赖世雄观光英语通72:抵达斯德哥尔摩

 　　赖世雄旅游观光英语通教你学会观光旅游的各种对话、句子。

　　Arriving in Stockholm

　　抵达斯德哥尔摩

　　After shopping, Kathy and Evan check out of their hostel¹ in Copenhagen, and take their rental² car on the ferry to Stockholm, the capital and largest city of Sweden.

　　逛完街后，凯西和艾凡办理哥本哈根青年旅社退房手续，然后开着租来的车上了前往瑞典最大城市，也是该国首都斯德哥尔摩的渡轮。

　　K:That was exciting! I'd never been on a ferry before.

　　凯西：真刺激!我以前从没搭过渡轮。

　　E:Sure you had. The Staten Island Ferry, remember? Also the ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

　　艾凡：你当然搭过。斯塔顿岛渡轮，记得吗?还有到自由女神像的渡轮。

　　K:Yeah, but those were old, small, and slow. This was really a big ship!Oh, boy! I really had a good time on it. And now we're here in our last European city, Stockholm. So far, it looks a lot like Copenhagen.

　　凯西：有是有，但是那些渡轮又老旧、又小又慢。这艘渡轮简直是艘大船!哦，天啊!搭这趟渡轮的感觉真好。现在是我们欧洲之旅的最后一个城市斯德哥尔摩。到目前为止，我觉得它和哥本哈根很像。

　　E:I guess all European cities have some similarities, just as American cities do. I still can't get over all the historic architecture here. All the churches, forts, and museums.

　　艾凡：正如美国的城市一样，我想欧洲所有的城市也都有些相同点。看到这么多具历史意义的建筑我仍禁不住心头的讶异。到处是教堂、城堡和博物馆。

　　K:Have we decided³ on a hostel here yet?

　　凯西：我们决定住这里哪家旅社了吗?

　　E:Yep. I checked with the last hostel and they all recommended the same one near the city center.

　　艾凡：决定了。我问过上次的那家旅社，而他们都推荐市中心附近的同一家旅社。

　　K:Great! It certainly is conveniently located.

　　凯西：太好了!那里交通的确便利。

　　E:And cheap! Oh, get me the guidebook for Sweden out of the glove compartment⁴, Kathy.

　　艾凡：而且便宜!哦，凯西，帮我把车内杂物柜里的瑞典地图拿出来。

　　K:Sure, here you go.

　　凯西：好的，喏，给你。

　　E:Thanks. I want to check the map of Stockholm.

　　艾凡：谢谢。我想看看斯德哥尔摩的地图。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. Stockholm 斯德哥尔摩(瑞典首都)

　　2.similarity 相似点，类似点

　　3 .can't get over...很惊奇……(= he amazed at...;无法克服……的伤痛(= be overwhelmed by...)

　　例:I can't get oven it. I won the million-dollar lottenv!

　　(我想都没想到我赢得厂白万彩券!)

　　1lnlene can't get oven the death of hen twin brother.

　　(阿琳无法克服她双胞胎兄弟去世的伤痛。)

　　4. architecture 建筑(不可数)

　　5. yep (理)是的(= yes )

1 hostel   

n.（学生）宿舍，招待所

参考例句：

• I lived in a hostel while I was a student.我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
• He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.他说他现住在一家青年招待所。

2 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。