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Benjamin: Hi, I’m Benjamin. Nice to meet you here. You look great.

Passenger: Thank you. Nice to meet you too. I’m John. Is this your first time to take a long-distance trip on plane.

Benjamin: No, this is the second time. But I also feel bad because of the lower pressure and the jet lag.

Passenger: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. Take it easy. It will be OK soon. You see, I take this long-hour plane frequently, but the jet lag still makes me uneasy.

Benjamin: Oh, that’s too bad. Do you get a good knowledge of China?

Passenger: Yes, whenever I think about China, I’d see the Tian’an Men Square. China is a very beautiful country. And I’ve seen many landmarks in China but I like the Great Wall most.

Benjamin: All of the Chinese are proud of the Great Wall. And it was built before the Qin dynasty near Shan Haiguan-the First Pass in the World.

Passenger: Was it built before the Qin dynasty? I thought it was in the Ming dynasty.

Benjamin: No, before the Qin dynasty.

Passenger: Oh, yeah. Thought I am an American, I know quite a lot about China and I like Chinese tea very well.

Benjamin: Both the green tea and the black tea are good for our health. And I usually refresh myself with a cup of tea.

Passenger: Yeah, many of my friends like Chinese tea and whenever I go back to China, I’ll take some Dragon-well green tea for them.

Benjamin: Do you like the Chinese traditional silk?

Passenger: I heard about it, but I don’t have any clothes made from silk.

Benjamin: Go and pick some stuff. The price can always surprise foreign friends.

Passenger: Oh, I’m eager to have a try.

聽看學

本杰明：你好，我叫本杰明。很高興見到你，你看起來氣色不錯。

乘客：謝謝。很高興見到你。我叫約翰。這是你第一次乘坐長途飛機嗎?

本杰明：不，是第二次。但是我還是因為低壓和時差而感到難受。

乘客：噢，很抱歉。放輕松點，一會兒就會好的。你看，我經常長時間乘坐飛機，但是時差還是讓我很難受。

本杰明：噢，真是不舒服。你了解中國嗎?

乘客：是的。一提到中國，我就想到天安門廣場。中國很美，我去過中國很多有代表性的地方，但是我最喜歡的是長城。

本杰明：所有中國人都以長城為驕傲，它建于秦朝之前，臨近天下第一關山海關。

乘客：是在秦朝之前修的嗎?我還以為是在明朝呢。

本杰明：不是，在秦朝以前。

乘客：噢，是吧。雖然我是個美國人，但是我對中國了解很多，我也很喜歡中國茶。

本杰明：紅茶和綠茶對身體都很好。我常喝杯茶提神。

乘客：是的，我的很多朋友都喜歡中國茶。每次到中國，我都會給他們帶一些龍井茶。

本杰明：你喜歡中國傳統的絲綢嗎?

乘客：聽說過，但是我沒有絲質的衣服。

本杰明：去買一些試試，價格對外國朋友來說通常是個驚喜。

乘客：噢，期待試一試。

Recitation 經典背誦

Passenger: I am an American. I often go to China and take long-hour plane frequently, but the jet lag and the lower pressure still make me uneasy. I’ve met a Chinese man on the plane. Both of us like green tea which is good for our health.

生詞小結

frequently adv. 經常地

landmark n. 路標，地標

dynasty n. 朝代

refresh vt. 使精神振作，提神

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