經典背誦 Recitation
Maria: Hi, I'm the leader for this trip. I have to get everything ready before we start. Some people are always pushing the time. It's really irritating. Six people are over fifty, so I have to give them special attention. Right now I must call the bus charter for 2 buses.

生詞小結
push the time 拖延時間

bus charter 巴士租賃

itinerary n. 路線

check out 檢查

語素 Material
Piracy in the Caribbean

The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out only around the 1720s. The period during which pirates were most successful was from the 1640s until the 1680s. Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of British seaports such as Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua, and ports in Barbados.

加勒比海盜

加勒比海盜出現于16世紀60年代，在18世紀20年代前后消失。其頂峰時期是從17世紀40年代到17世紀80年代。加勒比海盜由于英國海岸，比如安提瓜島、巴巴多斯島的港口而昌盛一時。

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, landing in the “new world” of the Americas and gaining lasting fame. He made three more voyages in the following years, always believing that he had reached Asia. The second Monday in October is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States.

克里斯多佛.哥倫布

1492年克里斯多佛.哥倫布從西班牙出發，穿過大西洋到達了美洲人的新世界，從而獲得了一生的榮譽。在接下來的幾年當中，他進行了三次航行，并總是認為自己抵達了亞洲。美國10月的第二個星期一是哥倫布的紀念日。