赖世雄观光英语通74:旧城

 　　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。

　　Old Town

　　旧城

　　After consulting their guidebook, Kathy and Evan decide to visit Old Town, the oldest section of Stockholm.

　　凯西和艾凡查阅旅游指南后，决定去参观斯德哥尔摩最老旧的城区──旧城。

　　E:This is right up my alley². A whole medieval³ town in its original condition.

　　艾凡：这正合我的胃口。一整座原始风貌的中古城镇。

　　K:Leave it to you to get off on ancient buildings. Me? I like the modern world better.

　　凯西：只有你才会喜欢那些古老的建筑。我呢?我比较喜欢现代化的世界。

　　E:Come on, Kathy. You know I like the modern world, too, but I really appreciate knowing how people used to live and what their lives were like.

　　艾凡：拜托，凯西。你知道我也喜欢现代化的世界，但是我也很想知道古时候的人如何过日子，他们的生活情形是什么样子。

　　K:I have to admit that I'm a little interested in it, too. This Old Town is very well kept up.

　　凯西：我得承认我也有点儿感兴趣。这座旧城保存得很好。

　　E:It's protected against development by the Swedish government.

　　艾凡：这区在瑞典政府保护下是不准开发的。

　　K:And yet some parts of downtown look so space-age new.

　　凯西：但有些在市区的部分看起来却极为新潮。

　　E:See? You can have your cake and eat it, too!

　　艾凡：懂了吧?鱼与熊掌是可以兼得的!

　　K:Ha ha! Yeah. Anyway, what's that building?

　　凯西：哈哈!没错。不管怎样，那栋建筑物是什么?

　　E:That's their House of Lords.

　　艾凡：那是他们的上议院。

　　K:And that one?

　　凯西：那么那栋呢?

　　E:That's the Royal Palace. Quite a building, isn't it?

　　艾凡：那是皇宫。很了得的建筑物，不是吗?

　　K:I'll say. Can we go see it?

　　凯西：我同意。我们可以去参观吗?

　　E:Sure. But we need more time. We'll have dinner here in Old Town and come back tomorrow to see the Royal Palace.

　　艾凡：当然可以。但是我们需要多一点时间才行。我们在旧城这里吃晚餐，明天再回来参观皇宫。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1 .consul¹ 此查阅

　　例:If you are in doubt about the y-onunciation on s},elling of an English word consult your dictionary

　　(如果你不清楚英文单词的发音或拼写的话就查词典。)

　　2. section 地区，区域

　　3. be ( right) up one's alley(正)合某人的口味;完全适合某人

　　=be(right)down one's alley

　　例:Basketball is rinht up Gordan's alley

　　(篮球这种运动完全适合乔登

　　4. medieval 中世纪的

　　5. Leave it to sb to V只有某人才会……

　　例:A:Who made such。mess in the kitchen

　　B:It was Jeff，of course. Leave it to him to create a disaster by just mak-ing a sandwich.

　　(甲:谁弄得厨房一团糟，!)

　　(乙:当然是杰夫P}。只有他才会做个三明治就搞得一团糟。)

　　6. Leave it to you to get off on ancient buildings.

　　只有你才会喜欢那些占老的建筑物。

　　get off on…喜欢……(=enjoy)

　　例:My girlfriend and I really get off on hiking in the mountains and looking for nave⁴ binds⁵.

　　(我和我女朋友都很喜欢到山中旅行寻找稀有鸟类。)

1 consul   

n.领事；执政官

参考例句：

• A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.领事的职责是帮助自己的同胞。
• He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.他将就任美国驻上海总领事(的职务)。

2 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

3 medieval   

adj.中世纪的，中古（时代）的

参考例句：

• This is a medieval story.这是一个中世纪的故事。
• The museum has a fine collection of medieval ivories.该博物馆收藏着一批精美的中世纪象牙制品。

4 nave   

n.教堂的中部；本堂

参考例句：

• People gathered in the nave of the house.人们聚拢在房子的中间。
• The family on the other side of the nave had a certain look about them,too.在中殿另一边的那一家人，也有着自己特有的相貌。

5 binds   

v.约束( bind的第三人称单数 )；装订；捆绑；（用长布条）缠绕

参考例句：

• Frost binds the soil. 霜使土壤凝结。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Stones and cement binds strongly. 石头和水泥凝固得很牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》