i guided a group of foreigners to tainanmen square, forbidden city, jingshan park and wangfujing on monday. after that, i was tired to death. however, i think it is quite meaningful and i would like to share my experience with you here.

周一的时候，领着一队外国人，在天安门，故宫，景山还有王府井逛了一圈。回来之后直接挂掉了，感冒至今还未痊愈~不过这真的是一个很有意义的经历，所以在这和大家分享一下，希望大家都能成为一名出色的导游哦！

1.be clear about the driving routes and the important buildings you may pass.

要清楚地知道当天的行车路线，并熟悉沿路的所有重要建筑。（因为游客们一看见特别的建筑就会问这是什么，如果答不出来就囧咯！话说我已经做足了功课，还是被东交民巷附近的一个小楼给难住了，它没啥特别的，就是有点老，门口站了俩警卫...俺准备哪天去拜访拜访，了解一下它的真实身份。）

2.do walk slowly and make sure all the people can hear you.

一定要走得慢一点~确保每一个客人都能跟得上。（大部分游客都走得很慢哦，而且还要拍拍照啥的，所以不要走太快。）

3.my route is a quite classical one, so i have to memorize quite a lot of information. it is not easy, but it is so important to know everything about the places you visit, including history and description. (gossips are also need. travelers pay great attention to the gossips.)

我走的绝对是一条经典路线，所以需要有足够的知识储备。记住所有景点的用途和历史都是非常必要的，当然还有一些八卦小故事。可别小看那些八卦哦，那可是游客们最喜欢听的。他们喜欢深究一些有的没的。

4.a good tour guide should be an encyclopedia as visitors ask you almost everything. what is the name of this tree? when the flower will blossom? how long it take to get the temple of heaven from here by car? those are not difficult questions if you do prepare.

游客会把导游当成一本百科全书，啥都问。这是什么树？这个花什么时候会开?从这坐车到天坛要多久？各种各样的问题你都会遇到。不过，如果做足了功课，那些就不难了。

5.do see the weather forecast the day before, though the forecasts are inaccurate recently. the weather in monday changed dramatically. it was sunny in the morning, but it rained in the afternoon. i was freezing to death in the cold wind that afternoon and i found i caught a cold the next morning.

一定要看天气预报，虽然近来气象局的叔叔阿姨们越来越不具有权威性了…但还是要看。周一的天气实在是戏剧化，一早还晴空万里，下午就狂风乱刮，本人就是这样挂掉的…