本期节目话题背景

最近学生问了我这样一道题，让描述“一个拥挤又充满活力的地方”，这就让我想到了北京的蓝色港湾。

蓝色港湾是中国首家 Lifestyle Shopping Park，包括购物中心、商业街、餐饮街、文化艺术休闲水岸等，不同年龄段的人都可以在这里找到适合自己的lifestyle来进行消费。这里虽然每天有人来人往，很拥挤，但是却充满活力与乐趣。

本期Part 2 话题

Describe a place that is crowded and lively.

You should say:

Where the place is

Who you went there with

What did you do there

And how you felt about the place.

本期节目话题参考文本

I don’t usually go to crowded places since I prefer somewhere that is quiet and relaxing, as I get quite annoyed when there are too many people around. But I do go out, and Beijing is a big city, so if I had to choose, I wanna talk about a place named Solana. The place is an outdoor shopping center with many trendy restaurants and stores. It is located right next to Chaoyang Park, which is also in a very upscale neighborhood. Most of the shops there are boutiques, so they are swanky but a little pricy.

One of my favorite stores there is a yogurt store, and they have this blueberry avocado smoothie which is just fantastic. So whenever I go, that is the first place I visit. And then I will have dinner there. After that, maybe go for a stroll in the park, right next door grab a few drinks in the bars there. The reason I like this place is because it is in a good neighborhood, so people who go there are usually well-mannered and polite. And also, I felt this place is quite functional, as it has everything for everyone whether they are young couples or just families with kids.

本期话题关键词：

1. boutique n. 精品店

2. swanky adj. 时髦且奢华的

3. pricy adj. 昂贵的                

4. smoothie n. 沙冰