节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-09-14
难易度:Low
关键字:glimpse, countless, peacefully, luxury, parkway, elk, regally
We've been talking more about Banff National Park today.
And of course one thing that you can do is visit Lake Louise.
Along the road to Lake Louise, you might see some wildlife like deer or elk, or
maybe even catch a glimpse of a black bear.
And once you get to Lake Louise, you'll notice the color of the lake.
It's very unique; it's a brilliant blue.
And of course, there are things that you can do at Lake Louise.
One thing you might want to do, of course, is take a photograph.
Well, we have more to learn in the next part of our lesson for today.
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Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise.
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise sits regally near the lake.
Since 1890 the grand luxury hotel has welcomed ordinary as well as famous
visitors.
Don't miss afternoon tea in the dining room.
You can enjoy fine tea and little sandwiches and cakes.
And you have a great view of the lake.
You can appreciate the mountain views in many ways.
So enjoy all that Banff and Lake Louise have to offer.
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There are so many different ways to enjoy the beauty of this area.
Now let's go back to the beginning of this section and see where you can stay
when visiting Lake Louise.
We read:
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise sits regally near the lake.
Wow, this sounds like a very nice place to stay.
That's right.
Well, this place, the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, we see it described here as
sitting regally near the lake.
This reminds me of a word we learned before - majestic.
They're kind of similar, used to describe great or grand things.
If something is regal, it makes me think of royalty like a king or a queen or
prince or princess.
And so if you're looking at this place, it makes you go: Wow! That does look
majestic.
It is regally sitting there near the lake.
That's right.
So it could look like a king or queen upon their throne, it's just something
very beautiful overlooking such a beautiful lake, so.
This hotel we find out: Since 1890 the grand luxury hotel has welcomed ordinary
as well as famous visitors.
And oh, it is a grand luxury hotel.
This sounds very expensive, Gabe.
It's true.
Every time I hear the word "luxury," I think it doesn't cost just a little bit
of money.
Let's take a look at this word from our Word Bank - luxury.
If you have something that is a luxury, that means you don't really need it.
It might cost a little bit of extra money to have it, but it is very nice.
Yes, so usually it is something that is very expensive.
Right now many people find luxury cars to be something that they want to buy.
And a luxury car is one that is quite expensive like a BMW or a Porsche,
or something with leather seats, really nice steering, and it's just a lot of
fun to drive but very expensive.
It's true. So there are luxury cars.
Maybe you want to go on a luxury holiday someday, not just a normal holiday
where you're trying to save money.
Maybe you want to spend more money on a luxury holiday.
So you could, maybe on your luxury holiday, go and visit Lake Louise and stay at
the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
That's right.
Well, continuing on.
Don't miss afternoon tea in the dining room.
So it sounds like this is a place that you can not only go to stay for the night
or however long you want to visit but you can also go there for afternoon tea.
And what do you do there, Gabe?
Well, you don't want to miss this.
Let's take a look at this phrase.
If you don't miss something, that means you're encouraging someone to take the
opportunity or take the chance to do something.
I remember when radio had one of my favorite bands came to Taiwan last year, I
was so excited.
I told myself: Don't miss this concert.
And it was great.
It was an amazing concert.
I'm glad I did not miss it.
That's good.
So you don't want to miss out on anything.
You don't want to let the opportunity go by.
And if you remember, we had an article from Jo earlier this month about Nepal.
She didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to go to that country.
She was so curious to go, she didn't want to miss it.
Well, continuing.
You can enjoy fine tea and little sandwiches and cakes.
Oh, this sounds like a very nice tea time.
Yeah. So maybe you don't want to stay at the hotel because, after all, it is a
luxury hotel, very expensive.
But maybe you just want to go and enjoy tea and little cakes.
And we continue.
And you have a great view of the lake.
So this all sounds great.
You can enjoy a lot of things at the same time.
That's right.
And you can appreciate the mountain views in so many ways.
So there are a lot of different ways.
And depending on the season, you could canoe or ski or hike, or you can go to
this hotel and enjoy the view.
So enjoy all that Banff and Lake Louise have to offer.
All right.
Well, let's take a look at that sentence there.
If you enjoy all that something has to offer, that means there are so many
things you could do and you don't want to miss any of them.
So for instance, maybe... maybe you've been to Disneyland.
You should enjoy all that Disneyland has to offer, not just go on one or two
rides but go on many.
What other things could you enjoy a lot of, Carolyn?
Well, if you're staying at a luxury hotel, you're paying a lot of money, so you
enjoy...
you should enjoy everything that the hotel has to offer because luxury hotels
usually have many special services.
It's true.
Well, we do have something special for you today.
It's a video about Alberta, and it does show a little bit of Banff National Park
and Lake Louise and other things.
It's quite an amazing thing to see.
Let's take a look at that now.
And then we'll join Michelle in the Language Lab.
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Now let's get back to our lesson.
We have enjoyed a wonderful 3-day article on Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise.
But how much do you remember from this article, Gabe?
I have a quiz for you.
Oh, boy. A quiz?
Yes.
OK. What's your quiz question?
Well, first, true or false?
In Johnston Canyon, the Upper Falls are the same height as the Lower Falls.
The Upper Falls are the same height... No!
No... That... that's... that is false.
Did you get the answer, friends?
That's false.
The answer is the Upper Falls is more than twice as high as the Lower Falls.
Am I right?
You are correct, Gabe.
Congratulations.
Now how did you do on the quiz?
I hope you did all right.
And we will see you here again next time on Studio Classroom.