Over 1,000 years ago, Danish(1)  Vikings(2) destroyed half of Europe. Nowadays, the people of Denmark have traded their ships in for jazz festival(3) , street theater, and modern design. When the weather gets nice in Denmark, the tourist destinations come alive(4)

Copenhagen, Denmark's capital(5) , escaped World War II with only a small amount of damage(6) . The city is appealing to the eye(7)  because most of the buildings are less than six floors high. The streets are great for shopping or walking around with a loved one. The culture in Denmark can be described by one word, hygge, meaning cozy(8) . There is no greater compliment(9) given to a Dane(10) than to thank them for a cozy evening.

一千多年前，丹麥的維京人曾一度摧毀了大半個歐洲。如今，丹麥人已經用船換來了爵士音樂節、街頭表演以及現代設計。丹麥天氣好轉時，旅遊勝地便熱鬧了起來。

丹麥首都哥本哈根在第二次世界大戰時，僅受到輕微的創傷，這座城市相當吸引人，因為這裡的建築物大多不到六層樓高，街道很適合購物或和心愛的人一起散步。我們可用"hygge"這個字來形容丹麥的文化，也就是「舒適」的意思，要稱讚丹麥人，沒有比謝謝他們所提供的舒適夜晚更棒的讚美了。

單字大補帖
1.Danish   a.丹麥的

2.Viking     n.北歐海盜；維京人

3.trade A in for B　以 A 交換B
Can I trade my old car in for a new one
我能用舊車換新車嗎？

4.come alive　活躍起來
As soon as it snows, the ski resort comes alive.
只要一下雪，那座滑雪勝地就熱鬧了起來。

5.capital     n.首都

6.damage   n.損害
The bomb did a lot of damage to the building.
炸彈對那棟建築物造成了很大的損害。

7.be appealing to the eye　賞心悅目的
Emily wore a red dress that was appealing to the eye.
艾蜜莉穿著令人賞心悅目的紅色洋裝。

8.cozy    a.舒適的
Do you sleep in a cozy bed
你睡的床舒適嗎？

9.compliment   n.  稱讚
The actor was given many compliments on his movie.
這位演員在片中的表現使他大受讚揚。

10.Dane   n.丹麥人
Copenhagen......with only a small amount of damage.