美語情景對話 第1144期:A Look at Venezuela 縱覽委內瑞拉
Katie: So I don't really know much about Venezuela in terms of the different regions and things. So could you tell me something about it?
凱蒂：我不太瞭解委內瑞拉的各個地區。你能介紹一下嗎？Gilda: Well, in terms of weather we have only two seasons. We have a rainy season and the rest is dry. But so, you get to enjoy the four seasons in a way if you go to the west side of the country. We have like high mountains and you can see some snow and also, like it's a little bit cold over there. But if you go to the middle, in the middle of the country, the center, is hot. It's quite hot and dry. So it's where the – it's like the cowboys' area in Venezuela. So a lot of horses and they eat a lot of meat. In a little bit of north, in facing the Caribbean Sea, is the capital, Caracas. There, we have a very nice weather. I guess, that's the reason why it's the capital, maybe because the weather is really nice. We can wear the same clothes the whole year around.
吉爾達：就天氣來說，委內瑞拉有兩個季節。一個是雨季，一個是旱季。如果你去委內瑞拉西部地區，你可以感受到四種季節。我們有高山區，在那裏你可以看到雪，所以那裏會有點兒冷。不過委內瑞拉中部地區很熱，準確的說是又熱又幹。所以，那裏就像委內瑞拉的牛仔區。那裏有很多馬，他們吃很多肉。在北部地區，面向加勒比海的地方是首都加拉加斯。首都的天氣很不錯。我想那就是加拉加斯成爲首都的原因，因爲天氣非常好。一年到頭都可以穿同樣的衣服。Katie: Nice.
凱蒂：不錯。
Gilda: So we don't have to think about winter clothes or anything like that. You can wear shorts all the time. So it's really, really nice. Yeah.
吉爾達：我們不用穿冬季衣服。在加拉加斯你可以一年都穿短褲。所以說，那裏的天氣真的很好。Katie: What's the average temperature in Caracas?
凱蒂：加拉加斯的平均溫度是多少？Gilda: While the, all this weather reports would say like 30, 35 and people will be like, "Oh, it's really, really hot."
吉爾達：天氣預報報的是30度、35度，不過人們會說“哦，真的太熱了”。Katie: Yeah.
凱蒂：好。Gilda: It's not. When you're there, you feel like probably 27 is like the body temperature, probably.
吉爾達：其實沒有那麼熱。在加拉加斯你感覺到的溫度差不多是27度，和體溫差不多。Katie: Still pretty hot though, right?
凱蒂：那也很熱了，對吧？Gilda: It is but it's dry. It's not so humid. Even though we are close to the Caribbean Sea, it's not so humid. So it's a very nice weather. Yeah. I really like it. Yeah.
吉爾達：對，而且很乾。空氣溼度不大。雖然我們離加勒比海很近，但是空氣並不溼潤。所以，加拉加斯的天氣很不錯。我非常喜歡這種天氣。Katie: So, outside of Caracas, are there any other famous cities in Venezuela?
凱蒂：除了加拉加斯，委內瑞拉還有其他著名城市嗎？Gilda: Yes. There is one called Maracaibo. This is famous. It's the oil city. Venezuela is famous for having a lot of petroleum, and that's the city where all, most of the petroleum is concentrated and all the companies, oil companies. And since they have oil, the city is pretty modern and, yeah. So it's another major city in the country. There is another city that is kind of developing now is in the middle of the country. It's called Valencia. And also, it's famous because it has lots of industries and factories. So many people are moving there for job opportunities. And yeah, they have very nice places as well. Yeah.
吉爾達：有。馬拉開波這座城市也很有名。馬拉開波是石油城市。委內瑞拉因石油資源豐富而聞名，而石油主要分佈在馬拉開波，而且石油公司也聚集在這裏。因爲擁有石油資源，所以馬拉開波非常現代化。是委內瑞拉另一座主要城市。另外，位於委內瑞拉中部的城市瓦倫西亞正在快速發展。瓦倫西亞因工業和工廠衆多而聞名。許多人前往瓦倫西亞尋找工作機會。而且這座城市有很多不錯的地方。Katie: Are there any resort towns in Venezuela?
凱蒂：委內瑞拉有度假小鎮嗎？Gilda: Yes, there are many especially because Venezuela is facing the Caribbean Sea. So there are many places for enjoying to see the ocean, beach side. There is an island called Margarita island. It's also very famous for occasion like to enjoy the summer at the fullest, and it's famous. That city has a lot of foreigners, visitors, yeah, all year around.
吉爾達：有，委內瑞拉有很多度假小鎮，因爲委內瑞拉麪向加勒比海。所以，有很多地方有海灘，可以接觸大海。有座小島名爲瑪格麗塔島。那裏非常有名，因爲在那裏可以充分享受夏季時光。那座城市每年都吸引很多外國遊客來遊玩。Katie: So it's popular all over the world.
凱蒂：所以，那裏聞名世界。Gilda: Yes, it's popular. Yeah.
吉爾達：對，非常受歡迎。
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