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刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-21
难易度:High
关键字:picturesque, exquisite, imposing, amble, landlocked, Habsburg, Spanish
Riding School
Well, we've gotten a little bit of a taste of Austria so far with the
picturesque villages and the exquisite palaces and fine castles and many other
things that we have yet to learn.
Let's continue learning right now.
(Music).
A Taste of Austria.
No one can visit Vienna without stopping in at the Hofburg Palace.
This imposing palace was the winter residence of the Habsburg rulers until 1918.
Today it's home to the Spanish Riding School and its dancing white horses, the
Vienna Boys' Choir and the Austrian president's office.
Visit the Imperial Apartments for a taste of a very royal lifestyle.
Then make time to amble around Schonbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the
imperial family.
After that, take a break from royal life and visit a Vienna coffeehouse to enjoy
some great coffee and delicious pastry.
I think stopping for some coffee and a pastry sounds like a wonderful idea.
Now if we continue on with reading the lesson now, it says:
No one can visit Vienna without stopping in at the Hofburg Palalce.
This imposing palace was the winter residence of the Habsburg rulers until 1918.
And here we see a key word: imposing.
What can you think of when you think of imposing, Gabe?
Well, something imposing is like impressive, especially in size.
Something that maybe if you look up and you see it, and you can't ignore it.
It's just... it's imposing and it's really kind of cool to look at.
Some buildings are imposing.
When I went to visit Greece, I was in a train.
And the mountains beside the train were just imposing.
I mean, they were just like way up there.
It was incredible.
So I think of like mountains or really tall buildings.
Right. So if something is imposing, then it's very large and kind of takes over
an area.
Well, now this imposing palace is home to the Spanish Riding School and its
dancing white horses, the Vienna Boys' Choir and the Austrian president's
office.
So it sounds like they've made pretty good use of this very large imposing
palace.
That's right.
The Hofburg Palace now has many uses.
And I've heard of some of those things.
I know the Vienna Boys' Choir is a very, very top-notch boys' choir.
Actually, I think everyone around the world has heard of the Vienna Boys' Choir.
They travel many different places.
I did not know that the Austrian president also lived in the Hofburg Palace.
I should go and check this place out.
It sounds like a very interesting place to visit.
And also, the dancing white horses for the Spanish Riding School are quite
beautiful and wonderful to watch.
Moving on to the next sentence we see:
Visit the Imperial Apartments for a taste of a very royal lifestyle.
Now this word "imperial" is kind of an interesting word.
Nathanael, what do you think of when you think of imperial?
I think what we should think of when we hear this word is emperor.
When you hear "imperial," like Imperial Apartments, you should think that these
apartments belong to the emperor.
It's probably where he lived, which is why there is a taste of a royal lifestyle
there.
Oh. Well, that... that makes a lot of sense then.
Very nice. Well, moving on.
Then make time to amble around Schonbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the
imperial family.
Now here we have a key word: amble.
And it means to kind of walk around without really having any direction or
specific place you want to go.
Gabe, do you like to amble around Taipei?
Carolyn, I should amble more often.
Usually I'm rushing from one place to another.
But it would be nice to amble, just to walk leisurely from one place to another.
I think of a lake or something like that, away from the city, I think of walking
around a lake or something out in nature when I think of ambling.
And if you're visiting someplace new like these places in Austria, you want to
take your time.
Maybe you want to just amble from one place to another.
Don't rush at all.
Well, do you ever amble, Nathanael?
I think a good place to amble is in the museum.
There's lots of different things to see.
And you can just go slowly from one thing to the other and take your time.
Ambling is always a good thing to do in a museum.
That's right. And we see here a phrase: make time to amble.
So that's kind of a good phrase to know too: if you "make time" for something,
or if you "make time" to do something.
That means maybe it's not in your schedule originally, but you can make time to
do it.
Maybe some of you need to make more time for something in your life.
What can you maybe make some more time for, Carolyn?
What do you need to make time for?
Well, I'd really like to make more time for studying another language.
I think learning languages is a lot of fun, but I really don't have as much time
as I'd like.
Yeah, I feel the same way.
I can always make more time for something.
What do you need to make more time for, Nathanael?
I think it's good to make sure that you have time to make time for rest.
You need a certain amount of sleep every night, and you don't want to be running
around all day.
Always make sure that there's a little "down" time scheduled in your day.
OK. So if you visit Austria, make time to amble around Schonbrunn Palace.
We move on.
After that, take a break from royal life and visit a Vienna coffeehouse to enjoy
some great coffee and a delicious pastry.
Would you two like to enjoy a delicious pastry with me?
You know, that sounds like a really great idea, Gabe, but right now I really
want to watch a review skit.
Oh. Well, bring them.
Let's take a break from teaching and watch a review skit.
The travel brochure is right.
Austria is wonderful!
Yes. Austria may not be big, but packed within its borders lie wonderful sights
and experiences.
It's true.
We've seen picturesque villages that dot the slopes of the famous Alps.
And we've wandered through exquisite palaces and fortresses imagining days long
past.
Saint Stephen's Cathedral is magnificent.
I especially like climbing the south tower.
You get a bird's eye view of the city.
Yes. Oh, I'm glad we stopped at the Hofburg Palace. Imposing, isn't it?
Oh, yes. It was the winter residence of the rulers until 1918.
But today it's home to the Spanish Riding School.
Remember those white horses?
It's also home to the Vienna Boys' Choir.
(Music).
And don't forget the president.
His office is there too.
Hmm. What did you think about the Imperial Apartments?
A taste of royal lifestyle.
I'm so glad we took time to amble around the palace.
And now let's take a break from royal life.
Yeah. I'm ready to enjoy delicious pastry.
And some good coffee.
Yeah. The brochure is right.
Austria is wonderful.
(Music).
I just love those review skits.
And now for something completely different - Michelle in the Language Lab.
Here we go.
OK.
(Chinese).
And that's it for today's Language Lab.
We've talked about two great places that you can visit in Austria this week: the
Hofburg Palace and Saint Stephen's Cathedral.
They both sound great, but which would you two most like to visit?
Well, I think that the cathedral sounds really nice.
But the Hofburg Palace has so much going on with the horses and the Vienna Boys'
Choir and even the president's office.
I think it sounds like a really great place to visit.
I'm with you, Carolyn.
I think I'd rather visit the Hofburg Palace.
What about you, Nathanael?
Would you also prefer the Hofburg Palace?
Actually, I think I'll be going alone to the cathedral.
If you go to the cathedral at the right time, you might hear some great music if
you go during a service.
And I'd love to see that bird's eye view of the city from 343 steps up into the
air in the south tower.
How about you?
Where would you like to go?
Well, you can think about that.
And we'll talk about Austria more next time on our next lesson at Studio
Classroom.
Until then, bye-bye.