Introduction of The west lake（杭州西湖）
*** (开场秀-主要介绍下自己和今天行程的目的地)***
//Good afternoon, Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to join this journey. I am your local guide, my name is (Taoxin), so for your convenience, you also call my English name (Tassin). On behalf of （Sunny） travel agency, I am glad to give my warm welcome for everybody. Welcome to (Hangzhou)! //
*** (主要介绍下杭州西湖的荣誉)***
---Now today, we will have a cruise on the （west lake）.
---There is an old Chinese saying: the 36 west lakes in China, the best one in Hangzhou. This is why the west lake is the most significant landmark in Hangzhou.
The west lake is famous for its beautiful landscapes, they influence numerous poets and painters throughout Chinese history, and the west lake becomes the first batch of national 5A tourist resort which is the top level in china.
---On the other side, the west lake is not only famous for beautiful landscapes, but also its cultural heritages. Fortunately in 2011, the west lake was recorded in the world cultural heritages list. So, great honor!
***（介绍一下西湖形成的自然原因）***
---When I was a child, my grandma told me the west lake was a jewel fallen from heaven, and I believed that for several years. And now I know about 12,000 years ago, the lake is a part of coastal water, just a shallow bay.
---as a result of slit brought downstream by Qiantang River, and then a lake(lagoon) gradually appeared.
After many several years, surrounding hill’s water and rain water infuse into the lake, so the fresh water instead of the bitter and salty water gradually.
---The natural changes make the condition that people can live here in sustainable.
***（西湖形成的自然原因“承上启下”到人为原因） ***
---But one thing I may say: today’s lake is the result both of natural changes and human efforts. In history 10,000 years ago, the lake was much twice times larger than its present size. Cause of slit accumulated and water weeds overgrew, the lagoon lake is continual shrink in size.
***（人类为改良西湖做的努力）*** ---Thanks for locals regular dredged the lake in history, so the west lake still could not fill up with mud.
---Even more amazing, the dredged mud was sustainable used by local people: part of mud was made as fertilizer to plant lotus, part of them was built up causeways and artificial island in the lake.
---At first, on the cover of West Lake, there is only a single hill named solitary hill in the north. Because of human efforts, the lake add the causeways and artificial islands which is made with mud. now, the lake is divided by Solitary Hill, Su Causeway and Bai Causeway into several sections such as Main lake, North inner lake, West inner lake, Yue lake and little south lake.
***（美丽的西湖，美丽的爱情故事---中国古代民间四大爱情故事中西湖有其二） ---Beautiful scenery always is never short of love story, the same as the west lake is. In top of four ancient romantic tales in china, half of the four were happened in Hangzhou, in the west lake.
---It’s the legend of white snake lady and the legend of butterfly lovers. These stories happened around the lake everywhere: from the northern side broken bridge to the southern side long bridge. From the splendid Leifeng Pagoda to the graceful Wansong Academy. These stories show our Chinese warm and romantic love.
---So the west lake is an ideal place for date in traditionally Chinese mind.
***（简单讲下现在西湖的整体概况）***
---Nowadays, west lake is an oval-shaped lake with a north-south length of 3.3 km, and east-west width of 2.8 km, a circumference of 15 km, The total area of 6.78 square kilometers.There are two splendid pagodas, numerous temples and more than 100 parks nearby, different seasons and different climates make the distinctive charming here.
***（以四季和一天时间变化的形式概括介绍西湖代表性的十大景点）*** So, there is an old Chinese saying: The West Lake in fine day is no better than rain, in rain no better than in moonlight, in moonlight no better than in snow. ---In my mind, The top ten scene spots in west lake is the most outstanding symbolize. ---In spring, I will choose the scene named orioles singing in the weeping willows. At that time, leaf-shoots are beginning to sprout on the willows, orioles are singing in the imperial park.
---In summer, I will choose the scene named lotus breezed at courtyard for you.
Especially in July and August, numerous lotuses are in blossom here, very splendid!
---In autumn, especially in Chinese mid-autumn festival, I will choose the scene named the autumn moon over calm lake. We can enjoy cool breeze with my family here, drink a cup of green tea and eat good taste of moon cake. And there is the best location for viewing a bright moon.
---In winter, we can choose to stroll through the broken bridge, especially in a snow day. I will tell you the story about Lady White snake with her dream boy Mr. Xuxian meet here first time.
---If the four distinctive seasons here is so lengthy for you. Take it easy, give me one day, you also can appreciate the nature here.
---At dawn, we can look forward to see the first light in Su causeway. ---If it is a drizzly day, that’s not bad. We can see twin peaks piercing the clouds nearby the lake. And then, we can view golden fish at flower harbor. ---At dusk, we can view the Leifeng pagoda in glow, and hear bell ringing in Nanping Hill, it keep my soul inner peace and calm.
---At night, we can take a sightseeing boat to the lake’s largest artificial island, and take a view the phenomenon named three pools mirroring the moon near the island.
***（做总结尽快收尾结束）*** These viewing sights are most important source of Chinese garden. it’s the symbol of oriental garden. It reflects the core of oriental spirit in harmony which is different from western regular geometry in garden.
Ok, that’s all the trip of today. Hope the trip can leave you a deep and good impression!
附-考试分享：本人曾2017年，2024年两次参加杭州市组织的英语导游证考试（之前从
17年4月准备浙江的5篇导游词，边写边背差不多10月国庆写完，后面1个月巩固准备），2017年11月第一次考试因为太紧张，中间卡壳时间超了半分钟导致脑子里中断一片空白直接影响了考试情绪（说白了还是准备不够充分）。
现在分享一下我们杭州当时考试的具体内容： 1.考前抽签
2.景点五选一演说（14分钟） 3.导游实务提问
4.导游知识与应变规范提问 5.中译英和英译中提问
1.考前抽签
考试场地在杭州老城区的王马巷，提前达到后会安排在一间四楼的大教室集中依次等待点到抽签，抽签是一个一个轮流到讲台前，在考官A手中手机上的一个虚拟轮盘（杭州西湖，绍兴鲁迅故居，宁波蒋氏故居，舟山普陀山，杭州淳安千岛湖）五选一，抽中后考官A会在考试表格上写下相应的抽中的景点名称，然后带上这张表格去三楼的考试教室等待考试，当前面一个考生结束考试出了教室就可以进去了，把表格交给坐在教室前排的两位考官B和考官C，当询问你是否准备完毕即可考试，讲台上考官D将打开投影仪在讲台前播放一段之前录制好关于抽中的考点视频开始考试。
2.景点五选一演说(speech)
17年的考试我在景点演说进行到六七分钟时出现了卡壳（当时抽到最后准备最不熟练的“绍兴鲁迅故居”），没有调整好心态考官主动喊停进入了下一个环节，18年的考试准备很充分，自我感觉演说也十分顺利（在的10分钟左右考官也主动喊停了）
3. 导游实务与应变提问（Guides’ service specification & Emergency situation） 记得17年和18年提问内容都可以在中国旅游出版社的《诗画浙江-现场导游考试指南》（Poetic & Picturesque Zhejiang A Handbook for the Tour Guide Visual Test）中“导游实务规范和应急规范”中找到
4.导游知识提问（comprehensive knowledge）
感觉不是导游考试指南中的内容，如18年问的是浙江“五水共治”的内容，相对来说还是紧扣时事政治的
5.中译英，英译中提问（sentence interpretation between English & Chinese）
考试内容也不是“导游指南”书中后面提供的翻译专篇里的内容，两年里给我的感觉是考官在《考试指南》中随手翻阅的内容，而且都是书中景点讲解每段段落大意中的第一句让你翻译，例如18年的英译中让你翻译第99页第一段段落第一句“Zhoushan boats harbors，scenery and fishery resource. It is the largest base for manufacturing, processing and marketing of marine products ”，中译英为第132页第二段段落中关于“宁波四张名片”的内容“The four cards-Ningbo port， Ningbo confraternity， Ningbo dress, and Ningbo scenery- have enjoyed a high reputation at home and aboard”。所以很有必要将书中这五个景点的内容熟悉一下。
总的来说导游考试还是需要平时积累，需要平稳心态和一点灵机应变，本人其实并不是旅游专业或是英语专业出身，纯粹是旅游的深度爱好者，所以大家要对自己有信心。希望我的分享内容能为大家做好“抛砖引玉”效果，大家能举一反三更从容地去面对考试~
浙江杭州英语导游证现场考试（杭州西湖篇）分享 - 图文
