节目资讯
刊物:旅游精选
日期:2009-11-04
难易度:Medium
关键字:scenery, trio, idyllic, fascinate, cable car, trav
(Music).
Hi, friends.
Welcome to Studio Classroom Worldwide.
My name is Steve.
Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to join us.
We hope we’re going to have a good time today.
This month’s TRAVEL article takes us to the mountains of Switzerland.
It’s true that the Swiss Alps don’t contain the highest point in Europe.
Nevertheless, Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region contains some of Europe’s most
stunning beauty, and some chilly temperatures, too.
So put your warm winter clothes on and follow me to the Word Bank.
Now if we’re talking about mountains, we have to know the word:
scenery.
The spectacular mountain scenery of Guilin can be seen in many Chinese
paintings.
Our next key word is the noun:
trio.
In the late 1990s, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman were the
most famous trio in basketball.
OK. We are ready to go to the top of Europe.
Please turn with me in your magazines to page fourteen as we begin reading.
The Top of Europe.
Experience the best of the Alps in Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region.
Anyone who has traveled through Europe no doubt recalls its impressive
landmarks, museums and historic sites.
While Switzerland boasts its share of those attractions, the country’s
spectacular natural beauty is what attracts tourists.
The Jungfrau Region, with its breathtaking scenery, stands out as the most
dramatic example of that beauty.
Located in central Switzerland, the Jungfrau Region draws over half a million
tourists each year.
The Alps’ most famous trio - the Eiger, the Monch and the Jungfrau - dominates
the area.
Hi, friends.
I’m Rachel.
And I’m Chelsea.
And welcome today you’re joining us for our TRAVEL article.
And today’s article is rather unique.
A lot of times in TRAVEL articles we’ll visit a city.
But today we’re actually visiting the top of Europe,
where we will experience the best of the Alps and Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region.
Switzerland is a place I’ve always wanted to visit.
I know it’s a very beautiful country.
And one of the things that attracts people to this country is the Alps... that
mountain chain.
And this particular region that we’re going to talk about today is full of
natural beauty.
So I think you’re going to enjoy our lesson.
Every year, many, many people travel to Europe.
And they usually go there to see many of its impressive landmarks.
And our article mentions landmarks like museums and historic sites.
But Switzerland is a little bit different, Rachel.
Why do people often go to Switzerland?
Well, they want to see the natural beauty of... of the country.
Although Switzerland does boast its share of the attractions like museums or
historic sites or landmarks.
Now we’re going to stop for a minute on that sentence in your article and go to
Liz with some Grammar on the Go.
Hi, friends.
How are you today?
My name is Liz.
And it’s time for Grammar on the Go.
Our article today is about the best of the Alps in Switzerland’s Jungfrau
Region,
which is why I’m here in Switzerland today.
But before I go running off to enjoy the beautiful scenery, let’s take a look at
today’s grammar tip sentence.
While Switzerland boasts its share of those attractions, the country’s
spectacular natural beauty is what attracts tourists.
Notice the word:
share.
You probably know it as a verb, meaning to divide or use something with someone
else, as in:
There aren’t enough textbooks, so the students have to share.
But in the case of today’s sentence, share is a noun meaning a part of
something.
So today’s sentence just means:
While Switzerland boasts its part of those attractions, the country’s
spectacular natural beauty is what attracts tourists.
Share is often used this way when there is an understanding that there is a
large amount of something,
but special attention is given to just a part of it.
For example, we can say:
We have a lot of clean-up work to do, but if everyone does their share, we can
get it all done in one day.
Or:
Although the inheritance was divided equally among the five sons, the oldest son
believed he deserved a bigger share.
If you’d like to see some more example sentences, you’ll find them in today’s
grammar tip section in your Studio Classroom magazine.
That’s it for today.
Time for me to go enjoy the beautiful scenery.
This is Liz with Grammar on the Go signing off in Switzerland.
Bye-bye.
Thanks, Liz.
So again, Switzerland is known for its spectacular natural beauty.
And that’s really what attracts all of the tourists.
Now we’re going to be talking specifically about the Yungfrau Region today.
And the Jungfrau Region has some breathtaking scenery.
Now Rachel, when we’re talking about scenery, what exactly are we talking about?
Well, scenery is kind of the appearance of a place or it’s what you see when you
look outside.
And we use this word a lot when we’re talking about TRAVEL articles or a place
where you go.
Often people will say:
Well, how’s the scenery there?
In other words, what do you see?
In Switzerland, you have breathtaking scenery,
which means sometimes you see things like the mountains and it just takes your
breath away.
Now just like you, Rachel, I have not been to Switzerland either, but it does
look absolutely beautiful.
You can see for yourselves in some of the pictures that are located in your
article.
Even down at the bottom of page fourteen, there’s a lake that you can see that’s
beautiful.
So take some time and go through some of those pictures,
and you’ll maybe be able to understand a little more clearly what we’re talking
about, uh, this beautiful scenery that’s located in Switzerland.
Great idea.
Well, where exactly is the Jungfrau Region located?
Now we know what’s in the country of Switzerland.
But our article tells us it’s in central Switzerland.
And there’s even a little map at the top of your article if you want to get a
better idea of the mountain ranges there.
But this particular region draws over half a million tourists each year.
So many people come to this area specifically to see the Jungfrau Region.
Wow. That is a lot of people.
Now we are going to learn a little bit about the Alps’ most famous trio.
And a trio is a group of three people or three things.
You might recognize that prefix t-r-i-, tri-, and that always means three.
You might think of the word.
Triangle has three points.
So a trio is three people or three things.
And in this case, Rachel, what three things are we talking about?
Well, we’re talking about three mountains.
And the mountains are...
Well, actually, let’s see if I can pronounce them OK.
The Eiger, the Monch and the Jungfrau.
That’s right.
OK.
So we look at these three mountains again.
You can see them on the map on page fourteen in your magazine.
And you can see even how high they are, the... the peak of each mountain.
But this is a famous trio and it dominates the area.
What do we mean by that, Chelsea?
What does it mean if something dominates something?
Well, it really takes up the whole area.
It’s so big.
It’s so large that you can see it for miles and miles and miles.
And that is what that area is made up of.
These three mountains.
Well, right now we are going to take a break.
But we’ll be back to tell you more about the top of Europe.
So stay with us.