20100715 Trekking Through the Trees (2)

Trekking Through the Trees

Spending time in the trees

From the walkway, tourists can enjoy a spectacular view from canopy heights. Word about this unique form of ecotourism continues to spread and has become increasingly popular among travelers. Canopy walkways include a serious of suspension bridges stretched through canopy treetops and across several large and small ravines. Tourists who are willing to brave the heights enjoy a bird's eye view of the fascinating life that exists among the canopy branches. The more adventurous can opt to enjoy soaring through the jungle rooftop on a zipline excursion.

Those who are willing and brave are first fitted with a special body harness and taken through a safety training course. Once they have completed it, participants climb up ladders to reach platforms located to reach platforms located within the canopy branches. Finally, after being fastened onto a steel cable, participants take a deep breath and jump! Immediately, they are "flying" through the trees and over deep ravines, no doubt taking in a beautiful view as they glide through the air. While canopy walking and zipline excursions are not for everyone, those willing to brave the heights find delight in the canopy's beauty.

a bird's eye view 鳥瞰

eg: We took the ferris wheel and had a wonderful bird's eye view of the city.

=> 我們摩天輪並且欣賞了城市美麗的全景

eg: The pilot took many pictures from the bird's eye view of the military base.

=> 這位風行員從高空照了許多軍事基地的照片

soar v. 高速飛翔/遨翔

eg: The eagle soared above the ocean.

=> 老鷹在海面上遨翔

eg: The audience watched the jets soaring by in the sky.

=> 觀眾欣賞噴射機高速飛過天際

soar v. 急速上升

eg: Oil prices have soared in the past three months.

=> 油價在過去三個月急速上升

harness n. 安全鎖具

eg: The coach told the students to double-check their parachute harnesses before they jumped out of the plane.

=> 教練要學員在跳出飛機之前再次檢查他們的降落傘的安全鎖具

eg: The rider is very short, so the riding harness needs to be adjusted.

=> 騎士非常矮小，所以馬具需要調整

spectacular adj. 壯觀的

=> wonderful to see

ecotourism n. 到生態環境保存完好的自然地區所作的旅行

suspension bridge 吊橋

ravine n. 溝壑/深谷

=> a place of the earth that has been formed by water

zipline excursion

zipline 繩索

=> strong medal cable, people also attach themselves too

excursion n. 遠足/短途旅行

=> very short fun journey

glide v. 滑動/滑行

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tourist who are willing to brave the heights

=> 勇於克服懼高症的遊客

brave v. 勇敢的面對

=> face a difficult/dangerous situation

eg: brave the bad weather 勇敢地面對壞天氣

eg: brave the elements(大自然的力量，像風雷雨等)

=> 如果在大風雨的晚上出門，就是brave the elements

guts n. 勇氣/毅力/膽量

=> courage

eg: Do you have the guts to swim with the sharks?

eg: He had the guts to take on the rubber.

eg: He has a lot of guts. 他有很大的膽量

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You can enjoy "the treetop life" in a rainforest or deciduous forest canopy depending on what part of life world you're visiting. For example, a tropical zipline adventure could be had the Monteverdi Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica. The canopy includes over 400 bird species, 100 mammal species, 1,200 reptile and amphibian species, and 2,500 plant species. Amazing.