咕咕愛囉唆

紅岩歷險記A Red Rock Adventure

一次驚險、可怕的體驗a thrilling and terrifying experience

想在令人讚嘆的紅色岩層和不凡景致中冒險的夢想，吸引了我們一家來到美國西部的猶他州。

我們充滿期待，抓起健行靴，出發前往位於兩個國家公園鄰近區域的摩押鎮。

第一天清晨，我們沿著紅色沙路徒步走到充滿恐龍化石的岩石區；隨後開車到一個眺望點俯視峽谷地國家公園的針峰區。

我們小心翼翼地往前走到邊緣處，觀賞從遠處看來就像細針一般的高聳岩石。

我低頭俯瞰將綿延數百公尺的遼闊嶙峋峽谷盡收眼底之際，能感覺到自己的心因焦慮不安而狂跳。

第二天，我們直接就在那個地區徒步健行。

一條小徑引領我們經過歷史久遠的西部牛仔營地以及古老的岩石藝術。

小徑持續延伸到固定在巨大石上的木梯，在我們費力攀爬上去之後，出現在眼前的是最讓人驚嘆不已的雄偉景色。

隔天我們來到死馬點州立公園，滿是敬畏地俯望距離我們腳下六百零九公尺的壯麗科羅拉多河；這條河流蜿蜒繞過它幾個世紀以來切割而成的岩層。

stunning （adj.）令人暈倒的；震耳欲聾的

incredible （adj.）不能相信的，不可信的；難以置信的；驚人的；極妙的

anticipation

a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future

期望，盼望

As with most pleasures, it's not so much the experience itself as the anticipation that is enjoyable.

與大多數令人快樂的事情一樣，真正令人快樂的與其說是事情本身，還不如說是那種期望的感覺。

The postponement of the film's sequel has held cinemagoers in eager anticipation for several months.

這部電影的續集延遲上映，這使得影迷苦苦企盼了數月。

Our anticipation of our competitors meant greater sales for our book. 我們比競爭對手搶先一步，這意味著我們書的銷售量會更多。

anticipate（v.）預期，期望；預料

to imagine or expect that something will happen

We don't anticipate any trouble.

我們不希望出現任何問題。

in acting：”never anticipate”

That means you shouldn't expect or know or act like you know what they're going to say.

Never expect. Never assume. Never ask. And never demand. Just let it be. If it's meant to be, it will happen. 不滿懷期待，不心存猜想，不問也不索取。只是順其自然，因為註定的事情，它必然會發生。

tramp吃力的走過

to walk, especially long distances or with heavy steps

It started snowing about 1 p.m., so the kids had to tramp home from school through the snow.

tramp長途跋涉，徒步旅行

a long walk

After graduation, Blake and several of his friends tramped around Europe for three weeks.

The trio of boys rode donkeys to tramp through the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming.

The girls went for a tramp through the woods.

女孩們去鄉間遠足。

fossil化石

dinosaur fossils, bones, tracks

dino track

The kids found several fossils when they were climbing around on the rocks last week.

The Lucy fossil, which was found in Ethiopia, is the oldest remains of a human ever found.

The burning of fossil fuels化石燃料 is a major source of air pollution.

brick/ brick red

Moab摩押(猶他州)

A big hat

A man rides a horse-cowboy

Wild West蠻荒大西部

sort of

想不出恰當的詞或不知下面該怎麼說時用 (used when you cannot think of a good word to use to describe sth, or what to say next)

We’re sort of like doing it the wrong way.我們的方法好像有點不對。

Lunch was sort of expensive.午餐有一點點貴。

Woman: Do you know how to get to the train station?

你知道要如何去火車站嗎?

Man: Sort of. It’s hard for me to explain it.

一點點。對我來說要解釋如何去火車站很難。

herd the cattle

the big hat was to protect them from the sun. and their pants and boots were practical for outdoor work.

Westerns

ranch大型農場；牧場

rugged崎嶇不平的；粗糙的；能吃苦耐勞的；堅固耐用的

As we drove west, we spotted high, rugged mountains ahead of us.

It takes a rugged person to live in the wilderness荒郊野外.

Ken bought a rugged mountain bike for his trip around the island.環島

scramble（v.）爬行；攀登；驚慌倉促的

Joann and Kristin scrambled up the mountain to watch the sunrise看日出.

scramble（v.）驚慌倉促的

The kids playing in the street scrambled out of the way of the speeding car.

He scrambled out of his clothes. 他匆匆脫去衣服。

scramble（v.）擾亂

Could you please scramble some eggs for breakfast?炒蛋

to make one’s way

proceeding to certain direction or you’re proceeding to a place

Oh, dinner's almost ready. Can everyone please make your way to the table?"

Make your way over here.

I felt my heart pounding with anxiety as I peered down and across hundreds of meters of this vast, rugged canyon.

rim

trail（n.）痕跡；蹤跡；足跡；（荒野中踏成的）小道

It continued up wooden ladders fastened to boulders that we scrambled up to find a most impressive view.

"Fastened to boulders," you can imagine, um, these... ropes or these ladders that they're climbing up sound a little bit dangerous to me.

And then we have the word ''scrambled," which, if you can imagine somebody scrambling up a rock or scrambling up a path, it sounds like the path is not very smooth.

boulder卵石，大圓石；巨礫

We heard the sounds of the river rushing past boulders below. 我們聽到河水奔騰而過大圓石的聲音。

fasten扣緊；繫牢；紮好；關緊

to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed

Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened.

請務必將您的安全帶繫好。

This shirt fastens at the back.

這件襯衫是在後面繫扣的。

I fastened the sticker to the windscreen. 我把貼紙黏到擋風玻璃上。

impressive（因特殊、重要或巨大而）給人留下深刻印象的

If an object or achievement is impressive, you admire or respect it, usually because it is special, important, or very large.

impressive view

That was an impressive performance from such a young tennis player.

這麼年輕的網球選手居然打得那麼好。

an impressive collection of modern paintings

令人讚歎的現代繪畫收藏品

There are some very impressive buildings in the town.

鎮上有一些非常雄偉的建築物。

She's a very impressive public speaker.

她是個不同凡響的演說家。

awe（n.）敬畏；驚奇，驚嘆

a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise

I've always held musicians in awe.

我對音樂家們總是肅然起敬。

As children we were rather in awe of our grandfather.

小時候，我們對祖父非常敬畏。

You can't help but stand in awe of (= respect greatly and fear slightly) powerful people.

在權勢人物面前，你不由自主會畢恭畢敬。

to watch/listen in awe 敬畏地看／聽

to stand or be in awe of sb./sth. 對某人／某事物感到敬畏

awe（v.）使敬畏；使畏懼

to cause someone to feel awe

Her paintings have awed and amazed the public for half a century.

半個世紀以來，她的畫作一直令公眾嘆服。

The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance.

她的出色表演令觀眾嘆為觀止，大家都屏氣凝神地欣賞。

The children were awed into silence. 孩子們嚇得不敢作聲

to be awed by sth. 敬畏某事物

carve sth out靠努力開創出；努力贏得，謀得（尤指職位）

to successfully create or get something, especially a work position, by working for it

He hopes to carve out a niche for himself as a leading researcher in his field of study.

他希望在自己的研究領域裡闖出一個學術帶頭人的地位。

She carved out a reputation for herself as an aggressive manager.

她作為一個咄咄逼人的經理人名聲在外。

put my kids in summer camps

wildness survival camp

swimming camp

baking camp

build a fire

learn what to do in emergency situations outdoors

martial arts camp武術

self-defense skills

you can register two kids for the price of one登記註冊

a great deal