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位于加州的迪士尼乐园是全球建立最早的主题公园。去迪士尼乐园游玩一直是作者梦寐以求的事情，在游玩的过程中，作者看到了什么？听到了什么？感受到了哪些奇妙和梦幻以及文化的魅力？请听作者娓娓道来。
I'm Davis and I'm 12 years old.I have wanted to visit a Disney park since I was small，andthanks tomy aunt Jane and the nice people at Disneyland，I have finally had my first adventure.
They say that Disneyland is the happiest placeon earth.It is！It began with my mom，my aunt and I flying to Los Angeles，California（LAX airport）and arriving mid-September to stay at the Disneyland Hotel，one of the three Disney properties （财产）.It is perfectly located so we could easily walk to the two parks that connect through Downtown （市中心）Disney just within several minutes.At the hotel，we were welcomed by Goofy—that was cool.
我叫戴维斯，今年12岁。我从小就想去参观迪士尼乐园，多亏了我姑妈简和迪士尼乐园里的好人，我终于有了我的第一次冒险。
他们说迪士尼乐园是世界上最幸福的地方。它确实是。我妈妈、我姑妈和我首先飞往加州的洛杉矶 （洛杉矶机场），并于9月中旬抵达迪士尼乐园酒店，这是迪士尼三大酒店之一。它的位置很好，所以我们可以在几分钟内轻松地步行到两个公园，这两个公园连接到了市中心。在酒店，我们受到了高飞的欢迎——太酷了。
I had a quick swim at the hotel and then we were off.We walked through Downtown Disney with all its shops，thousands of decorated pumpkins and every variety of restaurants before I saw what I had been waiting for—the big entry gates to both parks：Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park.Which one first？ Disneyland Park won out for our first day.
I have no interest inprincesses，hugging Mickey （okay， maybe a little hug） or having my face painted.I wanted the rides！All of them.
Disneyland Park took our whole day and we still wanted more，so we went back in the evening for their seasonal Mickey's Halloween （万圣节）Party.It was a highlight for all of us.It's a special nighttime event where Disneyland Parktransforms intoa spectacular （壮观的）evening.The Frightfully Fun Parade with the headless horseman started the fun as he rode down Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A.
Everyonedressed upas they visited trick-ortreat stations scattered （分散）throughout the park.Halloween screams，a supernatural firework display are all part of the adventure.At Disney，they call their staff “cast members”.Some of them gave us the inside story about what goes into making Disneyland so perfect Halloween.
They are given two weeks to transform both parks into Halloween and then Christmas.It's all done at night when the park is empty.They have special items you can buy for each season，such as ugly Christmas sweaters，which I couldn't wait to buy for my mom.
我在酒店里快速地游了一会儿，然后我们就出发了。我们走过迪士尼中心所有的商店，数以千计的被装饰的南瓜和各种餐厅，然后我看到了我一直在等待的——这两个公园的入口都很大：迪士尼乐园和迪士尼加州冒险乐园，先去哪个？迪士尼乐园赢得了我们的第一天。
我对公主不感兴趣，拥抱米奇（好吧，也许是一个小小的拥抱），或者画我的脸。我想搭便车！所有的。
游玩迪士尼乐园花了我们一整天的时间，但我们仍没有玩够，所以我们晚上返回去参加了他们季节性的米奇的万圣节派对。这对我们所有人来说都是最激动人心的部分。这是一个特殊的夜间活动，迪士尼乐园的夜晚变得很壮观。这支令人毛骨悚然又充满乐趣的游行队伍带着无头骑士游着迪士尼乐园主要街道行驶的时候，乐趣就被点燃了。
当他们参观散落在公园里的不给糖就捣蛋的车站时，每个人都打扮得漂漂亮亮的。万圣节的尖叫，超自然的烟花表演都是冒险的一部分。在迪士尼，他们称自己的员工为“演员”。他们中的一些人向我们讲述了不为大多数人知道的故事，像什么使迪士尼乐园变成完美的万圣节。
The first day was so perfect，but I couldn't imagine the second day would be so great.On the second day，we visited Disney's California Adventure Park andconcentrated onthe new Guardians of the Galaxy-Mission：BREAKOUT Ride.
Both parks are so different.What really surprised me was that the rides weren't everything the way they are in other amusement parks.It was all the other things that blew me away：The decorations， the shops， the theme of Halloween everywhere.
他们有两个星期的时间把这两个公园变成万圣节，然后变成圣诞节。所有的一切都是在晚上公园空无一人的时候完成的。他们有每个季节你可以买到的特别商品，如丑陋的圣诞毛衣，我迫不及待地要给我的妈妈买。
第一天是如此完美，我无法想象第二天会如此美妙。第二天，我们参观了迪士尼的加州冒险乐园，重点玩了新的“银河护卫队——任务：突破”项目。
这两个公园太不一样了。真正令我惊讶的是，这些游乐设施并不像在其他游乐园里那样。所有其他的事情都让我很高兴。装饰、商店、万圣节的主题无处不在。
Language study
Phrases
1.thanks to幸亏；由于
2.on the earth世界上
3.have no interest in...对……不感兴趣
4.transform...into...把……变成……
5.dress up穿上盛装
6.concentrate on聚焦；集中
Difficult sentence
It began with my mom，my aunt and I flying to Los Angeles， California （LAX airport） and arriving mid-September to stay at the Disneyland Hotel，one of the three Disney properties.我妈妈，我姑妈和我首先飞往加州的洛杉矶 （洛杉矶机场），并于9月中旬抵达迪士尼乐园酒店，这是迪士尼三大酒店之一。
【点石成金】句中含有with+宾语 （sb/sth）+宾语补足语 （adj./介词短语/to do/v-ing/done等），表示伴随。注意接三种形式的非谓语做宾补的区别，to do表示动作未发生，v-ing表示动作正在进行或与宾语是主动关系，done表示动作完成或与宾语是被动关系。one of的用法：one of+（the+形容词最高级）+可数名词复数，如：one of the most interesting films。 另外，定语从句中，主句为It/This/That is one of+n.（复数），从句用现在完成时。
如：This is one of the most interesting films that I have ever seen.
The teacher entered the classroom，with a book in his hand.
I'd like to sleep at night，with the door open.
With prices going up so fast，we can't afford luxuries.
She had to walk home with her bike stolen.
With a lot of work to do，he wasn't allowed to go out.
The Thorn Birds is the masterpiece of the Australian writer Colleen McCullough，which shows the heart felt severe emotional shock and pain of the thorn bird to die for love with touching songs as the destiny （命运）.
The story begins in New Zealand at the turn of the twentieth century when Meggie and her poor family are struggling to make ends meet.Several years later，Meggie's family moves to Australia to help their elderly childless aunt，Mary Carson，run a sheep station in the Outback.Ralph， a handsome，ambitious Roman Catholic priest tries to befriend Mary，to gain her money and to help him advance in the Catholic hierarchy （等级制度）.Mary dies and leaves all her property in the control of Ralph，who then has a soft spot for Meggie，but refuses Meggie's love at her confession （表 白 ）and leaves her because of his duties as a priest.
Meggie then marries Luke，who shares a resemblance （相似）to Ralph.One day，Ralph comes back on a holiday to join Meggie，and then a revelation （被暴露的真相）comes over him.He loves Meggie more than God，and he is indeed only a man，no matter how Godlike he had tried to become.They spend a few happy days together，and Ralph is forced to return to his position.Meggie leaves Luke，but does not divorce him，because she is now pregnant with Ralph's baby.She names the child Dane.Soon after young Dane's unexpected drowning，Ralph，who has already known Dane is his son，passes away.
There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life.
More sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth.
