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Train travel

飞机fēi jī、轮船lún chuán、火车huǒ chē、汽车qì chē,你nǐ最zuì喜欢xǐ huan用yòng哪nǎ种zhǒng交通jiāo tōng方式fāng shì旅行lǚ xíng?

其中qí zhōng,坐zuò火车huǒ chē旅行lǚ xíng有yǒu一yī种zhǒng特别tè bié的de浪漫làng màn体验tǐ yàn。

这里zhè lǐ我们wǒ men将jiāng为wèi你nǐ推荐tuī jiàn三sān条tiáo中国Zhōng guó国guó内nèi的de火车huǒ chē旅行lǚ xíng路线lù xiàn,让ràng你nǐ看kàn到dào不同bù tóng的de风景fēng jǐng。

第dì一yī条tiáo路线lù xiàn是shì在zài西南xī nán地区dì qū,坐zuò火车huǒ chē从cóng大理dà lǐ到dào丽江Lì jiāng。

和hé其他qí tā火车huǒ chē不同bù tóng,这zhè条tiáo路线lù xiàn上shàng的de火车huǒ chē有yǒu大dà床chuáng房fáng。

买mǎi一yī张zhāng票piào就jiù可以kě yǐ让ràng两liǎng个gè人rén上shàng车chē,一起yī qǐ躺tǎng着zhe欣赏xīn shǎng窗chuāng外wài的de雪xuě山shān美měi景jǐng。

第dì二èr条tiáo路线lù xiàn是shì在zài东北Dōng běi地区dì qū,从cóng哈尔滨Hā ěr bīn到dào漠河Mò hé的de极光jí guāng旅行lǚ xíng。

整zhěng个gè旅行lǚ xíng大约dà yuē17个gè小时xiǎo shí,一yī路lù向xiàng北běi,穿越chuān yuè大兴安岭Dà xīng ān lǐng,最后zuì hòu到达dào dá漠河Mò hé的de北极běi jí村cūn欣赏xīn shǎng极光jí guāng。

第dì三sān条tiáo路线lù xiàn是shì非常fēi cháng有名yǒu míng的de川Chuān藏Zàng线xiàn。

这zhè条tiáo路线lù xiàn会huì需要xū yào比较bǐ jiào长cháng的de时间shí jiān,中途zhōng tú经过jīng guò成都Chéng dū、康定Kāng dìng、稻城Dào chéng等děng美丽měi lì的de城市chéng shì,同时tóng shí能néng欣赏xīn shǎng到dào令lìng人rén惊叹jīng tàn的de藏Zàng区qū景色jǐng sè,体验tǐ yàn不同bù tóng的de文化wén huà氛围fēn wéi。

总之zǒng zhī,不论bù lùn想xiǎng要yào什么样shén me yàng的de火车huǒ chē旅行lǚ xíng,你nǐ总zǒng能néng在zài中国Zhōng guó找zhǎo到dào。

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Vocabulary 121 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
飞机 fēi jīairplane
轮船 lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat
火车 huǒ chētrain
汽车 qì chēcar / automobile / bus
你 nǐyou
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
哪 nǎwhich
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
交通 jiāo tōngtraffic / transportation / communications / liaison
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
旅行 lǚ xíngto travel
其中 qí zhōngamong / in / included among these
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
特别 tè biéunusual; special
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
浪漫 làng mànromantic
体验 tǐ yànto experience for oneself
这里 zhè lǐhere
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
将 jiāngwill / shall
为 wèibecause of / for / to
推荐 tuī jiànto recommend
三 sānthree / 3
条 tiáoclassifier for long thin things
中国 Zhōng guóChina
国 guócountry; nation; state
内 nèiinside / inner / internal / interior
路线 lù xiànitinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
风景 fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
西南 xī nánsouthwest
地区 dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term)
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
大理 dà lǐjudicial officer / justice of the peace (old)
丽江 Lì jiāngLijiang, a city in northwest Yunnan, China.
和 héand; together with
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
这 zhèthis; these
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
床 chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) / bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) / frame; chassis
房 fánghouse / room / branch of an extended family
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
张 zhāngclassifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
票 piàoticket / ballot / banknote / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera
就 jiùin that case; then
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
躺 tǎngto recline / to lie down
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
欣赏 xīn shǎngto appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
窗 chuāngwindow
外 wàioutside / external
雪 xuěsnow
山 shānmountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
美 měibeautiful / very satisfactory; good
景 jǐng(bound form) scenery / circumstance / situation / scene (of a play) / (literary) sunlight
二 èrtwo / 2
东北 Dōng běiNortheast China; Manchuria
哈尔滨 Hā ěr bīnHarbin; a city in northeast China
漠河 Mò héMohe, a county-level city in Heilongjiang, northeastern China.
极光 jí guāngaurora (meteorology)
整 zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
大约 dà yuēapproximately
小时 xiǎo shíhour
路 lùroad / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
向 xiàngtowards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along
北 běinorth
穿越 chuān yuèto pass through / to traverse / to cross
大兴安岭 Dà xīng ān lǐngthe Greater Khingan Mountains, a mountain range in northeastern China
最后 zuì hòufinally; in the end
到达 dào dáto reach; to arrive
北极 běi jíthe North Pole / the north magnetic pole
村 cūnvillage
非常 fēi chángvery; really
有名 yǒu míngfamous / well-known
川 ChuānSichuan Province (abbr. for 四川省)
藏 ZàngTibet / abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏
线 xiànthread / string / wire / line / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
比较 bǐ jiàocomparatively / relatively / quite
长 chánglong
时间 shí jiāntime
中途 zhōng túmidway
经过 jīng guòto pass / to go through
成都 Chéng dūChengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China.
康定 Kāng dìngKangding, a city in western Sichuan, China.
稻城 Dào chéngDaocheng county in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
美丽 měi lìbeautiful
城市 chéng shìcity; town
同时 tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
令 lìngto order / to command / to cause / to make sth happen
惊叹 jīng tànto exclaim in admiration
区 qūarea / region / district
景色 jǐng sèscenery; landscape; view
文化 wén huàculture / civilization
氛围 fēn wéiambience; atmosphere
总之 zǒng zhīin a word / in short / in brief
不论 bù lùnwhatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
要 yàoto want; to need; to ask for
什么样 shén me yàngwhat kind?; what sort?
总 zǒngin every case; always; invariably
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek