美麗的湖泊之都
Stacy and Scott are planning their trip.
史黛西和史考特正在計畫他們的旅行。
plan(v.)計畫、規劃
Stacy: We’ve been to Japan, Cambodia and Thailand. Let’s go somewhere special this time.
史黛西：我們去過日本、柬埔寨和泰國；這次我們去個特別的地方吧。
Cambodia(n.)柬埔寨somewhere(adv.)在某處special(adj.)特別的time(n.)次、回
Scott: How about Udaipur in India? I heard the city is known as the “City of Lakes.”
史考特：印度烏代浦如何呢？我聽說這個城市被稱為「湖泊之都」呢！
hear(v.)聽說known(adj.)聞名的known as sth.被稱作…的
Stacy: The City of Lakes? It sounds romantic. Tell me more about it.
史黛西：湖泊之都？聽起來好浪漫。再多說一點。
sound(v.)聽起來romantic(adj.)情愛的、浪漫的
Scott: It is placed almost in the middle of two major Indian cities, Delhi and Mumbai. Both land and air transport is convenient.
史考特：它差不多位在印度兩大城市—德里與孟買—的中間；陸上與空中交通都很方便。
place(v.)放置、擺放middle(n.)中間、中央major(adj.)主要的Indian(adj.)印度的Delhi(n.)德里Mumbai(n.)孟買land(n.)陸地air(n.)航空transport(n.)運輸、交通工具convenient(adj.)方便的、便利的
Stacy: Why is it special?
史黛西：它為什麼特別呢？
Scott: It has a sophisticated lake system and is known for its history, culture, scenic locations and the Rajput-era palaces.
史考特：它有很精密的湖泊系統，並且以歷史、文化、優美的風景與拉齊普特時代的宮殿而聞名。
sophisticated(adj.)精密的、複雜的system(n.)系統be known for以…聞名history(n.)歷史culture(n.)文化scenic(adj.)風景優美的location(n.)位置、地點era(n.)時代、年代palace(n.)宮殿
Stacy: I like it for its ancient history. Where can we visit there?
史黛西：因為它古老的歷史，我喜歡！在那裡我們可以參觀什麼地方？
for(prep.)因為ancient(adj.)古老的、古代的
Scott: Fateh Sagar Lake is a must-go. It’s an artificial lake with three small islands and has an aquarium, Under the Sun. The sunset there is the most breathtaking sight ever.
史考特：法德沙加爾湖是必去的。它是一座人工湖，有三個小島和一間水族館「Under the Sun」。那裡的日落是最令人屏息的景觀。
must-必須要…的artificial(adj.)人工的、人造的island(n.)島、島嶼aquarium(n.)水族館sunset(n.)日落、晚霞breathtaking(adj.)美得驚人的sight(n.)所見之物、景象ever(adv.)(用於強調形容詞)
Stacy: Awesome! It’s on our list. I’m interested in the palaces, too.
史黛西：太棒了！它在我們的清單上了！我也對宮殿有興趣耶！
awesome(adj.)極棒的list(n.)清單interested(adj.)感興趣的
Scott: City Palace is a good choice. It’s a palace complex with several palaces built inside. It has a museum with many antique objects from the royal era.
史考特：城市宮殿是個好選擇。它是個宮殿建築群，裡面建有許多宮殿；它有博物館，收藏許多皇室時代的古老物品。
choice(n.)選擇complex(n.)建築群several(det.)一些、幾個build(v.)建築、建造museum(n.)博物館antique(adj.)古物的、古董的object(n.)物體royal(adj.)王室的、國王的
Stacy: Let’s book the flight tickets right away!
史黛西：我們立刻訂機票吧！
book(v.)預定、預約flight(n.)班機right away馬上、立刻