【導讀】thesecitiesarenotaslargeasthoseinChina,theyhaveworld-famousfotbalteamsandsomeofthemevenhavetwo!Itisapitythattheindustrialcitiesbuiltinthenieenthcenturydonotattractvisitors.ForhistoricalarchitectureyouhavetogotoolderbutsmalertownsbuiltbytheRomans.ThereyouwillfindoutmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture.ThegreatesthistoricaltreasureofalisLondonwithitsmuseums,artcolections,theatres,parksandbuildings.Itis

　　

【正文】 nderstanding and gave m e some green tabl ets which hel ped a l ot. Wel known for their experti se, his parents’ pany, cal ed “Future Tours”, transported m e safel y into the future i n a time capsul e. I can sti l remem ber the mom ent when the space stewardess cal ed us al to the capsule and we cl imbed in through a smal openi ng. The seats were fortabl e and after a calm ing dri nk, we fel t sl eepy and cl osed our eyes. The capsul e began swi ngi ng gentl y si deways as we l ay rel axed and dream ing. A few mi nutes l ater, the journey was pleted and we had arri ved. I was stil on the earth but one thousand years i n the future. What woul d I find? At fi rst my new surroundi ngs were di ffi cult to tol erate. The ai r sem ed thi n, as though i ts binati on of gases had l ittl e oxygen left. H it by a l ack of fresh ai r, my head ached. Just as I tri ed to m ake the necessary adjustment to thi s new si tuati on, Wang Pi ng apeared. “Put on thi s m ask,” he advi sed. “It’l l m ake you fel m uch beter. ” H e handed i t to m e and imm edi ately huri ed me through to a smal room nearby for a rest. I fel t beter i n no tim e. Soon I was back on m y feet again and fl owi ng him to col lect a hoveri ng cariage dri ven by puter. These carri ages fl oat above the ground and by bendi ng or pressi ng down in your seat, you can m ove swiftl y. Wang Ping fastened m y safety belt and showed m e how to use it. Son I coul d fl y as fast as him. However, I l ost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what l ooked l i ke a l arge m arket because of too many carri ages fl yi ng by i n al l di recti ons. H e was swept up i nto the centre of them . Just at that m om ent I had a “time l ag” fl ashback and saw the area agai n as i t had been i n the year AD 20xx. I reali zed that I had been transported i nto the future of what was stil l m y hometown! Then I caught si ght of Wang Pi ng again and fl ew after him . Ariving at a strangelooki ng house, he showed m e into a l arge, bright cl ean room. It had a green wal , a brown fl oor and soft l i ghti ng. Suddenl y the wal moved –i t was made of trees! I found l ater that thei r l eaves provi ded the room wi th m uchneeded oxygen. Then Wang Pi ng flashed a swi tch on a puter screen, and a table and some chai rs rose from under the fl or as i f by m agi c. “Why not sit down and eat a li tle?” he said. “You m ay fi nd this di ficul t as i t i s your fi rst tim e travel tri p. Just relax, si nce there is nothi ng planned on the tim etabl e today. Tom orow you’l l be ready for som e vi si ts.” H aving sai d thi s, he spread som e food on the tabl e, and produced a bed from the fl oor. After he l eft, I had a bri ef meal and a hot bath. Exhausted, I sli d i nto bed and fel l fast asleep. More news later from your lovi ng son, Li Qi ng I H AVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS My fi rst visit was to a space stati on considered the m ost modern i n space. Descri bed as an enorm ous round plate, i t spins sl owl y i n space to imi tate the pul of the earth’s gravi ty. Insi de was an exhi bi ti on of the most uptodate i nventions of the 31st century. A gui de(G) showed us around along a moveable path. G: Good morning to al l our visitors from 20xx. Fi rst we’re going to exami ne one of the l atest forms of municati on among our space citizens. No more typi sts working on a typewriter or puter! No more postage or postcodes! Messages can now be sent using a “thoughtpad”. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next i nstant it ’s sent. It’s stored on the “thoughtpad” of the receiver. It’s quick, efficient and envi ronmental ly friendl y. The onl y limi tation is i f the user does not thi nk hi s or her message cl early, an these ci ti es are not as large as those in Chi na, they have worl dfamous fotbal teams and some of them even have two! It i s a pity that the i ndustrial ci ti es buil t in the ni eenth century do not attract visitors. For hi stori cal archi tecture you have to go to ol der but sm al er towns buil t by the Rom ans. There you wil l fi nd out more about British history and culture. The greatest historical treasure of al is London with its museum s, art col ections, theatres, parks and buil di ngs. It i s the centre of nati onal governm ent and its admi ni strati on. It has the ol dest port buil t by the Rom ans i n the fi rst century AD, the oldest buil di ng begun by the Angl oSaxons in the 106os and the ol dest castle constructed by later N orm an rul ers in 1066. There have been four sets of i nvaders of Engl and. The first i nvaders, the Romans, l eft thei r towns and roads. The second, the Angl oSaxon, l eft thei r l anguage and thei r governm ent. The third, the Vi kings, infl uenced the vocabul ary and pl acenam es of the N orth of England, and the fourth, the N ormans, left castl es and introduced new words for food. If you l ok around the Bri ti sh countrysi de you wi l find evi dence of al these i nvaders. You m ust keep your eyes open if you are goi ng to m ake your tri p to the United Ki ngdom enjoyable and worthwhil e. SIGH TSEING IN LONDON Worri ed about the tim e avail abl e, Zhang Pingyu had made a li st of the sites she wanted to se i n London. H er fi rst del ight was goi ng to the Tower. It was bui lt l ong ago by the N orman i nvaders of AD 1066. Fancy! Thi s soli d stone, square tower had rem ai ned standi ng for one thousand years. Although the buil di ngs had expanded around i t, i t remained part of a royal pal ace and pri son bi ned. To her great surpri se, Zhang Pi ngyu found the Queen’s jewel s guarded by speci al royal soldi ers who, on speci al occasi ons, stil l wore the fourhundredyearol d uni form of the tim e of Queen El izabeth I. There fol owed St Paul’s Cathedral buil t after the terri bl e fire of London i n 166. It l oked spl endi d when fi rst bui lt! Wes