賴世雄觀光英語通34:鹿特丹
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(diǎn)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(xiàn)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(cuò)，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(jì)以前。戰(zhàn)后，都市計(jì)劃人員決定給它一個(gè)擁有購物區(qū)和寬闊街道的現(xiàn)代化風(fēng)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(yùn)貿(mào)易要超過世界任何都市。荷蘭人一直是一流的貿(mào)易商。
K:That's true. It's a small country, but it's always been well-developed.
凱西：沒錯(cuò)。荷蘭是個(gè)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(huì)，好嗎?
K:That's a nice change of pace. Sure.
凱西：這樣改變一下步調(diào)倒也不錯(cuò)。當(dāng)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(gè)行政區(qū)和4個(gè)縣組成。)
be comprised of...…組成
=be composed of認(rèn).
=be made up of…
comprise 包括;……組成
5. catch a/one's concert欣賞音樂會(huì)/演唱會(huì)
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(huì)。)
6. pace 步調(diào)
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。)
