新视野大学英语

视听说教程2（第三版）

视听说2(第三版)Unit2_P26Fifty places to see before you die

V: There are so many amazing places to see around theworld. Here are some of your favorites. Welcome to Bangkok! With over sixmillion people, it’s big, it’s busy and you love it! It’s very    good for shopping and the nightlife isgreat, too.

M1: It’s got lots of clubs, bars, shops, food … Everythingyou need, really.

V: There are 400 temples in Bangkok, so Bangkok is animportant place for Buddhists around the world, and tourists love to visit thetemples, too.

V: You also love the Masai Mara in Kenya. It’s a fantasticplace to watch animals: zebras, elephants, antelope, hippos, and lions. You cansee them all. So, why is it so special?

JL: Huge open spaces, fantastic animals, just wide openfreedom, warmth, friendliness, and all underneath the great African skies.

 V: Now a popular, romantic city … the city of lights,Paris.

W1: To me, Paris is elegant, romantic and expensive.

W2: Go in the spring and enjoy the art galleries.

V: And enjoy the views of the city from the top of theEiffel Tower.

V: Back to Africa now, South Africa. Yes, it’s Cape Town.And behind Cape Town is 1,000-meter-high Table Mountain, with its fantasticviews.

EH: Cape Town is one of my top three places on earth.

JJE: Friendly people, loads of beaches, and the food isunbelievably cheap.

M2: We went there um, over New Year and it was lovely. Imean, just a lovely, lovely place.

EH: Great place, Cape Town.

V: You love the mountains and beaches that make Cape Townso special. And these little guys –the penguins.

 V: This is the big moment: the number one place to seebefore you die. Your favorite is … the Grand Canyon! The Grand Canyon is anamazing place. You can read about the Grand Canyon and you can look atphotographs and videos, but nothing can prepare you for the real thing.

AF: There is so much to see that you never stop seeingsomething new.

JP: The colors are just so … amazing.

MJ: With every changing inch of the sunset, the colors inthe canyon change.

LS: I remember actually sitting there … and I just cried.

V: But there’s only one word that everyone says when theytalk about the Grand Canyon:

Vs: It really is awesome … Just completely awesome …Awesome … “Awesome” is the word … It was awesome … Awesome … A wesome …“Awesome” is the only word …Truly awesome.

Key

3.

1.  busy

2.  bars

3.  friendliness

4.  elegant

5.  views

6.  (1)   beaches         (2)   cheap

7.  (1)   changing       (2)   sunset

8.  cried