A Look Into Yachts (1)

An inside view of some of the world's most luxurious boats

Welcome to the Golden Owl Marina in beautiful Monaco! I'm Pierre and I'll be your guide today. You're in luck because I'm taking you on an exclusive tour of some of the world's largest and most luxurious yachts.

The wealthy owners are only allowing us to look around their floating palaces for a short time, so let's begin!

First off, we have the 25-meter-long yacht Neptune that belongs to a local billionaire who shall remain nameless. Featuring Italian design and custom-made furniture, this Novatec European (Euro) Yacht offers a great combination of style and comfort.

For example, the master bedroom is complete with his-and-her bathrooms, and over here, notice the impressive spiral staircase! Speaking of impressive, this yacht can reach a top speed of 24 knots.

Moving on to something even larger, we step aboard Seven Seas, an 86-meter-long superyacht owned by movie director Steven Spielberg. You'll notice the special glass wall not far from the on-deck pool. As you might guess, the glass doubles as an outdoor movie screen, allowing Spielberg and his guests to enjoy movies while soaking in the pool.


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Onto vs. On To
1. onto 實質的物品, 在某樣東西的上面, 放上, 走上, 跳上...
- The cat jumped onto the chair.
- We walked onto the beach.

2. on to 抽象的東西, 在...上面, 例如: 信仰
- John wants to pass his beliefs on to his children.
- We walked on to the beach. (direction)

Grammar Gym
First off, we have the 25-meter-long yacht Neptune that belongs to a local billionaire who shall remain nameless.
who shall remain nameless: whose name we shall not say
- A witness who shall remain nameless has agreed to tell the police what she saw.
- A businessman who shall remain nameless has donated one million dollars to the orphanage.


Language Lab
exclusive adj. 專用的、獨有的
available or belonging only to particular people, and not shared
- These parking spaces are for our VIP's exclusive use.
exclusive places, organizations, clothes etc are so expensive that not many people can afford to use or buy them:
- Luke goes to exclusive restaurants when he meets with important clients.

billionaire n. 億萬富翁
someone who has more than a billion dollars or pounds
- Ted became a billionaire at age 25 with his online shopping business.
millionaire 百萬富翁
someone who is very rich and has at least a million pounds or dollars

spiral adj. 螺旋式的;
winding or circling around a central point and usually getting closer to or farther away from it : shaped or moving like a spiral
- You can take the spiral stairway to the top of the light house.
spiral n. (價格或數量)不斷上升或下降
a situation in which something continuously increases, decreases, or gets worse — usually singular
- The downward spiral of the price of oil is affecting the world economy.

soak v. 浸濕
if you soak something, or if you let it soak, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean:
- Soak the soybeans in water before grinding them.
- The cloth was soaked in the dye for five hours and then hung to dry.
- Leo soaked in the hot tub for an hour and felt refreshed afterward.


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