繽紛櫻花

繽紛櫻花
Cherry blossom season to kick off (By Lee Hsin-Yin)

Wuling Farm in Taichung said some of its trees are already in bloom

Taipei, Jan. 16 (CNA) Many resort areas in Taiwan have reported that their cherry trees are in bud and are anticipating hordes of visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday, resort operators said Wednesday.

Wuling Farm in Taichung, central Taiwan, said some of its trees are already in bloom, adding that the popular scenic area expects to see hectic travel inquiries from the following day, when the farm will start offering tickets for the Feb. 10-March 5 period.

As many as 100,000 tourists packed the area each day during the last Lunar New Year holiday, creating massive traffic jams that took eight hours to clear in a single 8-km stretch.

To prevent similar chaos this year, the farm said a daily tourist capacity of 5,000 people will be set during the cherry blossom season, with traffic controls imposed on part of Provincial Highway No. 9, the main gateway to the park.

In the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village in central Taiwan, a cherry blossom festival will kick off Feb. 1, banking on its recent recognition as a "famous cherry blossom site" by the Japan Cherry Blossom Association.

"We are very proud of the flamboyant, extravagant cherry flowers that can only be found in the park," said Village Manager Richard Huang.

Huang explained that its 5,000 cherry trees, a hybrid strain of the endemic Taiwanese cherry and the Japanese Yae-sakura, will be decorated with lights for the first time to emulate the Japanese tradition of "yosakura," or cherry blossom-watching at night.

In northern Taiwan, cherry blossoms can be found at Wulai and in Sanzhi Township in New Taipei from late January, according to the city government.

Questions:

1. Why do people like cherry blossoms so much?

2. Do you enjoy lovely cherry blossoms?

3. Do you like flowers? What is your favorite?

4. Where are good places to appreciate beautiful cherry blossoms ?

5. What outdoor activities do you like to do during the spring season?

6. Do you enjoy outdoor activities like camping, hiking or fishing?

I.             Words

1.   bloom  開花        2. resort 旅遊勝地    3. in bud 含苞待放     4. anticipate 期待   

5. horde 群         6. operator 經營者      7. scenic 風景的      8. hectic 鬧哄哄的     

9. inquirie 詢問       10. massive 大量的      11. stretch 連綿     12. chaos 混亂     

13. capacity 容納       14. impose 把~強加於     15. gateway 入口     16. aboriginal 原住民的    17. recognition 認可     18. flamboyant 火紅的    19. extravagant 奢華的   20. hybrid 混合的     

 21. strain 品種         22. endemic地方性的      23. emulate 同…競爭

II.           Grammar

1.   Wuling Farm in Taichung, central Taiwan, said some of its trees are already in bloom, adding that the popular scenic area expects to see hectic travel inquiries from the following day.

 ** adding that + 子句: 又說到~

    原句為 and added that  + 子句 ， and為對等連接詞，若所連接的兩個動詞為連續動作 

    的話，可省略連接詞and，並把第二個動詞改為分詞。

 ** that the popular scenic area expects to see hectic travel inquiries from the    

    following day 為名詞子句

2.   As many as 100,000 tourists packed the area each day during the last Lunar New Year holiday, creating massive traffic jams that took eight hours to clear in a single 8-km stretch.

 ** as many as: 多達   pack 擠

 ** creating massive ~ 原句為 and created massive ~，此句文法概念同上句，為分詞的

    概念。

** traffic jams that took eight hours to clear in a single 8-km stretch ，此處的that took eight hours to clear in a single 8-km stretch此處的that是關係代名詞，引導形容詞子句，修飾之前的traffic jams。

 ** 花時間去做~

  Sb. + spend + 時間 + V-ing ~

= Sth.(It) + take + 時間 + to + V ~

3.   "We are very proud of the flamboyant, extravagant cherry flowers that can only be found in the park," said Village Manager Richard Huang.

 ** 此處的that can only be found in the park 為形容詞子句，修飾之前的the flamboyant, extravagant cherry flowers

 ** 被動語態: be動詞 + pp

     can be found 可以被找到