一个亚洲的国家an Asian country

爬台阶很累人  It's tiring to climb the steps

休息一下have a break,

have a rest,

take a break,

take a rest,

有很长一段路要走There's a long way to go

最好继续前进  had better keep moving

把我叫醒wake me up

在你回来的路上on your way back

中国结  Chinese knot

中国戏曲Chinese opera

中国剪纸Chinese paper-cutting

一双筷子a pair of chopsticks

舞龙dragon dance

一种传统的中国艺术  a traditional Chinese art

谢谢你的建议  Thank you for your advice

 Thank you for your suggestions

中国的首都the capital of China

在这座古老的城市的中心 in the middle of the ancient city

被改造成一个博物馆be turned into a museum

be changed into a museum

值得参观be worth visiting

be worth a visit

be well worth visiting

be well worth a visit

最大的城市广场the biggest city square

一大早聚集在那里看升国旗gather there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag

横贯中国北方六千多公里run for over six thousand kilometres across northern China

每隔几百米就有烽火台 with watchtowers every few hundred metres

世界奇迹之一one of the wonders

位于漓江的两侧on both sides of Lijiang River

不同形状的矗立stand in different shapes

一个地下溶洞  an underground cave

奇形怪状 in unusual shapes

悬挂下来   hang down

指向上方   point upwards

被赞扬为， 被誉为   be praised as 

be praised to be 

乘船沿着 旅行   take a boat trip along 

向公众开放 be open to the public

占四分之三的面积take up three quarters of the area

湖结冰了The lake is frozen

划船 row a boat

在 的两边  on both sides of

 on each side of

彼此不同 be different from each other

 一座十七孔洞的桥a seventeen-hole bridge

 据说，据报道 It's said that 

It's reported that 

公共交通 public transport

景点 places of interest

interesting places

 tourist attraction 

提供一个高级别的服务 provide a high level of service

离开A地去B地   leave A for B

动身出发去某地leave for  

一个文化古城 an ancient city of culture

去某地旅行  travel to someplace

 take a tour of someplace

 have a trip to someplace

看主要景点 see the main sights

艺术品 works of art

乘长途大巴去某地   take a coach to someplace

go to someplace by coach

品尝各种美食try all kinds of food

我们在日本逗留期间 during our stay in Japan

我们的航班 our flight

在东南亚 in South East Asia

一个城市国家  a state country

五百万人口five million people

 多数人既能说英语也能说汉语  Most people can speak both English and Chinese.

英语是第二语言 English is their second language

超过十亿over one billion

有第二大人口数 have the second largest population

大型的钢铁行业 a large iron and steel industry

以它的信息产业而闻名   be famous for its IT industry

信息产业 information technology

很多节日和集会 many festivals and fairs

传统的印度女性服装traditional clothes for Indian women

和当地人交流 communicate with local people

主要作物 main crops

在印度电影中in Indian films

这是一个值得游览的好国家。 this is a great country to visit.

这是一个参观的好地方。 this is a wonderful place to visit.

它在于 It lies in  

很值得一看。It is well worth a visit.

It is well worth  visiting.

它是世界奇迹之一。 It is one of the wonders of the world.

作为人称代词，it, 可以除人以外的一切事物或动物。

 我把手表掉在地上摔坏了。 I dropped my watch and it broke,

 it, 指人主要用于指性别不明的婴儿或用于确认某人的身份。

 是男孩还是女孩?Is it a boy or a girl?,

 有人在敲门，一定是邮递员。There is a knock on the door, It must be the postman,

是我。It's me,

 代词 it, 还可用于代替指示代词this, that, 以及复合不定代词 something, anything, nothing,等。

 “这是什么?”“是一种新机器”。“What's this?” “It's a new machine,

 没出什么问题，是吗?Nothing is wrong, is it?,

 it, 作非人称代词的用法，主要用于指时间、距离、价值、天气、气候及温度等自然现象。

 现在去那儿已经太迟了。 It's too late to go there now,

 这里有时会很热。It can get very hot here,

 该做某事了。It's time for something,

 该做某事的时候了。It's time to do something,

 某人该干某事了。It's time for somebody to do something,

 It's about time + that,从句， 某人该做某事了。

 It's high time + that,从句， 某人该做某事了。

 It's time + that,从句， 某人该做某事了。

 我们的软件应该更新了。It's about time we updated our software,

 现在是我们将注意力转向酒后驾车的危险的时候It's high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now,

 快点！我们该出发了。Come on! It's time we made a start,

 It's high time + that,从句，或者It's about time + that,从句，或者It's time + that,从句，从句谓语用过去式，有时也用“should+动词原形”

 It's first time,或者second time, + that,从句, 某人第几次干某事。从句谓语用现在完成时

 这是我们全家第一次一起去看电影。It's the first time we've been to the cinema together as a family,

 It's + 时间段 + since从句, 自从  有一段时间了。

 我寄出去还不到一个礼拜。It's less than a week since I mailed it,

 It's + 时间段 + before从句, 过多长的时间才  

过了很长一段时间我才悟出真相。It was some time before I realized the truth,

这种状况或许要过很多年才能得到改善。It may be many years before the situation improves,

 当不定式、动名词、从句等复杂成分用作句子主语时，为保持句子平衡，通常把真正的主语放在句末，而在句首使用形式主语it,。

 记住这一点很重要。It's very important to remember this,

 It, + be ,+ 形容词+ for,或者of, somebody to do something, 某人做某事  

 他很难下定决心。It is hard for him to make up his mind,

 她说那样的话，真是太蠢了。It was foolish of her to say such a thing,

 介词 of, 与 for, 的区别是：of, 指某人的性格、属性、特征等，介词for,表示对象，“对  来说”

 It takes somebody + 时间段 + to do something,

 要花多年的时间才能掌握一门新的语言。It takes years to master a new language,

 我写这封信花了一个小时。It took me an hour to write the letter,

The letter took me an hour to write,

The letter took me an hour,

I took an hour to write the letter,

 该由某人做某事It is up to somebody to do something,

 得由你来作选择。It's up to you to to make the choice,

 it look, 或者seem,或者appear, 或者happen, 或者occur,+that,  似乎  

 it look, 或者seem,或者appear, 或者happen, 或者occur,+ as if, 似乎  

 他似乎没认出我来。It seemed as though he didn't recognize me,

 If it were not for,或者 If it hadn't been for,  若不是因为  

如果没有他们的帮助，我们不可能克服困难。 If it were not for their help, we couldn't have got over the difficulties,

当不定式、动名词、从句等复杂成分用作宾语且其后跟有宾语补足语时，通常会在宾语补足语前使用形式宾语，而将真正的宾语移至句末。其基本结构为“动词+it,+宾语补足语+不定式(动名词或从句)”

 我发现做好这件事不容易。I find it difficult to do the job well,

动词+ it, + that,从句。能用于此结构的动词不多，常见的有 have, take, put, like, 等。

 你来了，我很高兴。I like it that you came,

动词 + it, + when, 或者if,+从句。能用于此结构的动词不多，常见的有 enjoy, hate, love, like, dislike, appreciate, prefer, 等。

 我不爱听你吹口哨I dislike it when you whistle,

动词 + 介词+ it, + that,从句。能用于此结构的动词不多，常见的有see to,照料 ;  照看，注意 look to,寄望;指望;依靠 insist on,坚持 stick to, 坚持depend on, 依靠answer for, 回答,付出代价,等。

 注意千万不要再迟到。 See to it that you're not late again,

动词 + it + 介词短语+ that,从句。能用于此结构的动词不多，常见的有take it for granted, 想当然，bring it to somebody's attention, 引起某人的注意，owe it to somebody归功于, 多亏，等。

 多亏有你我才仍然活着。 I owe it to you that I am still alive,

 我还以为他们已经到这儿了。I take it for granted that they have arrived there already,