驭剑士刷图加点驭剑术:周末爬长城

从北京，或者我该说，从中国的长城向您致以问候！我是Dylan Locke，美国驻中华人民共和国大使的儿子。上周日，我们到北京中心城区以外的地方进行了短途旅行，并深入长城周围的许多小镇之一。尽管驱车数小时，我们还是抵达了长城所在的山峦脚下，劲头十足并兴奋地准备开始我们即将进行的远足。我们买了门票，排队等候缆车把我们带上山。我们离开地面了！对那些对高度无所畏惧的人来说，短暂的上山旅途没什么，但对那些有点恐高的人来说，也就是我姐姐，这可不是此行程最好的部分。

 Greetings from Beijing! Or should I say, from the Great Wall of China. This is Dylan Locke, son of the U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, and this latest Sunday we took a little excursion out of the heart of the city of Beijing, and into one of the numerous towns surrounding parts of the Great Wall. Despite the multi- hour drive, we arrived at the base of the (small) mountains where the Great Wall was located, full of energy and excitement for our upcoming little hike. We got the tickets, got in line for the chairlift to take us up, and we were off! For those undaunted by heights, the short trip up the mountain was fine, but for those somewhat unnerved of heights, namely my older sister, it wasn’t the best part of the trip.

乘缆车大约5分钟之后，我们到了！真正的长城！然后，缆车的影响逐渐消失，我们再次准备继续我们的远足。我们对蚊子知之甚少（奇迹般地，我没有被咬，我好奇为什么），它们立刻向我们扑过来！不过，我们还是设法拍了几张（也可能更多的）照片，而我们很快就对他们失去兴趣，即使照片的背景变得越来越好。穿过几座塔后，我们都累坏了。我们队伍中最年幼的Madeline，最先感到疲倦。尽管我很累，但在往回走之前，我姐姐Emily和我又跋涉了三座塔。这时，我们走向滑道，准备从山上下来。在登上我们的滑道之前，我们排队等待了大约一个小时（那天是星期日，所以队伍自然很长），我们沿着几乎有一英里长的轨道冲向底部。作为天生的摄影师/摄像师，我想拍下乘坐过程的视频，但人们不让我拍。我想知道为什么。最后：下一次你去长城的时候，要带上杀虫喷雾和大量的水。

 Roughly 5 minutes on the lift, and we were there! The Great Wall itself! By then, the lift effects were wearing off, and we were once again ready for our hike. Little did we know about the mosquitoes (I miraculously wasn’t bitten, I wonder why), and right off the bat they were onto us! However, we managed to get a few (or more than a few) photos, and we soon became weary of them, even though the background for the pictures only got better and better. Passing through a couple more towers, and we all succumbed to fatigue. The youngest of our group, Madeline, was the first to grow weary. Despite becoming tired myself, my sister Emily and I trekked on three more towers before heading back. At this point, we headed to the toboggan track for our descending of the mountain. We waited in line for about an hour (it was a Sunday, so naturally the lines were long) before getting on our toboggans, and we shot down the almost- mile- long track to the bottom. I, being the natural photographer/videographer, wanted to get a video of the ride, but the people didn’t want me filming it. I wonder why. In conclusion: Bring bug spray and a LOT of water next time you go on the Great Wall.