蔡世文编著的《三峡旅游英语》是一本以培养实用型、高技能旅游管理者及导游人才为目的，同时又体现高职教育地方特色的教材。本书以实用为主，围绕三峡旅游名胜的介绍，突出老三峡、新三峡景点，向人们展示了三峡的自然风光和人文景观。本书可作为高职院校旅游专业学生学习英语的阅读教程，也可供宾馆、旅行社的从业人员或自学者学习英语和提高交际能力使用，还可作为旅游爱好者的旅游指南。

Unit One Brief Introduction to the Yangtze River Three Gorges for Tourists

Passage 1 The Source and the Names for Different Sections

Passage 2 The Resources and the Climate

Passage 3 Geographical Position of the Main Tourist Attractions

in the Yangtze River Three Gorges Area

Passage 4 The Outline of the Yangtze River Three Gorges

Tourist Routes

Unit Two The Magnificence of the Qutang Gorge 

Passage 1 The Ancient Town of Fengjie

Passage 2 Baidi Town(White King Town)

Passage 3 The Heavenly Pit and Earthly Ravine 

Unit Three Peacefulness and Beauty of Wu Gorge 

Passage 1 Minor Three Gorges of the Daning River(I)

Passage 2 Minor Three Gorges of the Daning River(Ⅱ)

Passage 3 Tales about the Goddess Peak

Passage 4 Dachang Town

Unit Four Rampageous Currents and Dangerous Shoals of Xiling Gorge 

Passage 1 Military Book and Sword Gorge

Passage 2 Ox Liver and Horse Lung Gorge

Passage 3 Huangling Temple

Unit Five The World Famous Three Gorges Project

Passage 1 The Grand Three Gorges Project 

Passage 2 The First Dam Across the Yangtze River

—The Gezhouba Dam

Passage 3 The Peak Crock

Unit Six Yiehang City

Passage 1 Binjiang Park

Passage 2 Yiling Square and Children’s Park

Passage 3 The Moji Hill

Passage 4 The World Peace Park

Unit Seven The Huangniuyan Touring Area

Passage 1 The Shipai Scenery 

Passage 2 Hometown in Dream--Chexi

Passage 3 A Green World Appears--Shennongxi River

Unit Eight The Scenic Spots at the Entrance to Xiling Gorge

Passage 1 Three Visitors’Cave

Passage 2 White Horse Cave

Passage 3 Taohuacun Resort

Passage 4 The Garden of Chinese Sturgeon

Passage 5 Another Beautiful Peak in the Three Gorges’Gallery

Xiaofeng

Unit Nine Qu Yuan’S Hometown--Zigui

Passage 1 Zigui New County Town

Passage 2 Qu Yuan’s Temple and Qu Yuan’s Birth Place

—Lepingli

Passage 3 Sixi and Jiuwanxi

Unit Ten Birthplace of Wang Zhaojun

Passage 1 Zhaojun Village

Passage 2 Xiangxi River

Unit Eleven The Qingjiang River

Passage l Three Gorges of the Qingjiang River

Passage 2 Shuibuya，Geheyan，Gaobazhou Hydropower

Station

Passage 3 Lancao Valley 

Passage 4 Bawang Cave

Unit Twelve Travelling to Yidu and Wufeng

Passage 1 The Chaibuxi National Forest Park 

Passage 2 The Guchaoyin Cave

Passage 3 Ordovician Park

Unit Thirteen Ancient Sites of Three Kingdoms

Passage 1 Xiaoting Ancient Battlefield 

Passage 2 Guan Ling

Passage 3 Awe-inspiring Spirit in Changban

Unit F0urteen Treasured Land 

Passage 1 Mingfeng Mountain

Passage 2 Yuquan Temple

Passage 3 Tianzhu Mountain

Unit Fifteen Introduction to Splendid Shennongjia

Passage 1 Shennongjia，Ecological Kingdom

Passage 2 Shennong Altar

Passage 3 Savages

Unit Sixteen Travels in Chongqing--Three Gorges Reservoir Region

Passage 1 Red Shale Village

Passage 2 Fengdu Ghost City

Unit Seventeen Scenic Attractions around the Area of the Three Gorges

Passage 1 The Yellow Crane Tower 

Passage 2 Zhanjiajie Mountain 

Passage 3 Wudang Mountain

Unit Eighteen，The Magic Kingdom for Animals and Plants

Passage 1 The Golden Monkey and the Giant Salamander

Passage 2 The Chinese Dove Tree 

Passage 3 Living Fossils：Metasequoia and the Peach Blossom

Fish

Unit Nineteen The Architecture Feature 

Passage 1 An Architectural Miracle in the World

——Shibaozhai

Passage 2 Works of Art—Xintan Ancient Residence

Complexes

Passage 3 A Mystery--the Military Stronghold in Ming

Dynasty

Unit Twenty F0lk Cultures and Cuisine

Passage 1 The Dragon Boat Festival 

Passage 2 Local Dainty Snacks

Unit Twenty-one Local Specialties

Passage 1 Three Gorges Tea

Passage 2 Three Gorges Sweet Potato Crisp

Passage 3 Oranges

Passage 4 Three Gorges Stones

Passage 5 Chinese Medicinal Herbs 

Unit Twenty-two The Ancient Civilizations

Passage 1 Wushan Man 

Passage 2 Changyang Man

Passage 3 The Relics of Daxi Culture

Unit Twenty-three Travel Agencies and Hotels in Yichung

Passage 1 Travel Agency

Passage 2 Living in Yichang 

Passage 3 Travel in Yichang 

Keys to the Exercises

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