鹿特丹

　　Kathy and Evan have left Amsterdam for a four-day tour of other attractions in the Netherlands.

　　凯西和艾凡离开阿姆斯特丹到荷兰其它的观光地点旅游四天。

　　E:Here we are! The second largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam.

　　艾凡：我们到了！荷兰的第二大城，鹿特丹。

　　K:It's not what I expected. Where are all the old, quaint houses like in Amsterdam?

　　凯西：和我期望看到的不一样。那些像我们在阿姆斯特丹看到的古老雅致的房子都到哪儿去了呢？

　　E:Rotterdam was almost completely bombed out during World War II. It was built back up from scratch after the war.

　　艾凡：鹿特丹在第二次世界大战期间几乎完全被炸毁。它是战后从瓦砾中重建起来的。

　　K:It does seem new and modern.

　　凯西：它似乎真的很新又很现代化。

　　E:It is, but its history, like Amsterdam's, goes back many centuries. After the war, the city planners decided to give it a modern look with shopping districts and broad avenues. Rotterdam is the world's largest seaport, you know.

　　艾凡：没错，但是就像阿姆斯特丹一样，鹿特丹的历史可以回溯到许多世纪以前。战后，都市计划人员决定给它一个拥有购物区和宽阔街道的现代化风貌。妳要知道，鹿特丹是世界最大的海港。

　　K:What? You mean New York isn't?

　　凯西：什么？你的意思是纽约不是啰？

　　E:Not any more. Rotterdam handles more trade by ship than any other city in the world. The Dutch have always been expert traders.

　　艾凡：不再是了。鹿特丹的海运贸易要超过世界任何都市。荷兰人一直是一流的贸易商。

　　K:That's true. It's a small country, but it's always been well-developed.

　　凯西：没错。荷兰是个小国，但是一直都发展得很好。

　　E:Let's catch a concert tonight in one of Rotterdam's many theaters, OK?

　　艾凡：咱们今晚到鹿特丹众多的剧院之一去欣赏一场音乐会，好吗？

　　K:That's a nice change of pace. Sure.

　　凯西：这样改变一下步调倒也不错。当然好啊。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. quaint 占雅的，奇趣的

　　2. be bombed out 被炮弹炸毁

　　bomb 轰炸，投弹

　　例:Manv Chinese cities were bombed out during World Wan2.

　　(中国许多城市在第二次世界大战期间被炸毁厂。)

　　3. from scratch 从一无所有开始，从头开始

　　例:He started his business from scratch.

　　(他自手创业。)

　　4. district 行政区

　　例:Beijing is comprised of 14 districts and 4 counties.

　　(北京市山14个行政区和4个县组成。)

　　be comprised of...…组成

　　=be composed of认.

　　=be made up of…

　　comprise 包括;……组成

　　5. catch a/one's concert欣赏音乐会/演唱会

　　例:A:Where are you heading in such。hush?

　　B:Chang Hwei Mei is in town. I am going to catch her concert.

　　(甲:你这么赶，要去哪儿，!)

　　(乙:张惠妹来厂，我要去听她的演唱会。)

　　6. pace 步调

　　例:People living in New YoYk，London，Hong Kong and Tokyo are famous for their fast walking pace.

　　(住在纽约、伦敦、香港和东京的人步伐走得快是出厂名的。)