●panoramic a. 全景的
The observatory of the Eiffel Tower is a good vantage point to get a panoramic view of the ravishing Paris.
要把醉人巴黎市全景盡覽無遺,艾菲爾鐵塔的瞭望台是上佳之地。
●quaint a. 古雅別緻而引人入勝的
The sight-seers were charmed by the scenery in goggle-eyed, open-mouthed admiration: the quaint ambience of the grange, mountain top shrouded in haze, devious lane fades away into the lush vegetation. 觀光客對眼前景色瞠目結舌,欣羨陶醉不已:格調古雅別緻的農莊、籠罩在薄霧裡的山頂、消失於繁茂草木的蜿蜒小徑。
"goggle-eyed" a.是「(因詫異而)瞪眼的」;"ambience" n. 是「氣圍」;"grange" n. 是「農莊」;"shroud" v. 是「覆蓋」;"devious" a. 是「迂迴曲折的」;"lush" a. 是「茂密的」。
●restful a. 寧靜、恬適
On cloudless Sundays, what I like most is to lean over the railings of my balcony and look intently out over the restful sea……
在萬里無雲的星期天,我最愛倚著家中陽台欄柵,凝視著靜謐的海面……
●rustic a. 鄉村的、田園式的
Visitors from cosmopolitan cities were held spellbound by the rustic scenery.
來自大都會的遊客被鄉村景色迷住了。
●boast v.(不含貶義)擁有、憑藉(某物)而感自豪
The top-notch holiday resort is blessed with the most breathtaking natural scenery, which it often boasts in the travelers' guide.
該一流度假勝地擁有非凡天然美景,是它在旅遊手冊經常自詡的。
●bird's eye view 鳥瞰圖
One can get a bird's eye view of the wide tracts of luxuriant forest in a helicopter.
在直升機上,可以俯瞰遼闊又茂密的森林。
●defy the pen 筆墨難以形容
The imposing Niagara Falls defies the pen.
尼加拉瀑布氣勢磅礡,筆墨難以形容。
"baffles all descriptions"(美得不能加以形容)也是表達差不多的意思,"baffle" v. 是「困惑」。