Word Preparation

modern: 现代的；现代化的

designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods

We can’t do this project without modern technology.
没有现代的技术，我们不能做这个项目。

My mom likes to make everything look very modern.
我妈妈喜欢把所有的东西都搭理的凸显现代风格。

Time Square: 时代广场

a square formed by the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in New York City, that is the major center of the world’s entertainment industry.

Time Square is one of the most crowded places in the world.
时代广场是全球最人潮涌动的地方之一。

There is a famous pizza restaurant near Time Square.
时代广场附近有一家很有名气的披萨店。

crowded：拥挤的，挤满的

If a place is crowded, it is full of people.

I don’t like taking the subway to work because it’s too crowded.
我不喜欢乘地铁去上班，因为地铁上太挤了。

This street is only crowded after 5 p.m.
这条街到下午5点以后才会拥挤不堪。

Statue of Liberty：自由女神像

The Statue of Liberty is a must-see for people visiting New York.
到纽约观光的人，必看自由女神像。

The Statue of Liberty was the most amazing thing I saw in New York.
我在纽约见过最令人惊叹的事物，就是自由女神像。

by ferry：乘渡轮

We can get to that island by ferry.
我们可以乘游轮登上那个岛。

You can get there by car, but it’s a lot more exciting to go by ferry.
你可以开车去，但是坐游轮更有意思。

Grammar

by + 交通工具的用法

by bus/car/bicycle/motorcycle/train/boat/metro/ferry 等

• He comes home by car every day.
• We usually go to Japan by plane.
• It was a rainy day. Peter was tired and went home by bus.