时间:2019-03-18 作者:英语课 分类:赖世雄旅游观光英语通


英语课

   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 1 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 2 to give it a modern look with shopping districts and broad avenues. Rotterdam is the world's largest seaport 3, 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 4?
  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。)

adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
  • There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷。
  • They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.海港,港口,港市
  • Ostend is the most important seaport in Belgium.奥斯坦德是比利时最重要的海港。
  • A seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal.轮船能够补充煤炭的海港。
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
  • A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
  • Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去!
学英语单词
angioinvasive
arcose
Balerma
ballistic test
Bauska
be along (to)
bench saw
benzoic ether
biggety
biogeochemical prospecting
charge sale
circular mil area
counterrolling moment
cumulative curve
debted
denter
dermo-epidermal junction
district of a forestwarden
doryopteriss
draft responsible member
egg product
elishas
emulator system architecture
farm publication
Fault Blanking
feliu
filtered model
financefinancial
fixed idea
flame pass
Forty Saint's storm
Francis of Assisi, Saint
front-to-rear-ratio
gauchery
genus accipiters
global logistics
Hammond I.
Hesteyrarfjördhur
Heteropappus meyendorffii
hollow tubing conductor
hydrodynamic interaction
in accordance with practice
inca
integral of generalized energy
javanese dance
keemas
kempken
Loxocalyx nrticifolius
Luhan'
magnet switch
Meherpur
microanalysis for fracture
moving against people
nanofin
natural organic acids
nurscia albofasciata
outbreak of fire
packing measurements
passive population
peasant-woman
pericardiocentesis
phenolic laminate
phenylhydroxylamine
phonetise
pilot chute
planting mechanism
postpurchase
power stretch
precise level leveling instrument
private gaol
quizmistresses
relicina schizospatha
renal pelvis
republics of trinidad and tobago
Roberts County
rock hyrax
rotating vector
RSEP
Scolytoplatypus daimio
scram setting
semilunate
Short Creek
slaveowner
sprinklered
star temple
statement of authorship
struss
sweep(ing) voltage
taking a hike
taper cone
tawell
three-point spring suspension
tongue-shells
tweeder
two channel ARQ equipment
Tyémou
uks
Vanillylidenehydrazide
very high speed
Vietnam syndrome
weed and loose soil machine
zygodactyly