美語情景對話 第1163期:Tips for Sri Lanka 斯里蘭卡旅遊小貼士
Widuri: Okay, Danu. So I heard that Sri Lanka has a lot of beautiful places. Can you mention some famous one?
威杜裏：好，達努。我聽說斯里蘭卡有很多美麗的地方。你能介紹幾個著名景點嗎？Danu: Yes. Sure, Widuri. Sri Lanka is a beautiful island in South Asia. So I will talk about this famous temple known as the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
達努：當然可以，威杜裏。斯里蘭卡是南亞一個美麗的島國。我要介紹一座著名的寺廟——佛牙寺。Widuri: Tooth Relic?
威杜裏：佛牙？
Danu: Yes.
達努：對。Widuri: Okay. Tooth Relic. What is it?
威杜裏：好。佛牙。那是什麼？Danu: Tooth Relic. Tooth Relic is the tooth of Lord Buddha.
達努：佛牙。佛牙是佛陀的牙齒。Widuri: Tooth?
威杜裏：牙齒？Danu: Yes, tooth.
達努：對，牙齒。Widuri: Okay.
威杜裏：好。Danu: Yes. And this Temple of the Tooth Relic is situated in the city called Kandy.
達努：嗯，佛牙寺位於坎迪市。Widuri: Kandy.
威杜裏：坎迪。Danu: Yes. And I'm from Kandy as well.
達努：對。我就來自坎迪市。Widuri: Oh yeah?
威杜裏：哦，是嗎？Danu: Yes.
達努：對。Widuri: So it's close to your house?
威杜裏：那佛牙寺離你家近嗎？Danu: My house is right next to the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
達努：我家就在佛牙寺旁邊。Widuri: Wow.
威杜裏：哇哦。Danu: Yes.
達努：嗯。Widuri: Okay. So tell me more about it.
威杜裏：好。請詳細介紹一下佛牙寺。Danu: Sure. So Temple of the Tooth Relic was a castle before.
達努：好的。佛牙寺以前是座城堡。Widuri: Castle.
威杜裏：城堡。Danu: Yes. There was a king ruling Sri Lanka. He's known as the last king of Sri Lanka. So in Sri Lanka, to become the king, you should possess the Temple of the – oh I'm sorry. You should, you must possess the tooth relic.
達努：對。以前有一位國王統治斯里蘭卡。他被稱爲斯里蘭卡最後一位國王。在斯里蘭卡，只有擁有佛牙寺……抱歉，我說錯了。只有擁有佛牙，才能成爲國王。Widuri: Okay.
威杜裏：好。Danu: So if you want to become the king or if you want to overthrow the current king, you just have to go and get the tooth relic.
達努：如果你想當國王，或者你想推翻現任國王，那你必須去得到佛牙。Widuri: Wow, interesting.
威杜裏：哇哦，有意思。Danu: Yes.
達努：對。Widuri: Okay.
威杜裏：好。Danu: But since Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country, the people respect and worship the tooth relic. So there are like proper offerings and proper people assigned to take care of the tooth relic in this temple. So it's a very famous place in Sri Lanka as well as around the world. So for example, in August, there is the biggest festival in Sri Lanka, the display of the tooth relic.
達努：因爲斯里蘭卡是佛教國家，所以民衆尊敬和崇拜佛牙。佛牙要進行適當的供奉，還要有專人負責照管寺裏的佛牙。佛牙寺不僅在斯里蘭卡有名，同時也聞名於世。舉例來說，每年8月斯里蘭卡會舉行最大規模的慶典，展示佛牙。Widuri: Okay.
威杜裏：好。Danu: So there are so many elephants walking in the street in colorful dresses illuminated, and so many traditional dances.
達努：屆時會有身着霞披、彩燈環繞的大象穿過街道，人們還會表演傳統舞蹈。Widuri: Okay.
威杜裏：好。Danu: And there is this special tusker. You know tusker, right?
達努：有一隻特殊的大象。你知道大象，對吧？Widuri: Tusker?
威杜裏：Tusker？Danu: Yes. The elephant right tusk.
達努：對。就是大象。Widuri: Okay.
威杜裏：好。Danu: So this tusker will carry the tooth relic.
達努：這隻特殊的大象會馱着佛牙。Widuri: Oh.
威杜裏：哦。Danu: Yes. The tooth relic is in a special casket.
達努：嗯。佛牙放在一個特殊的佛龕內。Widuri: Okay.
威杜裏：好。Danu: A golden casket. And they will display the golden casket around the streets of my city.
達努：一個金色的佛龕。大象會馱着這個金色的佛龕在城市各條街道遊行。Widuri: I see.
威杜裏：我明白了。Danu: So during that season, which is in August, the streets will be filled with people, local people and foreign people. So many tourists coming for Sri Lanka just to witness this colorful festival, which is known as the Kandy Perahera.
達努：在慶典期間，也就是8月份，街道上到處都是人，既有當地人也有外國人。許多遊客前往斯里蘭卡，就是爲了見證這個令人興奮的慶典，這個慶典被稱爲坎迪佛牙節遊行。Widuri: Kandy Perahera.
威杜裏：坎迪佛牙節遊行。Danu: Do you know what does perahera means?
達努：你知道perahera是什麼意思嗎？Widuri: Is it parade?
威杜裏：是遊行的意思嗎？Danu: Exactly.
達努：沒錯。Widuri: Wow.
威杜裏：哇哦。Danu: Perahera means parade.
達努：Perahera的意思是遊行。Widuri: Parade.
威杜裏：遊行。Danu: Kandy is my city so Kandy Perahera. So if I talk more about this temple, it has very old drawings by a famous Sri Lankan artist who used to live in Sri Lanka in the past, for example, maybe 500 years ago. And there is the king's throne, king's crown and the clothes which the king used to wear. So it's a temple and a museum where you can learn a lot about Sri Lanka's history is you can visit there.
達努：坎迪是我的家鄉城市，所以那個慶典名爲坎迪佛牙節遊行。我想再介紹一下這座寺廟，寺裏有非常古老的畫作，那是斯里蘭卡一位著名的藝術家所作，這位藝術家在大約500年前生活在斯里蘭卡。寺裏還有國王的王位、王冠以及國王以前穿過的衣服。所以，那既是一座寺廟，也是一家博物館，在那裏你可以瞭解到斯里蘭卡的歷史。Widuri: Wow, for interesting. I bet you never miss this Kandy Perahera every year.
威杜裏：哇哦。有意思。我打賭你一定每年都參加坎迪佛牙節遊行。Danu: I have watched so many times and as well as I have done volunteer service for the organizing as well.
達努：我已經觀看過很多次了，而且我還曾爲主辦方誌願服務過。Widuri: Wow. You can be a king, you can stole it.
威杜裏：哇哦。你可以偷走佛牙，成爲國王。Danu: But it's really, really bad to steal.
達努：可是偷竊是非常不好的行爲。Widuri: I see.
威杜裏：我明白了。
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重點講解：
1. be close to 近的；接近的；
例句：The building is close to public transportation.
房子離公交設施較近。
2. take care of 照顧；照看；看護；
例句：You have to learn to take care of your possessions.
你得學會保管好自己的財物。
3. be filled with (使)裝滿；(使)注滿；(使)充滿；
例句：The forest was filled with the sound of running water.
森林中處處都能聽到流水聲。
4. used to do sth. 過去常常；過去曾；
例句：Mum and I used to fall out a lot.
我和媽媽過去經常爭吵。
