英语PK台 第467期:假期去美国,西海岸之旅

 　　Track One

　　Flew from Beijing to Seattle

　　从北京飞往西雅图

　　We drove down all the way from Seattle on the 101

　　从西雅图出发，沿着101国道向南而行。

　　All the way to San Francisco and then we went in all the way to Arizona and Utah

　　去往旧金山，然后一路开往亚利桑那州和犹他州。

　　To the National Parks

　　去往美国国家公园

　　When you were in Seattle did you go up the Space Needle—yes we did.

　　你们在西雅图的时候，去看太空针塔顶观光了么？——是的，我们去了

　　Seattle—did you 'bump¹ into' anyone like Bill Gates—or anyone like that?

　　在西雅图的时候，有没有偶遇像比尔盖茨这样的名人呢？

　　No. Seattle of course is the home town for Microsoft—my friends actually work for Microsoft

　　并没有。西雅图是微软的故乡，我的一些朋友也在微软工作。

　　Boeing—a lot of plane are made there

　　波音——那里生产制造了很多飞机。

　　I think Starbucks if I remember right

　　星巴克，如果我没记错的话

　　It used to be Seattle Coffee Company or something like that

　　它的前身应该是西雅图咖啡公司，或者是其他的名字。

　　I think first Starbucks is somewhere close to Pipe Market

　　我想第一家星巴克就是在离Pipe Market很近的地方。

　　Seattle—it is quite different to other US cities

　　西雅图与美国的其他城市有很大不同。

　　Very academic but laid back—lovely area and great air

　　很有学术气息却又祥和宁静，人杰地灵，空气清新

　　We were really lucky because they say in Seattle it always rains

　　我们此行很幸运，听说西雅图这城市总下雨。

　　But the day we arrived it was actually really hot and sunny

　　但我们到达西雅图的时候，天气晴朗，阳光灿烂，还挺热。

　　It is really true that people in Seattle really like a lot of outdoors

　　住在西雅图的人们非常喜欢户外运动，这倒是真的。

　　Hiking, biking, really active community in Seattle

　　爱好徒步旅行，骑行的人群在西雅图相当活跃

　　You drove down the Coast Highway?

　　你们是沿着海滨高速南下的吗？

　　The 101—it was really beautiful, really good—not a lot of cars on the road

　　是的，101国道，真的是太美了！景色很壮观，路上的车也并不多

　　We took it really easy—took 12 days

　　我们比较轻松地完成了这次旅行，用了12天

　　Through the Cascades², the Coastal³ Mountain ranges of NW United States

　　经过了克斯科特山脉，美国西北部的沿海群山

　　We went from Seattle to Portland.

　　我们从西雅图出发，驶向波特兰

　　Then through the Redwood Forests

　　穿越了红杉林区

　　Giant sequoia⁴ trees—you can actually drive a car through a tree

　　见到了许多巨大的红杉树——你真的可以开车从一棵树中穿过

　　In Sequoia Park there are amazing, huge trees

　　在国家红杉公园中有很多美得令人惊叹的巨树

　　There is one you can actually drive through with your car

　　有一棵你真的可以开车穿过

　　Then San Francisco—an amazing place also.

　　接下来到达旧金山，也同样是一个有趣的地方

　　Track Two

　　San Francisco is really amazing—it is really hilly though!

　　旧金山真的很神奇，是个有些崎岖的城市

　　With your Chinese background, did you go to Chinatown?

　　你也有中国的背景，去过唐人街么

　　Yes, of course—one of the biggest in America

　　当然去过——美国最大的唐人街之一

　　It was nice to walk through—a bit like home, but not home

　　去那里逛逛，走完一条街还挺舒服的，有点像是在家，却又不在家

　　What about the Chinese food in San Francisco

　　旧金山的中餐如何

　　The first Chinese food exported to the West is all Cantonese food

　　所有出口海外的中餐中，第一款就是广东菜

　　So a lot of those Chinese restaurants—all Cantonese influence

　　好多中国餐厅，几乎都受到粤菜的影响

　　Did you go out Pier⁵ 39?

　　你去渔人码头39号了么

　　Of course—you can't miss that—something you have to visit when you are in San Francisco

　　当然，那是不能不去的——有些地方去旧金山是一定要去的

　　Memories! My last meal in San Francisco was at the Mandarin⁶ Chinese restaurant out on Pier 39

　　满满的回忆呀，我在旧金山的最后一顿饭就是在渔人码头39号的一个中餐馆

　　Watching the sun setting⁷ behind the Golden Gate Bridge

　　在金门大桥惬意欣赏落日

　　That sounds really, really nice

　　听起来真的很美妙

　　My meal actually was fish and chips at Pier 39

　　我在渔人码头39号却吃的鱼和薯条（有些搞笑）

　　Cable⁸ Cars, the tram cars go up over the hills

　　有轨电车，都在山上穿行着

　　Very steep—some of these drives for the cable cars are very, very steep

　　很陡峭，有一些电车经过的地方特别陡峭

　　We actually did a lot of walking.

　　我们确实走了很多路

　　In distance it does not look that far, but you have forgotten the hills in between.

　　虽然距离看着没有那么远，那是因为你忘记了中间还翻越了一些小山坡

　　So at the end of the day, sore legs

　　所以，到了晚上，腿都是酸疼的

　　Your destination was inland, into the desert

　　你的目的地是从内陆，进入沙漠

　　US has lot of national parks—those we went to were really amazing, in their own way

　　美国有很多国家公园——那些我们去过的，真的美得令人惊讶，每一个都有自己独特的美

　　Las Vegas—not my city—you have to be there once in your life

　　拉斯维加斯——并不太合我胃口的城市，但这座城一生中一定要去一次

　　We came in the afternoon stayed evening and drove away in the morning.

　　我们下午到达，待了一晚，第二天清早就开车离开了

1 bump   

v.（against,into）碰，颠簸；n.碰撞，隆起物

参考例句：

• I heard a bump in the next room.我听到隔壁房间传来“砰”的一声。
• He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前额隆起一个大包。

2 cascades   

倾泻( cascade的名词复数 )； 小瀑布（尤指一连串瀑布中的一支）； 瀑布状物； 倾泻（或涌出）的东西

参考例句：

• The river fell in a series of cascades down towards the lake. 河形成阶梯状瀑布泻入湖中。
• Turning into the sun, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. 现在他朝着太阳驶去，开始了穿越喀斯喀特山脉的漫长而曲折的路程。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦

3 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

4 sequoia   

n.红杉

参考例句：

• The sequoia national forest is at the southern end of the sierra nevada range.红杉国家公园位于内华达山脉南端尽头处。
• The photo shows the enormous general Sherman tree in California's sequoia national park.照片显示的是加利福尼亚州红杉国家公园内巨大的谢尔曼将军树。

5 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

6 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

7 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

8 cable   

n.缆绳，索；电缆；电报；vt.电汇，打电报

参考例句：

• Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。
• The worker attached a cable.工人连接电缆。