节目资讯

刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-04-23
难易度:Medium
关键字:declare, barren, lumber, anchor, raucous, World Heritage Site, cockatoo
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
And I'm Carolyn.
And thank you for joining us for today's lesson.
It's called Beyond Bali.
I don't know if you've been to Bali before.
Indonesia, there is a very famous island there called Bali.
But you can explore more than just Bali.
Well, we're going to learn more about this.
And our lesson talks about a lot of different interesting places that have
interesting scenery and very interesting animals.
Of course, one animal we already learned about was the Komodo dragon.
But Carolyn, have you ever seen anything else like this, maybe an unusual or
special place that had beautiful scenery or interesting animals?
Well, it's interesting that the article is called Beyond Bali because when I was
in Bali,
I went hiking, and there was a beautiful cliffside view and there were monkeys
everywhere.
So it was great for taking pictures.
And there are all of these monkeys, which was something I really wasn't used to
seeing.
Yeah. I wouldn't be used to that, either.
I think some interesting scenery that I saw, some beautiful scenery, was in
Yosemite, California.
Just landscape that is unlike anything I've ever seen before.
When I went to visit Australia, I saw these big birds called the cassowary.
They're quite dangerous, but quite colorful, too.
Very interesting.
Well, we're going to learn all about some interesting things that Linda saw
beyond Bali.
Let's get started with the first part of our reading for today.
Beyond Bali.
Explore the land of Komodo dragons.
When thinking of an Asian vacation, many consider Bali, Indonesia, the beautiful
island paradise.
However, why stop there?
An hour's flight southeast will land you on Flores - Bali before the tourists.
Last fall, my husband and I went!
After landing, we sailed to Komodo National Park.
Declared a World Heritage Site in 1986, the park consists of three major islands
- Komodo, Rinca and Padar - and various smaller ones.
We visited during the dry season, so the islands were brown and barren.
(Music).
Well, let's get started.
Beyond Bali.
We read that first sentence says: Explore the land of Komodo dragons.
So we learned all about Komodo dragons yesterday.
Now we're talking about where they live, where they live, explore the land of
Komodo dragons.
How do we start here, Carolyn?
We see: When thinking of an Asian vacation, many consider Bali, Indonesia, the
beautiful island paradise.
And a lot of people do think about going to Bali in Indonesia.
I have been there myself.
Have you been to Bali, Gabe?
I have not been to Bali.
I have not been anywhere else in Indonesia.
Although I am looking forward to going, so I can try their cow lung.
Of course, you remember a few days ago Carolyn said that she tried some cow lung
in Indonesia.
I'm sure there's many things to do in Indonesia.
But however, why stop there?
That means "Why stop at Bali?" Of course, Bali is the most famous place.
Right, Carolyn?
That's right.
And it is a very popular destination for many who want to take an Asian
vacation.
But an hour's flight southeast will land you on Flores - Bali before the
tourists.
So if you want to go to a place that has less tourists than Bali, you could go
to Flores.
And we see this word "land." And it's kind of an interesting way to use this
word, Gabe.
Can you explain it a little?
Yeah. It says that the flight lands you on Flores.
So usually you think about maybe you're on an airplane, and the airplane is
landing.
But here it's landing you at a certain destination.
You could say the flight landed us in Taipei.
But I also want to use this word in a slightly different way.
Of course, uh, maybe if you're a student, and you're in class, you want to have
a good attitude.
Your teacher might say:
You'd better be careful, or your bad attitude might land you in the principal's
office.
That means because of this, because of your attitude, you will be at that place.
So it will land you there.
That's right.
So it can be used many different ways.
And continuing we see: Last fall, my husband and I went.
So Linda, who wrote this article, went to Flores with her husband.
And I think we have something to learn with Ken and Steve in the Information
Cloud.
As a traveler, how do you get a true taste of a foreign culture?
You can do what the author of today's article did and get off the beaten path.
In other words, don't go to a place where there are already thousands of
foreigners.
Visit a place where there aren't so many tourists around.
That's right.
Getting off the beaten path means more excitement and more adventure.
OK. Another way to get a true taste of a new place - go behind the scenes.
Now "behind the scenes" normally means not known or meant to be known by the
general public.
So if you go on a behind-the-scenes tour in a museum, a TV studio or at a
historic landmark, you will see and learn things that most others won't.
Of course you should expect to pay more for a behind-the-scenes tour, but often
it's worth it.
And now for the truest taste of a local culture, you must go native.
I like this one.
You do this by going to a foreign country or far away city and adopting the
lifestyle and attitudes of the local people.
A true taste indeed, but going native is not always easy to do.
(Chinese).
Well, if you are a traveler, you want to have a true taste of where you are
visiting.
Let's continue with our lesson.
After landing, we sailed to Komodo National Park.
Well, Komodo National Park, it sounds like there are probably lots of Komodo
dragons there.
Isn't that right?
That's right.
This is one of the few places in the world that you can find Komodo dragons is
in Komodo National Park.
And we see: Declared a World Heritage Site in 1986, the park consists of three
major islands - Komodo, Rinca and Padar - and various smaller ones.
So the park has three islands.
And it was declared a World Heritage Site.
Now let's take a look at this word "declared." If you declare something, then
you make it official.
You name it something officially.
Uh, how can you use this word, Gabe?
Well, usually I think of the courtroom when you think of this word "declare."
Someone is declared innocent or someone is declared guilty.
And um, much of the world, people are innocent until proven guilty.
And then after a trial or two, then you find out if they're really innocent or
not.
They are declared innocent or declared guilty.
That's right, it becomes official.
That's right.
And we see that Komodo National Park was declared a World Heritage Site.
So it's a very, very special place, very unique in the world that it is able to
get this name - a World Heritage Site.
And maybe you want to go online and look up World Heritage Sites.
And you could see a list of other places in the world that are very valuable
contributions, very important places.
Well, we continue learning from Linda.
We visited during the dry season, so the islands were brown and barren.
All right.
So if the rainy season was when they visited, then maybe it would be a little
more green.
But Carolyn, we see here that the ground was "barren." What does that mean?
Well, if something is barren, then it's empty.
There is nothing there.
And many times I think of maybe a field is barren after the crop has been
harvested and brought in.
All right.
A field might be barren.
Nothing is there.
Um, and of course, these islands were brown and barren.
That means maybe she felt like things were kind of dead, like there was very
little life there.
So maybe if they visited during the rainy season, they would see a lot more
green.
Who knows?
Well, we're going to continue learning something right now with Michelle in the
Language Lab.
And then we'll take a break.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.
(Chinese).