1-tuck 把……塞入，把……藏进

2-picturesque 风景如画的

Whittier Alaska, a sleepy town, tucked between picturesque mountains.

3-huddle 一小群

But if you are picturing a small huddle of houses, think again.

4-barrack 兵营，营房

Instead, on the edge of town,there stands a 14-story building-a former army barracks, resembling an aging hotel, where most of the town's 200 residents live.

5-bulletin board 公告栏

There were bulletin boards along the hallway entrance.

6-brutal 残忍的，野蛮的，无情的

And then there is the weather: the 60 mph winter winds are brutal.

7-swag 不错哦

They want that Alaska swag.

8-bed and breakfast 民宿

One Whittier resident, June Miller, owns a bed and breakfast on the building top two floors.

9-condo 公寓大楼

She prides herself on having the fanciest and prettiest, best interior-designed condos for rent in the whole town.

10-outfit 配备

She outfitted all of the rooms with binoculars.

11-breach 在……上打开缺口

A lot of people keep them there to watch whales breaching and mountain goats grazing and things like that.

12-reclusive 隐居的，遁世的

And some people like it because it can be reclusive.