一分鐘知天下事：最古老的雲霄飛車重新啟動

大家搭過雲霄飛車嗎？那種極速迴轉，感受到風在耳邊呼嘯的刺激，是不是很容易讓人上癮呢？

世界上最老的雲霄飛車在英國，而且一開始是木製的，別以為最古老就最簡陋，它的軌道可是長達一英里，而且上下起伏還有轉彎，現在來看也非常吸引人，雖然不能馬上搭乘，先來了解一下它的背景吧～

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The clickety-clack of the Scenic Railway climbing its wooden, rollercoaster slopes has not been heard in Margate for nearly ten years – but the 1920s theme park ride is now operating again.

The ride fell into disrepair after the theme park, Dreamland, closed in 2005. And when a revamped Dreamland opened in June, some rides were operational, but the Scenic Railway was still undergoing restoration. Now, the restored ride is ready to entertain people again.

過山車爬上木製雲霄飛車道發出的喀喀聲，已經將近3年沒在馬蓋特聽到了。但這1920年代的主題公園過山車即將重新開張。

過山車在2005年夢境主題公園關閉後，陷入失修狀態。夢境主題公園在經過翻新後，有些設施即恢復運行，但過山車仍處於修復階段。而現在，修復完成的飛車已經準備好再為遊客帶來歡樂。

單字加油站

wooden(adj.形容詞)木製的

The house was surrounded by a tall, wooden fence.

這所房子被一道高高的木製籬笆圍了起來。

disrepair(n.名詞)破敗，失修

The building has fallen into disrepair over the years.

日久年深，該建築已變得破敗不堪

進階閱讀 ：BBC　Britain’s oldest rollercoaster Scenic Railway reopens

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