Tarzan's effortless flights through jungle treetops have had humans living vicariously through him for decades. If only swinging from branch to branch through the jungle rooftop were as feasible for real people. Thanks to canopy trekking, now it is! Today, humans can walk or "fly" through leafy treetops, all the while enjoying nature at its finest.
How it all started
Humans have long been drawn to the mysteries of rainforest canopies. Suspended at around 40 m in the air, these canopies are the most productive habitats on Earth. As much as 40 percent of the world's species spend their lives living among the canopy branches! That's not surprising seeing as the green canopy leaves receive so much sunlight that there is constant food and warmth.
Scientists were among the first to understand the vast diversity of rainforest canopies. In the 1970s they began to study canopies by using ropes to access their heights and building platforms for long-term surveillance. Today, even more elaborate methods are used to study the canopies. One of those methods, canopy walkways, has recently become more than a science project-canopy walkways are now popular tourist attractions too.
Grammar Tips
I wish =if only
"If only" is a formal way to say "I wish"
If only my house were bigger.
I wish my house were bigger.
I wish the theater tickets were cheaper.
If only the theater tickets were cheaper.
Vocabulary Tips
trek- walk, a long distance hiking. 健行，或緩慢艱辛地跋涉。trekked/trekking
*We trekked through the forest and reached the lake in the afternoon.
*Sam and his friends went trekking in the mountains last weekend. 去健行
vicariously-experience it by watching or listen, not self do it.代替地，間接地，
*Through the author's description we can vicariously experience his exotic journey.
*Those who are addicted to online games live vicariously through computers and stop living in the real world.
surveillance-監視，監督，
*The thief tampered with several surveillance cameras.
*The police put the suspect under surveillance last week. 在什麽的監視下，用 "under"
Chat Room
thank you-謝謝
thanks to you-because of you (being sarcastic) the situation caused because of you.
Thanks to your foolishness, we lost a lot of money.
No thanks to you-- you didn't get any help from someone. Someone did not helping you, instead, he/she intended to hinder you from doing something.
I finally got my license, no thanks to you! (you didn't give me any help)
Thanks, but no thanks-- is a polite way to refuse people's offer. （禮貌地說：不，謝謝）
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