经典背诵 Recitation
Maria: Hi, I'm the leader for this trip. I have to get everything ready before we start. Some people are always pushing the time. It's really irritating. Six people are over fifty, so I have to give them special attention. Right now I must call the bus charter for 2 buses.

生词小结
push the time 拖延时间

bus charter 巴士租赁

itinerary n. 路线

check out 检查

语素 Material
Piracy in the Caribbean

The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out only around the 1720s. The period during which pirates were most successful was from the 1640s until the 1680s. Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of British seaports such as Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua, and ports in Barbados.

加勒比海盗

加勒比海盗出现于16世纪60年代，在18世纪20年代前后消失。其顶峰时期是从17世纪40年代到17世纪80年代。加勒比海盗由于英国海岸，比如安提瓜岛、巴巴多斯岛的港口而昌盛一时。

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, landing in the “new world” of the Americas and gaining lasting fame. He made three more voyages in the following years, always believing that he had reached Asia. The second Monday in October is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States.

克里斯多佛.哥伦布

1492年克里斯多佛.哥伦布从西班牙出发，穿过大西洋到达了美洲人的新世界，从而获得了一生的荣誉。在接下来的几年当中，他进行了三次航行，并总是认为自己抵达了亚洲。美国10月的第二个星期一是哥伦布的纪念日。