Mackinac Island
A place where horsepower takes on it new meaning
Imagine a vacation where you can sit quietly on a big porch and look out over blue water. Imagine no loud engines or car horns interrupting that quiet. Instead, the clip-clop of horses' hooves fills your ears. You'll find that on Mackinac Island, Mich. Located in Lake Huro off the coast of northern Michigan, the 3.8-square-mile island is accessible only by boat or plane. Its location made it attractive first to Native Americans and then to Europeans. Missionaries and fur traders arrived in the 17th century. In time, British and then American soldiers were also posted here.
In the 19th century, commercial fishermen used the island as a base. After the American Civil War (1861-1865), people wanted to escape the cities, and throngs of tourists found beauty and relaxation on Mackinac. The island became America's second national park in 1875.
But in 1895, the nation transferred it to Michigan, and Mackinac became Michigan's first state park. In 1898, when the automobile age threatened to come to the island, the city council banned the "horseless carriage." That policy allows the island to keep its 19th century atmosphere.
access n. 進入/使用
accessible adj. 可以進入的/可使用的
eg: The class website is only accessible for the listed students.
=> 只有列在名單上的學員可以進入班級的網頁。
eg: The village is easily accessible by car or boat.
=> 這個村莊坐汽車或小船都可以輕鬆到達。
post v. 軍隊駐紮
=> sent to work here, talk about soldier
eg: The troops have been posted in the valley for days.
=> 部隊已經在這個山谷駐紮了好幾天。
post v. 佈署/安排
eg: The chief posted 2 police officers at the eyewitness' home.
=> 院長在目擊者的家中佈署了2名警官。
post n. 崗哨
eg: The soldier remained at his post by order.
=> 這位士兵接受命令要留在崗哨上。
trans- 超越/通過
transfer v. 轉讓/調動/改變
transfer transfferred transferred / transferring
eg: After working 5 years in sales, Lisa was transferred to management.
=> 在業務單位服務5年之後，Lisa被轉移到管理部門。
porch n. 門廊/入口處
clip-clop
=> the sound that hourse made
hoof n. 蹄
throng n. 人群/大群
=> a very large number of people
missionary n. 傳教士
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commercial n. (電視)廣告
commercial adj. 營利本位的/商業性的
commerce n. 商業/貿易/交易
commercial fishermen 商業漁夫
commercial businesses 一般的公司行號
commercial success 商業成就
profit n. 利潤/盈利/收益/紅利
non-profit organization 非營利的組織
=charity 慈善機構
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Quite a few people stay on Mackinac Island during the winter. When the lake water freezes, people travel to the mainland by way of snowmobile. After Christmas, Islanders drill a trail of holes in the ice and plant Christmas trees in them. That way, if a blizzard comes, people can still find their way back to the island-by following the trees.
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