A LOOK AT CONTEXT 思前想後猜字義
1. I plan to watch the football game in the Biergarten with my friends. I love the local beer, picnic benches and the fresh air.
A biergarten is ....
a. a smoky indoor bar.
b. a formal dining area.
c. an outdoor area for drinking beer.
d. a room in a museum.
2. Wind energy and solar power are examples of green energy.
If an energy source is green it is ...
a. environmentally damaging.
b. very expensive.
c. environmentally friendly.
d. None of the above.
3. With its traditional wooden buildings, winding stream and backdrop of snowcapped mountains, the village was certainly picturesque.
If something is picturesque it is ...
a. quite ugly.
b. pretty enough to be on a postcard.
c. gray and uninteresting.
d. uninviting and creepy.
4. Her style of teaching is very laissez-faire, so the students who are enthusiastic and independent do well.
If something is Laisse-faire it ...
a. adheres to a strict set of rules.
b. allows others to do as they please.
c. interferes with other people's choices.
d. judges people negatively on their lifestyle choices.
What Time Is It There?
Germany is seven hours behind Taiwan, so if it is 11am in Germany, it's 6pm in Taiwan.
德國比台灣晚七小時，所以假如德國現在是上午十一點，台灣就是晚上六點。
About Germany
Size: 357,021km2, or about ten times the size of Taiwan
Location: Central Europe
Borders: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
Capital: Berlin
Population: About 82 million
Language: German
Government: Federal republic
Currency: Euro
面積︰三十五萬七千零二十一平方公里，約為台灣十倍
位置︰中歐
鄰國︰奧地利、比利時、捷克、丹麥、法國、盧森堡、荷蘭、波蘭、瑞士
首都︰柏林
人口︰約八千兩百萬人
語言︰德語
政體︰聯邦共和國
貨幣︰歐元
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