【英语趣味课堂】瑞典的冬天-Winter in Sweden

Todd: OK, Peter, can you talk about your country, Sweden, and what is life like in Sweden in winter?

 

Peter: Swedish¹ life in winter is really harsh², especially, it tends to get pretty cold, especially around December, January, that's when it's really cold. The temperature can actually drop down to twenty minus³ and so it's something you have to do, is that you always have to go and buy new clothes, new thick clothes in order to survive the winter.

 

Todd: Wow, that sounds pretty crazy. So, in Sweden in winter, what kind of activities do you like to do? What do people do?

 

Peter: Well, there are many things you can do, especially in wintertime in Sweden is either you go like sled. So in Sweden, in winter in Sweden, you can actually go sledding and also you can go ice-skating, and of course you can also go skiing⁴ up in the mountains, which is really popular among people right now, and also for the young people, you can actually go with a snowboard, but usually around Stockholm where I've been raised we tend to do very little things because the coldness actually, it's like an obstacle⁵, because you can't do much really, mostly you sit home and study or you sit by your computer or you just hang around with friends celebrating Christmas.

 

Todd: OK, what about the food? Like what foods do people eat in Sweden in winter?

 

Peter: In Sweden in wintertime, we usually eat a lot of meatballs, which is the typical Swedish cuisine⁶. Meatballs, you got potatoes, and of course we got all kinds of variations⁷ of sausages. We got ham and it's a little but hard for me know because I can remember so much and it's been a long time since I was in Sweden.

 

Todd: Sounds like a cool place to live. Anyway, thanks, Peter.

1 Swedish   

n.瑞典人，瑞典语；adj.瑞典的，瑞典人的，瑞典语的

参考例句：

• From his looks I'd say he was Swedish.从他的相貌上看，我敢说他是瑞典人。
• He is going after that pretty Swedish girl.他正在追求那位美丽的瑞典女郎。

2 harsh   

adj.严厉（酷）的，刺耳的，刺目的，毛糙的

参考例句：

• The sunlight is very harsh.太阳光很刺眼。
• Although his words are harsh,there is positiveness in them.虽然他的话很苛刻，但有建设性。

3 minus   

n.负号；adj.减的，负的，阴性的；prep.减，缺

参考例句：

• The temperature was minus 30 degrees.气温为零下30度。
• He seems to have mistaken a minus for a plus.他似乎把负号误作正号了。

4 skiing   

n.滑雪运动

参考例句：

• I'm a complete novice at skiing. 滑雪我完全是个新手。
• to go skiing 去滑雪

5 obstacle   

n.障碍，障碍物，妨害

参考例句：

• She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作。
• He is in the full flush of success;nothing was an obstacle.他的成就如日中天，锐不可当。

6 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

7 variations   

变化( variation的名词复数 )； 变异； 变奏（曲）； 变量

参考例句：

• regional variations in pronunciation 发音的地区差异
• The dial records very slight variations in pressure. 该刻度盘能显示很微小的压力变化。