Section_ⅣLearning_about_Language_&_Using_Language

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　　GEORGE'S DIARY 12TH­14TH JUNE

　　Monday 12th, June

　　Arrived early this morning by bus. Went straight to hotel to drop my luggage①， shower and shave②. Then went exploring③. First thing was a ride on a cable④ car.From top of the hill got a spectacular view of San Francisco Bay and the city. Built in 1873, the cable car system was invented by Andrew Hallidie⑤， who wanted to find a better form of transport than horse­drawn trams⑥. Apparently⑦ he'd been shocked when he saw a terrible accident in which a tram's brakes⑧ failed, the conductor⑨ could not control the situation and the tram slipped\s\up1(10(10) down the hill dragging the horses with it.

　　Had a late lunch at Fisherman's Wharf⑪. This is the district where Italian fishermen first came to San Francisco in the late 19th century and began the fishing industry⑫. Now it's a tourist area with lots of shops, sea food restaurants and bakeries⑬. It's also the place to catch the ferry⑭ to Angel Island⑮ and other places in the Bay.

　　Did so much exploring at Fisherman's Wharf. Am exhausted and don't feel like doing anything else. Early bed tonight！ 　　①luggage/'lʌɡIdʒ/n.行李(〈美〉baggage)

　　②shave/ʃeIv/vt. & vi.(shaved; shaved, shaven)刮；剃

　　③go exploring 去探险

　　④cable/'keIbl/n.缆绳；绳索；电缆

　　cable car 缆车；(美)有轨缆车

　　⑤Andrew Hallidie/'ændruː 'hælIdI/安德鲁·哈利迪

　　⑥tram/træm/n.(有轨)电车

　　⑦apparently/ə'pærəntlI/adv.显然地；显而易见地

　　apparent/ə'pærənt/adj. 显而易见的；显然的；表面上的

　　⑧brake/breIk/n.闸；刹车；制动器vi.&vt.刹(车)；用制动器减速

　　⑨conductor/kən'dʌktə/n.(公车)售票员；列车员；(乐队)指挥

　　\s\up1(10(10)slip/slIp/vi.(slipped; slipping)滑动；滑行，滑跤n.滑动；滑倒

　　⑪wharf/wɔːf/n.码头

　　⑫where引导定语从句，修饰the district。

　　⑬bakery/'beIkərI/n.面包房；面包厂

　　⑭ferry/'ferI/n.渡船；渡口vt.摆渡；渡运

　　⑮Angel Island 天使岛