上天下海遊維多利亞This city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, will delight one's sen 坐落在溫哥華島上的維多利亞市，能帶來愉悅感官的體驗喔Discover this city on Vancouver Island that will delight your senses by Anne Chalfant / 2004, Contra Costa Times (Walnut C)
Victoria is your cup of tea if you like the idea of bobbing along no faster than the little boats moored in its pocket harbor. A stroll along the Inner Harbour teaches you the proper Victoria pace. Ah, gaze upon the lovely reflections of the boats on the water. And how can the snow-capped peaks of the Olympic Range be so close in sight when this mild marine climate is kissing your cheeks?
Walk along the harbor past the famous Empress Hotel and the Parliament buildings. Or take a white horse-drawn carriage along Government Street past the harbor, where on a summer evening, street performers strike up tasteful concerts. Add an ice cream cone, and you have a sublime evening’s stroll.
Victoria does not end here. Like a cup of tea, it infuses the town, inviting a slow and relaxing visit. For tea in the Victorian manner, the Empress Hotel is the Queen of bone china elegance. For other dips into sensual pleasures, try these: Fly into Victoria on a floatplane. the floatplane skids you right p to a dock just steps from the Empress Hotel. It's a fun flight and much quicker than the ferry.
Spa on the cheap: Victoria has several spas, including the high-end Willow Stream Spa at the Empress. Expensive and too booked to fit me in on short notice. Happily, I ended up at a spa so charming that I wouldn't have missed it. Silk Road has a mellow little tea and aromatherapy shop upstairs. Downstairs, spa rooms offer a full range of services, with organic tonics and lotions. My pedicure was "au natural," no nail polish, but a peppermint pedicure ending with a gleaming nail buff plus a reflexology massage that lifted my spirits.
Take a peek inside the Fairmont Empress Hotel Victoria, which is located halfway between Asia and Europe, once provided a pleasant stop for the great steamships, offloading wealthy travelers and government officials. Dine in the Bengal Lounge, with its Indian decor, or sip tea in the elegant palm-fronded Tea Lobby.
Butchart Gardens. if you could walk in Butchart Gardens alone, you would find floral bliss among flowers bursting to retina-rousing colors. You would find soothing exploration in the gardens trailing one to another. The problem is, you will not be alone in this busy tour-bus destination.
Munro Books, Oh, I do love this bookstore. Walk in and you want to stay a week in this large but welcoming space, where gorgeous banners of the four seasons decorate the high walls.
Explore the island. Victoria is at the southern tip of pretty, green Vancouver Island. The city is the capital of British Columbia, and as the seat of the Provincial Government, exudes cosmopolitan cachet. But drive a few miles outside the city, and the island quickly turns into a rural community of small towns-fun to explore, and don't forget the beaches. Rent a car for a day and explore how the lucky Vancouver Islanders lives.
Shopping, Victoria is loaded with shops. But this is not a stock-up-at-Gap town; boutiques here sell Irish woolens, Scottish Plaids and expensive European clothing. Porcelain shops will make you smile, with chubby teapots from floral to art deco styles. Serious bargain shoppers can do well scouting for outerwear, since Canadian manufacturers, have mastered cold weather issues. They produce some excellent lines of sporting and outerwear, with prices usually beating same-grade U.S. products. (it means that cheaper in Canada about the same quality, same designing and same level, same clothing from U.S.A)
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If you haven't experienced a Bed and Breakfast, you must! In Victoria, there are many to choose from. The Heathergate House, near downtown Victoria, is a great place to start. All of the rooms are beautifully decorated with antiques. You really feel as if you are staying in a small English Inn. Every morning a hearty breakfast is served, including homemade scones and blueberry muffins!
Grammar
Victoria is your cup of tea, if you like the idea of bobbing along..
your cup of tea=your interest =your personal preference
*Your would be interested in Victoria if you like the idea of bobbing along..
*Golfing is Jonathan's cup of tea.
*Shopping is Sarah's cup of tea.
one's cup of tea=one's interest or personal preference or interested in .
not one's cup of tea= not interested in.
Hiking is not my cup of tea.
Going to parties is not Robby's cup of tea.
Vocabulary
sensual (adj)-感官享受，满足感官的，感官上很舒服sens-又感觉的意思sense-感觉。
*The restaurant's gourmet food offers a sensual delight in eating.
*Babies need positive sensual stimulation to feel loved.
moor (v)-park,停泊，或用绳子固定。
*Many boats moored in the harbor to avoid the coming hurricane.
*We moored our boat to a tree trunk near the shore.
infuse (v)-fill in, put a tea bag in to water, make water has more flavor and tasty.充满，注入
*The arrival of the group of young people infused new life into the old town.
*our new manager infused motivation and optimism into our department.动力和乐观精神。
float plane-a plane can take off or landing on the water.
sublime-so excellent, make perfect for.
skid-quickly move over
bobbing-boat on the water, it moves up and down by the wave of water.
mellow-令人愉快地，放轻松
*This mellow cafe is always packed with customers from the neighborhood. 挤满
*The mellow atmosphere of this bookstore makes you want to stay longer.
pedicure-脚部護理,包刮修脚趾甲,足部处理,按摩 pedi-与"脚部" 有关的 cure-照料
*Mom went for a pedicure before taking a trip to the beach.
manicure-手部護理 mani-手部的
*More and more men are having manicures.
gleaming-闪闪发光的,干净明亮到会反光发亮,簇新发亮.
*The customers can see gleaming counters in the kitchen through the windows.
*The gleaming new car attracted people's attention.
offloading -get off the boat
buff- make shoes shine, here means make feet nail shine.
banner-旗帜或挂在墙上的横幅
*The protesters were waving banners that said "No fur!" outside the convention center.禁穿皮草（毛）
*The banners hanging on the wall of the palace represent the royal family. 代表
boutique-卖精品的店，精品包括衣服，皮鞋珠宝配件等，通常店面的面积都很小。
*The boutique on Robinson Street sells accessories imported from France.
chubby-胖嘟嘟的，圆滚滚的很可爱讨喜。与fat-肥胖，过重不同。
*The chubby little girl looks so cute in her jumper.
*I can't stop squeezing the baby's chubby cheeks.
cosmopolitan （adj)-国际性的，世界观的 (n)-以四海为家的人或是世界主义者。
provincial-oversee and in charge of the province.
exudes-shows what it have.
cachet-the character, the quality of something. 特征.
plaids-many lines across, vertical and horizontal.
Gap- a store in U.S.A. their products are style-less, you can buy and stock-up, wear it in later time, not worry of out of fashion.
Chat Room
one's cup of tea-感兴趣，喜欢，
is not my cup of tea-不感兴趣，不喜欢，不合适。
not my bag-意思是说“不是我的专长“。而不是说不是我的贝包。
*playing sports is not my bag.
*cooking is not my bag.
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on the cheap-很便宜的（英国用语，相当于美国所谓的“bargain (adj)"
to travel on the cheap-
很高档的，很昂贵的，不能说“on the expensive“要说 “on the expensive side“-有点昂贵。
可以演申到下面的用法：
on the busy side-有点忙碌
one the tired side-有些累
one the cheap side-较便宜的价钱
one the quiet side-有些静
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tip- pointed shape.尖端,顶(通常tip有负面，不好的意思）
the tip of my nose, the tip of my pen.鼻尖,鼻尖
at the tip of my tongue-舌尖。想说的话，话到舌尖，一下却想不起来了。
tip of the iceberg-露出在水面的冰山。冰山出现在水面上会给船只带来危险。
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