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听力原文
Carlo and Luss like fish too, so they decide to visit the famous fish market. Monkfish on ice, both are astounded at the weird and wonderful selection of seafood not available in their country. They are surprised to see whale meat, a local delicacy. Norway still hunts whales. This marker offers a 1 in seafood that can't be found anywhere else in the country. Luxuries like crab meat are relatively cheap here,a good opportunity for seafood lovers to gorge themselves.
The historic area of Burgen is a small area of the town with typical wooden houses from the 18th and 19th century. This is how the city would have looked years ago when the village was originally built in the 19th century. Several catastrophic fires have destroyed large parts of the town. This quarter has been protected as a monument.
Carlo and Luss leave Burgen and continue their journey further north. Their route takes them past gorgeous lakes formed by glacier. Thousands of streams and rivers 2 the land. Here, the country is even more sparsely populated. It's hard to find anywhere else in Europe so close to nature.
In the region around Stryn, they stop for a break. You are allowed to camp wherever you like in Norway. No need to book a place, you can just stop wherever the view takes your fancy. Lake Loen is ideal for Kayaking. It's part of the Northfjord region and one of the most beautiful in Norway.
注释:① astound vt. 使惊骇;使震惊
例句:
1. His practical grasp of affairs and his energy still astound me.
他对事物的实际掌握和他充沛的精力实在使我惊异。
2. Does not my heat astound you.
我的热度没有吓坏你吗?
② quarter n. 四分之一;地区;季度;一刻钟;两角五分
vi. 住宿;驻扎 vt. 将…四等分;供某人住宿 num. 四分之一
例句:
1. The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
缴纳租金以每季度末为期限.
2. A quarter of the area is covered with virgin forest.
四分之一的地区都是原始森林。
③gorgeous adj. 华丽的,灿烂的;极好的
例句:
1. The sunset is gorgeous tonight.
今天晚上日落的景色美极了。
2. In the evening the rosy clouds were gorgeous.
傍晚的云霞绚丽多彩。
课后题目: 学习完后,你能告诉我文章中空缺的单词吗?
听力答案
① quality ②crisscross