1. destination n. 目的地,終點 衍: a tourist / holiday destination 觀光勝地 Johnny was wandering around town without a specific destination in mind. 強尼漫無目的地在市區閒晃。 The villagers reclaimed a section of the beach and developed it into a popular tourist destination. 村民將一部分的海灘開發成熱門的觀光景點。 *reclaim vt. 開墾,開拓(土地) 2. intrigue n. 詭計,陰謀 & vt. 引起……的興趣,吸引 It is said that the man is a master of intrigue. 據說那名男子是搞陰謀詭計的高手。 The tale about pirates intrigued all the children. 那個關於海盜的故事讓每個小孩都入迷了。 3. majestic a. 雄偉的;壯麗的 We stood in awe before the majestic Westminster Abbey. 我們敬畏地站在雄偉的西敏寺前。 *stand in awe 敬畏地站立 4. an active volcano 活火山 衍: an extinct volcano 死火山 a dormant volcano 休火山 5. measure vt. 衡量;測量 & n. 措施,方法(常用複數) 衍: take measures to V 採取措施做…… Distances under water can be measured with sonar. 聲納可測出水底下的距離。 *sonar n. 聲納 The government took measures to boost the struggling economy. 該政府採取措施振興萎靡的經濟。 6. vegetation n. 植物,草木(總稱) 7. remote a. 偏僻的;遙遠的 This bridge connects the remote village with the outside world. 這座橋將這個偏遠村落與外面的世界連接在一起。 8. spew vt. 噴出 Ray caused Marvin to spew milk out of his nose when he told that funny joke. 小雷說了個有趣的笑話,讓馬文笑得把牛奶從鼻子噴出來。 9. landscape n. 風景,景色 Most of the pictures Sally took are landscapes, and the ones in this album are no exception. 莎莉拍的照片大部分是風景照,這本相簿裡的照片也不例外。 *be no exception 不例外
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