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Rotterdam

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.

艾凡:鹿特丹在第二次世界大战期间几乎完全被炸毁。

It was built back up from scratch after the war.

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.

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。

After the war, the city planners decided to give it a modern look with shopping districts and broad avenues.

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。

Rotterdam is the world's largest seaport, you know.

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。

精讲部分

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。