旅游英语阅读教程课件Unit 13.ppt

Unit13 The Three Gorges 新世纪高职高专 旅游与酒店管理类课程规划教材 Contents Lead-in Text The Three Gorges The Three Gorges, the most spectacular section of the Yangtze River, is filled with breathtaking sceneries. With Baidi City, Fengjie in Chongqing Municipality to the west end and Nanjin Pass of Yichang in Hubei Province at the east, the Three Gorges, Qutang, Wu and Xiling, is totally 192 km in length. The Qutang Gorge is famous for its magnificence. The Wu Gorge is well known for its deep valley and quiet beauty. Among the twelve peaks, the Goddess Peak is the most beautiful. The Xiling Gorge, full of turbulent currents and whirlpools, is one of the most dangerous places. Text The Three Gorges is one of the most famous and unique scenery and tourism spots in China. To sail down the river through the extremely attracting scenery in the Three Gorges is like passing through a corridor hung with pictures of an ever-changing riverscape. Ancient coffins hung impossible halfway up steep cliff. On the banks, rocks of various shapes stand in great numbers and show vivid lifelike figures. In the Gorges, the river rushes and rapids spread all over. And in the broad section of the Gorges, you can find a scene of mountain towns and villages, dense forests and tall bamboos, and the air smells with oranges. The landscape of the Three Gorges has formed a fantastic natural corridor of painting mountains and waters. Text In addition to the scenic beauty, the Three Gorges is rich in water resources. It is the most ideal section of the Yangtze River for building large water protection projects for the comprehensive use of the river. The deep gorges and steep mountains on the banks of the river present superabundant potentials for power generation. The Three Gorges Project (TGP) that is being under constructed can effectively control the rushing flow on the upper reaches and free the middle and lower reaches from the threat of flood. The huge power generator sends electrici