英语听力：自然百科 环球风情： 法国
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2010年
英语课
Hi, I’m Petty Kim. Whether you are on a mission to see some of Europe’s finest art, sample cutting-edge(领先的) cuisine 1 or simply just soak up the cultural ambience(气氛), France can seduce 2 you with it all.
A Paris, known as the City of Lights and the City of Lovers, one of the best things to do in the city: clunk yourself down in a cafe and wile 3 away(消磨) an afternoon, sipping 4 un café and people-watching.
The best way to see Paris is on foot. Skip the metro 5, put on a good pair of walking shoes and check out for sites. From the Arc de Triomphe(凯旋门), stroll down the Champs Elysées(香榭丽舍大道) , adds the Grand & Petit Palais(大小皇宫) to the Place de la Concorde（协和广场）. For a change of pace, get your art fits at the Louvre（卢浮宫） and the Pompidou Centre(蓬皮杜艺术中心). Cross the river Seine(塞纳河) and tour Notre Dame 6 Cathedral(巴黎圣母院), once on the left bank visit the Saint Pont（圣米歇尔桥） before heading westward 7 to Les Invalides（荣军院） and finishing at the Eiffel（埃菲尔铁塔）tower.
But Paris could just be the first stop on your personal tour de France. Cruise westward down the Loire River Valley（卢瓦尔河谷), its renaissance 8 air chateaus(城堡) and palaces seem straight out of a fairy tale.
For another magical ride, take a train to the Normandy coast and Mont Saint Michel(圣米歇尔山). Rising from its rocking shores, the 1300-year-old Benedictine Abbey（本笃会修道院） at low tide is connected to the land. But as the tide rises, it transforms into an island. Over the years, it served as a monastery(修道院), fortress 9, prison and today one of France’s top tourist draws.
The south of France is famous for its Riviera（里维埃拉） beaches and jet-set resorts(富人的度假胜地), but that overlooks the area’s many other charms.
For a taste of opulence(富丽堂皇), see Avignon’s(阿维尼翁，城市名) Paple Palaces(教皇宫), or take a sweet-smelling tour of the historic perfume factories of Grasse(格拉斯，香水之都). If you are interested in high cuisine（高菜，精心制作的法国菜）, you can try your hand and hunting for truffles（松露）, a pungent 10 fungus 11 cherished by the world’s great chefs and sometimes worth more per ounce than gold.
Or of course you might simply relax and enjoy the beautiful countryside. France is a travelers’ delight in any season, packed with pleasures for historians, nature lovers, artists and urbanites(都市人) alike.
n.烹调，烹饪法
- This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
- This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。
vt.勾引，诱奸，诱惑，引诱
- She has set out to seduce Stephen.她已经开始勾引斯蒂芬了。
- Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。
v.诡计，引诱；n.欺骗，欺诈
- The music wiled him from his study.诱人的音乐使他无心学习下去。
- The sunshine wiled me from my work.阳光引诱我放下了工作。
v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )
- She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
- She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。
n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)
- Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
- The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。
n.女士
- The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
- If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。
n.西方，西部；adj.西方的，向西的；adv.向西
- We live on the westward slope of the hill.我们住在这座山的西山坡。
- Explore westward or wherever.向西或到什么别的地方去勘探。
n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴
- The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
- The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
n.堡垒，防御工事
- They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
- The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。
adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的
- The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
- Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。