玻璃房子高端大气:12.02.13.new3. 8：A famous monastery

lesson 8： A famous monastery
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What are the St. Bernard dogs used for?
The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St. Bernard, witch was founded in eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel ahs been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars. As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different. The temperature drops to -- 30 o and very few people attempt to cross the Pass. The monks prefer winter to summer of they have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure. The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. These young people, who love the peace of mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St. Bernard's monastery.
New words and expressions 生词与短语
monastery
n.   寺院，男修道院
St. Bernard
圣伯纳德
pass
n.   关隘
watchdog
n.   看门狗
rashly
adj. 莽撞地，冒失地
enclosure
n.   围场，圈地
monk
n.   和尚
privacy
n.   清静，隐居
skier
n.   滑雪者
Easter
n.   复活节
本文参考译文
圣伯纳德大山口连接着瑞士与意大利，海拔2,473O米，是欧洲最高的山口。11世纪建造的著名的圣伯纳德修道院位于离山口1英里远的地方。几百年来，圣伯纳德修道院驯养狗拯救了许多翻越这道山口的旅游者的生命。那些最先从亚洲引进的狗，待人友好，早在罗马时代就给人当看门狗了。如今由于山里开挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危险了。但每年还要派狗到雪山地里去帮助那些遇到困难的旅游者，尽管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口。
夏天的几个月里，修道院十分忙碌，因为有成千上万的人驾车通过山口，顺道来修道院参观。由于来人太多，狗被关在专门的围栏里。然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活则是另一番景象。气温下降到零下30度，试图跨越山口的人寥寥无几。修道士们喜欢冬天，而不太喜欢夏天。因为在冬天，他们可以更多地过无人打扰的生活。狗也比较自由，被放出围栏，四处遛达。冬天常来修道院参观的只有一批批滑雪者。他们在圣诞节或复活节到那儿去。这些热爱高山清静环境的年轻人每年都受到圣伯纳德道院的热烈欢迎。
重点词汇：
★at+...meters海拔。。。
米at+....meters above sea level
★at+....meters above sea level=the altitude of ..is ...
Eg：The  altitude of the mountain is 1000 merers那座山海拔一千米
The region is at around 400 latitude North .该地区大致位于北纬40度
☆set out sb to do sth派送……做……
dispatch sb to do sth派遣……做……
hand out sth 把……分发……
sight-seer观光者
holiday-maker度假者
☆in+名词表某种生活状态
live in  happiness .
live in debt
☆despite+名词 引导让步状语从句
stive to do sth努力做事
spare no efforts to do sth不遗余力的做事
do one's utmost to do sth最大极限的做……
☆ash   表示系列猛烈碰撞
smash   摔碎，
mash  捣碎，
crash   撞击，
clash冲突
☆on foot，by ship，
by sea，
by land
☆as 引导原因状语从句
about  =around 周围
There are no one about .
零下表达：
minus  thirty degrees=30  below zero
零上表达rise
The temerature rises to 20 degrees .
☆表达分数的形式：
1/6      one sixth
4/9      four ninths
13.47      thirteen point forty seven
0.39      zero thirty nine
receive a warm welcome
get a letter from sb =hear from sb
At 5895 meters,Kilimanjaro is the highest pass in africaAfricaat5,895 metres,乞力马扎罗
Now that you want to study abrod , you may as well try IELTS .你既然你想留学， 不妨试试雅思吧
Don't vainly attempt to  chat  at exam .不要妄图考试作弊
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convent:女修道院
nun:尼姑，修女
monastery：男修道院
monk:僧侣
sister act 修女也疯狂
brother 见到要这样称呼
Judaism  犹太教
Buddhism  佛教
Catholicism  罗马天主教
Christianity  基督教
Confucius  孔子
Confucianism  孔教
St
Saint 圣人
Saint alentine's Day
Wall Street
pass 关隘，山隘
come to a  pretty pass  ,陷入困境，
对顶修饰
come to a  fine pass
come to a   nice pass
a dead living  虽生犹死
a living death  虽死犹生
parting is such a sweet sorrow. 离别是如此甜蜜的伤心
rash 匆忙的，草率的
make rash decisions 匆忙决定
more haste ,less speed,欲速则不达
haste ,匆忙的，极速的
enclose 围起来
en _   使该动作发生
the mountains were enclosed in mist
wrap,用纸或布包起来
be wrapped up up with\in sth，专注于某事
give too much attention to