The Top of Europe 歐洲之巔Experience the best of the Alps in Switzerland's Jungfrau Region by Beth Bowyer Wei
Anyone who has traveled through Europe no doubt recalls its impressive landmarks, museums and historic sites. While Switzerland boasts its share of those attractions, the country’s spectacular natural beauty is what attracts tourists. The Jungfrau Region, with its breathtaking scenery, stands out as the most dramatic example of that beauty.
Located in central Switzerland, the Jungfrau Region draws over half a million tourists each year. The Alps’ most famous trio – the Eiger, the Mönch and the Jungfrau – dominates the area. These three massive snow-covered mountains and their surrounding valleys, waterfalls and lakes make the region an idyllic vacation destination.
The train ride of a lifetime
Trains and cable cars conveniently connect many of the region's villages, making it easy to see all the sights. At Kleine Scheidegg, a beautiful ski and hiking area, tourists board a cogwheel train for a thrilling climb to jungfraojoch. Europe's highest railway station. After offering amazing glacier views, the train enters a 7.3-km mountain tunnel. As the train creeps upward, the railroad's engineering-a 16-year construction effort-fascinates tourists.
Jungfraujoch
The train stops at two viewing stations within the tunnel, rewarding riders with stunning views of green valleys and snowy mountains. Finally, the train arrives at Jungfraujoch, "the top of Europe." The multilevel station sits at 3,454 meters in a winter wonderland between the jungfrau and the Monch. After enjoying the scenery from the station, tourists visit the Ice Palace, a group of rooms carved out of a glacier. Or they can take a husky-drawn sled ride through the snow.
Cheese, please!
Back near the base of the mountains, visitors continue to admire the region's beauty. Travelers can also please their taste buds with Switzerland's most famous food: cheese! Cheese fondue is a tourist favorite. Eating this dish involves dipping pieces of french bread into a pot of melted cheese. Another common dish is raclette cheese melted over potatoes and eaten with pickles. Suppentopf stew, a local favorite, contains beef and vegetables covered with-of course-Swiss cheese.
Whether visitors stay two days or two weeks, they'll always remember the spectacular sights and mouthwatering tastes of the Jungfrau Region.
Extra info.
Take train from Interlaken, to Wilderswil , Zwellutschinun and end at Lauterbrunnen. Then from Lauterbrunnen, to Wengwald and end at Wengen. From Wengen take hike to the green valley, beautiful flower field, and crystal clear lake of Kleine Scheidegg.
Grammar
While Switzerland boasts its share of those attractions, the country is spectacular natural beauty is what attracts tourists.
share:
1.to divide or use something with someone else. --
There aren't enough textbooks, so the students have to share.
2. a part of something-- While Switzerland boasts its part of those attractions, the country's spectacular natural beauty is what attracts tourists.
We have a lot of clean-up work to do, but if everyone does their share, we can get it all done in one day.
Although the inheritance was divided equally among the five sons, the oldest son believed he deserved a bigger share.
Vocabulary
scenery (n)-风景what you see when you travel, outside and around the area beautiful and natural.
The spectacular mountain scenery of Guilin can be seen in many Chinese paintings.
trio (n)-三人组成的一组,团队,三种东西组成一套的,In the late 1990s, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman were the most famous trio in basketball.
*The family business is run by a trio made up of the boss and his two sons.
*This jazz trio is quite famous in New York.
*The trio of swimmers each won medals in the freestyle and backstroke categories.
idyllic (adj)-如同田园诗般的. 悠然恬静的田园般的
The grassy spot under that beautiful tree is an idyllic place for a picnic.
*Many people moved from the city to the countryside to enjoy an idyllic life.
*The small idyllic village is only accessible by boat.
fascinate (v)-使人着迷的,使强烈的吸引
The toy's bright lights and interesting sounds fascinated the baby.深深吸引住
*Her singing fascinated the whole audience.
*Anything with numbers fascinates my son.
*The boy was fascinated by the toy train in the window.
train ride, cable car-connect with cable/ wire, a transportation, take people from bottom to the top
cogwheel-wheel has teeth. to moving.
stunning (adj)使吃惊,使惊奇的,极美的extremely attractive, very pretty.stun-令人震惊的, 了不起的 On her wedding day, Joyce wore a stunning white and silver gown.
*The stunning scene of the car accident still haunts him fifteen years later.
*She wore a stunning evening gown and captured everyone's eyes.
carve (v)-雕刻 cutting out -Vance gave his daughter a doll carved out of a piece of wood.
*The ice sculpture was carved outdoors.
carve out of something-用什么雕刻.
*This canoe was carved out of a tree trunk.
*The hostess carved the ham for the guests.
taste bud (n)-味蕾Located on the tongue, taste buds allow people to recognize different flavors.
stew (n)- similar to soup, cook for long time.炖煮.
For dinner, Mrs. Carter served a delicious vegetable stew full of carrots, potatoes and beans.
*Grandma's beef stew is quite famous in her neighborhood.
*Janet prepared a hearty bean stew for dinner.炖豆子
*We stewed the lamb with lots of onions.
fondue-dipping things into the melted cheese or chocolate pot. the melted cheese kept warm.
massive-another word to say "very huge, very big"
Chat Room
Trio- three...
a three-ring circus-三环马戏团. 是可同时提供三套节目的大马戏团.
three strikes and you're out!棒球-三好球出局.三次记过开除,用在任何方面,指三次几会成或败
The three Rs-reading 读, writing 写, arithmetic.算
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高楼有些不同的名称:
multilevel (adj) station- a multistory station. not say " multifloor", say "multistory".多層的
multilevel =skyscraper- 刮到天上的东西scraper刮到,磨到 - 摩天大楼.
high rise (n) 二个字分开,名词,/ high-rise (adj)二个字之间有连接线连接,形容词 -高楼大厦
a high-rise apartment building.
tower-the Sears Towers- the Petronas twin Towers. 高楼,高塔,建筑上也可以有塔或钟楼.
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