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Preface
This book is the story of two friends named Zoe and Sebastian. They've just finished college and are spending a year traveling around the world before they settle down and find jobs. Zoe travels through Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Australasia and East Asia. Sebastian travels through South America, North America, India, and East Asia.
Though the friends aren't traveling together, they are corresponding with each other through emails and postcards and letting the other know the exciting things they are seeing and doing on their trip.
There are forty chapters in this book, and every chapter covers a different city. Each chapter starts off with a postcard that one of the travelers sends off to the other stating what they're doing in that city. In many of the postcards, there are slang and colloquial expressions which are explained in an afternote. A reading passage follows that gives information about a certain highlight of the city. There are true and false as well as multiple-choice questions to test your comprehension of the reading passage, so read carefully! There is also a word bank that explains vocabulary. A graph then follows to test your evaluating skills. Finally, each chapter ends with the receiver of the postcard answering the friend with an email telling where they will go next, giving a hint of what's to come in the next chapter.
By reading this book, you'll learn about exciting cities and some of the things they are famous for. Whether it's festivals, beaches, or museums, you'll learn that every city in the world has something special to offer. The world is a fascinating place. Not only will this book help you to improve your skills in English, but it will also teach you about different cities around the world. This book might even encourage you to pack your bags and go see them for yourself!
Tina Gionis
前 言
這本書是兩位朋友若伊和西巴斯辰的故事。他們剛完成大學的學業,找工作安頓下來之前,他們花了一年的時間在世界各地旅行。若伊在歐洲、中東、南非、澳洲和東亞旅遊,而西巴斯辰在南美、北美、印度和東亞旅遊。雖然這兩個朋友沒有在一起旅行,但是他們靠著明信片和電子郵件聯絡彼此,讓對方知道他們在旅行中看到的事物以及做了些什麼事。
這本書有四十章,每一章介紹一個城市,每一章由明信片帶出,是其中一個人寄給對方的明信片(Postcard),描述他們在那個城市做的事情。明信片裡的慣用語和口語表達的措辭會在〈Word Bank I〉中詳解。接下來的部分是閱讀短文(Reading Passage),為每個城市的重點介紹。閱讀短文後有是非題(True or False)和選擇題(Multiple Choice),評量讀者對內容的了解程度,所以要仔細閱讀才行!閱讀測驗的部分也有〈Word Bank II〉來詳釋字彙。之後有一個圖表測驗(Graph),測試你閱讀英文表格的能力。最後,每章以明信片收件人寄給對方的電子郵件(Email)結尾,附有〈Word Bank III〉,文中會提到他們的下一站,為下個章節引題。
閱讀這本書,你會認識有趣的城市以及其著名的事物。不管是節慶、海灘或是博物館,你會了解世界上每個城市都有其特別之處,這個世界真的很迷人。這本書不只幫助你增進英語能力,也能讓你認識這世界的許多城市,甚至能鼓舞你收拾行囊,親自去一探究竟喔!
Preface
This book is the story of two friends named Zoe and Sebastian. They've just finished college and are spending a year traveling around the world before they settle down and find jobs. Zoe travels through Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Australasia and East Asia. Sebastian travels through South America, North America, India, and East Asia.
Though the friends aren't traveling together, they are corresponding with each other through emails and postcards and letting the other know t...
目錄
Preface
前言
本書使用圖解
01Barcelona, Gaudi's Birthplace
巴塞隆納:高第的出生地1
02Buenos Aires, Home of the Tango
布宜諾斯艾利斯:探戈舞的故鄉13
03Lisbon, Age of Discoveries
里斯本:大發現時代26
04Carnival in Rio
里約:嘉年華會39
05The Eiffel Tower, Symbol of Paris
艾菲爾鐵塔:巴黎的象徵52
06Rivera's Murals in Mexico City
墨西哥市:里維拉壁畫65
07London, Traveling on the Tube
倫敦:搭地鐵旅行79
08Jazz Fest, a Great Time to Be in New Orleans
爵士慶典:在紐奧良的美好時光91
09Celebrating Queen's Day in Amsterdam
阿姆斯特丹:慶祝皇后之日103
10San Francisco, a World in One City
舊金山:看盡全世界的城市115
11Golden Prague
金色布拉格129
12Vancouver, a City of Parks
溫哥華:公園之城141
13Budapest, City of Baths
布達佩斯:溫泉浴場之城153
14Caravan in Toronto, the Canadian Mosaic
多倫多的商旅:加拿大的鑲嵌圖畫167
15Krakow Legend of the Smok Dragon
克拉科夫:司摩克龍的傳說180
16Montreal Home of the Tam Tam Jam
蒙特婁:Tam Tam音樂表演的家鄉193
17Nevsky Prospect St. Petersburg on One Street
納夫斯基大道:聖彼得斯堡的全貌205
18The Quebec City Summer Festival Music From Around the World
魁北克夏日節慶:世界各地的音樂219
19Athens, City of the Gods
雅典:眾神之城231
20New York City, a City of Museums
紐約:博物館之城244
21Michelangelo's Masterpieces in Rome
羅馬:米開朗基羅的傑作256
22Shinjuku, the Heart of Tokyo
新宿:東京的中心270
23Venice City of Canals
威尼斯:運河之城284
24Kyoto City of Temples
京都:寺廟之城296
25Istanbul, a City on Two Continents
伊斯坦堡:跨越兩大洲的城市309
26The Outlying Islands, Hong Kong's Getaway
離島:香港出走322
27Jerusalem the Oldest City in the World
耶路撒冷:世界上最古老的城市335
28Pudong, Shanghai's Future
浦東:上海的未來348
29Cairo, a Timeless City
開羅:永恆的城市360
30Durbar Square, the Heart of Katmandu
杜巴兒廣場:加德滿都的中心373
31Camps Bay Beach in Cape Town
開普敦:坎普斯灣海灘385
32Fun on Mumbai's Chowpatty Beach
孟買:秋帕逖海灘上的樂事397
33Melbourne's Bohemian District, Fitzroy
費滋羅:墨爾本的波西米亞區408
34Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, a City Within a City
吉隆坡的中國城:城市中的城市420
35The Sydney Festival a Great Time to Be in Sydney
雪梨藝術節:去雪梨的好時間432
36Angkor, the Glory of Siem Reap
吳哥:暹粒的榮耀443
37The Hauraki Gulf Islands, Auckland's Tropical Paradise
豪拉基灣島:奧克蘭的熱帶天堂454
38Kuang Si Falls, the Jewel of Luang Prabang
關西瀑布:琅勃拉邦的珍貴寶石465
39Thaipusam, an Indian Festival in Singapore
大寶森節:新加坡的印度節慶477
40Khao San Road, a Meeting Place for Travelers in Bangkok
高山路:曼谷的遊客聚會地488
附錄:城市資料521
Preface
前言
本書使用圖解
01Barcelona, Gaudi's Birthplace
巴塞隆納:高第的出生地1
02Buenos Aires, Home of the Tango
布宜諾斯艾利斯:探戈舞的故鄉13
03Lisbon, Age of Discoveries
里斯本:大發現時代26
04Carnival in Rio
里約:嘉年華會39
05The Eiffel Tower, Symbol of Paris
艾菲爾鐵塔:巴黎的象徵52
06Rivera's Murals in Mexico City
墨西哥市:里維拉壁畫65
07London, Traveling on the Tube
倫敦:搭地鐵旅行79
08Jazz Fest, a Great Time to Be in New Orleans
爵士慶典:在紐奧良的美好時光91
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