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[ 2009 March 27. ]

landscape (n.) [‘lXndskep] 風景, 景色; 風景畫, 山水畫
﹣a wide view of country scenery.
EX: From the hill he looked down on the peaceful landscape.
      他站在山上眺望下面的寧靜景色。
 ﹣a picture of such of scene.
EX: She preferred a good landscape to a portrait.
      比起人像畫，她更喜歡美麗的風景畫。



butler (n.) [‘bVtlQ] 男管家, 僕役長
 ﹣the chief male servant of a house, in charge of the others.



journey (n.) [‘dKRnI] [尤指長途的]旅行, 行程
 ﹣a trip from one place to another, esp. by land over quite a long distance.
EX: If you're going on a long car journey, make sure the vehicle's in good condition.
      如果你準備駕駛小汽車做長途旅行，一定要確保車輛運轉狀況良好。



fjord (n.) [fjord] 峽灣[尤指挪威的]
 ﹣a narrow arm of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, esp. in Norway.



resort (n.) [rI’zCrt] 度假地, 遊覽勝地
 ﹣a place where people regularly go for holidays.
EX: Brighton is one of the most popular resorts on the south coast of England.
      布賴頓是英國南部海岸最有名的度假地。



steep (adj.) [stip] 陡峭的, 陡直的, (升或降)急驟的, 大起大落的; [要求,尤指價格]過分的, 過高的, 極端的
 ﹣rising or falling quickly or at a large angle.
EX: This hill's too steep to ride up on a bicycle.
      這山太陡了，騎腳踏車可上不去。
 ﹣of a demand or esp. a price unreasonable, too much.
EX: He's asking 500 pound for his old car, which I think is a bit steep!
      他那輛車居然索價5百英鎊, 我認為太過份了。