英音|West England|Rick Steves' Europe
a couple hours of
It feels a world away from the big city.
tour a striking cathedral
neolithic age 新石器时代
zoom into
top it off with some hard apple cider
to fill (something) completely with a liquid
enchanting villages
be dotted with
bucolic(乡村的) farmland
quintessential English countryside
a place that is quintessentially English具有典型英国特色的地方
tenderfoot, tenderfeet新手，初学者
Lower Slaughter(Costwold village)
a babbling brook
charming gardens
limestone石灰岩
be (stuck) in a 'time warp
• not having changed at all from a time in the past although everything else has
• 停留在过去(毫无变化)
time warp时间扭曲
a rustic charm
cater to/for (someone or something) : to provide what is wanted or needed by (someone or something)
thatched mansion
High street(main street)
Chipping Campden
shingle墙面板；木瓦；屋顶板
stone shingle
wheelings and dealings
rafters(one of the large sloping pieces of wood that form the structure of a roof)椽
Stanton
pop in
Stanway House
venerable manor house
family mementos
make for a jolly-good day out
a pint of beer
A gastropub or gastrolounge is a bar and restaurant that serves high-end beer and food.
check out
mushy peas
guinea fowl
portal
bolster the church's sagging tower
chime
clobber
evensong choir
on break
be great for growing apples
Scrumpy is cider originally created in the West Country of England, particularly Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. Today the term is used to distinguish locally made ciders produced in smaller quantities and using traditional methods, from mass-produced branded ciders.
head into
knock you about
Throughout England, the countryside is picturesque.
holy aura
Glastonbury
.. has long attracted a variety of travelers
monastery
abbot
亨利8世
Avebury Stone Circle
celestial calendars
ponder the cohesive ensemble of ditches,mounds and megaliths
mountain of chalk白垩世纪的山
be aligned with
shuttle
in a row
shrouded in mystery
