Enjoy the Netherlands (3)

Low land
Marken used to be an island but is now a peninsula. For 2,000 years, the Dutch have been taking back land from the sea. Using a system of dikes and pumps, they have actually made the country bigger. In Marken, stand on top of a dike to see how much lower the land is than the sea.

Time for lunch!
Being surrounded by the sea means that fish is on the menu. Try the most famous local delicacy if you dare: pickled herring. The Dutch way to eat these small fish? Tip your head back, dip the entire fish into your mouth, and eat it directly off the bone.

Don't forget those wheels of cheese! You can see how they are made in Marken and perhaps buy a sample to take home. Treat yourself to some rich Dutch chocolate or a mouthwatering stroopwafel (a caramel wafer cookie) for dessert. Then continue on over bridges and through tiny alleys in this traditional town.

Info Cloud
saliva 口水
/səˈlaɪvə/
the liquid produced in your mouth that keeps your mouth moist and makes it easier to swallow food
mouth water 流口水
- My mouth is watering. 我開始流口水了 (water當動詞用)
- a mouthwatering stroopwafel 另人垂涎慾滴的餅乾
一樣東西讓你想流口水, 可以說:
- It makes my mouth water.
mouthwatering adj. 另人流口水的
- The cookies look mouthwatering.
這些餅乾看起來令人垂涎三尺

Grammar Gym
if you dare: if you're not afraid to try
Try the most famous local delicacy if you dare: pickled herring.
- Sample the snack foods at the open market if you dare; it's were locals like to eat but the place is not clean at all.
- Catch the night train if you dare; it is often crowded but the ticket is inexpensive.

Language Lab
system n. 系統
- Tokyo's subway system is quite complicated.
東京的地下鐵系統非常複雜
- Our computer system shut down last night due to a sudden power cut.
昨天晚上由於突如其來的停電, 我們的電腦系統關閉了
- The British school system is very different from ours.
英國的學製我們的相差很多

dike n. 堤; 壩 another spelling of dyke
/ˈdaɪk/
a wall or bank built to keep back water and prevent flooding
- The entire village gathered together to fix the river dike to prevent flooding.
村民都聚集在一起修理河堤, 以防止淹水的發生
dike n. 排水溝
a narrow passage to carry water away
- The farmer dug a kike in his field.
這個農夫在農田地上挖了一個排水溝

delicacy n. 美味, 佳餚
/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/
something good to eat that is expensive or rare
- The appetizer is escargot, a French delicacy.
前菜是螖牛是法國的一種美食
- Caviar is considered an expensive delicacy, but I really don't like the smell of it.
魚子醬是一種帛貴的美食, 但我實在不喜歡他的味道

dip v. [dip into 伸進去]
to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing;
to put your hand into a bag or box in order to take out one of the things inside
- Nick dipped his hands into the jar to get some coins.
Nick把手伸進罐子裡去拿一些零錢
dip v. 沾醬
to put (something) into a liquid and pull it out again quickly
- Dave dipped his chips into the salsa.
Dave 把他的薯片沾了沙沙醬
dip v.浸泡; 蘸濕
to put something into a liquid and lift it out again
- The girl dipped her toe into the lake to feel how cold the water was.

wafer n. 薄酥餅; 威化餅
/ˈweɪfɚ/
a very thin biscuit


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