEREISNOSUCHTHINGASSTANDARDENGLISHMANYPEOPLEBELIEVETHEENGLISHSPOKENONTVANDTHERADIOISSTANDARDENGLISHTHISISBECAUSEINTHEEARLYDAYSOFRADIO,THOSEWHOREPORTEDTHENEWSWEREEXPECTEDTOSPEAKEXCELLENTENGLISHHOWEVER,ONTVANDTHERADIOYOUWILLHEARDIFFERENCESINTHEWAYPEOPLESPEAKWHENPEOPLEUSEWORDSANDEXPRESSIONSDIFFERENTFORM“STANDARDLANGUAGE”,ITISCALLEDADIALECTAMERICANENGLISHHASMANYDIALECTS,ESPECIALLYTHEMIDWESTERN,SOUTHERN,AFRICANAMERICANANDSPANISHDIALECTSEVENINSOMEPARTSOFTHEUSA,TWOPEOPLEFROMNEIGHBOURINGTOWNSSPEAKALITTLEDIFFERENTLYAMERICANENGLISHHASSOMANYDIALECTSBECAUSEPEOPLEHAVECOMEFROMALLOVERTHEWORLDGEOGRAPHYALSOPLAYSAPARTINMAKINGDIALECTSSOMEPEOPLEWHOLIVEINTHEMOUNTAINSOFTHEEASTERNUSASPEAKWITHANOLDERKINDOFENGLISHDIALECTWHENAMERICANSMOVEDFORMONEPLACETOANOTHER,THEYTOOKTHEIRDIALECTSWITHTHEMSOPEOPLEFROMTHEMOUNTAINSINTHESOUTHEASTERNUSASPEAKWITHALMOSTTHESAMEDIALECTASPEOPLEINTHENORTHWESTERNUSATHEUSAISALARGECOUNTRYINWHICHMANYDIFFERENTDIALECTSARESPOKENALTHOUGHMANYAMERICANSMOVEALOT,THEYSTILLRECOGNIZEANDUNDERSTANDEACHOTHERSDIALECTS什么是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語是在英國、美國、加拿大、澳大利亞、印度、新西蘭所說的英語嗎信不信由你，（世界上）沒有什么標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語。許多人認(rèn)為，電視和收音機(jī)里所說的英語就是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語，這是因?yàn)樵谠缙诘碾娕_節(jié)目里，人們期望新聞播音員所說的英語是最好的英語。然而，在電視和收音機(jī)里，你也會聽出人們在說話時(shí)的差異。當(dāng)人們使用不同于“標(biāo)準(zhǔn)語言”的詞語和表達(dá)時(shí)，那就叫做方言。美國英語有許多方言，特別是中西部地區(qū)和南部地區(qū)的方言，以及美國黑人和西班牙人的方言。即使在美國有些地區(qū)，兩個(gè)相鄰城鎮(zhèn)的人所說的方言也可能稍有不同。美國英語之所以有這么多的方言是因?yàn)槊绹耸莵碜允澜绺鞯氐木壒省５乩砦恢脤Ψ窖缘男纬梢灿兴绊憽Ｗ≡诿绹鴸|部山區(qū)的一些人說著比較古老的英語方言。當(dāng)美國人從一個(gè)地方搬到另一個(gè)地方時(shí)，他們也就把他們的方言隨著帶去了。因此，美國東南部山區(qū)的人同美國西北部的人所說的方言就幾乎相同。美國是一個(gè)大國，有著許許多多彼此不同的方言。雖然許多美國人經(jīng)常搬家，但是他們?nèi)匀荒軌虮鎰e和理解彼此的方言。READINGANDSPEAKING讀與說1AMYANDHERAMERICANFRIENDSAREVISITINGLONDONTHEYPLANTOVISITAMYSAUNTANDDECIDETOGOTHEREBYUNDERGROUND,BUTCANNOTFINDTHENEARESTUNDERGROUNDSTATIONSOSHEASKSDIRECTIONSANDTHENTELLSHERFRIENDSREADTHEDIALOGUEANDCIRCLETHEWORDSTHATMEANTHESAME1艾米和她的美國朋友正在參觀倫敦。她們計(jì)劃去拜訪艾米的姑媽，并決定乘地鐵去，但是她們找不到最近的地鐵站。所以她問問了路，然后告訴她的朋友。讀對話，然后圈出意思相同的詞。AMYEXCUSEME,MAMACOULDYOUTELLMEWHERETHENEARESTSUBWAYSISLADYERTHEUNDERGROUNDWELL,GOROUNDTHECORNERONYOURLEFTHANDSIDE,STRAIGHTONANDCROSSTWOSTREETSITLLBEONYOURRIGHTHANDSIDEAMYTHANKSSOMUCHFRIENDSWHATDIDSHESAY,AMYAMYSHETOLDUSTOGOAROUNDTHECORNERONTHELEFTANDKEEPGOINGSTRAIGHTFORTWOBLOCKSTHESUBWAYWILLBEONOURRIGHT艾米對不起，夫人，你能告訴我去最近的地鐵站怎么走嗎夫人呃地鐵哦，往左邊拐過去，一直往前走，走過兩條街，地鐵就是右邊。艾米多謝了。朋友艾米，她說什么艾米她叫我們往左邊拐過去，一直往前走，走過兩條街，地鐵就是右邊。【意思相同的詞】SUBWAYUNDERGROUND（地鐵）RIGHTHANDSIDERIGHT（右邊）STREETBLOCK街道，街區(qū)第三單元TRAVELJOURNALJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPART1THEDREAMANDTHEPLANMYNAMEISWANGKUNEVERSINCEMIDDLESCHOOL,MYSISTERWANGWEIANDIHAVEDREAMEDABOUTTAKINGAGREATBIKETRIPTWOYEARSAGOSHEBOUGHTANEXPENSIVEMOUNTAINBIKEANDTHENSHEPERSUADEDMETOBUYONELASTYEAR,SHEVISITEDOURCOUSINS,DAOWEIANDYUHANGATTHEIRCOLLEGEINKUNMINGTHEYAREDAIANDGREWUPINWESTERNYUNNANPROVINCENEARTHELANCANGRIVER,THECHINESEPARTOFTHERIVERTHATISCALLEDTHEMEKONGRIVERINOTHERCOUNTRIESWANGWEISOONGOTTHEMINTERESTEDINCYCLINGTOOAFTERGRADUATINGFROMCOLLEGEWEFINALLYGOTTHECHANCETOTAKEABIKETRIPIASKEDMYSISTER,“WHEREAREWEGOING“ITWASMYSISTERWHOFIRSTHADTHEIDEATOCYCLEALONGTHEENTIREMEKONGRIVERFROMWHEREITBEGINSTOWHEREITENDSNOWSHEISPLANNINGOURSCHEDULEFORTHETRIPIAMFONDOFMYSISTERBUTSHEHASONESERIOUSSHORTCOMINGSHECANBEREALLYSTUBBORNALTHOUGHSHEDIDNTKNOWTHEBESTWAYOFGETTINGTOPLACES,SHEINSISTEDTHATSHEORGANIZETHETRIPPROPERLYNOW,IKNOWTHATTHEPROPERWAYISALWAYSHERWAYIKEPTASKINGHER,“WHENAREWELEAVINGANDWHENAREWECOMINGBACK“IASKEDHERWHETHERSHEHADLOOKEDATAMAPYETOFCOURSE,SHEHADNTMYSISTERDOESNTCAREABOUTDETAILSSOITOLDHERTHATTHESOURCEOFTHEMEKONGISINQINGHAIPROVINCESHEGAVEMEADETERMINEDLOOKTHEKINDTHATSAIDSHEWOULDNOTCHANGEHERMINDWHENITOLDHERTHATOURJOURNEYWOULDBEGINATANALTITUDEOFMORETHAN5,000METRES,SHESEEMEDTOBEEXCITEDABOUTITWHENITOLDHERTHEAIRWOULDBEHARDTOBREATHEANDITWOULDBEVERYCOLD,SHESAIDITWOULDBEANINTERESTINGEXPERIENCEIKNOWMYSISTERWELLONCESHEHASMADEUPHERMIND,NOTHINGCANCHANGEITFINALLY,IHADTOGIVEINSEVERALMONTHSBEFOREOURTRIP,WANGWEIANDIWENTTOTHELIBRARYWEFOUNDALARGEATLASWITHGOODMAPSTHATSHOWEDDETAILSOFWORLDGEOGRAPHYFROMTHEATLASWECOULDSEETHATTHEMEKONGRIVERBEGINSINAGLACIERONATIBETANMOUNTAINATFIRSTTHERIVERISSMALLANDTHEWATERISCLEARANDCOLDTHENITBEGINSTOMOVEQUICKLYITBECOMESRAPIDSASITPASSESTHROUGHDEEPVALLEYS,TRAVELLINGACROSSWESTERNYUNNANPROVINCESOMETIMESTHERIVERBECOMESAWATERFALLANDENTERSWIDEVALLEYSWEWEREBOTHSURPRISEDTOLEARNTHATHALFOFTHERIVERISINCHINAAFTERITLEAVESCHINAANDTHEHIGHALTITUDE,THEMEKONGBECOMESWIDE，BROWNANDWARMASITENTERSSOUTHEASTASIA,ITSPACESLOWSITMAKESWIDEBENDSORMEANDERSTHROUGHLOWVALLEYSTOTHEPLAINSWHERERICEGROWSATLAST,THERIVERDELTAENTERSTHESOUTHCHINASEA沿湄公河而下的旅行第一部分夢想與計(jì)劃我的名字叫王坤。從高中起，我姐姐和我就一直夢想作一次偉大的自行車旅行。兩年前，她買了一輛價(jià)錢昂貴的山地自行車，然后她還說服我也買了一輛。去年她去看望了我們的表兄弟在昆明讀大學(xué)的刀偉和宇航。他們是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近瀾滄江的地方長大，湄公河在中國境內(nèi)的這一段叫瀾滄江，流經(jīng)其他國家后就叫湄公河。很快，王薇使表兄弟也對騎車旅行產(chǎn)生了興趣。到大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，我們終于有了作一次騎車旅行的機(jī)會。我問姐姐“我們要去哪里”首先想到要沿湄公河從源頭到終點(diǎn)騎車旅行的是我的姐姐。現(xiàn)在，她正為這次旅行制訂計(jì)劃。我很喜歡我姐姐，但是她有一個(gè)嚴(yán)重的缺點(diǎn)，她有時(shí)確實(shí)很固執(zhí)。盡管她對到某些地方的最佳路線并不清楚，她卻堅(jiān)持要把這次旅行安排的盡善盡美。現(xiàn)在我知道了這個(gè)盡善盡美的方式總是她的方式。我老是問她“我們什么時(shí)候動身什么時(shí)候回來”我問她是否已經(jīng)看過地圖。當(dāng)然她并沒有看過，我的姐姐是不會考慮細(xì)節(jié)的。于是我告訴她湄公河的源頭在青海省。她給了我一個(gè)堅(jiān)定的眼神這種眼神表明她是不會改變主意的。當(dāng)我告訴她我們的旅行將從5000多米的的高地出發(fā)時(shí)，她似乎顯得很興奮。當(dāng)我告訴她那里空氣稀薄，呼吸會很困難，而且天氣會很冷時(shí)，她卻說這將是一次很有趣的經(jīng)歷。我非常了解我的姐姐，她一旦下了決心，就什么也不能使她改變。最后，我只好讓步了。在我們旅行前的幾個(gè)月，王薇和我去了圖書館。我們找到了一本大型的地圖冊，里面有一些世界地理的明細(xì)圖。我們從圖上可以看到，湄公河源于西藏一座山上的冰川。起初，河很小，河水清澈而冷冽，然后它開始快速流動。它穿過深谷時(shí)就變成了急流。流經(jīng)云南西部。有時(shí)，這條河形成瀑布進(jìn)入寬闊的峽谷。我們驚奇的發(fā)現(xiàn)這條河有一半是在中國境內(nèi)。當(dāng)流出中國，流出高地后，湄公河就變寬，變暖了。河水也變成了黃褐色。而當(dāng)它進(jìn)入東南亞以后，流速減慢，河水變寬慢慢地穿過低谷，到了長著稻谷的平原。最后，湄公河三角洲的各支流流入中國南海。READINGANDDISCUSSINGJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPART2ANIGHTINTHEMOUNTAINSALTHOUGHITWASAUTUMN,THESNOWWASALREADYBEGINNINGTOFALLINTIBETOURLEGSWERESOHEAVYANDCOLDTHATTHEYFELTLIKEBLOCKSOFICEHAVEYOUEVERSEENSNOWMENRIDEBICYCLESTHATSWHATWELOOKEDLIKEALONGTHEWAYCHILDRENDRESSEDINLONGWOOLCOATSSTOPPEDTOLOOKATUSINTHELATEAFTERNOONWEFOUNDITWASSOCOLDTHATOURWATERBOTTLESFROZEHOWEVER,THELAKESSHONELIKEGLASSINTHESETTINGSUNANDLOOKEDWONDERFULWANGWEIRODEINFRONTOFMEASUSUALSHEISVERYRELIABLEANDIKNEWIDIDNTNEEDTOENCOURAGEHERTOCLIMBTHEMOUNTAINSWASHARDWORKBUTASWELOOKEDAROUNDUS,WEWERESURPRISEDBYTHEVIEWWESEEMEDTOBEABLETOSEEFORMILESATONEPOINTWEWERESOHIGHTHATWEFOUNDOURSELVESCYCLINGTHROUGHCLOUDSTHENWEBEGANGOINGDOWNTHEHILLSITWASGREATFUNESPECIALLYASITGRADUALLYBECAMEMUCHWARMERINTHEVALLEYSCOLORFULBUTTERFLIESFLEWAROUNDUSANDWESAWMANYYAKSANDSHEEPEATINGGREENGRASSATTHISPOINTWEHADTOCHANGEOURCAPS,COATS,GLOVESANDTROUSERSFORTSHIRTSANDSHORTSINTHEEARLYEVENINGWEALWAYSSTOPTOMAKECAMPWEPUTUPOURTENTANDTHENWEEATAFTERSUPPERWANGWEIPUTHERHEADDOWNONHERPILLOWANDWENTTOSLEEPBUTISTAYEDAWAKEATMIDNIGHTTHESKYBECAMECLEARERANDTHESTARSGREWBRIGHTERITWASSOQUIETTHEREWASALMOSTNOWINDONLYTHEFLAMESOFOURFIREFORCOMPANYASILAYBENEATHTHESTARSITHOUGHTABOUTHOWFARWEHADALREADYTRAVELLEDWEWILLREACHDALIINYUNNANPROVINCESOON,WHEREOURCOUSINSDAOWEIANDYUHANGWILLJOINUSWECANHARDLYWAITTOSEETHEMUNIT4EARTHQUAKESANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDNTSLEEPSTRANGETHINGSWEREHAPPENINGINTHECOUNTRYSIDEOFNORTHEASTHEBEIFORTHREEDAYSTHEWATERINTHEVILLAGEWELLSROSEANDFELL,ROSEANDFELLFARMERSNOTICEDTHATTHEWELLWALLSHADDEEPCRACKSINTHEMASMELLYGASCAMEOUTOFTHECRACKSINTHEFARMYARDS,THECHICKENSANDEVENTHEPIGSWERETOONERVOUSTOEATMICERANOUTOFTHEFIELDSLOOKINGFORPLACESTOHIDEFISHJUMPEDOUTOFTHEIRBOWLSANDPONDSATABOUT300AMONJULY28,1976,SOMEPEOPLESAWBRIGHTLIGHTSINTHESKYTHESOUNDOFPLANE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