Words & phrases
缆车
lǎn chē
cable car; funicular
Model sentences
香港是一座靠近大海的城市。
xiāng gǎng shì yí zuò kào jìn dà hǎi de chéng shì。
Hong Kong is a city beside the sea.
从山上可以看到繁忙的海港。
cóng shān shàng kě yǐ kàn dào fán máng de hǎi gǎng。
The busy harbour can be seen from the mountain.
大大小小的轮船在海面上来往。
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de lún chuán zài hǎi miàn shàng lái wǎng。
Boats and ships of many sizes travel across the water.
我们乘山顶缆车慢慢登上太平山。
wǒ men chéng shān dǐng lǎn chē màn màn dēng shàng tài píng shān。
We take the Peak Tram up Victoria Peak.
站在山顶，城市和海港尽收眼底。
zhàn zài shān dǐng， chéng shì hé hǎi gǎng jìn shōu yǎn dǐ。
From the peak, the city and harbour spread out below us.
出发前，我们先在地图上看清路线。
chū fā qián， wǒ men xiān zài dì tú shàng kàn qīng lù xiàn。
Before setting out, we study the route on the map.
游香港
清晨，林悦和爸爸来到香港的海边。维多利亚港上已有船只来往，水面被船尾划出一道道波纹，对岸的楼房在晨光中渐渐清晰。
qīng chén， lín yuè hé bà ba lái dào xiāng gǎng de hǎi biān。 wéi duō lì yà gǎng shàng yǐ yǒu chuán zhī lái wǎng， shuǐ miàn bèi chuán wěi huà chū yí dào dào bō wén， duì àn de lóu fáng zài chén guāng zhōng jiàn jiàn qīng xī。
Early in the morning, Lin Yue and her father reached the waterfront in Hong Kong. Boats were crossing Victoria Harbour, leaving ripples behind them as buildings on the opposite shore emerged in the morning light.
他们乘上渡轮，走到靠窗的座位。船离开码头，岸上的人变小了，原来挡在前面的楼房也向两边散开，海港显得越来越宽。
tā men chéng shàng dù lún， zǒu dào kào chuāng de zuò wèi。 chuán lí kāi mǎ tóu， àn shàng de rén biàn xiǎo le， yuán lái dǎng zài qián miàn de lóu fáng yě xiàng liǎng biān sàn kāi， hǎi gǎng xiǎn de yuè lái yuè kuān。
They boarded a ferry and sat by a window. As it left the pier, people on shore became smaller, buildings spread to either side and the harbour seemed wider.
林悦指着另一条船问：“它也去我们要去的地方吗？”爸爸说：“不一定。码头很多，每条航线都有自己的目的地。”她看见两船交错驶过，各自留下一条长长的水线。
lín yuè zhǐ zhe lìng yì tiáo chuán wèn：“tā yě qù wǒ men yào qù de dì fang ma？” bà ba shuō：“bù yí dìng。 mǎ tóu hěn duō， měi tiáo háng xiàn dōu yǒu zì jǐ de mù dì dì。” tā kàn jiàn liǎng chuán jiāo cuò shǐ guò， gè zì liú xià yì tiáo cháng cháng de shuǐ xiàn。
“Is that boat going where we are going?” Lin Yue asked. “Not necessarily. There are many piers, and each route has its own destination,” her father replied. The boats passed, each leaving a long wake.
上岸以后，他们走进街道。商店陆续开门，路边有人买早餐，也有人提着公文包匆匆赶路。海上的开阔和街上的热闹，就隔着一段不长的步行路程。
shàng àn yǐ hòu， tā men zǒu jìn jiē dào。 shāng diàn lù xù kāi mén， lù biān yǒu rén mǎi zǎo cān， yě yǒu rén tí zhe gōng wén bāo cōng cōng gǎn lù。 hǎi shàng de kāi kuò hé jiē shàng de rè nào， jiù gé zhe yí duàn bù cháng de bù xíng lù chéng。
After landing, they entered the streets. Shops were opening; some people bought breakfast while others hurried along with briefcases. The open harbour and lively streets were only a short walk apart.
下午，他们来到太平山上。刚开始，薄雾遮住远处的景物，林悦只看清近处的树。过了一会儿，雾慢慢散开，海港、船只和楼房重新出现在眼前。
xià wǔ， tā men lái dào tài píng shān shàng。 gāng kāi shǐ， bó wù zhē zhù yuǎn chù de jǐng wù， lín yuè zhǐ kàn qīng jìn chù de shù。 guò le yí huì er， wù màn màn sàn kāi， hǎi gǎng、 chuán zhī hé lóu fáng chóng xīn chū xiàn zài yǎn qián。
In the afternoon, they went up Victoria Peak. At first, mist hid the distant view and Lin Yue could only see nearby trees. Gradually the mist cleared, revealing the harbour, boats and buildings.
从高处看，上午坐过的渡轮像一个小点，海面与两岸的街道连成一幅大画。林悦找到出发的码头，惊喜地说：“原来我们今天走了这么远！”
cóng gāo chù kàn， shàng wǔ zuò guò de dù lún xiàng yí ge xiǎo diǎn， hǎi miàn yǔ liǎng àn de jiē dào lián chéng yì fú dà huà。 lín yuè zhǎo dào chū fā de mǎ tóu， jīng xǐ de shuō：“yuán lái wǒ men jīn tiān zǒu le zhè me yuǎn！”
From above, the ferry looked like a tiny dot, and the harbour and streets formed one large picture. Finding their starting pier, Lin Yue exclaimed, “We have travelled so far today!”
傍晚下山时，楼房里的灯一盏盏亮起来。林悦靠着车窗，想起上午的浪花和下午的山风，觉得一天之内，自己看见了好几个不同的香港。
bàng wǎn xià shān shí， lóu fáng lǐ de dēng yì zhǎn zhǎn liàng qǐ lai。 lín yuè kào zhe chē chuāng， xiǎng qǐ shàng wǔ de làng huā hé xià wǔ de shān fēng， jué de yì tiān zhī nèi， zì jǐ kàn jiàn le hǎo jǐ gè bù tóng de xiāng gǎng。
As they descended in the evening, lights appeared in the buildings. Leaning against the window, Lin Yue remembered the morning waves and afternoon breeze. In one day, she had seen several different sides of Hong Kong.
Conversation
A 我们先去海港还是先去山顶？
wǒ men xiān qù hǎi gǎng hái shì xiān qù shān dǐng？
Shall we visit the harbour or the mountaintop first?
B 我想先上山，从高处看城市的层次。
wǒ xiǎng xiān shàng shān， cóng gāo chù kàn chéng shì de céng cì。
I'd like to go up first to see the city's layers.
A 如果雾很厚，怎么办？
rú guǒ wù hěn hòu， zěn me bàn？
What if the mist is thick?
B 就调整顺序，先去海港观察船只。
jiù tiáo zhěng shùn xù， xiān qù hǎi gǎng guān chá chuán zhī。
Then change the order and observe boats at the harbour first.
A 坐船和乘车有什么不同？
zuò chuán hé chéng chē yǒu shén me bù tóng？
How do travelling by boat and by road differ?
B 坐船能从海上看两岸，乘车可能更方便到下一站。
zuò chuán néng cóng hǎi shàng kàn liǎng àn， chéng chē kě néng gèng fāng biàn dào xià yī zhàn。
A boat shows both shores from the water; road transport may make the next stop easier.
