澎湖民宿.夏天來了民宿: [澎湖民宿。夏天來了民宿] The Arctic's Coolest Wildlife

【雷驤．Pocket Watch】以畫像當底片將城市風情片片拼湊凝聚生活原味生命風貌即在此刻現形!!

AFK PL@YERS推出魔獸世界結合現實生活棒球運動為主題的「部落大聯盟」，次讓玩家看到製作團隊的創作功力及無限創意。

★ 無法正常瀏覽圖片，請按這裡看說明

★ 無法正常瀏覽內容，請按這裡線上閱讀

新聞影音理財追星電子書行動社群 Blog 相簿書籤哇新聞

2009/04/30 第27期 訂閱/退訂∣看歷史報份

直接訂閱

本期索引：

	本週課文介紹	The Arctic Aquarium Diving
	英語達人	英語達人
	Vocabulary Focus	barren, lasso, nestle
	活動快遞	促銷商品

The Arctic

TRAVEL / 2009 May 4-6

Take a tour of northern Norway to sneak a peek at the local wildlife

酷寒北極最「酷」的野生物

造訪挪威北端，瞧瞧當地野生物的模樣吧

Norway's Svalbard Archipelago, situated some 600 miles south of the North Pole, is one of Europe's last major wilderness areas. Two-thirds of this High Arctic area is permanently covered in ice and snow, but come summer, wings and webbed feet bloom on this frozen land…


Aquarium Diving
ADVENTURE / 2009 May 7-9 Swim with zebra sharks and dozens of different fish without going to the sea 水族館潛水不用大老遠跑到海裡，也能和大虎鯊及數十種魚兒共游喔... [詳全文]

英語達人

Q1: thwart (v) a) hide b) stumble c) help d) prevent Q2: buck up (idiom) a) hike up b) throw up c) cheer up d) pay up 解答請至《活動快遞》

barren, lasso, nestle

barren (adj) unable to produce plants or fruit 荒蕪的；貧瘠的 This land is barren. It would be a very bad place to start a garden. lasso (v) to catch an animal by throwing a rope that is shaped in a ring at one end over the animal's head and then tightening the rope around its neck 用套索捕捉 The bull was trying to escape, so Sandy lassoed it and took it back to the farm. nestle (v) to be in a protected or sheltered position, with bigger things around it 位於受遮蔽之處；安頓於 Tina,s home is nestled in the forest. It looks so cozy surrounded by nature. intimidated (adj) frightened or nervous because you are not confident in a situation 害怕的；受到恐嚇的 Jack was intimidated when he met his girlfriend's family. He worried that they wouldn't like him. in a manner of speaking (idiom) one way to say something; so to speak 可以這樣說；可謂 My grandpa has a good head on his shoulders, in a manner of speaking. Actually, he's one of the smartest people I know.