The 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo

二○一○台北花博A plant-lover’s dream comes true 植物熱愛者的美夢成真by Chip Ewald

Whether you love plants or just appreciate their benefits, you'll enjoy this special flora exposition. From now until late April 2011, Taipei is hosting the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo.

Enjoying the Expo
The Expo area consists of four beautiful parks, totaling over 900,000 square meters. The 14 pavilions and buildings in these parks give visitors many opportunities to enjoy nature's beauty indoors. Live shows and films will feature art, culture and the natural world.

The expo will be both exciting and educational for people. A sea of flowers -22,000 square meters of colorful blooms in total-will amaze visitors. This includes the largest floral garden, which covers 9,323 square meters! Bonsais that are over a century old will prompt respect from the young and old. A 12,000-square-meter global garden presents exhibits by cities and gardening organizations from around the world. High-tech displays throughout the expo will help guests learn about the complex lives of flowers and butterflies. Also, flora-inspired fashion shows will show how nature's beauty mixes with the fashion world.

"Greening" the city:
Many Asian flora expos have been held outside city centers - in suburbs. But people everywhere are showing a desire for more urban green spaces. So Taipei is making sure this expo takes place in the heart of the city.

International events like this greatly benefit the host. Taipei expects 8 million visitors during the six-month expo. As a result, some think this event will produce NT$16.8 billion in economic benefits. City officials, however, are not simply eager for the extra income. They hope the expo transforms Taipei's soul and changes Taipei into a "garden city."

Transforming more than Taipei, the Flora Expo aims to encourage all visitors to become more eco-friendly. The pavilions themselves are green. For example. the Far Eastern Eco ARK Pavilion uses solar power for some of its energy. Expo planners want international visitors to return home a little more "green." They also hope visitors take with them a deeper appreciation of nature and passion to protect it.

More Information:
The logo for the Taipei International Flora Expo looks like five dancing flower petals. Each petal flows with a pattern of moving lines, representing the joy and harmony of human celebrations and shared values. each of the five logo colors.- blue, green, red, orange and purple - Represents a different continent. The bright colors also hint at the cheerful atmosphere that will characterize the expo.


Grammar on the go:
Expo planners want international visitors to return home a little more green.
"subject + verb + description of the attitude."- a mindful attitude.
use this pattern to talk about the thoughts or feelings of someone to do something.
The salesman went through a whole day without selling one single thing; he returned home frustrated.
Sara approached her manager's office a bit confused; she didn't know it she was in trouble or not.

Vocabulary Tips:
benefits-好處，利益。 bene-字根有“好”的意思，
*Flexible working hours is one of the benefits of working at home.
*The benefits of the new health policy are explained very clearly in this article.
pavilion-展示舘，臨時搭建的棚子。展覽館，展覽厛，涼亭。
*Each pavilion is equipped with ATMs and payphones. 都裝有。。
*The park's large pavilion includes a playground and water fountain.
*The African pavilion attract many visitors.
bloom (n)-花朵
*The artist painted the beautiful blooms of spring flowers.劃出春天美麗的花朵
bloom-（當不可數名詞時）意思是“花開的狀態”
*The lilies are in full bloom now. 勝開著
bloom (v)-開花
*The tulips are blooming in the garden.
economic-經濟的
*The enterprise's bankruptcy triggered a national economic crisis.
*Political instability is hindering the country's economic development.
economical-有經濟效益的,節省的.
*economical cars. 省油車
eco-friendly-環保的,與自然生態無害的. eco- 與環境,生態有關的friendly-友善的
*The company only uses eco-friendly material for its packaging.
*Mom recently switched to an eco-friendly laundry detergent.
appreciation (n)-感激,欣賞,讚賞,喜歡appreciate (v)-感激,欣賞,喜歡,領會
*The students gave their teacher a bouquet of flowers to show their appreciation.
*kate's appreciation of music was inspired by her father, who was a pianist.對音樂的讚賞喜歡..(inspired-源自于, 起源于)

Chat Room:
Bonsais that are over a century old will prompt respect...
prompt -促使
prompt someone to do something-促使某人做某事
The traffic noise prompted me to shut the window.促使我関窗。
prompt (adj)-立刻，及時，馬上
prompt reply-立即囘復（對方，不叫對方等待）
prompt-凖時
Please be prompt.-請凖時
promptly (adv.)- add "ly" to prompt-時間凖時
I arrived promptly at 8:00 我八點凖時抵達。
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florist-花商, 种花的人
ring bearer-捧婚戒的小男孩
flower girl-花童,指小女孩兒手捧花籃的女花童 toss out the flower from the basket to make a way for bride.
the bouquet toss-western costume, at the end of the wedding, the bride toss her bouquet, whoever get it will be the next person to get married.