内蒙古呼伦贝尔大草原英文导游词.doc 5页

　　内蒙古呼伦贝尔大草原英文导游词　　　　　　　　LadyandGenlenmen　　WelcometoHunLunbeierGrassland!Firstofall，I’dliketotellyouwhyPeoplecallthisbdautifulgrasslandHulunbeiergrassland.Thereisamovinglegendbehindit.Along,longtimeagotherelivedacoupleofloversonthegrassland.ThegirlwasaHulun.TheboywasBeiEr.OnedayademonchiefcalledMangGusiabductedHuLunanddriedupthegrassland.Thegrasswitheredandyellowedanddomesticanimalsdiedoneafteranother.InordertosavethegrasslandandHuLun,BeiErtravedagreatdistanceonfoot,chasingafterMangGasidayandnight.Finally,hefaintedfromexhaustion.Inhisweakenedstate,hedreamtthatthedemonchiefhadmagicallyturnedHuLu,BeiErtraveledagreatdistanceonfoot,chasingafterMangGasidayandnight.Finally,hefaintedfromexhaustion.Inhisweakenedstate,hedreamtthatthedemonchiefhadmagicallyturnedHuLunintoaflowerwhichwasandsufferingfromthewindydreaminfrontofhim.Heimmediatelywateredtheflowerandbrokethespell.HuLunchangedbackintoherformerself.Butthedemonchiefwouldnotgiveup.Heimmediatelywateredtheflowerandbrokethespell.HuLunchangedbackintoherformerself.Butthedemonchiefwouldnotgiveup.HeseizedHuLunandtookherawayagain.HuLunrackedherbrainforawaytoescape.Shesucceededingettingholdofthemagicpearlonthedemonchief`shead.OnswallowingthepearlHuLunturnedintoalake.InthemeantimeBeiErhadkilledalloftheotherdemons,butfailedtofindHuLun.Heartbroken,BeiErjumpedintoalaketokillhimself.Allofasuddentheearthsplitopenandformedtwolakes,HuLunlakeandBeiErLake,withtheWilsonRivercloselyconnectingthem.Later,peoplelivingonthegrasslandnamedthelandhulunbeierGrasslandinmomoryofthem.　　HuLunbeiercoversanareaof250.557squarekilometers,withatotelpopulationof2.66million.TheMongoliannatialityisthedominantethicgroup,and35othernationlities,suchasDawoer,Ewenke,Elunchun,Han,Manchu,Russian,etc.liveinharmonywiththemonthegrassland.Hunlunbeieriscalled“greenandcleanland”becauseitisrelativelyfreeofpollution.　　(Enteringthegrassland) 　　Nowwe’resettingfootonHunlunbeierGrassland.Allofushaveescapedfromthecityanditsclamourandenteredaplacelikeadreamland,Look!Thegrasslandlookslikeasoft,greencerpet,Nowyoucanenjoythebeautifulsceneryinthedistance;numeroskindsofwildflowersareinbloom,andwispsofsmokearerisingcontinuouslyfromtheyurtascatteredonthegrassland.Whenthegentlebreezebrushesagainstthegrass,herdsofhorsesandcattleandflockofsheepseemtobedriftingfromhererothere.Whatabeautifulpicture!　　(Visitingayurt)　　Thisistheyurtwesawfromthebusjustnow.Look!Thehostandhisfamilyhavecomeoutofthetogreetus.Ofcouse,thisisnotanarrangedreception,tobesure.Butbeforeweentertheyurt,I’dliketomakeabriefintroductiononthefolkcostomshere.Nomatterwhichyurtyouhappentovisit,youwillfinethatonhesringyourfootstepstheMongolianpeoplewillextendawarmwelcomeoutsitetheyurt,todojusticetotheirreputedhospitality.Whengreetingyou,theywillputtheirhandsagainsttheirchestsandbowslightly.Witha“howdoyoudo,”Theyinvitetheirguestsin.Maleguestsareinvitedtositontheleftandfemaleontheright,whilehostsitsinmidle.Themomentyoutakeyourseats,yourhostwillhavemilkteaandvariouskindsofmilkproductspleacedinfrontofyou.Afterawhite,youwillmostprobablyprobabylybeaskedtohelpyourselftoaspecialcoursecalled“shoubalamd.”Asawayofshowingrespcttohisdistinguishedguest,yourhastwillprsentyouwitha“hada”(apieceofsilkusedasagreetinggift),Togetherwithacupoflacalwine.Mongoliansarewellknownfortheirtalentinsinginganddancing.Theirbeautifulsongsareasentertainingandpleasantasthebluesky,whiteclouds,greengrassandfreshflowers,Infolkculture,thereisasayingthatafeastisnotatruefeastwithoutthecompanyofsongs.Everypersoninthegrassland,manorwoman,oldoryoung,cansingfolksongs.Whenproposingtoaststotheirguests,theywillshowtheirhospitalitybysingingfolksongsandplayingspecialfiddles.TheMongolianpeoplehavelivedonthevastgrasslandforalongtime,andtheyhaverefinedtheirtalentforsinganddancing.Youcannotonlypleaseyoureyeswiththeirtraditionalethnicdancingbutalsowiththeirmondernonesfeaturingmerryrhythmsandvigoroussteps.Nowlet`sentertheyurtandtakeadvantageofthisopportunitytobeguestsinaMongolianherdsman`shome.　　(Steppingoutoftheyurt) 　　Undertheblueskyandwhiteclouds,youwillseeavividpictureofflocksofsheepandherdsofcattle,gallopinghorsesandskillfulherdsenonhorsebackbrandishinghorsewhips.Doyouwanttogoforaride?Ifyouareskilledatriding,whynotrideaMongolianhorseforawhileorwanderaboutoncamelback?Ifyouareafraidofridinghorsesorcamels,nevermind.YoustillcanenjoythenomandiclifebytakingaspecialMongolianvehiclecalleda“Lele”.　　(BriefingonthephysiqueofMongolians)　　Nowyouhavehadalookatthegrasslandwithyourowneyes,butdidyounoticedthattheMongoliangirlsaregraceful,elegantandvigorous,andtheyoungfellowarerobust,heroicandmuscular?Itissaidthatthishasmuchtodowiththeirlifestyleswhichareconnectedwithhorsesports,runningandpursuing.Further,theimportantroleplayedbymilkteaandmilkproductsindevelopingtheirmusclesandbonescanotbeunderestimated.　　(BriefingonthedietaryhabitofMongolians)　　Let`sstartwithmilktea,Thehostmincestheteaandputitinakettletoboilit.Whenthekettlestartsboilingwithagurglingsound,thehostpoursthefreshmilkintoit.Thustheherdsmancominginfromasnowstormwillwarmupimmediatelyafterhavingsuchacupofmilktea.Abowlofmilktea,stir-friedrice,severalpieceofadrymilkproductandsomelambisregardedasadeliciousmealbytheordinaryMongolianherdsman.Milkproductsincludetheskinofboiledmilk,milkcurd,milkwine,cheese,butterandsoon.Theformalmealmaybeservedwithmeatandaflour-baseproduct.　　Whileyouarehereonthegrassland,itwillbeagreatpityifyoudonottry“ShoubaLamb”(boilmeatwhichiseatenusingaknifeandyourhands).Thelambisfirstcutintobigslicesandthenputintoboilingwatertocook.Whenitishalfdone,youcutitintosmallerpieceswiththeMongolianknifeandeatit.TheMongolianpeoplethinkthathalf-donemeatcontainsmorenutrients.　　(BriefingonMongolianclothing) 　　TheMongolianrobeisuniquetothisethnicgroup.Therobeisoftenmatchedwithabeltandheaddecorations.Withitshighcollarandlongsleeves,therobeprotectspeoplefrommosquitoes.Themiddlepartoftherobeismadeloosefortheconvenienceofridinghorsesandislongenoughtokeepthekneeswarm.Youcanfindallkindsofclothesheretoday,buttherobeistheculturalheritageoftheMongoliansandhasbecomeasymboloftheirnationalconscienceandidentity.　　(BriefingonMongolianyurta)　　Youcanseemongolianyurtahereandthereongrassland.Butdoyouknowthehistoryandstructureofthemongolianyurta?AccordingtothehistoricalrecordsoftheXiongnu,anancientethnicgroup,theirancestorslivedintheNorthlandlongago.Theirlivingquarterswerecalledyurta.InthissenseMongolians,asaethnicgroup,candateto4,000yearsago.SotheMongolianyurtaareasymbolofthehistoryofthisethnicgroup.Nowlet`stalkabouttheconstructionofayurtareasymbolofthehistoryofthisethnicgroup,Nowlet`stalkabouttheconstructionofayurt.Herdsmenfirstbuildaroundfoundationwithpiecesofstones,Thentheysetupthestructurewithwoddenwodsandbeamslinkedtogetherwithwollenorfurropes,Lastly,theycoverthestructurewithanimalskinsorfeltblankets.Theceilingoftheyurtisround.Withsuchastructure,theyurtcanwithstandsnowstormsandheavyrainfalls.Thedooroftheyurtissmallanddowntotheground.Theyurtcanbeeasilymovedandthisissuitablefornomadiclife.Thisaccountsforthereasonwhythestructureoftheyurtremainsunchangedtilltoday.IftheMongolianyurtisseenasthehomeoftheherdsmen,thenthe“lele”cartscanbeviewedastheirmobilehomes.“lele”cartsmoveslowlywithbignoise.Itishardtotellwhenthehistoryof“lele”cartsbegan.Allthecartsaremadeofbirch,sotheywillreainingoodconditioneveninwetweather.Thewheelsofthecartsaretallandcaneasilyrollacrosstheunevenroads,lushbushes,thicksnowandmarshes.“lele”cartsareindispensableforherdsmenwhentheymovecrosssnow-coveredareas.　　(BriefingonMongolianfestivals) 　　TherearealotofMogolianfestivalsheldeveryyearonthegrassland,butthemostfamousoneisNadam,thecarnivalthegrassland.”Nadam”intheMongolianlanguagemeansrecreationorentertainment.Whenitcomes,therewillbealotofperformances,suchashorseracing,wrestling,archeryandsomeotherspecialethnicperformances.TheNadamfairisatime-honoredfestivalandwasknownworldwidefor700years,NowadaystheNadamfairisoftenheldduringtheharvestseasonofthegrassland,eitherinJuneorJuly.Duringthatperiod,herdsmenoftentaketheopportunitytoselldomesticanimalsandlivestockproductsandpurchassedailynecessiltiesandlivelihood-relatedgoods.Acturally,theherdsmenhavefewchancestogettogetheronsuchavastgrassland,soNadamalsoplaystheroleofabigtradefairforthem,WhenwetalkaboutNadam,weshouldalsotalkaboutofferingsacrificeat“Aobao”.”Aobao”inMogolianmeansapileofrocksorearth.Onthevastandendlessgrassland,itishardtotelldirections,sopeoplethoughtofpillingrocksorearthtomarkthem,InitslonghistoricaldevelopmentAobaohasbecometheshrinetoofferscrificestotheGodoftheMountainandtheGodoftheRoad.Duringthesacrifice–offeringceremony,peopleinserttreebranchesintotheAobaoandputpiecesofcolorfulclothorpaperflagswithwrittenscriptureonthebranchesTherearefourtypesofmemorialceremonies,namelyblood,wine,fireandjade.Nomatterwhattypeitis,alamawillbeinvitedtobutnincenses,chantscripturesandprayfortheblessingofthepeopleandtheirlivestock.ParticipantswillwalkaroundtheAobaoclockwisethreetimes.Aftertheceremony,theherdmenwillnotonlyenjoyhorseraces,wrestlingandarchery,butalsosinging,dancinganddrinkingtotheirheart`scontent.Aroundthattime,youngloverswillprobablyleavethecrowdtobeinaworldoftheirown.　　Dear,distinguishedguests,afterthistourofthisgrasslandIbelieveyoumusthaveageneralideaofhowtheMongolianpelplelivehereandmayeenfeelreluctanttoleavethebeautifulhulunbeierGrassland.Ibelivethegrasslandanditspeopleenjoyedyourvisitasmuchasyoudidandlookforwardtoyournextone.　　LadiesandGentlemen,Ihopetohaveanotherchancetomeetyouagainonthisveryland,theHulunbeierGrassland.Goodbyeandgoodluck.