美語情景對話 第1009期:European Cities 歐洲城市

Chris: So Adelina, that's how you say, right, Adelina?

克里斯：阿德琳娜，可以這樣稱呼你吧，阿德琳娜？

Ade: Actually everybody calls me Ade.

阿德琳娜：其實大家都叫我阿德。

Chris: Well that's fine. So Ade, tell me what are your favorite cities in Europe?

克里斯：這很好。阿德，和我說說你最喜歡的歐洲城市吧？

Ade: Well first of all I have to say I like other continents a lot more than Europe. But if I have to choose one city I will say definitely London.

阿德琳娜：首先我要說，相比於歐洲，我更喜歡其他大州。不過如果一定讓我選擇一個歐洲城市的話，我肯定會選倫敦。

Chris: Actually I don't see you as a London girl.

克里斯：不過我認爲你並不像倫敦女孩。

Ade: And why not? I was living in London four years and actually it's a city full of life. You can find whatever you want in there, clubbing, shopping, culture, it's a melting pot.

阿德琳娜：爲什麼不像？我在倫敦生活了四年，那座城市充滿活力。任何你想要的都可以在倫敦找到，夜總會、購物場所、文化，倫敦就是個大熔爐。

Chris: A melting pot?

克里斯：熔爐？

Ade: Yes, melting pot. It's a very common expression, all British use it. They refer to London as a melting pot because of all the nationalities living there. There are so many people for all around the world that actually is weird if you find an English person living in London.

阿德琳娜：對，熔爐。這是一個很常見的表達方式，所有英國人都這樣說。說倫敦是熔爐是因爲，倫敦有來自世界各地的人。倫敦有很多來自全世界各地的人，如果你在倫敦看到英國人都會有些奇怪。

Chris: Okay, interesting. I actually never heard of that expression. So you just said you lived there for four years, but then tell me, what was the purpose of that, did you live there for work, maybe a boyfriend?

克里斯：這真有趣。實際上我從沒聽過這種說法。你剛說你在倫敦生活了四年，那你爲什麼在倫敦生活，是爲了工作還是因爲男友在那裏？

Ade: Boyfriend? No, no boyfriend. I don't like English guys. But the thing is that I just went there to spend a summer and improve my English. But after a while I fell in love with the city and I decided to stay there a little bit longer. And then I thought, why not profit some time there and do something. So I started MA in audiovisual translation. And that was one year long. So actually I was living there for four years and I did also some waitressing jobs, just to get some extra money and do a living there, because actually London is a very expensive city, so.

阿德琳娜：男朋友？不是，和男朋友沒關係。我並不喜歡英國男孩。一開始我只是在夏天的時候去倫敦進修英語。不過後來我愛上了那座城市，所以我決定在那裏多待一段時間。後來我想，我爲什麼不利用這段時間做些事情呢。於是我開始進修影視翻譯的中級學位。我學習了一年的時間。在那裏的四年中，我也有做服務員這類工作，爲了掙錢支付在那裏的生活開支，因爲倫敦是一個生活成本非常昂貴的城市。

Chris: Oh yes, I totally understand you. I was there on holidays as well. So actually now do you think you could live there again?

克里斯：哦，我完全理解你。我去倫敦度過假。那現在你還想再去倫敦生活嗎？

Ade: Not at all, that was a chapter of my life that has completely ended. Now I just chase the sun.

阿德琳娜：完全不想了，那只是我生活中的其中一章，而且那一章已經結束了。現在我只想追逐太陽。

Chris: Oh yes, also not a bad idea. So tell me, what about other cities, are there other cities that you specially like in Europe?

克里斯：好，那也是個不錯的主意。那其他城市呢，你有喜歡的其他歐洲城市嗎？

Ade: Yes, Ibiza in Spain is one of my favorites.

阿德琳娜：西班牙伊比薩市是我最愛的城市之一。

Chris: Wow, Ibiza! Well actually when you talk about Ibiza the first thing that comes up in my mind is partying, clubbing. Was that the idea of going to Ibiza?

克里斯：哇哦，伊比薩！你一說伊比薩，我首先想到的是派對和夜總會。這是不是去伊比薩的理由？

Ade: No, not at all. Everybody is so wrong about Ibiza. Ibiza is worldwide known about clubbing and parties and DJs. But actually Ibiza is a tiny island but it has so much to offer, for example, the sunsets, there are these amazing sunsets and these hiding places where you can just relax and enjoy the nature.

阿德琳娜：不，完全不是。大家都對伊比薩有誤解。伊比薩的夜總會、派對和DJ聞名世界。但其實伊比薩是一座小島，那裏的日落非常美，還有可以放鬆和享受大自然的隱匿之地。

Chris: Oh yes, it's true, sunsets, I heard of its famous sunsets on Ibiza. So actually I think of going to Mallorca this summer and I might go a few days to see Ibiza. Can you tell me some famous places to see one of the best sunsets there?

克里斯：哦對，沒錯，日落，我聽說伊比薩是著名的日落觀賞地。我打算夏天去馬略卡島旅行，我可能會抽幾天時間去伊比薩玩。你能給我介紹一下伊比薩的最佳日落觀賞地嗎？

Ade: Don't go to Cafe del Mar for example, it's a popular one but you don't have the best sunset there. There is a place named Cala Conta and there is a bar there called Sunset Ashram, that is the best place.

阿德琳娜：不要去德瑪咖啡屋，那裏很受歡迎，不過那裏看不到最美的日落。我建議你去卡拉康塔，那裏有一家名爲“日落會所”的酒吧，那是最佳日落觀賞地。

Chris: Sounds great. Thanks for the tip. I will tell you about my experience when I'm back again. By the way, should I start going to the gym and buy me one of these little swim shorts like the Italians all at the beach in Ibiza?

克里斯：聽起來真不錯。謝謝你的建議。我玩回來以後會和你講講我的經歷的。對了，我是不是現在要開始去健身房鍛鍊了，我還得買一條意大利人在伊比薩海灘穿的那種泳褲吧？

Ade: Don't be a fool. But well, you just said, Italy is also a great place and I love Italy. Actually Florence is also one of my favorite cities in Europe.

阿德琳娜：別傻了。不過你剛纔提到的意大利也是個不錯的地方，我喜歡意大利。佛羅倫薩是另一個我喜歡的歐洲城市。

Chris: Oh yes, that's true, I hear a lot of people talking so good about Florence. But as well another city I never went to.

克里斯：哦好，沒錯，我聽很多人說過佛羅倫薩很不錯。不過這座城市我也沒去過。

Ade: You should, actually Florence is like going back in time 100 years. It's full of art and the duomo is the greatest part. And also you can find the Michelangelo and of course the food, it's very nice food like in Spain, you can really enjoy there. It's a small city but it's very, very authentic.

阿德琳娜：你應該去看看，佛羅倫薩就像100年前的世界。那裏充滿藝術氣息，最棒的就是大教堂。你還能在那座城市看到米開朗基羅的作品，當然佛羅倫薩的食物也非常美味，有很多西班牙美食，在那裏你會非常享受的。雖然佛羅倫薩是座非常小的城市，但是很真實。

Chris: Wow! It seems you've been to quite a lot of places already in Europe.

克里斯：哇哦！看起來你去過歐洲很多地方。

Ade: Not only in Europe, I'm a traveler, I'm a nomad. The more I travel the wiser I get.

阿德琳娜：不只歐洲，我是個旅行者，類似遊牧者。旅行的越多，我越聰明。

Chris: Yes indeed, that's what they say at least. Well thank you very much Ade.

克里斯：沒錯，至少人們都是這麼說的。非常謝謝你，阿德。

Ade: Thanks to you, it was a pleasure.

阿德琳娜：不客氣，也謝謝你。

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重點講解：
1. be full of 有大量…的；滿是…的；
例句：The case was full of clothes.
箱子裏塞滿了衣服。
2. fall in love with 喜歡上；喜愛上；
例句：Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.
與福特的密切合作開始令我愛上了電影。
3. by the way 順便地；附帶說一句；
例句：By the way, I love your hair that way.
順便說一句，我喜歡你的髮式。
4. go back 回到（過去）；回顧；
例句：If you go back to 1960, you'll find that very few jobs were being created.
如果回到1960年，你會發現工作機會寥寥無幾。