Here we are! The birthplace of Banff
National Park. If memory serves me well, a couple of
railroad workers stumbled upon these hot springs and two years later this whole
area was made a national park.
* memory
serves me (well)…: a way to
precede a statement of fact with a personal disclaimer
ex> If memory serves me, we
need to turn left at the next street and right at the stoplight.
That’s just how it was developed to make
it nicer for tourists, but in the old days it was probably a lot more rustic.
* rustic:
old fashioned; charmingly simple and plain
ex> The ski lodge was a bit rustic,
although it had Internet and satellite television.
Note> This word also means “of or
relating to the countryside.”
Don’t
you know it! But I do miss walking along Lake
Louise. At least that part of the hike was flat and easy.
* Don’t
you know it!: to say yes or agree with someone emphatically
ex> Are you a fan of the movie “Les
Miserables”? – Don’t you know it! I’ve seen it at least 10 times.
Yeah! And remember those three guys who
were stripped down to their birthday
suits and swimming in that glacial water!
* birthday
suit: nakedness
ex> Sometimes my baby brother runs
out into the yard in his birthday suit.
ex> At some beaches in France, you
can walk around in your birthday suit.
Remind me to call for our bike rentals.
Maybe we should take the bikes and go
for a spin today to make sure they’re adjusted properly for us.
* go
for a spin: to take a ride in a car or on a bike/motorcycle
ex> John wanted to go for a spin
on his motorcycle even though it was midnight.
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