美語情景對話 第578期:Travel Tips for Ireland 愛爾蘭旅遊小貼士

Joel: So, if I go to Ireland, what kind of food do you recommend that I eat?

喬爾：如果我去愛爾蘭旅行，你會推薦我吃什麼美食？

Ruth: The nicest things are probably Irish stew, which is made with lamb and also it's quite famous for it's seafood. Every year in Galway, there's an oyster festival.

露絲：最好的美食是用羊肉做的愛爾蘭燉肉，愛爾蘭也以海鮮聞名。戈爾韋市每年都會舉行牡蠣節。

Joel: Oysters are big.

喬爾：牡蠣的個頭很大。

Ruth: Oysters are quite popular.

露絲：牡蠣非常受歡迎。

Joel: And you already mentioned Guinness. Does every one drink Guinness or are there other big...

喬爾：你之前還提到過吉尼斯啤酒。愛爾蘭是所有人都喝吉尼斯啤酒嗎？還是有其他受歡迎的酒類？

Ruth: No, Guiness isn't drunk that much by young people, more by older people who drink it, and also Irish coffee is really nice. It's like coffee with sugar and whisky in it and cream that floats on the top.

露絲：不是，年輕人不太愛喝吉尼斯啤酒，老年人比較喜歡喝，愛爾蘭的咖啡也非常不錯。咖啡裏面加糖和威士忌，奶油浮在最上面。

Joel: Really, people drink that in the morning?

喬爾：是嗎，人們是早上喝咖啡嗎？

Ruth: No.

露絲：不是。

Joel: No.

喬爾：不是嗎？

Ruth: More as a dessert, after your dinner, as a dessert.

露絲：愛爾蘭人把咖啡當作甜點，一般是在晚餐之後，當作甜點享用。

Joel: And just for places to travel around Ireland, what are the big sightseeing places.

喬爾：愛爾蘭有哪些著名的旅遊景點？

Ruth: If you're in the city, there's a lot of shopping. There's also Trinity College, which is the oldest college in Dublin that has a book called The Book of Kells which is a really old book that was handdrawn by monks in Ireland that's really beautiful. There's also a place called Newgrange in Kildare which is an old burial site and on the shortest day of the year it is built in such a way that the sunshines directly through the door and into the very center of the chamber. Other than that. If you want nightlife the best place to go is probably Galway. Galway is really popular.

露絲：城市裏有很多購物的地方。三一學院也是不錯的旅遊景點，這座都柏林最古老的大學裏保存着《凱爾經》，這是一本非常古老的書，由修道士手抄完成，這所學校非常漂亮。基爾代爾郡有一府古老的墓地紐格蘭奇墓，在一年中最短的那天，太陽能直接穿過墓門，射到墓室中間。除此之外，如果你想過夜生活，那最好的選擇就是戈爾韋了，戈爾韋真的非常受歡迎。

Joel: Galway! I would have thought Dublin.

喬爾：戈爾韋！我以爲是都柏林呢。

Ruth: Dublin is popular but it's quite expensive and a lot of people, if they want a weekend away from Dublin will go to Galway.

露絲：都柏林也很受歡迎，但是那裏的物價太貴了，如果人們想在週末的時候離開都柏林，那他們就會去戈爾韋度週末。

Joel: Actually, from say London, what is the best way to get to Galway or to get to Dublin?

喬爾：從倫敦去戈爾韋或者去都柏林的最便捷方式是什麼？

Ruth: To get to Dublin, flight is the best way, but you can probably get a return ticket if you book in advance for maybe the equivalent of 6,000 (Yen) return and it only takes fifty minutes.

露絲：去都柏林的話，乘坐飛機是最好的選擇，如果你提前預訂，那6000日元就能買到往返機票了，而且全程只需要50分鐘的時間。

Joel: OK.

喬爾：好。

Ruth: To get to Galway, probably from Dublin you can get the train. The train is probably the easiest way, but it does take a few hours.

露絲：要是去戈爾韋，可以從都柏林坐火車過去。火車是最簡單的方式，但是需要幾個小時的時間。

Joel: And then in the cities themselves, is there a good train system, or does everyone drive a car?

喬爾：愛爾蘭各城市的火車系統發達嗎，還是基本上所有人都開車？

Ruth: In Dublin city there is a train to the suburbs but often it's delayed or, you know, not on time. It's pretty bad, and can be a bit expensive and also the intercity trains can be quite expensive. A lot of people have cars but if you live in the city, because there's so much traffic it can be quite hard getting around in a car and sometimes it's better to wait for the bus.

露絲：都柏林有開往郊區的列車，不過這趟列車經常晚點，不準時。這點非常糟糕，而且票價有點貴，城際列車的票價也非常貴。許多人都有車，不過如果你生活在城市裏，由於交通狀況不好，所以開車不太方便，乘坐公交車是最好的選擇。

Joel: Oh, I see. I think I'm gonna need some help when I go out there.

喬爾：哦，我知道了。我想我去那裏旅行的時候可能會需要幫助。

Ruth: Probably if you're visiting, yeah.

露絲：旅行的時候是可能會需要幫助。

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重點講解：
1. other than （用於否定陳述後）除了…以外；
例句：There's nobody here other than me.
這兒除了我沒有別人。
2. in advance 提前；事先；
例句：To make sure that he was at home, I called him up in advance.
爲了確定他在家，我事先打電話給他。
3. on time 準時；按時；
例句：We can depend on his arriving here on time.
我們可以相信他會準時到來。
4. get around 到處旅行；遊歷；
例句：Cycling is a cheap way to get around.
騎自行車是一種省錢的旅遊方式。