Our next superyacht pushes the boundaries of yacht design. Designed in part by Steve Jobs himself, Venus is an 80-meter-long yacht that features an aluminum hull and lots of glass. The sleek yacht calls to mind Apple's famous designs. If you look up to the wheelhouse, you'll see the screens for the seven iMac computers used to control the boat. Reviews of Venus are mixed, with some loving it, and other claiming that it looks like a floating Apple store.
Excuse me, I'm checking our security clearance for the last yacht. And, I'm getting the OK signal, so let's proceed.
Our next superyacht looks more like a submarine than a yacht, doesn't it? This is Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko's yacht called A. At 119 meters long, A stretches the length of a football field and a basketball court from and to end. Of note, the master bedroom is only accessible by fingerprint scan, meaning it's off limits to you and me, as is the US$300 million price tag!
And this concludes our tour, so I'd like to thank you for participating. As you leave, take time to enjoy the great views from our marina.
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Teaching Topic: Off Limits 禁止
off limits 原是軍方用語,
美軍在二次世界大戰占領日本和德國時期,
美國為了跟二國政府維持良好關係,
美國軍方就設定了一些禁區,
禁止阿兵哥進入,
這些地方就被標示off limits表示禁止進入
後來這個用法就被廣泛使用在日常生活中,
像是某樣東西, 話題, 人物是不能碰的,
就可以用off limits
- My sister is off limits. 別想碰我妹
要注意limits後要加s
Grammar Gym
The sleek yacht calls to mind Apple's famous designs.
calls to mind: makes people think of
- Listening to the talk on travel safety calls to mind my trip to Europe last year.
- The baked goods from the new bakery calls to mind the treats we had in Vienna.
Language Lab
sleek adj. 外形流暢的、型態優美的
1 a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape:
- Oscar drives a sleek black Porsche.
- This sleek modern furniture is great for offices or hotels.
2 sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy-looking 光澤
- The sleek sable fur coat costs over $5,000.
clearance n. 進出的許可
official permission for a plane to take off or land
- We can take off once we get the clearance from air control.
n. the removal of unwanted things from a place 清理或淨空
- We bought a lot of housewares at the clearance sale.
stretch v. 延伸
to spread out or cover a large area of land
- The beautiful sand beach stretches for over 10 miles.
- The scar on this patient stretches from his neck to his stomach.
to straighten your arms, legs, or body to full length: 伸展
- After sitting for hours, John got up and stretched his legs.
accessible adj. 可進入的、可到達的 [access v. 進入]
a place, building, or object that is accessible is easy to reach or get into
- The town is only accessible by boat or airplane.
- The data is only accessible to authorized personnel.
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