Ponza and Ventotene
A tiny island less than 10 kilometers long. Ponza is the most popular among tourists. Visitors can stay at hotels or, for a cheaper option, rent an apartment for a short time. During the day, tourists flock to Chiaia di Luna, a curved stretch of sand on southern Ponza. Swimming is the preferred way to spend the day – there’s no shortage of spots for swimming or diving. Tourists can swim either near the beaches or from boats in quiet coves that can’t be accessed by land.
There are also underwater shipwrecks for curious divers to explore. On land, a variety of historic ruins that are centuries old can be explored. The island of Ventotene, Ponza’a calmer neighbor to the southeast, has a long history as a prison. Founded in 313 B.C. as a Roman colony, it became the ideal place to confine misbehaving Roman royalty over the years. In the first century, Emperor Augustus exiled his daughter Julia there. Later, Nero sent his 20-year-old wife.
flock to
curved
diving 潛水、跳水
cove 小海灣
shipwreck
ruin
confine
exile = sent someone away from their country or from their group 流放
【More information】
In 1768 King Ferdinand IV of Naples sent hundreds of criminals to Ventotene for an experiment. Ventotene was a clean and beautiful island with no problems. King Ferdinnand thought that if he sent criminals to such a pure environment, they would become good people. But soon there was so much crime and fighting on the island that he had to take the criminals back. The experiment was a complete failure.
【Chat room】
A.D. 2011
A.D. = Anno Domini (拉丁文)西元
B.C. =before Christ 西元前
A.D.通常放在年份的前面，B.C.要放在年份的後面
3000 B.C. 西元前三千年
【Key word】
curved 彎曲的、呈弧形的
curve 使彎曲
The curved surfaces of this cathedral make it really unique.
這座教堂弧型的表面使它顯得非常獨一無二
The curved edge of the toys made them baby-proof.
這些玩具弧形的表面使小孩子玩起來相當安全
confine 關禁閉、限制出門
The prisoners who caused trouble were confined for a whole week.
The patient was confined to bed for three months because of his severe injuries.
病患因為重傷臥病在床一個月
exile放逐、使流放
The former president was exiled to the United States and stayed there for years.
The government had no choice but to exile these anti-socials.
政府別無選擇只好流放這些反社會者
exile 也可以當名詞使用
The king spent years in Europe in exile. 這個國王多年來流亡在歐洲
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