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.
Our first stop was Rinca, home to about 1,300 Komodo dragons. The warnings were clear. Stay with your park guide; don't wander off the path; keep five meters away from the dragons. As we explored, we came across many Komodo dragons and even tracked one as it lumbered along.
From Rinca, we sailed west and anchored near Komodo Island. The next morning, we toured the island on foot. Again, we came across lots of wildlife - dragons, deer and water buffalo. And in one valley, many cockatoos flew about, filling the air with raucous calls.
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get off the beaten path :not on the usual path
字面上的意思是離開一般人常走的路,
指走冷門路線,不尋常的路線，或還保存著開發前原始風貌，比較冒險的地方。
go behind the scenes 幕後的, 秘密的, 不公開的
behind-the-scenes tour
一般遊客無法前往的旅遊, 要多付錢買票, 可以看到一般遊客看不到的幕後花絮
go native 入鄉隨俗, 採取當地人的生活方式
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declare v. 宣布, 宣稱
to say or state (something) in an official or public way
- The entrepreneur declared his intention to become the number one smartphone company.
這位企業家宣布他想要成為智慧型手機企業的龍頭
declaration n. 宣言 公告 聲明
the act of making an official statement about something : the act of declaring something
- The declaration by the president ignited the war between the two countries.
總統的宣言攬起了二個間的戰爭
barren adj.荒蕪的, 不毛的
/ˈberən/
land or soil that is barren has no plants growing on it
- The barren field cannot grow anything.
這個不毛之地長不出任何東西
- Irrigating this barren area will require construction of a complicated watering system.
要灌溉這片荒蕪的地需要建蓋複雜的供水系統
無效的, 無用的
used to describe a period of time during which you do not achieve anything or get any useful results
- The artist became depressed during his barren years.
這位藝術家在他無法創作的那幾年變的很沮喪
lumber v. 緩慢的移動 [lumber n. 木材]
/ˈlʌmbɚ/
to move in a slow or awkward way
- The lumbering truck slowed down the traffic.
這部緩慢的移動的卡車讓交通變慢了
- The elephants lumbered across the plain in herds.
大象成群緩慢的越過平原
anchor n.
/ˈæŋkɚ/
a heavy device that is attached to a boat or ship by a rope or chain and that is thrown into the water to hold the boat or ship in place
come across [phrasal verb]
1 : to seem to have a particular quality or character : to make a particular impression
2 : to be expressed to someone
3 come across (something or someone) : to meet or find (something or someone) by chance
4 informal : to pay money that someone wants or demands
cockatoo n.
/ˈkɑ:kəˌtu:/
a type of large parrot from Australia that has a large colorful bunch of feathers on top of its head
raucous adj. 聲音沙啞的; 刺耳的; 喧鬧的
/ˈrɑ:kəs/
loud and unpleasant to listen to ; behaving in a very rough and noisy way
- You can hear the raucous cries of seabirds even from a long distance.
其實在很遠之處你都可以聽到海鳥吵雜的叫聲
- Sudden raucous laughter woke me up in the middle of the night.
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