美語情景對話 第362期:Ireland 愛爾蘭

I come from Ireland. It's a small country in the west of Europe. It's just next to the United Kingdom.

我來自愛爾蘭。那是歐洲西部的一個小國家，和英國相鄰。

The Irish flag has three colors: green, white and orange. You often see the Irish flag above important buildings like the government building, or the town hall.

愛爾蘭的國旗有三個顏色：綠色、白色和桔色。你會看到國旗掛在政府大樓和市政廳這樣重要的建築上。

One of the most important symbols of Ireland is the shamrock. The shamrock is a small green plant with three leaves, so the shamrock looks like a four leaf clover, but it only has three leaves, and they look like three hearts joined together.

愛爾蘭其中一個最重要的象徵是三葉草。三葉草是一種有三片葉子的小型綠色植物，三葉草看起來和四葉草很像，但是它只有三片葉子，看起來就像三個連在一起的心型。

In Ireland, the countryside is very beautiful. We have lots of lakes, mountains, beaches, and cliffs along the west coast, especially. Some of these cliffs are among the highest in Europe.

愛爾蘭的鄉村非常漂亮。尤其是西海岸有許多湖泊、山巒、海灘和懸崖。有些懸崖是歐洲最高的。

All around Ireland you can see lots of castles. We have a very long history in Ireland and there are many castles all over. Sometimes people still live in these castles. Sometimes, they are only for tourists to visit.

你可以在愛爾蘭各地看到許多城堡。愛爾蘭歷史悠久，全國各地有許多城堡。有時人們還會繼續住在這些城堡裏。有時城堡只供遊客參觀。

重點講解：
1. look like
看起來像；看上去像；
eg. Any compromise will look like a betrayal of this ideal.
任何妥協都會看起來像是對這一理念的背叛。
eg. Once you know your stuff, you'll look like an expert, too.
一旦你精通了自己的業務，你也會像個專家。
2. all around
到處；四處；
eg. Of course, moments like this happen all around the world.
當然，像這一類似現象在世界各地都會出現。
eg. Once you open your eyes to this possibility, the evidence is all around you.
一旦你睜開眼睛正視這種可能性，你會發現證據無處不在。
3. all over
到處；遍及；
eg. He looked all over Africa and couldn't find any.
他找遍了非洲也沒有找到一塊鑽石。
eg. He's been a professional musician for years, gigging all over the country.
他數年來都是職業音樂人，在全國各地演出。