初次拜访桂林 My First Visit to Guilin

 Last week, my parents went to Guilin to visit their friends, so I have the chance to go to Guilin with them. I felt so excited, I had heard about Guilin many times, people told me that the scenery¹ there was very beautiful. When I arrive there, I could feel the air was different from the city I lived, the air there was so fresh. The second day, my parents went to see the scenery, we rent a boat, enjoying the magnificent² mountains and clean water. At that moment, I felt I was one member of the Guilin people. People claim³ that Guilin’s mountain and water rank⁴ the first in the world, now I believe. I want to go to visit Guilin again.

上周，我的父母去桂林拜访朋友，因此我有机会和他们一起去桂林。我感到很兴奋，我已经是多次听到桂林的事，人们告诉我们那里的山和水是很美丽的。当我到了桂林，我可以感受得到那里的空气和我住的城市是很不同的，那里的空气很清新。第二天，我的父母去看风景，我们租了一条船，享受着壮丽的群山和清澈的水。在那个时刻，我觉得自己就是一个桂林人。人们都说桂林的山水甲天下，现在我相信了。我想要再次拜访桂林。

1 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。

2 magnificent   

adj.壮丽的，宏伟的；华丽的；极好的

参考例句：

• The museum that we visited is very magnificent.我们参观的博物馆是很宏伟的。
• That's a magnificent task.这是一项宏伟的任务。

3 claim   

n.要求，认领；主张，断言；vt.要求，认领，索赔；声称，主张

参考例句：

• I claim payment from my friend.我要求我的朋友付款。
• Does anyone claim this umbrella?有没有人认领这把伞？

4 rank   

n.军衔，社会阶层；排；v.分级，分类；排列

参考例句：

• He was reduced in rank.他被降级了。
• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。