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Unit 1 西双版纳之行 A visit to Xishuang Banna 一架从昆明起飞的小飞机载着我们飞越群山，把我们带到了西双版纳自治州首府景洪。在自治州占地25,000平方公里，其中百分之五十是山林。在其620,000人口中，百分之三十是傣族。那里还有其它少数民族，他们大都住在山区。 A small plane from Kunming carried us over the mountain tops and set us down in Jinghong, capital of Xishuang Banna Dai Autonomous Prefeture. It covers an area of 25,000 square kilometres, fifty per cent of which is mountain forests. Thirty per cent of its 620,000 population are Dais, but there are also other national minorities who live scattered mainly in the mountains 我们到达时正好赶上参加他们的泼水节，所有的少数民族和在那里安家的汉族人都庆祝这个节日。节日延续三天，标志着傣年的新年。我们去了一个傣族村庄。大家聚结在一个露天广场上，手中都拿着小面盆。 We arrived just in time to join their Water Splending Festival. It is celebrated by all minority people, as well as by the Hans who have settled down there. The festival lasts for three days marks the Dai New Year. We went to a Dai village. All gethtered in a large open aqure, with small basins of water in their hands. 随后跳舞开始了，有六个男青年，头上系着的浅紫色丝带在及后打个结，他们绕着圈在人群中穿行，一边舞姿优美地跳着，一边打着他们的鼓。 The dancing began. Six young men, heads bound by strips of pale silk tied in the back, wove their way through the crowed in large circle, dancing gracefully while beating their drums. 所有的人都参加了进来，无论是汉族人还是外国游客。村民们向干部和驻军战士泼水，他们也笑着回敬。水从四面八方欢快地飞来。不一会，我们浑身上下都湿透了。我真记不得我还有过比这次更快乐的经历了。 All people joined in, the Hans and foreigh visitors alike. Villagers splashed the cadres and local armymen, who laughingly returned the compliment. Water flew merrily from all sides. In a shor while we were all soaked from head to foot. I really cann’t remember when I had a more hilarious time. 万里长城 The Great Wall 两千多年前的春秋战国时期，中国北方有个匈奴民族，经常侵扰南部周边几个诸侯国。战国七雄中的秦、赵、燕三国，为了保卫自己的国家，都在自己的边界上修筑了很长的城墙。那时候，这三段城墙之间还没有连接起来。 In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods more than 2,000 years ago, the hun nationality in north China often harased the feudal states of Zhou Dynasty to north. In order to defend their own territories, Qin, Zhao and Yan, three of seven independent warring states at that time, built al long wal