U9-1 Queenstown: The Land of Adventure
Queenstown
1.
southern hemisphere
2.
New Zealand
3.
Land: a piece of land
4.
Happy Landing
Warm up
1. adventure: venture
Ex. Nothing venture, nothing have.
2. adventurous: dangerous/risky
3. extreme sports: X-sports
active
athletic
restless
vigorous
peppy
I.
The location of Queenstown
II.
The Past and The Present
III.
The Land of Adventure
(I) Extreme Sports Events
*kayak 划皮艇
* parasail 拖曳傘
* a shark boat 鯊魚水艇
(cf. yacht 遊艇)
* zip line 高空滑索
(II) Geography or Geology
* canyon 峽谷
valley 山谷
ridge 山脈(脊)
(1.1)
Where can you kayak, jump (: leap) off (: away
from) a bridge, and
and have delicious (: gourmet/tasty) wine
all in the same day.
(1.2)
Queenstown, New Zealand, offers (: gives)
all this and more than that.
(1.3)
This active (: vivid) vacation town
is called (被叫做) the “adventure capital (首都) of the world.”
(1.4)
Its (: Queenstown’s) beautiful (: pretty)
nature (S1) and
many (: lots of) activities (S2) make (V)
it (: O Queenstown)
(O.C.:) the perfect (: ideal) destination (目的地) for excitement!
(2.1)
Queenstown sits (: rests/lies/stands) on
the shores (岸; 濱)
of Lake Waktipu on New Zealand’s South
Island.
(2.2)
The town grew (: developed/flourished/prospered)
around farming and gold mining (採礦業) in the 19th
century (: from 1800 to 1899).
(2.3)
Its (: Queenstown’s) nearby mountains
are
very popular among or with
tourists from far and wide.
(2.4)
Miners (礦工們) used (過去簡單主動)
to (不定詞) + 原形動詞 climb them (: mountains)
(so as or in
order) to (不定詞+ 原形V) reach (取得)
gems (寶石) and metals (金屬).
(2.5)
Today (: Nowadays),
the mountains have become
a challenge
for climbers (登山客)
from around the world (: from far and wide)
(3.1)
Lake Wakatipu’s beautiful (: pretty) blue
waters (水域)
are also (:besides) perfect(: ideal) for
adventure.
(3.2)
You can (: are able to) take a kayak or a shark
boat
across (prep.) the open (: wide/broad) lake
(3.3)
There are many nearby rivers and canyons
to explore (探險), too (: as well).
(3.4)
And (: Besides,) if you want (: are dying) to see it all
from up high, you can even parasail (滑拖曳傘)
behind (: in the back of)
A: My father used to take a walk after dinner,
but he doesn’t now.
B: In the past, didn’t your father use to go for a walk
after dinner every day?
A: For sure, he did.
(1.1)
Usually (: Commonly), climbing mountains
and boating on a lake
sound (=> be-V) pretty (: very) challenging.
(1.2)
However (: Yet/Still), they don’t come
close (: intimate adj.) to (介係詞)
