9.　　 They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries. 他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大的，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，流到其他国家的就叫湄公河。

8.　　 Then she persuaded me to buy one. 然后她还说服了我也买了一辆(山地车)。

persuade … to do 说服；劝服某人作某事。如：

Finally we persuaded them to come with us. 最后我们说服他们跟我们来了。

He persuaded me to buy the house and now I’m very glad he did. 他说服我买下了这房子，我现在很高兴他这么做了。

7.　　 It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 首先想要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅行的是我的姐姐。

It was … who (that) … 是个强调句式，用来强调句子中的各种成分，以引起听者的注意。如果不用强调句式，以上例句可改为 My sister first had the idea … 。

6.　　 Since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.　 从高中起，我姐姐王薇和我---王坤就一直梦想作一次自行车旅行。

　　　　 dream (of) about doing 梦想作某事。如：

It’s a small town. You would never dream of shopping after 5 o’clock in the evening. 那是个小镇，每天下午五点以后你别想逛商店。

The girl dreams of being a teacher like her mother. 这个女孩梦想像妈妈一样当个教师。

5.　　 Journey down the Mekong　 沿湄公河而下的旅行。

4.　　 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam　 越南的胡志明市。

3.　　 Phnom Pench, Cambodia 　柬埔寨的金边。

2.　　 Vientiane, Laos 万象，老挝首都。

1.　　 Choose three places to visit and find out the one-way fare to get there for different kinds of transport.

选择三个游览的地方,并查明不同交通方式的单程票价。

　 One-way 单程；　　 round-way 往返。　　　　　　

6.　　　 Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong ? Why ?

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