Islands and Bridges
島嶼和橋梁
Kathy notes that Stockholm and Amsterdam are both cities on water.
凱西注意到斯德哥爾摩和阿姆斯特丹兩個城市都建在水上。
K:I didn't realize that both Stockholm and Amsterdam are cities built on the water.
凱西:沒想到斯德哥爾摩和阿姆斯特丹兩個城市都建在水上。
E:Don't forget Venice, Italy. It's even more famous.
艾凡:別忘了意大利的威尼斯。它更有名。
K:Would you like to live here in Stockholm?
凱西:你會想住在斯德哥爾摩這里嗎?
E:I don't know. I really like the hustle and bustle of New York. I wouldn't mind working here for a year, though.
ulture!
艾凡:不知道。我很喜歡紐約的喧囂擾攘。但是我不介意在這里工作一年。
K:Yeah. It would be nice to take a break from all that stress and pollution of the big city.
凱西:沒錯。暫時離開大都市的一切壓力和污染會很不錯的。
E:Look! Here's another bridge.
艾凡:看!這里有另一座橋。
K:Do we have to pay a toll?
凱西:我們得付過橋費嗎?
E:No. These bridges are toll-free.
艾凡:不用。這些橋梁都是免收通行費的。
K:That must be the city center there.
凱西:那里一定是市中心了。
E:Uh-huh. We'll be there in a jiffy. There's not that much traffic here. Check out the map. We're looking for the Vasa district.
艾凡:不錯。我們馬上就要到了。這里的交通流量不那么大??匆幌碌貓D。我們要找凡莎區(qū)。
K:What's that?
凱西:那是什么區(qū)呢?
E:It's the university area. Our hostel is near there.
艾凡:它是大學區(qū)。我們要住的青年旅社就在那兒附近。
K:Great! There should be lots of neat shops and restaurants there.
凱西:太棒了!那里一定有許多不錯的商店和餐廳。
E:And c
艾凡:還有文化!
單詞短語精講:
1.take a break 暫日寸休息
例:Our schoolallows us to take a 10-minute bYeak each houY between classes.
(學校允許我們每個小時在兩堂課中間休息十分鐘。)
2. stress 壓力(不可數(shù))
例:Livinn and working a big,busy city is certain to increase one's stress.
(在忙碌的大城市生活和工作一定會增加壓力。)
3.pollution[pathJan」n.污染
4. toll 使用費/稅(如:過橋費、高速公路通行費、渡河費、市場攤
稅等)
toll-free 免收費的
5 . in a jiffy立即,馬上
=in a moment
=in a minute
例:A:line you neatly yeti We'r'e noinn to he Late.
B:Don't worry!I'II be heady in a jifffy.
(甲:準備好廠嗎?我們快遲到廠。)
(乙:別擔心!我馬上就好。)
6.check out...瞧一瞧/看一看……
例:A:That man near the bank looks venv sus},icious.
B:Right. Come on,Walter,let's check him out.
(甲:在銀行附近的那名男子看起來相當可疑。)
(乙:沒錯。沃爾特,來吧,日自們?nèi)デ埔磺啤?
7.the Vasa district凡莎區(qū)(位于斯德哥爾摩的大學區(qū))
8.neat 棒的(= gt-eat/wonder-ful);整齊的