每日對話圍繞一家人在美國50個州的旅行見聞展開。請來跟隨他們一起體驗地方風情和歷史。這個對話系列適於中級或中級以上英語水平的學生使用。
今天他們來到北卡羅來納州(North Carolina)的外灘群島(Outer Banks)。
Sam: I didn’t realize we』d have to take a ferry to get to the Outer Banks.
Paul: Of course. The Outer Banks is a long string of peninsulas and islands.
Claudine: And the place of the Wright brothers』 first successful flight!
Paul: That’s right. But we’re going to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, so we』ll be seeing more nature than airplanes.
Claudine: There must be a lot of great sea life here.
Gina: Yes, and if we’re lucky we can see the baby sea turtles returning to the sea after theyhatch.
Sam: They’re born on the beach?
Gina: Yes. The mother digs a hole with her back flippers, lays her eggs and covers them. After the baby turtles hatch, they walk across the sand into the ocean.
Claudine: Wow, little baby turtles are brave.
讓我們複習一些詞語:A ferry :輪渡
The Outer Banks 外灘群島,指沿北卡羅來納州海岸(以及一小段維吉尼亞州海岸)伸展的長條半島及一些小島。
A peninsula :半島
The Wright brothers :萊特兄弟,即威爾伯·萊特(Wilbur Wright)和奧維爾·萊特(Orville Wright)。他們成功製造出第一架動力飛機。
Cape Hatteras National Seashore :海特瑞斯角國家海岸,位於外灘群島地區。這一帶海岸受到美國國家政府保護。
To hatch :孵(蛋),孵出,出殼
flippers :海龜用以划水的鰭
to lay :動詞,(爬行動物或鳥禽)下蛋