In Vanuatu, we visited Port-Vila, Mystery Island and Champagne Bay. Port-Vila, on the island of Efate, was a hot, crowded city. Local peddlers there sold tours and souvenirs at extra-high prices for tourists. But Champagne Bay, on the island of Espiritu Santo, was quiet and peaceful. There, people were friendly and eager to show off their beautiful island.
Mystery Island was home only to palm trees and deserted landing strip used in World War II.
In New Caledonia, we visited Lifou, Mare, Isle of Pines and Noumea. while in Lifou we hiked through dense jungle to reach a cave and swim in the natural spring inside. In Mare we swam out to rocks off the shore to check out colorful (and sharp) coral. Isle of Pines had the best snorkeling of all the places we visited. As we treaded water, schools of fish swarmed around us playfully. And Noumea felt like a cute seaside town in France. We explored and shopped some but also found time to sit at a cafe and just relax.
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Teaching Topic: Diacritics 變音符號
diacritic 變音符號
有變音符號的字, 原都是外來語,
但後來英文化, 所以現在這些點可有可無
accent mark
resume 履歷表 (上標點)
cafe
fiance 未婚夫 (上標點)
expose
naive 天真的 (兩個點)
facade 建築物的外觀 (下標)
Grammar Gym
We explored and shopped some but also found time to sit at a cafe and just relax.
[Subject] [verb 1] and [verb 2] some but also found time to [verb 3].
- Susan dusted and mopped some but also found time to rearrange her cupboards.
- While in the waiting room, Titus drew pictures and read some but also found time to reorganize the books on the shelves.
Language Lab
peddler n. 小販, 兜售者
someone who, in the past, walked from place to place selling small things [= peddler American English]
- Peddlers at the night market were caught selling pirated CDs and DVDs.
peddle v. 叫賣, 兜售
to sell goods to people, especially goods that people disapprove of because they are illegal, harmful, or of not very high quality;
to try to sell things to people, especially by going from place to place;
- The salesman peddles this vacuum cleaner door to door.
landing strip n. 飛機起降跑道
a flat piece of ground that has been prepared for aircraft to use [= airstrip]
- Our plane is circling above the landing strip waiting for the tower's instructions.
- The lights along the landing strips are for guiding aircrafts when they land.
tread water 原地踩水, 停滯不動
a) to stay floating upright in deep water by moving your legs as if you are riding a bicycle
b) to make no progress in a particular situation, especially because you are waiting for something to happen:
- The girl treaded water while waving her arms and yelling for help.
- Now let's just tread water and wait for people at the top to make the final decision.
swarm v. 成群移動, 飛行
if people swarm somewhere, they go there as a large, uncontrolled crowd:
- Fans swarmed to the stage, trying to shake hands with the pop star.
- Seagulls swarmed around the fishing boat seeking food.
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