You’ve seen it in the movies; now see it in real life!
紐西蘭湯加里羅國家公園 親訪《魔戒》末日火山的壯闊美景
Most UNESCO World Heritage sites have either natural or cultural status. Only a few have double status. New Zealand's Tongariro National Park belongs to that special group. Tongariro's natural status was recognized in 1990. The park, located in the central North Island, is a natural treasure. It encloses three active volcanic mountains, along with plains, rivers and lakes. In winter, snow turns the mountain peaks a brilliant white. Tongariro's cultural status was recognized in 1993. That was because its mountains are, for the native Maori people, scared areas with deep spiritual importance.
In 2018, my brother Steve and his wife Carol Ann visited New Zealand and spent time in Tongariro. Here is some of what they saw and felt:
"Tongariro lies about a two-hour drive from the town of Taupo. Driving south, we soon see the snow-capped volcanoes. The effects of past eruptions start to appear even though the volcanoes are still a long way off. The forest turns into low brush and grassland. The road rises slowly, and the snow caps look steep and distant. Before long, however, we are at the base of the mountains.
Info Cloud
double duty 同時完成兩件事情或是同時扮演兩個角色
Hello, everyone. And welcome to Info Cloud. Can you do two things at once? If you do, you might just be doing double duty.
Actually, when something does double duty, it can mean two things. You can even say that the expression itself does double duty.
Rex is making a joke about this expression doing two different things at the same time. But people do end up doing double duty all the time.
I do double duty here as an English teacher and a vocal performer. I fill two positions here at the same company.
I do double duty all the time as a writer and a teacher. I'm always trying to be a good writer for Info Cloud and for the classes that I teach and a good teacher to students.
So here Anne Marie really is doing two things or filling two duties at the same time.
The other way we use this is to describe when a thing can serve more than one purpose, but not necessarily at the same time.
I have a room in my house that serves double duty - it is my home recording studio, but it also does double duty as a guest room.
Sometimes when I write for Info Cloud, I look for topics that can do double duty- things I know my classroom students and my virtual students need to learn.
當你做一件事情，可以達到兩種效果，你可以說: 那是 double duty，duty 是職責，double duty 就是同時完成兩件事情或是同時扮演兩個角色。Anne Marie does double duty as a writer and teacher. Anne Marie扮演了作家和老師的雙重角色。This room serves double duty as office and guest room. 這個房間有辦公室和客房的雙重功能。
Language Lab
enclose v. 包圍著、圍繞著
to surround (something)
- It is hard to see the castle because a dense forest encloses it.
因為有一座茂密的森林包圍，所以很難看到那座城堡。
- Because the queen loved roses, a tomb is enclosed by rose bushes.
由於皇后很愛玫瑰花，她的墓穴有玫瑰花叢圍繞著。
enclose v. 附上
to include (something) with a letter or in a package
- If you are mailing your visa application, remember to enclose two photos of yourself.
要寄出你的簽證申請表的時候，要記得附上兩張大頭照。
- Rita sent a birthday card to her nephew, and enclosed a gift certificate.
Rita 寄給她的姪子一張生日賀卡，並附上一張禮卷。
sacred adj. 神聖的
/ˈseɪkrəd/
worthy of religious worship : very holy
- This lake was once considered sacred by the people who were living here.
這湖泊以前被當地人看為神聖的。
- Because the temple is considered sacred, ordinary people are now allowed to enter.
因為這座廟被視為神聖的，一般人是不准許進入的。
sacred adj. 跟宗教有關的
relating to religion
- The museum has a fine collection of ancient sacred scrolls.
這間博物館收藏不少古代宗教所有的書卷。
sacred adj. 東西珍貴又重要 (不能隨便亂碰)
highly valued and important : deserving great respect
- No one can touch Theo’s coin collection because the coins are sacred to him.
沒有人可以隨便摸Theo收藏的硬幣，因為那些硬幣對他來說是很珍貴的。
volcano n. 火山
a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called an eruption)
- I would be nervous to live in the village close to a volcano.
要我住在一個靠近火山的村落裡，會讓我很緊張。
- Mount Fuji is not only the highest mountain in Japan, but it is also a volcano.
富士山不僅是日本最高的山，而且也是一座火山。
volcanic adj. 東西或狀況跟火山有關的
- The boys played in the stream, and found a volcanic rock.
男孩們在溪水裡玩耍的時候，找到一顆火山石。
volcanic adj. 形容一個人的脾氣突然爆發
- With a volcanic temper like that, it is no wonder Pete lost his job.
像Pete那樣脾氣會突然爆發，難怪他無法保住工作。
eruption n. 爆發 erupt v. to send out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion
to send out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion
- The villagers near the volcano were able to move to a safe location before the volcanic eruption.
火山附近的村民們在火山爆發前，已搬到一個安全的地方。
eruption n. 情感突然爆發
to begin doing something (such as shouting or applauding) suddenly — usually + in, into, or with
- When news reached the school that the school team had won the championship, loud cheers erupted from the classrooms.
當學校接到他們校隊榮獲第一名的消息時，每個班爆發出歡呼的聲音。
eruption n. 皮膚上層突然冒出的泡疹
to appear suddenly on the skin
- The eruption of all those bumps on Sabrina’s arms and legs made her rush to the emergency room.
Sabrina手上跟腳上突然爆發出疹子，讓他趕緊去急診室。
