Model Essay

The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River

The Three Gorges are situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and are famous all over the world.
The Three Gorges are: the Xiling Gorge（西陵峡）, Wu Gorge（巫峡）and Qutang Gorge（瞿塘峡）. Along with them there are a number of beautiful places of interest, such as, Zhaojun Village, Qu Yuan Temple and Baidi Town.
The Gezhouba Dam is at the entrance to the Gorges. A big power station has been built here. Since the reform and open policies began to be carried out, great changes have taken place and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River have taken on a new look. At present a large multipurpose water conservancy project is under construction.
The Three Gorges will benefit the people more and make greater contributions to China.

【词语解释】
①be situated(in) 位于……
②large multi-purpose water conservancy project 大型水利枢纽工程
③benefit['benifit] v 有益于