1.Scenery
哪些单词有风景的意思呢？
spectacle、view、sight、vision和 scenery 都可以表示风景，但意义有点区别。
表达风景，最直接和常用的一个词是scenery，和它很像的一个词是scene，但是scene一般指事件发生的场景，如果要表达风景还是用scenery.
The scenery is really beautiful.
（那里的风景真美）
2.Spectacle 壮观的风景
A magnificent spectacle spread itself out before the eyes of the travelers.
（一幅壮观的画面在旅行者眼前铺展开来）
3.View 景色 一般指从一个特点的视点看到的景象
There 's a fine view of the lake from our hotel window.
（从我们旅馆窗户能看到湖的美丽风光）
4.Sight 景色、景象
We'd toured the sights of Paris.
(我们游览了巴黎的风景名胜）
5.Landscape 风景、风光
We indulged in the beauty of the landscape .
我们陶醉在美景中
说完景色，再看优美景色怎么形容。
关于优美的形容词实在太多了，比如gorgeous，breathtaking，stunning，striking，ravishing，terrific，dishy，exquisite，exuberant等等，不下百余个。当然使用时得多注意文体。
下面我们主要看几个特别好的，都可用于口语中：
picture-postcard：
风景如画
postcard是明信片。
印在明信片上的风景通常都非常漂亮，令人向往。
这里，就用picture-postcard来表示 “如画的”美景。
out of this world：
人间仙境
out of this world形容景色等美得不属于现实世界一样。
unspoiled：
纯天然未开发破坏的
an unspoiled place has not been changed in ways that make it less beautiful or enjoyable
pretty：
挺漂亮的，注意与beautiful的区别
a pretty place, building, or object is attractive, especially in a delicate way, but not really beautiful or impressive
panoramic：
全景的，尽收眼底d
a panoramic view allows you to see a large area of landor sea around you
favoured：
欢喜的
a favoured place has qualities that make it attractive
uninterrupted：
一览无余的
not hidden by anything, so that you can see a long way
take my breath away：
美得令人窒息
to take one's breath away通常指被美丽的事物或人震撼到了。美得令人透不过气来。
awe-inspiring令人叹为观止：
awe-inspiring的意思是“令人产生敬畏之心的，令人赞叹的”，
可以用来形容给人留下深刻印象的事物。
也可以说swestricken：
how awestricken you were witnessing this out-of-the-world scenery
当然形容具体某种景色美的就更多了：
比如形容日出日落Sunrise/Sunset，就可以说这么多:
- The sun rays glint brightly in the clear waters.
- The sunset was glorious, all rosy and salmon-pink.
- The sun-lit sky and sea blend perfectly into each other.
- The awe-inspiring sun danced in from the horizon.
- Dews on the blades of grass sparkled in the sunlight.
- The high sunlit clouds drifted across a clear blue sky.
- A torch of fire started to light up the darkness around us.
- Basking in the golden rays, I hope to have a flattering tan.
- The unending bright sky was glorious luminous blue and pink.
- The sky was overwhelmed by crimson and amber-tinted clouds.
- The sun filtered through the clouds, signaling the end of the rain.
- It was a blindingly hot day and the humidity in the air was stifling.
- The whole landscape was bathed in the warm glow of the rising
sun.
- Palm trees swayed to the gentle breeze in the warm tropical
sunshine.
- The sun and the moon were visible in the clear blue early morning
sky.
- The sun shone brilliantly and the water in the pond glittered
invitingly.
- Windows threw wide in the hope of tempting in a non-existent
breeze.
- A golden glow spread across the sky as the sun chased the dark
clouds away.
- As the sun set, the few thin strips of clouds on the horizon turned
shimmering gold.
- It was a lovely walk, with the sun setting behind the mountain in a
sea of liquid gold.
- From freezing night, it turned to scorching day as the sun climbed
towards its zenith.
...
最后我们来看雅思口语的一道题目及参考答案：
Describe the most beautiful natural scenery you have ever seen.
Reference answer：
When I was a university student, I went to a village which was the living place of my best friend's grandfather's house. It was in a remote area and the natural scenery I saw there was the most beautiful natural scenery I have ever seen. It was in (...say the name of a place...) and the small river, the hill, the green fields and the blue sky made a combination that I felt something out of the world. I saw it in one autumn evening when I went to explore the surroundings of the village. That was an awe-inspiring scenery that I will never forget. I saw this scenic beauty in 2011 and it was mid-autumn season then.
My friend, I and one of my friend's cousin were present at that time and I heard from my friend that his village was a very beautiful place. I could not believe how much beautiful it was until I saw it with my own eyes.
We left for the river in the evening and I was amazed to notice the hill and the sloping road track beside it. The river was flowing gently and the vast paddy fields were all around us. I heard the chattering of the birds in the green trees and the sound was creating a harmony in my ears.
To me, this was a truly amazing feeling to witness a natural scenery that could exist only in our imagination. I have seen many rivers, hills and paddy fields but in my friend's village, they were arranged in such a way which is only possible in an artist's picture. The blue sky seemed very nearer to the horizon and the vast green all around us make me feel like visiting in a fairy land.
答主简介：
前新东方雅思口语讲师，现杭州朗思出国学校首席口语翻译教师，杭州翻译家协会成员。已培训数千学员突破英语瓶颈，并常年为大型企事业单位提供翻译服务。
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