Destination: Whistler, Canada 前進加拿大惠斯勒
This resort town, with access to incredible snowy peaks, is a skiing and snowboarding paradise
Whistler, British Columbia is a skiing and snowboarding paradise. This resort1 town is surrounded by incredible snowy peaks2 in western Canada's Coast Mountain Range3. It is a huge playground for anyone with skiis or a snowboard. People come from Australia, Europe, and all over the world to enjoy its soft powder4. Located 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, the town of Whistler has a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents, but there are always a lot more people than that visiting.
Young people come and stay for weeks, months, years, or longer. When they are not working, they are hitting the perfect conditions on the slopes since Whistler gets an average annual snowfall5 of nearly 11 meters. Even non-skiers know about the town because many events at the 2010 Winter Olympics were staged in Whistler, which made for a beautiful backdrop6 to all the sporting events. In recent years, Whistler constructed a new gondola7 that runs between two of its biggest mountains. It is over four kilometers in length and the longest unsupported gondola in the world. For winter-lovers, this just adds to all of Whistler's magical attractions..
surround vt. 環繞，圍繞
The island is surrounded by a coral reef that is home to many marine creatures.
一座有許多海洋生物棲生的珊瑚礁環繞著那個島嶼。
population n. 人口
The world's population has recently reached seven billion.
世界的總人口最近已來到了七十億。
permanent a. 長久的；永久的
Nancy intends to make Paris her permanent home because she adores the French lifestyle.
南西打算永久在巴黎定居，因為她喜歡法國的生活方式。
average a. 平均的
The average age of the company's employees is 30.
這間公司員工的平均年齡是三十歲。
stage vt. 舉辦（活動）；進行（演出）
The factory workers staged a strike in response to recent pay cuts.
那座工廠的員工群起罷工，對最近的減薪政策表達抗議。
construct vt. 建造，構築
A bridge was constructed to connect the two cities.
該處建了一座橋來連接那兩個城市。
make for... 有利於……；使……可能
Regular exercise makes for a healthy body.
規律的運動有益於身體健康。
數字 + 單位 + in length （長度、時間）有……長
The popular talk show is one hour in length.
那個大受歡迎的脫口秀節目長達一小時。
resort n. 度假勝地（本文中作形容詞用）
peak n. 山頂，山峰
mountain range n. 山脈
powder n. 粉，粉末
snowfall n. 降雪（量）
backdrop n.（事物的）背景
gondola n.（纜車等的）車廂，吊艙
...hitting the perfect conditions on the slopes...
（……到擁有完美雪況的山坡上滑雪……）
上述句子是基於"hit the slope"（滑雪）這個固定片語改寫而來。hit 可以作『到達（某地）；做（某事）』之意，與一些特定名詞並用而產生固定用法，以下便替各位列舉幾例：
hit town 到鎮上
hit the road 出發，動身
hit the books 唸書
hit the brakes 猛踩煞車
hit the sack/hay 上床睡覺
hit the shops/streets 去逛街 I'm packed up and ready to hit the road.
（我已經打包好，準備出發了。） Dan can't go out tonight because he has got to hit the books.
（阿丹今晚不能出門，因為他得K書。）
