Islands and Bridges

　　岛屿和桥梁

　　Kathy notes that Stockholm and Amsterdam are both cities on water.

　　凯西注意到斯德哥尔摩和阿姆斯特丹两个城市都建在水上。

　　K:I didn't realize that both Stockholm and Amsterdam are cities built on the water.

　　凯西：没想到斯德哥尔摩和阿姆斯特丹两个城市都建在水上。

　　E:Don't forget Venice, Italy. It's even more famous.

　　艾凡：别忘了意大利的威尼斯。它更有名。

　　K:Would you like to live here in Stockholm?

　　凯西：你会想住在斯德哥尔摩这里吗?

　　E:I don't know. I really like the hustle and bustle of New York. I wouldn't mind working here for a year, though.

　　ulture!

　　艾凡：不知道。我很喜欢纽约的喧嚣扰攘。但是我不介意在这里工作一年。

　　K:Yeah. It would be nice to take a break from all that stress and pollution of the big city.

　　凯西：没错。暂时离开大都市的一切压力和污染会很不错的。

　　E:Look! Here's another bridge.

　　艾凡：看!这里有另一座桥。

　　K:Do we have to pay a toll?

　　凯西：我们得付过桥费吗?

　　E:No. These bridges are toll-free.

　　艾凡：不用。这些桥梁都是免收通行费的。

　　K:That must be the city center there.

　　凯西：那里一定是市中心了。

　　E:Uh-huh. We'll be there in a jiffy. There's not that much traffic here. Check out the map. We're looking for the Vasa district.

　　艾凡：不错。我们马上就要到了。这里的交通流量不那么大。看一下地图。我们要找凡莎区。

　　K:What's that?

　　凯西：那是什么区呢?

　　E:It's the university area. Our hostel is near there.

　　艾凡：它是大学区。我们要住的青年旅社就在那儿附近。

　　K:Great! There should be lots of neat shops and restaurants there.

　　凯西：太棒了!那里一定有许多不错的商店和餐厅。

　　E:And c

　　艾凡：还有文化!

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1.take a break 暂日寸休息

　　例:Our schoolallows us to take a 10-minute bYeak each houY between classes.

　　(学校允许我们每个小时在两堂课中间休息十分钟。)

　　2. stress 压力(不可数)

　　例:Livinn and working a big，busy city is certain to increase one's stress.

　　(在忙碌的大城市生活和工作一定会增加压力。)

　　3.pollution[pathJan」n.污染

　　4. toll 使用费/税(如:过桥费、高速公路通行费、渡河费、市场摊

　　税等)

　　toll-free 免收费的

　　5 . in a jiffy立即，马上

　　=in a moment

　　=in a minute

　　例:A:line you neatly yeti We'r'e noinn to he Late.

　　B:Don't worry!I'II be heady in a jifffy.

　　(甲:准备好厂吗?我们快迟到厂。)

　　(乙:别担心!我马上就好。)

　　6.check out...瞧一瞧/看一看……

　　例:A:That man near the bank looks venv sus},icious.

　　B:Right. Come on，Walter，let's check him out.

　　(甲:在银行附近的那名男子看起来相当可疑。)

　　(乙:没错。沃尔特，来吧，日自们去瞧一瞧。)

　　7.the Vasa district凡莎区(位于斯德哥尔摩的大学区)

　　8.neat 棒的(= gt-eat/wonder-ful);整齐的