【英语趣味课堂】特别的景色-Special Scenery
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Todd: So, what's the best thing about hiking this Annapurna Trail? Like can you describe what you see and what you do?
Jonathan: That Annapurna Himalaya
Trek1 is quite unusually because it's a circular trek. One of very few in the world, so the scenery doesn't repeat. You don't have to pass the same thing twice. You start out from a much lower
elevation2 and you're going through similar to tropical jungle type of surroundings and as you're slowly
ascending4 you get up above the tree-line into the mountains and by the time you get over the Throngala Pass, which is well over 5,000 meters you're in a winter wonderland and surrounded by mountain peaks well over 6,000 meters.
Todd: That sounds pretty cold and it's almost December. Do you have really warm clothing for this?
Jonathan: You don't need to bring very warm clothes. When you're
trekking5 during the day and the sun is out and you're getting a lot of exercise, you certainly don't feel cold. At night time, you're usually inside one of these little
lodges6, these teahouses where there's probably a fire going and perhaps you might put on some sort of fleece or light sweater that you carry with you to make sure you don't get too cold, and if you feel cold there's always an extra blanket you can get from the teahouse.
Todd: Well, sounds like a great time.
Jonathan: You should join.
重点词汇：
Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson
describe
Can you describe what you see?
When you describe something you explain it so someone can
visualize7 it or see it. We often describe things using adjectives like big, tall, wide, beautiful, etc. Here are some examples using describe:
Can you describe what your girlfriend looks like?
I would describe her as tall,
athletic8, and pretty.
scenery
The scenery doesn't repeat itself.
Scenery is what you can see around you. Usually scenery refers to nature that a person can see around them such as mountains, trees, stars, etc. Notice the following:
The scenery in the fall is really pretty.
Canada is famous for it's natural scenery.
surroundings
You're going through jungle-type surroundings.
One's surroundings are just things that surround a person. One's surroundings is also the environment around them. Surroundings can be manmade things like buildings, houses, and such, or natural things like trees and mountains. Notice the following:
He is not used to his new surroundings.
The surroundings in the mountains are very peaceful.
You slowly ascend up above the tree-line.
When you ascend that means you move
upwards9. You can ascend a mountain, a ladder, some stairs, etc. The opposite of ascend is to
descend10 which means to go
downwards11. Notice the following:
Planes have to ascend at great speed.
It is tough to ascend the mountain, but easy to descend it.
winter wonderland
You are in a winter wonderland.
A winter wonderland is just a perfect winter scene. Here are a few uses of winter wonderland:
The ski resort is a winter wonderland this time of year.
Sweden can look like a winter wonderland in January.
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