Two countries share this natural treasure
瓦特頓-冰河國際和平公園 一處兩國共享的世界自然遺產
Few places in the world can rival Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. This UNESCO World Heritage site has snow-capped mountains and, in its valleys, deep blue lakes. Grizzly bears, bighorn sheep, elk and mountain lions inhabit its forests. From its glaciers, water flows into three different oceans - the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic. It differs from most other World Heritage sites due to its location in two countries. Part of the park sits in the United States and part in Canada. This land actually combines two large national parks - Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, and Glacier National Park in Montana, United States.
Back in 1931, local Rotary Club members had the idea of uniting the two parks. In geographic terms, the parks formed a huge, unbroken region. The Rotarians believed the area could be better protected and enjoyed as one, and their governments agreed. Then, in 1995, UNESCO agreed as well, and the two parks became a single World Heritage site. Interestingly, a resident herd of elk "agrees" also, staying south of the border in the summer and freely moving north into Canada each winter.
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American Frontier 美國邊境的歷史
Welcome back to Info Cloud. Friends, today we want to talk a little bit about U.S. history, specifically the American Frontier.
A frontier is an area that has not been developed or explored yet.
The USA first began to be settled in the East along the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1800s. The frontier was considered to be the Midwest.
As the United States began to expand, frontier became synonymous with the West, generally, west of the Mississippi River, the river that runs down the middle of the country.
Many settlers moved to the west parts of America along a wagon trail called the Oregon Trail. It was pretty dangerous because the frontier was still unsettled.
People moved west for many reasons - to have their own land, for adventure or the hope of finding gold.
You know, when we refer to the American Frontier today, many people automatically think of the Wild West.
Ah, the Wild West. I always have enjoyed watching Western movies with cowboys and robbers and danger.
Well, that's our history lesson today. We hope you've enjoyed learning a little bit about the American Frontier.
今天要跟大家分享有關 American Frontier 美國邊境的歷史。frontier 代表還沒有被開發的邊境地區，在過去兩百多年來，American Frontier 美國邊境的範圍一直再改變，在十九世紀初期，美國國境是以大西洋海岸線為主的東岸地區，因此，中西部地區被視為當時的 American Frontier，後來美國國境不斷的擴展，密西西比河以西的廣大土地，就被視為 American Frontier。由於當時的美國西部還沒有被開發，算是相當危險的地區，我們也曾經看過西部電影裡的牛仔與強盜之間的槍戰，因此，當時美國西部被統稱為是the Wild West 狂野的西部。
Language Lab
rival v. 比得上
/ˈraɪvəl/
to be as good or almost as good as (someone or something)
- In Victor’s experience, his grandmother’s cooking cannot be rivaled.
在Victor的經驗來看，他祖母的烹調手藝是沒有人能比得上的。
- There are very few songs that can rival Liszt’s Campanella in difficulty.
能夠跟李斯特的鐘的艱難度相比的鋼琴曲子很少。
rival n. 競爭對手、敵手
a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another;
something or someone that is as good or almost as good as another person or thing
- Lydia is feeling anxious because her business rival has more customers than she does.
Lydia 感到緊張，因為她生意對手的客戶比她多。
- The evil queen tried to kill Snow White because Snow White was her rival in beauty.
邪惡的皇后想要殺害白雪公主，因為白雪公主在美貌上是她的勁敵。
location n. 地點
a place or position
- The rent of the apartment is very high because of the apartment’s location in the city.
因為該公寓在市區的地點，所以租金才會那麼高。
- The store will be moving to a new location next year.
這家店明年會搬到一個新的地點。
locate v. 位於
Something or someone that is located in a specified place is in or at that place.
- The train station is located in the middle of the city.
火車站位於城市的正中央。
locate v. 尋找位置
to find the place or position of (something or someone)
- Ralph’s missing dogs were located by his neighbors.
Ralph失蹤的狗被他的鄰居找到了。
geographic adj. 跟地理(學)有關的
/ˌʤiːjəˈgræfɪk/
geography n. 地理學
/ʤiˈɑːgrəfi/
an area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.;
the natural features (such as rivers, mountains, etc.) of a place
- The king was interested in the geographic exploration of the land because he wanted to know what natural resources were available.
國王對那片土地的地理探索非常有興趣，因為他想瞭解那個地方有什麼天然資源。
- The kingdom is located on an island in the middle of the ocean, and its people have been in geographic isolation from the rest of the world for many centuries.
那個王國位於海洋中的一個島上，而島上的居民因為地理因素與世隔絕好幾世紀。
- Scott loves looking at maps because he is very interested in geography.
Scott 很喜歡研究地圖，因為他對地理學非常有興趣。
border n. 邊界
a line separating one country or state from another
- You will need to show your passport when you arrive at the border.
當你到了邊界時，就得拿出護照給人家看。
- The river forms a natural border between the two countries.
河流是兩個國家之間的自然邊界。
border n. 裝飾邊、花邊
a decorative design along the edge of something (such as a rug or wallpaper)
- The picture is ugly and adding a border did not make it look better.
那幅畫很醜，而加了裝飾邊也沒有讓它變好看一點。
border v. 沿著
to form a border of (something) : to define the edge of (something)
- The west side of the yard was bordered by a row of rose bushes.
有一排玫瑰花叢沿著院子的西邊生長。
