大家说英语空中2012年

WASHINGTONSTATE'SSKAGITVALLEY-(3-3)-Thisspring,valleyvisitorsgetatasteofsimplecountrylivingandmore

空中英語教室-2012-04-04 [Low]

关键词：quilt,exhibit,luxury,inn,textile

Hi, etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.Sohappyyou'vejoinedus.MynameisSteve.Areyoulookingforapeacefulescapefromlifeinthecity?Well,comewithustoWashingtonState'sSkagitValley.We'relearningwhatsimplecountrylivingislikeattheannualTulipFestivalandonthescenicSkagitBayboattour.WepeekedinsidetheoldLolnTheater,whichisstillinusetoday.Nowwe'llcontinuetolookbackintoSkagitValley'shistorywithaquickstopattheQuiltandTextileMuseumonpage14.(Music).WashingtonState'sSkagitValley.QuiltandTextileMuseum.TouristscanexploretheQuiltandTextileMuseumandlearnhowclothcreationscanbeart.Thismuseumoffersaninterestingcollectionofquiltsandotherthings.Theitemsondisyshowthedifferentstylesoftextileart.Themuseumcollectsandexhibitsquiltsfromallovertheworld.Someoftheitemsarenearly200yearsold.Eventhemuseumbuildingisatripintohistory.It'scalledGachesMansion,anditwasbuiltin1891.(Music).o,friends.Thankyousomuchforjoiningushereinthestudio.MynameisKaylah.AndmynameisBrandon.We eyoutoourthirddayheretalkingaboutSkagitValley,Washington.We'vetalkedalotalreadyaboutthisceinWashingtonState,Kaylah.Youcangoandseebeautifulflowers.Youcantakeaboatride.AndwealsolearnyoucangotoLolnTheater.That'sright.There'slotstonSkagitValley.Eventhoughit'sanon-urbanarea,itisacountryside,there'sstilllotstoseeanddoifyouhaveagoodimagination.Well,thenextthingwe'regoingtotalkaboutismoreart-based.AndnowwearevisitingaQuiltandTextileMuseum.Andsoifyouthinkofa"quilt,"it'ssomethingthatisverybeautiful,actually.Peoplemakequilts,andtheyhaveaverydecorativestyle.Youcanusethemfordecorations.That'sright.Quiltsareverybeautifulcoversthatyouputonyourbed.It'smorethanjustonecolor.Quilt,Brandon,isusuallymadeofdifferentsmallpiecesofmaterialofdifferentcolorsandpatternsandshapesthatyouputtogethertomakeabeautifuldesign.Nowquiltsareverypopularinoldercultures,andthey'reabsoluybeautiful.ButKaylah,weoftenhavethewordhere"textile."Andthatjustmeansaclothmadebyhand.Sothisisamuseumwhereyoucangoandseethesedifferentquiltsandthese...differenttextileuses.Andyoucangothereandlookatthebeautifulhandiworkthatpeoplehavemade.That'sright.Differentkindsof"materials"wouldbeanotherwordfortextile.Soyoucanseethesebeautifuldesignsofquiltsaswellasnewkindsofmaterials,newbeautifulcreations.Weseethattourists,well,theycanexploretheQuiltandTextileMuseumandlearnhowclothcreationscanbeart.Ifyoucreatesomething,youcancall

threation.That'sright.Wedon'tusuallythinkofclothorjustasheetforyourbedasart.Buttheseareart.Theyaresobeautiful.Theytakelotsoftimetomakeandareveryspecificinthewayyoumakethem.Sotheyareart.Andthismuseum,well,itoffersaninterestingcollectionofquiltsandotherthings.Itoffersacollection,agroupofthesethings.That'sright.Acollectionis,asyousaid,agroupofsimilarlyrelatedthings.Somaybeyouwouldliketocollectbaseballcards,youhaveabaseballcardcollection.Buthereweseeacollectionofart,textilesandquilts.Andtheitemsondisy,theyshowthedifferentstylesoftextileart.Ifsomethingisondisy,thatmeansyouareshowingittothepublic.That'sright,youcangoandlookatit.Andapparently,there'salldifferentkindsoftextileart.NowBrandon,Iamnotfamiliar,Idon'treallyknowwhattextileartlookslike.SothismightbeagoodceformetovisitsoIcanlearnsomething.That'saverygoodpoint.Iwouldliketolearnmoreaboutthatmyself.Maybeyouwouldliketolearnmoreaboutthat.Maybeyouhaveamuseumlikethisnearyouwhereyoucangoandcheckitout.Well,thismuseumitcollectsandexhibitsquiltsfromallovertheworld.Soit'snotjustfromthestateofWashington,butit'sfromallovertheworld.And"exhibit"meanstoshowpublicly.Soit'sverymuchliketheword"disy."Butwhenwetalkaboutanexhibit,thatmeansyou'renotallowedtotouchit,andusuallyitisinamuseum-typesetting.Soitissomethingthatwecangolookat.That'sright.AndKaylah,youactuallyjustusedthiswordasanounaswell.Youcangotoanexhibit.Buthereweseeitisusedasa...verb.Itcan...youcanexhibitsomethingaswell;youcanshowitoff.That'sright.Andsoyoucanlookatthingsfromaroundtheworld.They'reshowingyouallthesedifferentformsofart.Well,someoftheitemsarereallyold.Somearenearly,whieansverycloseto,200yearsold.Wow!Thatisamazing.Andthat'swhatIthinkmakesthisunique.Youcangothereandseesomethingthat'sreallyold,that'snotsomething...thingsthatpeoplejustmadelastweekorlastmonth.Well,eventhemuseumbuildingisatripintohistory,Kaylah.Whenwesayatripintohistory-that'saninterestingphrase-we'rereferringto...yougettovisitorexperiencesomethingfromthepast.Kaylah,doyouliketotaketripsintohistory?Doyoulikehistory?IlovehistorysoIlikegoingandvisitingcesthatarelikevisitingthepast.Andthisbuilding,themuseum,issoold,itisapieceofhistoricalartitself.Andthat'swhatIlike.Iliketoseeoldbuildings,somethingthatwasbuiltavery,verylongtimeago.Well,weseethatthenameofthisbuildingiscalledGachesMansion,anditwasbuiltin1891.Nowtheword"mansion"meansaverylargehome.Itishugeandusuallyveryexpensive.Butthishomeisnolongerjustsomeone'shouse.Itisnowthemuseumandisstillveryold.Andthishappensalotoftimes.Big,oldhousesareturnedintomuseumsbecausethey'rebeautiful,andthere'ssomehistoricalparttoit.Andsopeopleliketogoinandtourthehouseorthebuilding.That'sright.Andamansionisbigenough,ithasenoughrooms,soyoucanexhibitalldifferentkindsofart.Andthat'actlywhattheydohereatwhatusedtobeGachesMuseum...anditis...GachesMansion,andisnowtheQuiltand

TextileMuseum.Well,wehavemoretotalkabout.ButrightnowwewanttovisitKenintheChatRoom.Hey,Bryan,thatwomanovertherehasbeenknittingforafewhoursnow.Yes.SheremindsmeofmyauntKathleen.Shemadescarves,sweaters,mittensandhats.Shereallymasteredtheartofknitting.Theartofknitting?Ithoughtartwassomethinglikepaintingsorsculpturethatyou'dseeinamuseum.Thosearethemostcommonexamplesofart.Butthewordcanrefertoanythingthatusescreativityandskill.Youcantalkabouttheartofknitting,cooking,sewingandevengardening.Sodoesthatmeanthatwhenthatwomanfinisheswhatshe'smaking,it'llbeaworkofart?Well,actuallywe'donlycallitaworkofartifitcomesoutreallybeautiful.Andifsomethinglikeknittingorcookingisdonebysomeonewhoisn'tverygoodatit,weprobablywouldn'tcallitanarteither.Interesting.SowhenIhearsomethingcalledanart,Iknowpeoplearetalkingaboutitbeingdonewell.Yes.Andthereisactuallyanidiomthatbuildsonthatidea.Oh,really?Whatisit?Whenyousaythatsomeonehassomethingdowntoafineart,itmeanstheydoitwellusuallybecausethey'vedevelopedtheskilloveralongperiodoftime.SoIcouldsaythatyouraunthadknittingdowntoafineart?Yes.Buttheidiomcanevenbeusedtotalkaboutthingsthatdon'tseemcreative.Forexample,Icansaythepeopleofthecoffeeshopacrossthestreethavebrewingcoffeedowntoafineart.Theysuredo.AndyouhaveexiningEnglishidiomsdowntoafineart.Thanks,Ken.().

ebackfromthebreak.Youknow,therearen'tmanywordsthatbringtomymindthegoodnessofsimple,comfortablecountrylivingquiikethewordquilt.NowcesthatI'msurehavequiltsforvisitorslikeyouandmetouseandkeepwarmarethedozensofSkagitValley'sBandB's.Let'stalkaboutthemnowunderthetitlecestoStay.(Music).WashingtonState'sSkagitValley.cestoStay.ThoughSkagitValleydoesn'tboastabigcity,ithaseverythingatiredtouristneeds.Thereareseveralluxuryhos,butvisitorsw gamore alexperiencehaveoptionstoo.Therearemorethan40bedandbreakfastinnsinthesurroundingarea.Tulips,tours,entertainmentandmuseums-SkagitValleyoffersagreatmixofnature,artandhistory.Itistheperfectchoiceforavacationinthecountry.(Music).Well,SkagitValley,WashingtonState,seemslikeabeautifulcetovisit.Butwhenyouvisitsomewhere,youneedsomewheretostay.That'sright.That'sagreatpoint,Kaylah.WhereamIgoingtostaywhenIgotoSkagitValley?Well,that'swhatwe'retalkingaboutnow.ThoughSkagitValleydoesn'tboastabigcity,ithasplentyofcestostay.Nowweseeherethatit"doesn'tboastabigcity,"meaningitjustdoesn'tclaimthatit'sabigcity.It'sabeautifulceinthecountryside.Infact,notonlydoesitboasted...theyboastthattheyarenotacity,theyboastthattheyareacountrysidegetaway,anescape.Butjustbecausethey'reinthecountrydoesn'tmeanthey'renot

prepared.Ithaseverythingthatatiredtouristwouldneed.That'sright.Thereareseveralluxuryho s.Nowifyouhavea"luxury"ho ,thatjustmeans hatcouldbequiteexpensivebutitalsohastheideaofsomethingbeingverycomfortableornice.That'sright.Somethingyoupayalotofmoneytobecomfortableforwouldbealuxuryho .Well,what'sniceaboutthisis...Brandon,we'vetalkedaboutallkindsofactivitiesyoucando:youcandothebike-ridingthroughthetulipfields,youcantakeferryboatrides.Butallofthoserequireenergyandlotsofmovingaround,soit'snicetothinkofarelaxingandcomfortablecetoreturnto.Ilovethispartofthearticlebecauseit'sjustanicethoughttocomehome,andyoucanjustbethereinyourbedandjustenjoyyourmoroomandbeinstyle.Ifwesaythatweare"instyle,"it'saverynicece.This...thesemoswe'retalkingaboutarequitenice.Andsoifyou'vehadabusyday,youdon'thavetoworryaboutcomingandsleeonthefloor.Youhaveanicebedandeverythingelsetogowiththat.That's right.Well, you know, some people don't like staying in hosthough.Sometimesyouwantamore alexperience.Sovisitorsthatwantamore

alexperiencehaveoptionstoo,ormeaning"aswell."Ifyouwanta alexperience,whatdoesthatmean?Well,somethingthat...ifsomethingismore al,peoplewillkindofpaymoreattentiontoyou.Maybeyoustayinabedandbreakfast,forexample,thepeopletherewillkindofhelpyouout.Maybeyouwanttoaskthemquestionsaboutcestogo,theycanhelpyou.Maybethey'llcookyoubreakfast,allsortsofthings.There'sa altouchtoit,wewouldsay.And" al"meaningitisrelatedtoyouasanindividual .Soataho,therewouldbemorepeople,morerooms,somaybealittlebitlessservice.A altouchwouldhaveavery"relatedtoyourindividual"needs.Well,weseethattherearemorethan40bedandbreakfastinns.Nowabedandbreakfastisusuallyasmallerce.That'swhytheycangiveyouamore

alattention.Andsoifyougotoabedandbreakfast,they'llcookyoubreakfast,andyoucsojustenjoyyourtimethere.Butwhatisaninn?Well,an"inn"issomewherewhereyougettostay,youstayforthenight.Soit'snotsomewhereyoulive,butit'ssomewhereyougettosleep."It'susuallyasmallho"isagoodwayofthinkingaboutit.Andthey'remostoftencalled"inns"whenyou'reinthecountryside.Andsowehavetheluxuryho s,ifthat'sforyou.Butifyouwantmore alexperience,youcantryoneofthebedandbreakfasts.Thesearethetwooptionsweseehere.NowBrandon,areyoumoreofthe"ho "type ora"bedandbreakfast"kindof ?ItdependsonthetypeoftripthatI'monandwhatkindofmoodI'min.IguessifIjustwantanice,quietce,maybeI'llgotothebedandbreakfastforaweekend.ButothertimesIwouldchoosetheluxuryho.MaybeIwould...theywouldhaveaniceswimmingpoolandallotherthingsthatIwouldliketodo.AndsoIcouldhavebothoptions.Well,Iliketheideaofabedandbreakfastoutinthecountryside,relaxing,andthengettingtoenjoythesurroundingareaandlivemorelikealocalwhileIvisit.Well,tulips,tours,entertainmentandmuseums,

theseareallpartofSkagitValley.Itreallyhassomethingforeveryone,Kaylah.That'sright.SkagitValleyoffersagreatmixofnature,artandhistory.Brandon,whilewe'reonthissentence,I'dliketolookatthegrrofit.Ifyouseetheyhavealistatthebeginning,ourauthorusesalistandthenadash(-)aswecontinueintothesentence,thisisonecreativewayofwriting.Insteadofusingcomma(,)andcomma(,)and...,thisisagoodwaytotalkaboutacollectionofrelatedthings.That'saverygoodpoint.Whenwearewriting,sometimeswedothis.Weusetheseliststokindofputeverythingtogether.Andthenyouhavethatdash(-),andthenyouhavetherestofthesentencethat'srelatedtowhat'sinthatlist.That'sright.It'showyouconnectallthepieces.Andit'sagoodandhigherlevelstyleofwritingthatyoushoulduseandpractice.Well,SkagitValleyhasallofthismixofnature,artandhistorythatmakesitperfect...aperfectchoiceforavacationinthecountry.That'sright.Ithasagreatmixofalloftheseasthecombination.Maybeyoudon'tlikeeverythingthatwe'vetalkedabouttoday,butmaybeyoulikeoneortwothings.Andmaybesomeoneelseinyourfamilylikesomethingelse.Well,that'swhywesayithassomethingforeveryhat'sright.Ithassomethingforeveryonewhoenjoysthecountryside.Sothisisagreatescapefromurbanlifeintothequiet,relaxingareaofthecountryenjoyingnatureoutsidewithfreshair,butyoualsohavemuseums.Andthere'splentytolearnaboutintheareaaswell.Soundswonderful,Kaylah.Ifeelrelaxedjusttalkingaboutittoday.AndIdon'tknowwhatyouthink,butIhopeyouwilllus.Writeintousatletters@S andletusknowyourthoughtsaboutthisarticle.Well,thankyouforjoiningus.Rightnowit'stimeforaskit.Wedidit!Wemadeanescapefromurbanlife.Wegotout