Aerial view (photo)/空照圖

Aerial view (photo)/空照圖：

You could find the arial view of Taiwan on Google map.

Basin(C)/盆地

Basin(C)/盆地：

Taipei city lies in Taipei Basin.

Coastline(n.)/海岸線

Coastline(n.)/海岸線：

The town is known for its tranquil coastline and clear water.

Kuala Lumpur/吉隆坡

Kuala Lumpur/吉隆坡：

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia.

Eddy/漩渦

Eddy/漩渦：

If you swirl the egg yolks quickly, a small eddy will be formed inside the steel bowl.

緬甸/Myanmar(Burma)

緬甸/ˋmjænmɑr/Myanmar(Burma)：

Aung San Suu Kyi is going to run for the 2015 presidency in Myanmar.

Mediterranean(a.n.)/地中海(的)

Mediterranean(a.n.)/地中海(的)：

We plan to visit the Mediterranean region this summer.


On my mind:
"Mediterranean" is another word that I used to have difficulty of spelling it. The trick to memorize it is to divide the word according to the syllables: me-di-te-rra-ne-an. I guess it is a technique that can be applied in all vocabulary that you find hard to memorize.

布宜諾斯艾利斯/Buenos Aires

布宜諾斯艾利斯/Buenos Aires, capital city of Argentina.

Altitude/海拔

Altitude/海拔，The airplane flies at an altitude of 10,000 feet. Mt. Jade is higher than Hehuan Mountain in altitude. It is difficult to breathe at high altitude.

Philadelphia/City of brotherly love

Philadelphia/費城 is the city of brotherly love. 

By etymology, phil-love; adelphos-brother

Source: Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

水庫/reservoir

水庫/reservoir；也可以作為知識或能量的儲存，This institute is the reservoir of artistic talents.

Saint Petersburg/聖彼德堡

Saint Petersburg/聖彼德堡，Russia (俄羅斯)。

Rio de Janeiro...里約熱內盧

巴西的重要城市-Rio de Janeiro/里約熱內盧。

馬六甲海峽...the Strait of Malacca

馬六甲海峽/the Strait of Malacca。

里約熱內盧...英文

最近非常著迷 the new TV program of Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations! 今天剛看完他介紹的里約熱內盧，老實說這又是一個我很不熟的大城市（哈，有太多的城市要認識），所以今天就來用力記憶一下：Rio de Janeiro，希望快點有時間可以來整理一下一些世界重要的國家跟城市！

Cypriot...賽普勒斯人...

這陣子常遇到國家名稱與國籍相關的字,應該找個時間來彙整一下,先來分享最近很常見的國家Cyprus，Cypriot就是指賽普勒斯人囉~

Cascade....瀑布的英文

瀑布的英文除了我們常見的waterfall,還有這個剛剛學到的新單字cascade,這個字指得多是出現在岩壁上細長的瀑布囉！

The Arctic...靠近北極的地區...

今天學到一個新單字: the Arctic/靠近北極的地區..cold area around the North Pole. 印象中好像沒有看過這個字...算是全新的單字啊!

Usage of east, west, north, and south; eastern, western, northern, southern

關於east, west, north, and south／東、西、南、北方位的說法，真的困擾我超久，這兩天終於找時間研究了一下，沒想到這個問題一點也不簡單，但如果從詞性來看，大概有以下幾種用法：

1. eastern, western, northern, and southern/ 形容詞 (adj)，基本句型是形容詞+名詞(adj+noun)
   
   We live in the eastern side of the city. (adj+noun)
   
   ＊被方位形容詞所修飾的名詞決定是否要加the or a/an
   
   A southern wind blows from the south.
   
   Southern winds blow from the south.
   
   I live in the southern village.
   
   I live in a southern village.
   
   *如果方位形容詞屬於專有名詞的一部分，需要大寫；陸地(continent)、國家、州、縣、市通常不加the，但獨特且唯一存在的事物，需加the，如北半球/the Nothern Hemisphere、赤道/the equator
   
   Northern Ireland is a province/region/country of the United Kingdom. (adj+noun)
   
   New Zealand is located in the Southern Hemisphere. (the +adj+noun)
   
   *指特定地區時大寫，非限定特定地區小寫：
   
   Northeastern Coast is a famous tourist attraction in Taiwan.
   
   My family moved to southern Taipei last year.
   
   *方位形容詞用於修飾人、政治、社會與文化活動時要大寫，但用來形容地理和天氣時，不需要大寫：
   Western culture, but western winds
   
   Eastern etiquette, but eastern temperature
2. east, west, north, and south/ 形容詞 (adj)，基本句型也是形容詞+名詞(adj+noun)，用法跟eastern, western, northern, and southern一樣：
   
   She owns a house in the north part of the island.
   
   South America is a continent.
   
   Penguins live in the South Pole.
3. east, west, north, and south/名詞(noun)，指方向不需要大寫，指特定區域時大寫：
   
   He drove from east to west in the city.
   
   The sun rises in the east.
   
   She grew up in the Deep South.
   
   We study in the west of Kaohsiung.
4. east, west, north, and south/副詞(adv)，基本句型動詞/形容詞/副詞+副詞(verb／adj/adv+adv)：
   
   He stays in the room facing south. (verb + adv)
   
   I take the train south to visit my family every Chinese New Year. (verb ... + adv)
   
   
   Source：Macmillan Dictionary
                  Cambridge Dictionary Online
                  Proofreadnow.com
                  A Communicative Grammar of English