美語情景對話 第1059期:Portugal in Comparison 對比葡萄牙

Mike: So Ana, Portugal is not a very big country, is it?

邁克：安娜，葡萄牙並不是一個很大的國家，對吧？

Ana: No, it's not. We're actually quite small compared to most countries in the world.

安娜：對，不是。實際上，與世界上大部分國家相比，葡萄牙非常小。

Mike: But you are next to some pretty big countries in Europe, right? You're next to Spain, and France, and Germany, which are all bigger countries.

邁克：但是你們的鄰國都是歐洲的大國，對吧？你們的鄰國有西班牙、法國、德國，這幾個都是大國。

Ana: Yeah. Yeah, we are. Right by Spain. Spain is so much bigger than Portugal. And it kind of covers some of the Portuguese borders, so it's very interesting.

安娜：對，沒錯。我們和西班牙相鄰。西班牙比葡萄牙要大很多。而且西班牙覆蓋了一些葡萄牙的邊界，這非常有趣。

Mike: Okay, yeah. I've even heard Portugal being referred to as a province of Spain. What do you think about that?

邁克：好。我還聽說葡萄牙曾被當作西班牙的一個省。你怎麼看？

Ana: Yeah. And they think it might be in South America or part of Spain, but not really. Actually, Portugal and Spain, they have a lot of things in common but also a lot of differences.

安娜：對。他們認爲葡萄牙可能在南美洲或是隸屬於西班牙，但是其實並不是。葡萄牙和西班牙有很多共同之處，也有很多差異。

Mike: All right.

邁克：好。

Ana: So the people are similar but our food is actually very different.

安娜：居民的特點很相似，但是我們葡萄牙的食物非常不同。

Mike: How so? What are the differences between Portuguese food and Spanish food?

邁克：怎麼不同？葡萄牙美食和西班牙美食有什麼不同之處？

Ana: Well, I think Portuguese food, we have a lot of grilled fish, and we're right by the ocean so for us, fish is really important.

安娜：嗯，葡萄牙食物有烤魚，因爲我們瀕臨大海，所以魚對葡萄牙人來說是非常重要的食物。

Mike: Ah, I see.

邁克：嗯，我明白了。

Ana: Whereas in Spain, I think you get a lot of meat and food that's a little bit less healthy, I think. But maybe that's just my opinion.

安娜：我認爲西班牙食物中有很多肉類，他們的食物沒有我們的健康。不過這可能只是我個人的看法。

Mike: All right. So is Portuguese food very healthy?

邁克：好的。那葡萄牙食物非常健康嗎？

Ana: It can be but not always. Our desserts are really rich, so you should be careful. There is a lot of egg and flour and sugar in there. So you don't want to eat too much of that.

安娜：可以很健康，但並不是一直都是健康的。我們的甜點非常油膩，所以你應該注意一下。甜點裏有大量的雞蛋和麪粉。所以你可能並不想吃太多。

Mike: And you like very rich, cured meat, and sausages as well as they do in Spain?

邁克：你們也有西班牙那種油膩的醃肉和香腸嗎？

Ana: Yes, we do. Smoked ham, and cheese is also very important.

安娜：對，我們也有。煙燻火腿和奶酪對我們來說也很重要。

Mike: Oh, that sounds good.

邁克：哦，聽起來不錯。

Ana: But you know there are also a lot of similarities between Portugal and Spain.

安娜：但是你知道，葡萄牙和西班牙之間也有很多相似點。

Mike: Oh really? What sort of similarities?

邁克：哦，真的嗎？哪裏相似？

Ana: For example, our love for football is very important.

安娜：比如，我們都熱愛足球。

Mike: Ah, of course.

邁克：啊，當然了。

Ana: So both Portugal and Spain have very big football teams that are important in the whole world. And when we play against the rest of the world, Portugal and Spain really unite and we support each other.

安娜：葡萄牙和西班牙都擁有優秀的球隊，而且在全世界也享有盛名。當葡萄牙和西班牙同世界其他球隊比賽的時候，我們會聯合起來，互相支持。

Mike: What's the name of that famous football player from Portugal?

邁克：葡萄牙的著名球員是誰？

Ana: Oh, Cristiano Ronaldo.

安娜：哦，克里斯蒂亞諾·羅納爾多。

Mike: Oh yes, Ronaldo.

邁克：哦對，羅納爾多。

Ana: Yeah, yeah. He's really good. I think he won the best player – well, yeah, the title of world's best player recently.

安娜：對，沒錯。他非常優秀。我認爲他最近贏得了世界最佳球員的稱號。

Mike: Really? Wow. Are you big fan of football?

邁克：真的嗎？哇哦。你是忠實球迷嗎？

Ana: Yes, I am. I used to be a big supporter of Porto, so that was really interesting. And Portugal also hosted the European tournament a few years ago.

安娜：對，我是。我以前是波爾圖隊的忠實支持者，那非常有趣。葡萄牙幾年前還舉辦了歐洲盃。

Mike: Ah, I see. And Porto, is that a place in Portugal?

邁克：我知道了。波爾圖是葡萄牙的一個城市嗎？

Ana: Yes, it is. It's in the north. Even though I'm from the Lisbon area, I actually support another team.

安娜：對，是的。波爾圖位於葡萄牙北部。雖然我來自里斯本，不過我支持的是另一個球隊。

Mike: And why do you support Porto?

邁克：你爲什麼支持波爾圖隊？

Ana: I don't know. I guess, I just like Porto when I was growing up and that's why.

安娜：我也不知道。我想是因爲我在成長的路上喜歡上了波爾圖吧。

Mike: All right. Have you visited Porto?

邁克：好。你去過波爾圖嗎？

Ana: Yes, I have. It's really a beautiful city.

安娜：我去過。那是座非常美麗的城市。

Mike: Oh well, maybe I should visit there as well when I go to Portugal this summer.

邁克：哦好，我今年夏天打算去葡萄牙旅行，也許我也應該去波爾圖看看。

Ana: Yeah, you should.

安娜：是的，你應該去。

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重點講解：
1. have in common 共有的；相同的；
例句：Those two have something in common.
兩者有共同之處。
2. as well as 除…之外；也；還；
例句：In writing one has to conform to usage as well as to the rules of grammar.
寫作時既要遵守語法規則，又要符合習慣用法。
3. play against 和……比賽；
例句：He was calm and concentrated in judging how to play against Harry.
他很沉着，聚精會神地考慮如何和哈利比賽。
4. even though 即使；儘管；縱然；
例句：To be frank, even though I'm trying my best, I cannot do it.
坦白講，儘管我儘自己的最大努力，也還是做不到。