賴世雄觀光英語通34:鹿特丹

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Rotterdam

鹿特丹

Kathy and Evan have left Amsterdam for a four-day tour of other attractions in the Netherlands.

凱西和艾凡離開阿姆斯特丹到荷蘭其它的觀光地點旅游四天。

E:Here we are! The second largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam.

艾凡：我們到了!荷蘭的第二大城，鹿特丹。

K:It's not what I expected. Where are all the old, quaint houses like in Amsterdam?

凱西：和我期望看到的不一樣。那些像我們在阿姆斯特丹看到的古老雅致的房子都到哪兒去了呢?

E:Rotterdam was almost completely bombed out during World War II. It was built back up from scratch after the war.

艾凡：鹿特丹在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間幾乎完全被炸毀。它是戰(zhàn)后從瓦礫中重建起來的。

K:It does seem new and modern.

凱西：它似乎真的很新又很現代化。

E:It is, but its history, like Amsterdam's, goes back many centuries. After the war, the city planners decided to give it a modern look with shopping districts and broad avenues. Rotterdam is the world's largest seaport, you know.

艾凡：沒錯，但是就像阿姆斯特丹一樣，鹿特丹的歷史可以回溯到許多世紀以前。戰(zhàn)后，都市計劃人員決定給它一個擁有購物區(qū)和寬闊街道的現代化風貌。妳要知道，鹿特丹是世界最大的海港。

K:What? You mean New York isn't?

凱西：什么?你的意思是紐約不是啰?

E:Not any more. Rotterdam handles more trade by ship than any other city in the world. The Dutch have always been expert traders.

艾凡：不再是了。鹿特丹的海運貿易要超過世界任何都市。荷蘭人一直是一流的貿易商。

K:That's true. It's a small country, but it's always been well-developed.

凱西：沒錯。荷蘭是個小國，但是一直都發(fā)展得很好。

E:Let's catch a concert tonight in one of Rotterdam's many theaters, OK?

艾凡：咱們今晚到鹿特丹眾多的劇院之一去欣賞一場音樂會，好嗎?

K:That's a nice change of pace. Sure.

凱西：這樣改變一下步調倒也不錯。當然好啊。

單詞短語精講：

1. quaint 占雅的，奇趣的

2. be bombed out 被炮彈炸毀

bomb 轟炸，投彈

例:Manv Chinese cities were bombed out during World Wan2.

(中國許多城市在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間被炸毀廠。)

3. from scratch 從一無所有開始，從頭開始

例:He started his business from scratch.

(他自手創(chuàng)業(yè)。)

4. district 行政區(qū)

例:Beijing is comprised of 14 districts and 4 counties.

(北京市山14個行政區(qū)和4個縣組成。)

be comprised of...…組成

=be composed of認.

=be made up of…

comprise 包括;……組成

5. catch a/one's concert欣賞音樂會/演唱會

例:A:Where are you heading in such。hush?

B:Chang Hwei Mei is in town. I am going to catch her concert.

(甲:你這么趕，要去哪兒，!)

(乙:張惠妹來廠，我要去聽她的演唱會。)

6. pace 步調

例:People living in New YoYk，London，Hong Kong and Tokyo are famous for their fast walking pace.

(住在紐約、倫敦、香港和東京的人步伐走得快是出廠名的。)