Spotted Lake 尋找夢奇地：加拿大斑點湖 A saltwater lake in Canada fills with colored spots every summer.
每年夏天，加拿大的一座鹽水湖裡都充滿了五顏六色的斑點。
There are over 30,000 lakes in Canada, but only one has spots. The First Nations of the Okanagan region in British Columbia call the lake Kliluk, but in English, it's usually just called Spotted Lake. It is a saltwater lake that is not fed by rivers or streams. The water comes from underground sources and melting snow in the spring. When the dry summer comes, the lake starts to dry up. As the water disappears, the leftover salt appears in ring-shaped ponds of different colors, which are caused by other minerals▼ in the lake. The effect is that around 400 multi-▼colored spots can be seen on the lake's surface.
Keep in mind that it's not easy to visit this unique lake because it is privately owned by the First Nations. Even if a visitor gets permission to visit the lake from them, they still have to leave an offering▼ for the lake itself, according to tradition. For anyone not able to visit the lake in person, though, there are nearby places to see the beautiful patterns of salt and minerals. There is even a helicopter▼ tour. So if you're ever in Okanagan in the summer, maybe it's worth stopping by to see Spotted Lake.
spotted a.（表面上）有斑點／圓點的
A blue and white spotted carpet would fit in this living room very well.
一張有藍白圓點的地毯會很適合這間客廳。
stream n. 小河，小溪
Ally's dream house is located in a small valley with a tiny stream nearby.
艾莉的理想房子是坐落在一個小山谷裡，附近還有一條小河。
underground a. 地（底）下的
The MRT in Taipei is not entirely an underground system.
台北的捷運並不完全是地下系統。
dry up 枯竭；耗盡
The water in this lake has dried up over the years.
這湖水過去幾年來已逐漸乾涸了。
surface n. 表面，外表
Ted looks nice on the surface, but in fact he's rather selfish.
泰德表面上看起來人很好，但其實他很自私。
privately adv. 非公眾地；私下地
I would like to speak to you privately when you have a moment.
你有空時，我想私下和你談談。
in person 親自
You'll have to fill out the form in person instead of doing it online.
你必須親自過來填寫表格，而不能在線上填。
be worth N/V-ing 值得……
be worth it 很值得（非正式用法）
Kent has lots of baseball cards, some of which are worth thousands of dollars.
肯特擁有許多棒球卡，其中有些價值數千元。
The building was costly to construct, but it was completely worth it.
這棟大樓的建造所費不貲，但絕對值得。
▼ mineral n. 礦物質；礦物，礦產 ▼ multi- prefix 多的；多於一的 ▼ offering n. 供品，祭品 ▼ helicopter n. 直升機
「獲得許可」怎麼說
本文 "Even if a visitor gets permission to visit the lake from them, ..." 中的片語 get permission to V 表「獲得許可做某事」，其中的名詞 permission 即為「允許，許可」；相關用法還有 ask / request permission、give permission、with / without permission，分別表「申請許可」、「允許」及「經由 / 未經許可」。例：
You should ask permission before taking pictures of other people.
（在拍下別人的照片之前，你應該先徵求對方的許可。）
Simon's dad accused him of borrowing the car without permission.
（賽門的爸爸責備他沒經過允許就借走車子。）
