美語情景對話 第824期:Kiwi Adventure 新西蘭之旅

Todd: So, Monica, you are from New Zealand.

託德：莫妮卡，你來自新西蘭。

Monica: Yes, that's right.

莫妮卡：對，沒錯。

Todd: So, for people going to New Zealand, what would you recommend? What are three or four places that you must see in New Zealand?

託德：對計劃去新西蘭旅行的人們，你有什麼建議？請你推薦三至四個新西蘭必去景點。

Monica: Oh, OK, three or four places you must see. Well, it depends what you're looking for really. I think a lot of people that come to New Zealand enjoy an outdoor lifestyle, so there's lots of outdoor activities and places you can go to to enjoy in New Zealand. Personally, I find the South Island of New Zealand very scenic in comparison to the North Island, so for me, a must-do is the West Coast of the South Island. It's very pretty.

莫妮卡：哦，好，三至四個必去景點。這要取決於你對什麼感興趣。我認爲大部分來新西蘭遊玩的遊客喜歡戶外生活方式，新西蘭有許多戶外運動，也有很多可以享受戶外運動的好去處。我個人認爲與新西蘭北島相比，新西蘭南島的景色更美，我認爲必去的景點是南島的西海岸，那裏非常漂亮。

Todd: The West Coast.

託德：西海岸。

Monica: Yeah. In particular, there's two glaciers. Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers, which are very stunning to look at, and you can either have a look at them by foot, or you can pay for a helicopter ride that takes you up and shows you an aerial view of them.

莫妮卡：對。特別是那裏的兩個冰川。弗朗茲·約瑟夫冰川和福克斯冰川，這兩座冰川非常迷人，遊客可以步行去觀賞冰川，也可以乘坐直升飛機從上空鳥瞰冰川。

Todd: Now, do people ever walk across the glaciers?

託德：人們可以步行穿越冰川？

Monica: There are guides that can walk you across. Yeah, I haven't done it personally, but it is possible.

莫妮卡：有導遊引領遊客穿越冰川。我還沒有嘗試過，不過是可以的。

Todd: So what else would you recommend for New Zealand? What other places should people see?

託德：還有其他的新西蘭景點推薦嗎？其他值得一去的景點？

Monica: I think if you want to see ... let me think ... rural New Zealand. It's quite a nice idea to drive the length of the country and then you can see the interesting farming that is taking place, in particular in the South Island. The lower part of the South Island, and a lot of the North Island as well. There's a lot of sheep in New Zealand and there's a lot of cattle as well, so I think it's always interesting to go for a drive to see that firsthand.

莫妮卡：我想，如果你想看……讓我想一下，如果大家對新西蘭郊區感興趣，那開車遊覽是個不錯的主意，沿途你們會看到南島地區有趣的務農場景。南島的下端和北島的大部分地區也有農場。新西蘭有許多羊和牛，我認爲開車沿途欣賞這種景色非常有意思。

Todd: So, you just start up in Auckland in the north and drive all the way down south?

託德：開車從北方的奧克蘭一路南下嗎？

Monica: Yeah, well, there's many ways you can do it, but I recommend one way of doing it is too arrive in Auckland and to have an experience of a big city, well a big city for New Zealand, and then drive down the center of the North Island and maybe have a farming experience somewhere. There's a lot of farm stay opportunities available for tourists who come to New Zealand, so depending on how you do it. You might want to stay two or three days with a family and experience a farming lifestyle. So that's, yeah, one thing I'd recommend. And another is to maybe go to a city like Rotorua which is really in the center of the North Island, and experience Maori culture. There's a Maori village there near the Whakarewarewa forest which hosts a lot of tourists, and you get to experience Maori waiata which is Maori songs and you get to see the hot springs in New Zealand and thermal mud pools, so, yeah, Rotorua is a nice city to go and visit, and then work your way down to the capital of New Zealand which is Wellington, and I think if you want to experience the cafe lifestyle of New Zealand that's a good place to go.

莫妮卡：對，有很多條線路可以選擇，不過我推薦大家先去奧克蘭，體驗這座新西蘭大城市的生活，然後開車沿着北島中心區一路南下，路上可以體驗下農場生活。新西蘭有很多寄宿農場可供遊客選擇，這要取決於你們想怎麼做。大家可以和當地家庭在一起生活兩三天的時間，體驗農場生活。這裏是我推薦的一個地方。第二個推薦地是羅託魯瓦市，羅託魯瓦位於北島中心，遊客可以體驗毛利文化。法卡雷瓦雷瓦紅木森林附近有個毛利人村莊，遊客可以住在那裏，聆聽毛利歌曲，欣賞新西蘭的春季景色和地熱泥漿池，羅託魯瓦是一座值得遊覽的城市，然後繼續南下前往新西蘭首都惠靈頓市，如果大家想感受新西蘭的咖啡生活，那惠靈頓市是個好去處。

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重點講解：
1. depend on 取決（於）；有賴（於）；
例句：Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
這樣的地產是否可獲得大筆收益還要視具體情形而定。
2. in comparison to 與…相比；與…比較而言；
例句：In comparison to city life, life in the country is quiet and peaceful.
同城市生活相比，鄉村生活既和平又寧靜。
3. in particular 尤其；特別；
例句：She stressed that point in particular.
她特別強調了那一點。
4. as well 也；還；
例句：Are you traveling to Liverpool as well? We can go together.
你也去利物浦嗎？我們可以同行。