Boisterous, Booming Beijing
欣欣向荣的北京
我望着两旁那些闪闪发亮的高楼大厦，简直不能置信。
印象中的北京正深受“文化大革命”的摧残，风沙扑面，死气沉沉，落后闭塞。
如今北京已敞开大门，并且已迈开大步奔向21世纪。
我从他们的脸上看到乐观的情绪，从北京的外貌上，看到一个充满希望的城市。
By Paul Raffaele
保罗·拉菲尔
[1]As the airport taxi speeds along the crowded six-lane highway, I stare in disbelief at glittering『闪闪发光的；耀眼的』skyscrapers. As a foreign correspondent『通讯员；记者』in the early 1970s, I knew Beijing as a dusty backwater『死气沉沉的地方；落后地区』still in the grip『控制；统治』of Cultural Revolution, a city so closed to the outside world that even my mother was refused a visa to visit me there. Now, Beijing has cast open its gates and launched『开始；发动』a helter-skelter『混乱的；慌张的』rush into the 21st century. Giant cranes dot『点缀；布满』the cityscape, and armies of workers toil『辛勤劳动；辛苦工作』day and night to construct new glass towers.
[1]从机场出发的出租汽车沿着川流不息的六车道公路疾驰。我望着两旁那些闪闪发亮的高楼大厦，简直不能置信。70年代初期我曾作为外国记者在北京待过一阵子。印象中的北京正深受“文化大革命”的摧残，风沙扑面，死气沉沉，落后闭塞。当时我母亲想来看我竟然被拒签签证。但如今北京已敞开大门，并且已迈开大步奔向21世纪。建筑用的大型起重机到处可见，建筑大军夜以继日地工作，兴建新的玻璃幕墙大楼。
【解字】cityscape: scape作为后缀，表示“景色”。 类似的词还有：landscape（风景）、seascape（海上风景）、moonscape（月面风景）等等。
【额外成就感】
1.She felt herself in the grip of sadness she could not understand.
（她感到处于一种不可名状的悲哀之中。）
2.He had a good grip of several modern languages.
（他熟练掌握了好几种现代语言。）
3.We launched a new subject.
（我们着手一项新计划。）
4.They launched a fierce attack on/against their enemy.
（他们对敌人发动猛烈的攻击。）
5.The beaches were dotted with people.
（沙滩上到处是人。）
6.The lake was dotted with boats.
（湖泊上点缀着小船。）
7.The farmer toiled in the field from dawn till dusk.
（那农夫从早到晚在田间辛勤劳动。）
[2]The cab swoops『突然转到；拐到』onto a cloverleaf bypass. There used to be only a few dozen taxis in a city of 71/2 million people. Now, "we have more than 60,000 taxis and even they are not enough," says the smiling driver.
[2]出租汽车驶上了立交桥。当年，750万人口的北京，却只有几十辆出租汽车。而现在，“我们有6万多辆，但仍然不够用”，司机笑容满面地介绍说。
Forbidden City.
紫禁城
[3]Pedalling『骑』my bicycle along the Avenue of Eternal Peace early the next morning, I watch the city come to life. Despite the endless flow of cars, trucks and buses, most Beijingers still rely on『依靠；依赖』trusty two-wheelers. As we glide『穿过；骑过』down the road, six or seven abreast『并肩；并列』, the nearby pavement throbs『满是；到处是』with shoulder-to-shoulder humanity『人』.
[3]第二天清晨，我骑自行车沿着长安街前行。虽然汽车、货车和公共汽车排成望不到尾的长龙，大多数北京人仍然依赖自行车，六、七个人并排骑着车。人行道上则是一片人海。
[4]The Chinese have gleefully『欢快地；高兴地』returned to their native taste for bright flashy『耀眼的；闪亮的』clothes. Most of the young women flaunt『炫耀；夸示』lipstick and makeup. A pair of sweet-faced girls with ponytails flounce『扭动身体；转动肢体』down the street in skintight jeans, swinging『摆动』their hips in a way that would have meant jail in the days of Mao.
[4]中国人又恢复了他们喜欢穿明亮、鲜艳色彩服装的天性。年轻女性大都化了妆。有两位貌美的女孩梳着马尾辫，穿着紧身的牛仔裤，在街上扭着屁股走。要是在“文化大革命”时期，她俩早就被抓起来了。
【解字】sweet-faced的构词法:
[5]Beijing's major thoroughfare『通衢；大道』, the Avenue of Eternal Peace, or Chang'an Jie, cuts a 50-metre swath through the city centre, lined for most of its 27 kilometres with five-star hotels, office towers and apartment buildings. On Wangfujing, the capital's chic『高雅的；漂亮的』shopping street, there are glitzy『富丽堂皇的；耀眼夺目的』department stores.
[5]长安街是北京最主要的大街，横穿市中心，全长27公里，宽50米，两边大部分是五星级饭店、办公大楼及住宅楼。王府井大街则是北京最繁华的购物街，布满了富丽堂皇的百货公司。
[6]My destination『目的地；终点』is Zijin Cheng, the Forbidden City. Hundreds of thousands of artisans『工匠』toiled to build the original palace in the 15th century. Many more added to it over the years. A glittering maze『迷宫』of pavilions『亭子』, with more than 9,000 rooms spread over 100 hectares, this secluded『与世隔绝的；隔离的』paradise was inhabited『居住』by 24 emperors, their eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting. For 500 years it was closed to outsiders, on the pain of death.
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