二月台北
二月在台北過得很平靜。現在我已經非常習慣台灣的新生活，所以呢時間過得很快。在遊覽了許多著名景點以後，我也開始參觀台灣的一些小地方。
Rainy day in the Yangmingshan mountains
兩個星期以前，我去了陽明山國家公園。這是台北北部的一個山區。雖然從市到區不很遠，但由於山路崎嶇，坐公共汽車需要兩個小時才能到達。我去的那天天氣不是很好的，但還是值得一去。我們去的第一個地方是一個古老的養牛場。由於起霧，我看不到牛，但據農場主說，牛就在那裡！這兒的景色非常綠，非常美。走出城市，來到鄉間，感覺非常好。
我參觀的下一個地方是蔣介石的度假故居。故居的內面是西式設計。這反映了蔣介石希望被當作更西方化，也吸引外國外交官的願望。官邸的花園也很美，儘管建築本身看起來像軍事大院。
我參觀的下一個地方是蔣介石的度假故居。故居的內部是西式設計。這反映了蔣介石希望被視為更西方化並吸引外國外交官的願望。官邸的花園也很美，儘管建築本身看起來像軍事大院。
我此行的最後一個目的地是美麗的陽明山花圃。那裡有很多櫻花樹和其他種類的植物。雖然天氣不是很好的，但是還非常漂亮！附上一張我在花圃旁小溪旁的照片。
我寫這篇報告的時候，正因為值春節假期，所以我很享受學習之餘的休息時間。我打算在下次報告中介紹春節期間的慶祝活動！
陳白宇
February has been a calm month in Taipei. Now that I’m very used to my new life in Taiwan, time is going by quickly. I’ve also started to explore smaller places in Taiwan as I’ve visited lots of the most famous destinations.
visiting the cherry blossom gardens of Yangmingshan National Park
Two weeks ago I visited Yangmingshan national park. This is a mountainous area north of Taipei. Although it isn’t very far from the city, because of the mountains it takes 2 hour by bus to get there. The weather wasn’t amazing on the day I visited but it was still worth a visit. The first place we went to was an old cattle farm. I couldn’t see any cows because of the fog but according to the farmer they were there! The scenery was very green and beautiful. It was lovely to be outside the city and in the countryside.
The next place I visited was the former holiday residence of Chiang Kaishek. The interior of the residence is western in design. This is meant to reflect Chiang’s desire to be seen as more western and to appeal to foreign diplomats. The gardens of the residence were also beautiful although the building itself looks like a military compound.
The final destination on my trip were beautiful flower gardens in Yangminshan. There were lots of cherry blossom trees and other types of plants. Even though the weather wasn’t that good it was still really pretty! I’ve attached a photo of me near a stream by the flower gardens.
As I write this report I’m currently in the middle of the Chinese New Year holiday so I’m enjoying my time resting from studying. I’ll explain more about the celebrations in my next report!
Cosmo