今天，我们跟随博主 Allison Anderson 前往我国台湾省，欣赏彼岸的风景和人情。整个 vlog 于我们而言很亲切，词汇难度很低，语速也比较慢，大家可以先自己听一遍视频。
Around sunset, we headed over to Dadaocheng, which is a vibrant historic neighborhood buzzing with people and shops. This was at the tail end of the Lantern Festival, too, so there were lanterns everywhere. This was probably my favorite area of Taipei.
buzz with sth
buzz 本义是蜜蜂、蚊子等发出的「嗡嗡声」。如果我们有很多想法，脑子闹哄哄的，也像是在嗡嗡响一样。所以 buzz with sth 表示「充满想法」，或者某个地方「熙熙攘攘」。
The hall buzzed with excitement as the audience waited for the show to start.
观众们在等待演出开始期间，大厅里闹哄哄的。
at the tail end of ...
tail 是「尾巴」，所以 taill end 指的是 the very last part of sth。既可以是队伍等的「末尾」，也可以是一件事、一段时间的「尾声，最后阶段」，比如 the tail end of summer「夏末」。at the tail end of sth 可用来替换 at the end of sth。
This time of year is the tail end of typhoon season in the western Pacific Ocean.
一年中的这个时候正是西太平洋台风季节的尾声。
And after a stroll past the shops, we cut a couple blocks over to the Pier 5 Riverside Wharf, which is full of food and drink vendors overlooking the river, and it's the perfect spot to grab some food and watch the sunset.
stroll
「散步」除了用 walk 还能怎么表达？stroll 是选择之一，表示 to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way「散步，溜达」。而且，它兼有名词词性，含义不变。所以「去散步」我们还可以说成 go for a stroll。来看下面《经济学人》有关阿拉伯妇女的报道。
Strolling tends to be in air-conditioned malls. Some gyms cater just to women, but are found mainly in big cities.
闲逛往往也是在有空调的商场。倒是也有只面向女性的健身房，但一般都开在大城市里。
grab some food
想吃点东西？先来看看这个英美人士的习惯用语，在本 vlog 中出现了两次，说明它的确常用。grab 是指「抓」这个动作，类似 grasp, snatch, grip 等。此外，它还常用来表示 to get some food or sleep quickly because you are busy，意思是因忙碌而「赶紧」吃、睡等。因此「吃点东西」可以说 grab some food。
所以邀请别人「去喝杯咖啡」英美人除了会说 Let’s have a cup of coffee，更常用 grab 这个动词，说成 Let’s go grab (a) coffee。为什么这里没有 cup of？因为 coffee 除了指「咖啡」外，还可以指 a cup of coffer「一杯咖啡」。
One morning we pulled over to watch the waves crashing into the shore and there was this lone fisherman standing out on a rock repeatedly getting sprayed, and he seemed totally cool with it like this didn't faze him at all. Taiwan also has nine national parks. We spent a day exploring Taroko National Park, which is so beautiful.
I am currently staying at the CHU Resort and FLOW Retreat which is a resort and wellness retreat with an environment designed to help you unplug, to de-stress, to disconnect. Everything has a very zen, minimalist, earthy design.
And speaking of food in Taiwan, for starters, all of the food is good. We went to Fu Hang Soy Milk, which is a Michelin-starred breakfast restaurant in Taipei. Highly recommend adding it to your itinerary. It is very popular, though, so prepare to wait in line. But another thing that's a must is the night markets.
You'll find them all over, and they're a collection of street food vendors with the best food. And it's also a great way to sample a variety of foods because a lot of vendors will let you choose your portions.
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