彭蒙惠英语 History and more

Once you've covered the Anne connections， there's much more to see and do on the island. Charlottetown's historic district harbors plenty of action and beautiful waterfront views. Stop at the Province House National historic Site where the country's leaders decided in 1864 to unify and form Canada as we know it， or head for Founders' hall， where colorful interactive and multimedia displays depict Canada's history in a very different style.

　　Shop Peak's Wharf gift shops. Lick loaded cones of PEI's super premium Cow's ice cream. Pick up top-notch lobster crackers and long-handled seafood picks at the Paderno Cookware factory store. Buy a pale red PEI Dirt Shirt that's dyed with the island's red soil and sold with a packet of dirt. As the shirts' makers say， "There are no white socks， shirts， cars or dogs. The red dirt stains it all."

　　Life n the island

　　Shopping done？ It's time to get out of town.

　　Tour lighthouses， like the attractive 1853. Panmure Island Lighthouse. Look for gray and harbor seals while aboard a seal watching tour. You''ll also see and Learn about mussel farming and what the fishermen endure to feed our desire for steamed shellfish. Stop at roadside artist's studios， including Island Winds in South Granville， where beautiful hand-crafted and hand-tuned wind chimes with stained glass wind catchers are make. Take to the boardwalk at Greenwich to see the huge parabolic sand dunes that are considered a national treasure of Canada.

　　But whatever you do during the day， save enough energy to attend a ceilidh every night. At the community ceilidhs， musicians generally ask where visitors are from and make some jokes. But they spend most of their time making music and making guests feel like they're neighbors who live just a little farther away.

　　Specialized Terms

　　Parlor （n）客厅；起居室

　　A room in a private house used especially for entertaining guests

　　Parabolic （adj）似抛物线般的；抛物线般的

　　Resembling a symmetrical open lane curve

　　Vocabulary Focus

　　Depict （v）描述；描绘

　　To represent or show something in a picture or story

　　Premium （adj）优质的

　　Of higher than usual quality

　　Top-notch （adj）的；优秀的

　　Excellent