寻找最美的“野长城”

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1、寻找最美的“野长城”　　It’sadecisionIhadtomake，andtimewasrunningout.Myhusband，areporter，hadbeenaskedtomovetoBeijing，andthequestionloomedoveratwo-weekvisitImadeashewasworkingtheretemporarily，butwantingtomakethemove.Andwantingmetowanttomakethemove.Ourplanwastomixsig

2、htseeingwithanattempttogetafeelforthecityandthearea，meetingfolks，wanderingaroundneighborhoods，shopping，checkingoutlocalnewspapersandmagazines，evenlookingatafewapartments.　　ButitwasthevisittotheGreatWallthatseemedtocombinebothpurposes―itwasanitemalltouri

3、stscheckoffthemust-seelist，butalsotomeanecessaryelementinunderstandingChina.Forme，geographicallandmarks―whetherit’sthemajestic1）HudsonRiverofmyhometown，the2）CatskillMountainssurroundingmycollege，orthesmilingfieldsofsun-flowersinsouthernFrance―becomewelc

4、omingfriends，alwaysthere，reliableandcomforting.　　AlthoughwehadvisitedatouristypartofthewallcalledBadaling，thistimewechosesomethingquitedifferent：avisittowhatwall-enthusiastWilliamLindesaycallsthe“WildWall，”anunrestoredsegmentonlyabout60milesfromBeijingb

5、utfeelingfarmoredistant.Mr.Lindesayorganizeshikingtoursfromhis3）rustic4）barracks，aformerschoolthatheandhisChinesewife，Qi，convertedintoacountryinn.　　Theplanwastoriseat3a.m.Armedwithflashlightsandwarmclothes，ourgroupofAmericans，Germans，andChinesesetoffint

6、hepredawnstillness.Ithinkwewokeupalocalroosteratafarmhouseaswe5）trudgedupthe6）mountainside.Eventhatearly，theskywasbeginningtoshowthepromiseofthedawn，althoughmostofuskeptourflashlightsfirmlyaimedonthedirtpathinfrontofus.　　Asweclimbed，local7）warblersbegan

7、totrillthroughthequietnessanddogsbarkedinthedistance.Lindesaypointedoutafew8）murkyknobstoppingthehillweapproached，sayingtheyweresomeofthewall’sthousandsofwatchtowers，butitwasstilldarkenoughtoimaginethattheycouldalsoberockformations.　　Wereachedasmall9）cr

8、estabouthalfwayupthehillandstopped.Thesunhadjuststartedtopainttheskywithablendofpalepeachandgold.Thewallstretchedoutinfrontofus，lookingasifachildhadtakenafatgoldencrayonandtracedtheoutlineofthepeaksandvalleysofthemountainsformile