氣質姐與可愛可

Visit this one-of-a-kind lake where you can really take a walk on the wild side. 
去參觀這座你真的可以在上面漫步的獨特之湖

　　When you think about going to a lake, you probably think about swimming or lying on a sandy beach to enjoy the sunshine. You would never dream about walking on the water. But that’s exactly what you can do at Pitch Lake in Trinidad, a body of water unlike any other. 
　　First of all, Pitch Lake doesn’t only contain water. It also has a mix of oil, clay, and tar called pitch. This sticky black goo▼ is extremely thick, but still a liquid. Even so, the mixture can be walked on. Move too slowly, though, and you might start to sink. 
　　The lake is huge, 100 acres▼ in size, and it could be over 70 meters deep in some places. Rather than swimming and other water activities, the pitch is mined for asphalt▼ and sent around the world. It has been used to pave▼roads in over 50 countries to date. Experts say even if mining▼ continues, the pitch could last for another 400 years. That means you’ve still got time to plan a trip there and see Pitch Lake in person.

Unlike her sister, Jenny is very quiet.
不像她妹妹，珍妮很安靜。

2. contain vt. 含有，裝盛
Fried chicken is unhealthy and contains a lot of calories.
炸雞很不健康且含有大量卡路里。
* calorie n. 卡路里

3. mix n. 混和 & vt. 混，混合
mixture n. 混和物
Dave’s retirement party was a mix of fun and excitement.
戴夫的退休派對結合了歡樂與興奮。
The formula includes a mixture of egg whites and milk.
這個配方含有蛋白以及牛奶的混合物。
* formula n. 配方；公式

4. sticky a. 黏的
My children’s fingers were sticky from all the candy they ate during the movie.
我孩子的手指因為看電影時沾到他們吃的糖果而變得黏黏的。

5. extremely adv. 極其；極端地
It is extremely dangerous to swim alone.
單獨游泳極為危險。

6. sink vi. 下沉，下陷，沉沒（三態為：sink, sank, sunk）
The wooden boat crashed into the rocks and sank.
那艘木船撞上岩石後便沉沒了。

7. mine vt. 開採；採礦 & n. 礦坑
Blood diamonds are precious stones that are mined in countries that are considered war zones.
血鑽石是從被視為戰區的國家中開採出來的寶石。

8. to date　　迄今；到目前為止
To date, over 200 people have been hurt in the terrorist attack.
迄今，已有超過兩百人於這場恐怖攻擊事件中受傷。
* terrorist n. 恐怖分子

▼ pitch n. 瀝青
▼ tar n. 煤焦油瀝青；柏油
▼ goo n.（令人生厭的）黏性物質（非正式用法）
▼ acre n. 英畝（土地丈量單位）
▼ asphalt n. 瀝青，柏油
▼ pave vt. 鋪（路）
▼ mining n. 開採行為；採礦（業）

你想要去一座湖時，也許會想到游泳或是躺在沙灘上享受陽光。你絕對不可能會想到要在水面上行走。但這正是你在位於千里達島上的彼奇湖可以辦到的事，這是一片與眾不同的水域。
　　首先，彼奇湖並不只含有水。它也含有一種由油、泥土、以及柏油組成的混合物，稱為瀝青。這黑色黏糊糊的東西非常的稠，但仍是一種液體。即便如此，這個混合物卻可以讓人走在上頭。但是如果移動得太緩慢，你也許會開始往下沉。
　　這個湖很大，有一百英畝，在湖裡某些地方還可能深達七十多公尺。湖裡的瀝青並非被拿來游泳或是從事其他水上活動，而是被開採拿來當瀝青並送往全世界。目前為止，這些瀝青已經被五十多個國家用於鋪設道路。專家表示，即使開採活動不斷進行，這些瀝青還能夠再撐四百年。這表示你還有時間可以計劃到那裡旅行並親眼見識一番。

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