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1、旅游英语：断桥及经典的爱情故事Westlake,afamousplaceofinterestinChina,hasalonghistoryandalongwithitalotofstories.Somearerealandsomeareimaginary.Whatevertheyare,thesestoriesarealwaystouchingandgivethebeautifulWestLakeamuchdeepermeaningthanwhatweseethroughoureyes.Ther
2、eisafamousbridgeonWestLake.ItiscalledBrokenBridge（断桥）.AlthoughitiscalledBrokenBridge,itisnotactuallybroken.Itgotitsnamefromthewayitlookinwinter.Onafinedayafteraheavysnowfall,fromadistancethebridgeseemstobebrokeninthemiddlewhichwastheresultofsnowmelti
3、ngonthemiddlepart.BrokenBridgeisfamousbecauseofitsbeautifulwinterscene,butevenmoresobecauseofalovestory.ItistheplacewherethebeautifulChineselovestoryofXuxianandBainiangzistarted.It'soneofthefourmostpopulartraditionalChineselovestories.Itisnotatruesto
4、ry,butalmosteveryoneinChinaknowsthisstory.BrokenBridgeistheplacewhereXuxianandBainianzimeteachother.Whenthetwowalkedonthebridgethatday,itsuddenlybecamerainy.Bainiangzi,abeautifulgirl,didn'thaveanumbrella,butXuxianhadone.Sotheysharedtheumbrellaandstar
5、tedtheirfirsttalk.Xuxian,theyoungman,wasastonishedbythebeautyofBainiangzi.Theybothlikedeachotherverymuchandkindoffellinloveatfirstsight.ButBainiangziwasnotanordinaryhumanbeing.Shewasoriginallyawhitesnakethathadpracticedasceticism（修行）for1,000years.She
6、lovedpeopleandwantedtobeahumanbeingherselfinsteadofanimmortal（神仙）.FinallyGodletthesnakebeawomanforitsgoodbehavior.ThedayXuxianandBainianzimetwasthefirstdayshebecameahuman.Itwasfatethattheymet.Theyfellinloveandsoongotmarriedandlivedahappylife.Theystar
7、tedaclinicforillpeople.Bainiangzihadmagicpowerandusedittohelpthosepoorillpeople.ButtherewasamonknamedFahai,whoknewwhatBainianziactuallywas.Regardlessofthegooddeedsshedid,heinsistedonregardingherasevilanddecidedtokillher.HewenttoXuxianandtoldhimwhathi
8、swifereallywas.Xuxianwassoastonishedthathewasdiedoffright.Tosaveherhusband,Bainiangziriskedherlifetostealakindofholygrassfromheavenwhichcouldbringdeadpeoplebacktolife.Xuxiancamebacktolife.Heknewhiswifewasasnake,buthealsoknewhergoodnatureandstillloved
