节目资讯
刊物:旅游精选
日期:2009-04-02
难易度:Low
关键字:aspect, exhibit, border, take one’s breath away, s
(Music).
Hi, everyone.
Welcome to Studio Classroom Worldwide.
My name is Steve.
We are on day two of this month’s Travel article.
We are visiting Hungary.
We are in the middle of a lovely trip to that European country of Hungary.
Indeed, the big city of Budapest has plenty to offer.
But let’s not forget about the treasures to be discovered in the countryside.
Today, let’s go to Eger and find out what it has to offer.
Two words to help us along are aspect and exhibit.
First, aspect, as in:
My favorite aspect of traveling is eating the local food in the countries I
visit.
And the word:
exhibit,
as in:
If you go to the zoo tomorrow, make sure to visit the panda exhibit.
All right.
Let’s open our magazines and turn to page thirteen for the reading.
(Music).
Hungary.
Eger.
In order to see other aspects of the country’s history and culture, visit some
of the smaller towns.
Only a ninety-minute train ride from Budapest sits Eger,
a town famous for the castle Egri Var.
Visit its Gothic Palace and see an informative exhibit on the history of the
castle.
Then tour the underground tunnels, the site of many battles throughout Hungary’s
history.
Outside the castle, stroll down Szechenyi street and look around in the shops.
Then enjoy coffee and a sweet treat in the elegant Dubos Cukraszda Coffee Shop.
(Music).
Hi, friends.
Welcome to Studio Classroom Worldwide.
I’m Chip.
I’m Chelsea.
And I’m Rachel. And we’re so glad that you’re traveling with us back to Hungary.
We are in central Europe in the beautiful country of Hungary.
And we’ve been in this city of Budapest.
But we’re going to go outside the Budapest today to a different place.
And Chelsea, where are we headed today?
Well Rachel, we are going to visit Eger today.
And our text says:
In order to see other aspects of the country’s history and culture, visit some
of the smaller towns.
Edgar would be one of those.
Right now we are going to learn a little bit more about the name of Hungary. So
stay with us.
The name ”Hungary” means ”Land of the Huns”.
The Huns, once led by the famous Attila, occupied the Hungarian lands during the
Dark Ages.
Hungary should not be confused with the word HUNGRY,
which describes that feeling caused by a lack of food.
This word also comes from middle Europe but its earliest form, kenk, meant burn,
dry, and pain - all feelings you might experience when - you’re hungry.
Well, that’s interesting.
So again, we’re going to visit Eger,
which is a small town.
And we’re going to visit one of these small towns in Hungary,
because we want to see some of the different aspects of the country’s history
and culture.
And that word aspects is one of our more... er... Word Bank words.
Uh, what does aspects mean?
Well, in aspect of something is like a feature of something or a part of
something.
So when you travel, I hope you don’t just go to one city because you’ll only see
a few aspects of the country.
You need to get out of the big city, usually the capital city, and see other
aspects, other parts of the country.
Many countries are very different depending on where you travel.
And Hungary is no different.
And once you get outside Budapest, you might see some very different things.
And so we’re going to learn about some of those different aspects of Eger right
now.
Our text says:
Only a ninety-minute train ride from Budapest sits Eger,
a town famous for the castle Egri Var.
Now I know I’ve seen some pictures of some beautiful castles in Europe, and it
sounds like Hungary is no exception.
This castle Egri Var is very well-known and very famous throughout Europe,
and especially in Hungary.
So the castle Egri Var.
And it sounds like the best way to get there is by train. An ninety-minute train
ride.
That would be a good way to see some of the countryside and some of the other
areas and maybe some of the other aspects of Hungary.
Exactly.
I know I love to ride on trains or high-speed rails or whatever it might be
because you do get to see the countryside.
And you get to... to see uh, so many things at once.
So that’s won... a wonderful way to travel.
And I’m glad to know that Hungary has a good train system.
Well, once you’re visiting this famous castle, you can also visit its Gothic
Palace and see an informative exhibit on the history of the castle.
Wow, this sounds interesting, Chelsea.
Well, you just mentioned the word:
exhibit.
And this is a word that has a couple of different ways that it can be used.
It’s used as a noun here in this sentence.
But sometimes we also use the same word as a verb.
If someone exhibits something, they’re showing something for the public to see.
So if you go to an exhibit, you’re going to a place where there is something on
display for the public to see.
An exhibit exhibits something.
Now I’m sure both of you have been to exhibits in your lifetime.
Could you tell us maybe a couple of places you’ve been that have an exhibit.
Well, I love museums.
But I think even more than museums, I love zoos.
And zoos have exhibits.
And my favorite exhibit at the zoo is usually the penguins.
I love the penguin exhibit.
Oh, yeah.
Me too.
I enjoy going to zoos as well.
But I’ve been to a few places or different countries where they do have nice,
informative exhibits that teach you things.
So if you go to the castle, you don’t have to wonder what...
What’s the history here?
You can usually find a nice exhibit that will tell you all about it.
So if you go to Hungary, make sure you take time to look at the exhibits.
Also what you can do is take a tour on... through the underground tunnels.
Ooh, this sounds quite exciting.
This does sound exciting.
In fact, you tour these underground tunnels because these were the sites of many
battles throughout Hungary’s history.
It sounds like these tunnels might have been places for maybe the soldiers in
the army to hide out,
or for people to high out and to maybe throw off the enemy a little bit.
But not if you visit Hungary, you can actually go through these tunnels and see
how they did it.
Yeah.
I think the tunnels sound like a lot of fun.
That would be very interesting.
And then just outside the castle, our article says you can stroll down Szechenyi
street.
And that word stoll is one of our Word... uh, More Information words.
And if you stroll somewhere, that means usually you’re walking through an area.
Um, just walking for enjoyment.
You’re not walking in order to get somewhere, in order to get to your
destination.
You’re strolling because you want to enjoy the journey.
Definitely.
And we often use this word in our Travel articles because the point is you take
your time.
You don’t rush down these streets.
You take your time and look around, stroll on the street and look around in the
shops.
I know some of you would love to go shopping in Hungary.
And once you go shopping, you probably would work up an appetite.
So Chelsea, how would you uh, satisfy that appetite?
Well, I would enjoy some coffee and a sweet treat in the elegant Dubos Cukraszda
Coffee Shop,
which is very famous.
Well, we’re going to go to the Chat Room right now.
But stay with us.
We’ll be back for more later.
Welcome to the Chat Room.
I’m Ken.
And I’m Naomi.
Today we continue to look at our lesson on Hungary.
Naomi, our lesson says:
Visit the Gothic Palace and see an informative exhibit on the history of the
castle.
I don’t get it.
How can the exhibit be on the history of a castle?
Does it mean the exhibit is on top of a castle?
Oh, no, Ken.
The preposition ”on” can have many different meanings.
It can mean on top of something as you mentioned.
But here, ”on” means concerning or about.
Just now I mentioned today’s lesson is on Hungary.
And that means our lesson is about Hungary.
So I can say I’m reading a book on architecture,
meaning I’m reading a book about architecture?
Sure.
And after you read the book, you can give a speech on architecture.
I see.
(Chinese).
Now Naomi, I know we often use ”upon” and ”on” interchangably.
So can I use ”upon” in this case?
No, you can’t.
”On” and ”upon” are interchangeable only when we deal with spatial relations.
Special relations?
No, spatial relations.
That means relations that deal with space.
For example, ”the bird sat on the tree” is the same as ”the birds sat upon the
tree”.
The bird and the tree exist in the same space.
But you can’t say here’s a book ”upon” architecture.
I see.
(Chinese).
Now let’s take a break.
Studio Classroom will be right back.