【英语翻译JOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPART6THEENDOFOURJOURNEYCambodiawasinmanywayssimilartoLaos,althoughithastwicethepopulation.Atanotherinn,wetalkedwithateacherwhotoldusthathalfofthepeopleinhercountrycouldn'treado】
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JOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONG
PART6THEENDOFOURJOURNEY
CambodiawasinmanywayssimilartoLaos,althoughithastwicethepopulation.Atanotherinn,wetalkedwithateacherwhotoldusthathalfofthepeopleinhercountrycouldn'treadorwrite.Hervillagecouldn'tevenaffordtobuildaschool,soshehadtoteachoutsideunderalargetent.Whenwesaidgoodbye,weallfeltveryluckytohavestudiedincollege.Backontheroad,wepassedbetweenmanyhillsandforests.ThenwecametotheplainsandenteredPhnomPenh(金边),thecapitalofCambodia.InmanywaysitlookedlikeVientianeandHoChiMinhCity;italsohadwidestreetswithtreesinrowsandoldFrenchhouses.UnlikeVientiane,shipscouldtraveltheMekongRiverhere.Inthecentreofthecitywevisitedthepalaceandsawabeautifulwhiteelephant.Itcanonlybeseenoutsidethepalaceonspecialdays.Weateanearlysupperandwenttoseeagreattemplewithfloorsmadeofsilver.
Thenextmorningourgroupsleptlate.Wewereverytiredfromthelongbikeridethedaybefore.Cyclinginthehillshadbeendifficult.NowourcousinshadthechancetomakejokesaboutWangWeiandme.Perhaps,theysaid,theywerethestrongones!Wehadlunchataniceoutdoorcafe.thenrodeoutofthecity.TwodayslaterwecrossedtheborderintoVietnam.Webegantoseemanymorepeople,butIwasn'tsurprised.IreadinanatlasbeforeourtripthatVietnamhasalmostseventimesthepopulationofCambodia.Wemetafarmerwhogaveusdirectionsandtoldusthathegrowsanewricecropfourtimeseveryyearsohecanfeedmorepeople.Healsotoldusthatthenorthernpartofhiscountryhasmanymountainsanditismuchcoolerthanhereinthesouth,whereitisflat.Althoughtheflatdeltamadeiteasierforustocycle,wegotwarmveryquickly.Sowedranklotsofwaterandatelotsofbananas.Soonthedeltaseparatedintoninesmallerrivers.
Twodayslater,afterwehadpassedthousandsofricefields,wecametothesea.Weweretiredbutalsoinhighspirits:ourdreamtocyclealongtheMekongRiverhadfinallycometrue.
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