【轻松英文阅读】树洞里的酒吧

 When I was a kid, I used to love the commercials put out by the Keebler Food Company for their various types of cookies. If you grew up in the States in the 70’s, 80’s or 90’s, you know that Keebler Cookies are made by elves who live and work in a hollow tree.

 

Well, it looks like hollow trees are not just for making cookies anymore. Could it be that the Keebler elves are branching out (No pun intended) into the liquor business? The Sunland Baobab Tree, located in the Limpopo Province of South Africa is home to an actual pub. That’s right. Inside this 6,000-year-old tree, you can sit down at a bar and order up a pint¹ or play a game of darts² with your friends.

 

tree pub entrance

 

The Pub Tree, as it is also known, is huge. It has a circumference³ of around 50 meters and the inner chamber⁴ has a 4-meter high ceiling and is big enough to accommodate up to 20 people—and they don’t have to be elf-sized, either.

 

The magnificent tree sits on the Sunland Farm near the small town of Modjadjiskloof. The farm is owned by the Van Heerden family who opened the bar back in 1933. They also run a bed and breakfast on the same site. The beautiful tree has become one of the top tourist attractions in the area and the pub itself draws over 5,000 visitors a year.

1 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。

2 darts   

n.掷飞镖游戏；飞镖( dart的名词复数 )；急驰，飞奔v.投掷，投射( dart的第三人称单数 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• His darts trophy takes pride of place on the mantelpiece. 他将掷镖奖杯放在壁炉顶上最显著的地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I never saw so many darts in a bodice! 我从没见过紧身胸衣上纳了这么多的缝褶！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

4 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。