Switzerland's Berner Alps 雪域之行-瑞士-5

Bring something warm, even sunny days can be really cold up here. We are over 11,000 feet above sea level. The air is thin, anything can happen on the Jungfraujoch. People are skiing in August, I saw some guys hiking down on the glacier¹ And if you look beyond the glacier, you can almost see Italy, we are on the top of Europe.
Many views later we are back in Kleine Scheidegg for lunch. The mountain air and exercise make even a simple picnic a memorable² meal. The view gives this grassy³ perch⁴ an atmosphere that no restaurant could match. From there we hike into the less touristy Lauterbrunnen Valley. The 2-hour downhill hike is easy. My gear is some sturdy shoes, sunblock, watchout for the mountain's sun, my jacket, a tourist map of the trails, and lots of film.

Yes, and you certainly got that looking. It's best.

The scenery changes. It’s a slow striptease as new mountains replace the ones we’ve seen. In the distance the haunting sound of Alpines⁵ reminds us how comfortably man and nature mix in Switzerland. Two hours and thirty six photos later, we are in the traffic-free town of Wengen. Now this is where we treat ourselves to a cool apple juice, that’s Apfelsaft up here, well we'll wait for the train to take us down to the valley floor. And this rest stop is a good chance to finish up some loose ends on the money talk we had earlier. let’s talk a little bit about the issue of plastic versus⁶ cash. Credit cards are widely accepted throughout Europe, they do work. Like here at this restaurant in Wengen which caters⁷ to a lot of tourists. A credit card works great for cash advances, major purchases, your splurge restaurant/, and certainly for car rental⁸ and collateral⁹, and credit cards give you a good exchange rate, I do use them. But they aren’t accepted by some of my favorite places, the street vendors¹⁰ or a country guesthouse.They're often being passed up. So I also depend on cash. These days bank machines throughout Europe let you withdraw from your account at home in the local currency, these ATMs are the easiest way to get local cash. No one understands the money, the local currency is not funny money. Right away in each country with a different currency takes some time to figure it out. Euros, Swiss francs, and British pounds are all decimalized, like dollars. There is a hundred little ones in every big one, only the names have been changed to confuse us tourists. Then go with a rough approximation, easy to figure it out in your head.

1 glacier   

n.冰川，冰河

参考例句：

• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。

2 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

3 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。

4 perch   

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

• The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
• Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。

5 alpines   

n.高山的，高山上的（尤指阿尔卑斯山）( alpine的名词复数 )

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6 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

7 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。

8 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

9 collateral   

adj.平行的；旁系的；n.担保品

参考例句：

• Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
• Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

10 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓