愛上荷蘭The Netherlands aims to please with art, tulips and cheese by Ruth Devlin
The Netherlands beckons. What could be more tempting than enjoying friendly people and good food and gazing at fine art, windmills, and tulips in vibrant colors? Small towns call out to be explored, and quiet country lanes welcome all bicycles. Set foot in the Netherlands, and you will discover more than you imagined.
What better place to start than Amsterdam? This world-class city hosts the Anne Frank Huis, Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum to mention a few places. The most popular tourist attraction in the city, the Anne Frank House is sobering. Walk through tiny rooms, and continue up steep, narrow staircases as you imagine living in hiding in the house. The riveting displays capture the horrors of being Jewish in Europe before and during World War II.
The Van Gogh Museum houses the largest collection of the master artist's works. They are displayed chronologically, so people can see the changes in his techniques and color choices.
In the Rijksmuseum, discover the Masterpieces collection with works by Dutch masters as well as furniture, pottery and statues.
Tulips, tulips, tulips （郁金香）
A short distance from Amsterdam sits the charming town of Leiden, home to the oldest Dutch university. If museums captivate you, you'll love this town-it's loaded with them. That should be no surprise as Leiden is the great painter, Rembrandst's birthplace. Enjoy wandering the streets, and if you have time, take a boat trip on Leiden's scenic canals.
Not far from Leiden lie the Keukenhof gardens, a riot of color in the spring. The gardens were once the hunting area and kitchen gardens of a countess, hence the name Keukenhof (keuken is kitchen). Millions of tulips and other flowers bloom here each spring, and the gardens are advertised as the greatest flower show on Earth. Fifteen km of walking trails take visitors past beds of blooms, each more glorious than the last. The gardens are open from mid-March to mid-May. The tulips that bloom in the garden are actually on loan. Different growers loan their flower bulbs to the garden to flaunt their latest hybrids. While there, be sure to see Europe's largest fountain and a charming pond with beautiful white swans.
Pottery （陶瓷）and cheese
Now head to Delft, probably the most carefully preserved historic town in the country. Besides monuments, ancient houses and canals, you'll find interesting shops and restaurants in the little alleys that honeycomb the city. Visit the Royal Delft Pottery Factory and pick up some souvenirs to take home. Explore the New Church, built in 1381, with its tombs of the Dutch Royal family and climb the tower for a superb view of the town. No one comes to the Netherlands without wishing to see windmills. The country is still home to one thousand of them.
The best place to see them is they village of kinderdijk, where 19 of the grand structures, built in the mid-1700s, still stand. In the Netherlands, you also must have an encounter with cheese. Visit the Alkmaar cheese market for an unforgettable experience. Every Friday morning from the first of April to the first Friday in September, an elaborate demonstration shows how the cheese is weighed before it is sold. This is only a fraction of what the country has to offer. There is so much more. Do you hear it calling you?
Grammar
This world class city hosts the Anne Frank Huis, Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmusem to mention to name a few places=to mention a few places.
to describe small part of bigger place.
Our travel plan includes visiting a zoo, a garden, and an art museum to name a few places.
I was in Europe last week and visited our branch offices in London, Paris and Florence to name a few places.
Vocabulary
aims to -a goal or purpose to make people happy.
vibrant colors-bright colors.
set foot in-把脚放进去，意即“进入”“踏入”
*When you set foot in the garden, you'll be amazed by the beautiful landscape.
*The little girl refused to set foot in the movie theatre because she was afraid of the dark.
sober-使人警醒的，沉静严肃的
*Surviving such a serious accident is really a sobering experience.
*The sobering photos of how smoking damages people's lungs should motivate smokers to quit.
rivet-集中目光，吸引（目光）riveting(adj)-吸引人注目（意）的，吸引人的。
*The riveting performance of the actor won him several awards.
captivate-使入迷，使着迷。holds your attention that extremely interesting, exciting or surprising you.
*Mark is captivated by Sandra's beauty. 被。。完全给迷住了
*Computer games captivate children easily with their visual and sound effects.视觉和音效。
riot-暴动，骚乱，此指“色彩的丰富”色彩斑斓，色彩缤纷。（百花争艳）
*The festive decoration of the town plaza is a riot of color.
*The designer's summer collection is a riot of color.
flaunt-夸耀，炫耀，
*Nancy flaunts her wealth by driving fancy cars and wearing expensive designers' clothes.
*Patrick never flaunts himself even though he's rich and successful.
honeycomb (n)-蜜蜂窝，蜜蜂巢 honeycomb(adj) 布满，充满，使成蜂窝状，
*The intensive gun fight honeycombed the outer walls of the building.紧密激烈的枪战．．
*Public transit routes honeycombed the modern city.公共交通网（路线）
superb(adj)-一流的，极好的
*The pianist's superb performance was recorded for the album.专集
*The football team's superb strategies got them the state championship.一流的战术。
fraction-a small part of whole.（数学）分数。此指“小部分”
*Only a tiny fraction of the customers aren't satisfied with our products.
*He only spent a fraction of his time and energy managing his company, so it fell apart.
elaborate-It has a lot of careful detail, it may require a lot of energy and effort to decorate and produce.
Chat Room
beckon - wave someone or a signal for them to come to you.点头招手打招呼．
beckon- draw you in, something is attracted to you to go and visit.好玩的地方，向你招手，要你去游览．
beacon- a light house or a signal light for guiding the direction. 灯塔或导航用得着信号灯．
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load-１重担，负担，２装载，充满，装满
to be loaded with something-充满或装满甚么东西．
is loaded with money-装满了钱
My bag is loaded with books-
He is loaded-他很有钱
take a load off-卸货，卸下重担，休息一下
take a load off my mind-将我心中的重担卸下， 意即＂可以安心了，不用担心了＂
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encounter-出乎意料的遇见，遭遇，碰见．碰到．
have an encounter with cheese-遇见cheese，不只是吃到，还体验或感受到它的滋味．
a chance encounter-不期而遇，巧遇
conflict-有不同意见的．起冲突的．
confrontation-冲突
non-confrontational-不喜欢与人起冲突，不起冲突的，避免起冲突的．
to confront people is more positive way than to avoid that person.
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