【正文】 hat time who knew little about Pingyao were as incredible as American people of today knowing nothing about NewYork.）自古以來無錫就是著名的“魚米之鄉(xiāng)”，明清時期，無錫的“米市”、“布碼頭”、“絲市”聞名全國。一百年前，無錫以自己的聰慧和勤奮成為中華民族工商業(yè)的搖籃。（Wuxi has long been known as “a land flowing with milk and honey”.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the “rice market”, “cloth dock” and “silk market” were known all over century ago, Wuxi became the cradle to China’s national industry and merce by virtue of its wisdom and diligence.）歡迎各位參加“絲綢之路游”，為期兩周的游覽將成為您一生中最難忘的經(jīng)歷之一。Wele to our Silk Road twoweek tour/ trip/ excursion will(may)turn out to be one of the most unforgettable(memorable)experiences in your ，當(dāng)時一名中國官員、朝廷使者張騫沿著這條連接亞歐兩大洲的貿(mào)易通道出使西域。The Silk Road can be traced back to(traces back to/ dates back to)the second century ., when Zhang Qian, a Chinese official and imperial envoy, went on business to Xiyu(the Western Region)along this trade route that linked(joined/ connected)[connecting]Asia and ，中國通過這條通道給西域各國帶去了絲綢織物、火藥、造紙術(shù)和印刷術(shù)。（For the more than 1,000 years before the 15th century, through(along, via)this route Chinese brought(dispatched/ delivered/sent)to the West(to Western countries)their silk cloth(fabrics), gunpowder, papermaking technique, and printing technique.）同時，這條通道給我們引進了佛教，伊斯蘭教，以及葡萄、核桃、石榴、黃瓜、玻璃、香水等產(chǎn)品。Meanwhile, through this route, we Chinese introduced from foreign countries Buddhism and Islam as well as such produce as grapes, walnuts, pomegranates, cucumbers, glass and perfume ，所有歐洲學(xué)者將此道稱作“絲綢之路”。Since(As, Because)China’s silk(the Chinese Silk)reached Western countries along this route(followed this road to enter the West), European scholars call(called)it the Silk 、引人入勝的自然風(fēng)景以及富有情趣的地方文化，使這一長途遠(yuǎn)游成了世界上最精彩的旅游項目之一。The Silk Road is abundant(rich)in historical relics, attractive(enchanting)scenery(landscape)and varied local cultures, which make this long trip(journey)one of the world’s most interesting tour ，沿線散居著許多少數(shù)民族，他們對來自世界各地的游客都以禮相待，熱情好客。Along the Chinese section of the route live(reside)many Chinese ethnic minorities(minority nationalities), who are polite and hospitable to visitors from other parts of the 。這里的民間傳說，如同天方夜譚一般神奇，聽來別有一番情趣。The food and crafts(handcrafts)here differ from those in the central part of China(in central China).The legends(folk legends/ folklore)here are as mysterious(miraculous)and fascinating as the stories/tales from the Arabian “絲綢之路游”，始于西安古城，止于新疆首府烏魯木齊，期間我們還要游覽蘭州、敦煌以及吐魯番。（The Silk Road organized by this travel agency starts at the ancient city of Xi’an and finishes at Urumqi, capital of the way, we are going to visit Lanzhou City, Dunhuang [for its murals] and Turpan Basin.）沿線您可以領(lǐng)略自然景觀的魅力，欣賞古代藝術(shù)家高超的工藝，品嘗地方風(fēng)味小吃，結(jié)識當(dāng)?shù)鼐用?。En route(Along the route)you will see the charms of the natural scenery, appreciate the fine(excellent)workmanship of ancient artists, taste(savor)the local food(delicacies), and meet(bee acquainted with)the local 。（The tour is sure to leave you wonderful memories which you can share with your family and friends.）中國的菜肴品種很多…Chinese dishes are known for their variety and to statistics, the number of wellknown ones amounts to over ingredients can be classified into more than 600 are about 50 different basic ways of cooking such as stirfrying, deep frying and dishes can be classified into four major cuisines, namely, Northern Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Jiangzhe(Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces)Cuisine and Southern “京菜”…The Northern Cuisine is usually called Beijing of Beijing Cuisine e chiefly from the Shandong School(of Shandong Province).Most of the dishes have a high calorie value answering the demands of the cold northern Beijing dishes include Beijing roast duck and instant boiled lamb(slices of lamb quickly boiled in boiling water and dipped in a sauce before you eat it).Sichuan Cuisine is dominated by pepper and chili flavors and best known for being spicy and (Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces)Cuisine is also called Shanghai is known for its rich variety of dishes with ingredients from the sea, rivers and Cuisine is best known for its Guangdong food which emphasizes light may be said to have a greater variety of food than any other places in …Beijing roast duck is a carefully prepared ducks are fed at regular intervals so that they will gain more ducks are roasted slowly so that the skin bees crispy and brown, and the flesh juicy and eat them, the meat is carefully cut into bitesize pieces and acpanied by a special Chinese sauce with spring onion, which is then rolled in paperthin pan cakes before …Instant boiled lamb is a Mongolian dish, so the lamb from Inner Mongolia is preferably mutton is cut into paperthin slices and quickly cooked in a pot of boiling then the mutton slices are dipped in a special delicious sauce before lamb cooked this way tastes tender and special sauce is a mixture of soy sauce, chili, ginger, sesame seed oil, sesame seed paste, preserved bean curd, etc.