October 04, 2020

Encore: 被火山爆發封存的時空膠囊—龐貝古城｜神奇樹屋Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under The Volcano 龐貝城的末日

1 hour 2 minutes

本集的節目是Encore版，是老師與小幫手特別挑選出最熱門的一集並做音質重製版，但礙於當時工程師表哥還沒加入，在技術有限、設備設定不良的情況下，現今在修復上是很大的挑戰，不過表哥還是很努力的做到最好，讓聲道不均、白噪音太多的問題有大大改善，希望今天這個版本能聽得滿意！

以下是這集的Show Note

General Questions:

Who is Morgan? She’s the owner of the tree house and a librarian from the times of King Arthur. She’s also an enchantress, which means she knows how to perform magic and cast spells, like witches.

So in this book, where does Morgan send Jack and Annie to?the lost city of Pompeii in Roman Times

What’s their mission? Their mission is to retrieve a lost book

What do they have to do if they encounter dangers? They can ask the ancient book to help them.

What lost book do they bring back? The Story of Hercules

So can you briefly summarize the book for me? Morgan, the enchantress, sends Jack and Annie to Pompeii, a town in Roman Times. There they have to find a lost book and bring it to Morgan. And when they are in grave dangers, they can ask the ancient book to help them. The story they retrieve from Pompeii is the Story of Hercules.

Detail Questions:

Then in your second and third reading, you can start asking yourself some more detailed questions. Such as

Why doesn’t Annie want to go to Pompeii at first? Because she’s scared, she had nightmares. And in her nightmares, everything is smoky and burning. The ground is shaking.

We read that Jack and Annie encounter a soothsayer when they are there! What does a soothsayer do? A soothsayer is someone who believes he or she can see the future.

Who tells them where is find the ancient book? The soothsayer

What does Jack find out about the history of Pompeii? My Vesuvius is about to erupt that day.

What do they do to protect themselves from being hit by the fallen volcanic rocks? They put pillows on their heads.

Why can’t they run back to their treehouse? Because the bridge taking them there is destroyed.

What happens when they ask the ancient book for help? A giant gladiator appears and carries them back to the treehouse.

本集提到重要人物與地方：

Mary Beard

Mt. Vesuvius 維蘇威火山

Herculean

Greek Myth 希臘神話

Hercules 大力士赫克力斯

Achilles 阿基里斯

Jupiter 宙斯（羅馬神話）

本集單字整理：

formulated a. 公式化的

go on a mission 探索

complete v. 完成

audio book n. 有聲書

percentage n. 百分比

Crete island 克里特島

backpacking n. 徒步旅行

admiration n. 佩服

drama teacher n. 戲劇老師

tourist agent 旅遊

bartender n. 酒保

bookish a. 書呆子的

authority n. 權利

figure n. 人物

detail n. 細節

general question n. 概略問題

enchantress n. 女巫

detail question n. 深入問題

soothsayer n. 預言家

obviously adv. 明顯地

religion n. 宗教

dormant volcano n. 休火山

forum n. 市中心/論壇

ruin n. 廢墟

story n. 樓層

meaning n. 意思

definition n. 定義

nut n. 堅果

nuts a. 瘋的

population n. 人口

estimate v. 估計

poisonous gas n. 有毒氣體

sewer n. 下水道

sewage system n. 排水系統

fertile n. 豐沃

agriculture n. 農業

diverse a. 變化多的

mansion n. 豪宅

slavery n. 奴隸制度

steamed room n. 蒸汽室

本集資料來源：

Timeline Pompeii: Life and Death with Mary Beard

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