美語情景對話 第1001期:North Carolina 北卡羅來納州

Peter: So Sarah, you said you're from North Carolina, and I've never been there before, I have no idea what it's like. Is it in the north of America or tell me more about it, I have no idea?

彼得：薩拉，你說過你來自北卡羅來納州，我從來沒去過那裏，我不瞭解那裏。是位於美國北部地區嗎？請給我介紹一下。

Sarah: Well, it's funny because it has north in the name, North Carolina, but it's actually in the south, the southeast. So I usually tell people it's on the opposite end of the US, than California. And it's halfway between New York and Florida.

薩拉：這很有意思，雖然北卡羅來納州在州名裏有“北”字，但是其實這個州位於美國東南部地區。我通常會和別人說這個州和加州的位置相對。位於紐約州和佛羅里達州之間。

Peter: Okay, that puts it on the map for me. Tell me, what's the weather like over there, what's the general climate like?

彼得：好，這使我瞭解了這個州在地圖上的位置。那和我說說那裏的天氣吧，那裏的氣候怎麼樣？

Sarah: The weather is very moderate, it gets pretty hot in the summers and pretty cold in the winters. But it depends on where you live, because North Carolina has both the mountains and the ocean as well because it's on the coast. So if you live on the coast side you get more warm temperatures and obviously no snow. But if you live on the mountain side then you get more snow and less hot weather.

薩拉：天氣很溫和，不過夏天非常熱，冬天非常冷。不過這要看你住在哪個地區，因爲北卡羅來納州既有山區，又有海岸地區。所以如果你住在海岸線附近，那氣候更溫暖，那裏不會下雪。但是如果你住在山區，那就會下雪，而且也沒那麼熱。

Peter: Okay. Why do people make a distinction between North and South Carolina, I mean what's the history behind that?

彼得：好。爲什麼要分北卡羅來納州和南卡羅來納州，這背後有什麼歷史？

Sarah: I believe it's because they used to all be one together before they were divided. And so when they divided into two states, they call it north now and south.

薩拉：我想那是因爲之前那是一個州，後來分成了兩個州。在分成兩個州以後，分別用南北來稱呼。

Peter: I see.

彼得：我明白了。

Sarah: Yeah.

薩拉：嗯。

Peter: What's North Carolina famous for, I mean what can we look out for?

彼得：那北卡羅來納州以什麼出名？我們應該關注哪些方面？

Sarah: Probably the most famous thing, that is written on our license plates on the cars is 'First in Flight', because Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

薩拉：可能最著名的就是我們的汽車牌照上寫着“飛行第一人”，因爲威爾伯·萊特和奧維爾·萊特兄弟駕駛第一架飛機在北卡羅納州的基蒂霍克首飛。

Peter Oh wow! Okay, I didn't know that.

彼得：哇哦！我不知道這件事。

Sarah: Yeah.

薩拉：對。

Peter: Amazing!

彼得：太了不起了。

Sarah: Yeah, we think it's pretty cool.

薩拉：對，我們認爲那非常酷。

Peter: Is there famous food from that area, anything else that is really quite popular with people in America or outside?

彼得：這個州有哪些著名飲食，有哪些美國人和外國人都很喜歡的飲食？

Sarah: Southern, because it's in the south, southern food is very popular, so southern food, things like fried chicken or a kind of bread we call biscuits, also grits, which is ground corn, all these kinds of foods are very popular in North Carolina because they're southern foods that we eat in the south. Also sweet tea — sweet tea, very popular, iced sweet tea.

薩拉：因爲北卡羅來納州位於南部，所以南方的典型飲食很流行，比如炸雞、熱鬆餅、玉米粉這類食物在北卡羅來納州非常受歡迎，因爲這些都是南部地區經常吃的食物。另外甜茶，冰甜茶也非常受歡迎。

Peter: That sounds good.

彼得：聽起來不錯。

Sarah: Yeah.

薩拉：對。

Peter: What goes in it, what?

彼得：那搭配什麼食用？

Sarah: It's just tea — black tea and sugar and then usually we put lemon in it as well.

薩拉：就是茶，紅茶加糖，通常我們還會放點檸檬。

Peter: Okay.

彼得：好。

Sarah: It's very delicious.

薩拉：非常美味。

Peter: Growing up in North Carolina and living there, did you ever wish to live anywhere else, or do you think it's one of the best places to live?

彼得：你在北卡羅來納州長大，而且一直在那裏生活，你有沒有想過去其他地方生活，或者你認爲哪裏是最適合居住的地方？

Sarah: When I was growing up there I always thought other places would be better. But then when I went away and lived in many other states and countries I began to see the beautiful things about the area, the country that I come from, so.

薩拉：我以前總認爲其他地方更好。可是當我離開家鄉，在美國其他州甚至是其他國家生活以後，我開始想念家鄉的美好事物，想念我的祖國。

Peter: Right. I guess that's always the way with travelling and somewhere else, you realize home has got many advantages and many beautiful places.

彼得：沒錯。一直在外面旅行，你會意識到家鄉有很多優勢，而且有很多美麗的地方。

Sarah: Yes, and people.

薩拉：對，還有人。

Peter: Okay.

彼得：好。

Sarah: People you love are always home.

薩拉：你愛的人一直在家裏。

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重點講解：
1. depend on 取決(於)；有賴(於)；
例句：How much can you get depend on how much you pay.
你能得到多少取決於你付出了多少。
2. divide into （使）分開；（使）分散；（使）分裂；
例句：All things invariably divide into two.
事物都是一分爲二的。
3. be famous for 因……著名；
例句：This tailor is famous for making good suit.
這位裁縫以做高級西裝而出名。
4. look out for 留心；注意；留意；
例句：This isn't so easy. So look out for the snags.
這並不那麼容易，當心碰到意想不到的困難。