和老外聊天的地道口語第27期:在紐約城漫步

J:isn't it wonderful walking here?

L:what do you mean?

J:I mean look at all these magnificent tall buildings around us.

L:yes, look over there. That's the Empire State Building. My book says it's 102 stories tall.

J:it's quite famous but don't you think it looks a bit old-fashioned?

L:you're right, but when it was built in 1930 it was a marvel of technology and engineering.

J:what other important buildings are we going to see on Fifth Avenue?

L:quite a number. Actually every Skyscraper has a history. A few blocks ahead we'll see ick's Cathrdral and just across the street will be the world-renowed Rockefeller Center. It's a landmark in the history of architecture.

J:what's there after that?

L:well then, there's a Central Park. Facing the park on Fifth Avenue is probably some of the most expensive properties in the world.

J:what are all they for?

L:most of them are office buildings, huge department stores, and hotels but some are just private homes. New York is one of the financial centers of the worls so there are lots of very expensive places.

在這散散步還真不錯！
怎麼了？
可以看看這些高樓大廈.
這倒是，看那兒，帝國大廈！這本書上說它有102層高。
是挺有名的，但是你不覺的它看上去有點老式嗎？
是啊，但它建於1930年，因此無論是從技術還是設計來說，他都可以算是建築史上的傑作。
嗯，沿着第五大街還能看到什麼重要建築嗎？
有很多。其實每一幢大廈都有一段歷史。再過幾條街，我們會看見聖帕特里克大教堂，而馬路對面就是聞名世界的洛克菲勒中心，它可是建築史上的一個里程碑。
過了洛克菲勒中心還有什麼？
那就到中央公園了，第五大街對着公園的那些樓可能是世界上最貴的。
他們都是幹什麼用的？
大部分是辦公樓，大型商場和酒店，也有一些私人住宅。紐約是世界金融中心之一，所以這裏有許多奢華的場所。

Magnificent 宏偉的
We visited a magnificent palace in the city.
我們參觀了一座城裏的宏偉宮殿.

Old-fashioned 老式的
He was wearing old-fashioned glasses.
他戴着老式的眼鏡.

Marvel 傑作

Technology 技術
Many people call the age we live in the age of technology.
許多人把我們生活的時代叫做工業技術時代.

Engineering 工程技術
The new bridge is a triumph of engineering.
這座新橋是建築工程的碩果.

Skyscraper 摩天大樓
The skyscrapers block our view.
摩天大樓擋住了我們的視線.

Architecture 建築
This is the most impressive architecture I've seen on this trip.
這是我此次旅行見到的最令人難忘的建築.

World-renowned 舉世聞名

Apartment 公寓

The Emire State 帝國大廈

Financial enter 金融中心

Quite a number 很多