Mission﹕Vacation on a ship
【明報專訊】The battle ended prematurely after a wave had crushed Eason's boat. The Smarties can now enjoy a relaxed cruise!
There are many ways to spend a holiday abroad. Some enjoy road trips and explore cities - or even countries - by car. But have you ever considered travelling by sea? Cruising may be your new choice. In April this year, the Royal Caribbean, a cruise company, announced that Ovation of the Seas (海洋贊禮號), a new cruise ship, will use Hong Kong as its home port from the coming November onwards.
Ovation of the Seas will be the largest cruise ship ever to be based in Hong Kong. It departed from Southampton, England (南安普敦), for Tianjin (天津), China, on 3 May 2016. It will stay there for a quarter before coming to Hong Kong. There are many entertainment facilities on it, such as swimming pools, basketball courts and a rock climbing wall as well as numerous restaurants. Moreover, artworks from the Palace Museum in Beijing (北京故宮博物院) will be displayed in collaboration with the museum.
■Mission 1
The squares on the logo of the cruise ship company follows a certain pattern. Which of the following should be the blank box?
(see the picture)
■Mission 2
Follow the steps and make a paper boat of your own!
(see the picture)
1. Fold a sheet of paper in half and spread it open
2. Fold it in half again
3. Fold in the corners
4. Fold up the edges on both sides
5. Pull the sides out and flatten them
6. Fold the front and back layers up
7. Pull the sides apart and flatten them
8. Pull top flaps outwards
9. Flatten the bottom and pull up the sides
10. DONE!
■Mission 3
Ovation of the Seas will dock at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal (啟德郵輪碼頭). Complete its profile with the correct forms of the words provided. (see the picture)
design / recycle / continue / build
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is in Kowloon City. 1. _________ on a former airport runway, it 2. _________ the legacy of Kai Tak Airport, which was built in 1925. The iconic cruise terminal was 3. _________ by Foster + Partners, a group of award-winning British architects.
A solar hot water system and rain water 4. _________ are two of the green features of the terminal. Besides holding ship calls, it is also a site for a range of private and public events like runs and concerts.
(answers on next text)
■Main parts of a ship
(see the picture)
1) smokestack / funnel (輪船的)煙囪
2) stern 船尾
3) propeller 螺旋槳
4) port 左舷 (starboard 右舷)
5) anchor 錨
6) bulbous bow 球狀船頭
7) bow 船頭
8) deck 甲板
9) superstructure (船舶主甲板上的)上層結構
■Key words
cruise 航遊
home port 母港
■Glossary
prematurely (adv) 過早地
depart (v) 離開
legacy (n) 遺產
iconic (adj) 代表性的
award-winning (adj) 獲獎的
solar (adj) 太陽的
hold (v) 容納
call (n) 短暫的拜訪
Fun corner﹕Phrasal verb flashcard
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