美語情景對話 第734期:Finland 芬蘭

Todd: Mariel, you are from Finland.

託德：瑪麗埃爾，你來自芬蘭。

Mariel: Oh, yeah. Yes, I am.

瑪麗埃爾：對，我來自芬蘭。

Todd: What city are you from?

託德：你來自哪座城市？

Mariel: I live in a city called Espoo, which is right next to Helsinki, but I was born in the center of Finland in a place called Jyvaskyla.

瑪麗埃爾：我生活在埃斯波，這個城市和赫爾辛基相鄰，不過我出生在芬蘭中部城市于韋斯屈萊。

Todd: Right in the middle?

託德：在芬蘭中心嗎？

Mariel: Yeah, pretty much right in the middle.

瑪麗埃爾：對，在芬蘭中心。

Todd: So is that way out in nature in the forest, or is it a big city?

託德：那座城市被森林這樣的自然景觀包圍，還是一座大城市？

Mariel: It's a reasonable size city, maybe the fifth largest in Finland, but it is very, a very natural place still. It's surrounded by lakes and forests and lots of cliffs and really beautiful scenery. Yeah.

瑪麗埃爾：那座城市的規模合理，應該是芬蘭的第五大城市，不過那裏仍然極具自然特性。那裏被湖泊、森林和懸崖包圍，景色非常美。

Todd: Well, that sounds nice.

託德：聽起來不錯。

Mariel: Yeah. Yeah, I love it there. I go back there every year to visit my hometown.

瑪麗埃爾：對，我非常喜歡那裏。我每年都會回家鄉看看。

Todd: Now does your family still live in your hometown?

託德：你家人還住在家鄉嗎？

Mariel: No, they live down south near Helsinki.

瑪麗埃爾：沒有了，他們現在住在離赫爾辛基很近的一個南部城市。

Todd: OK, is that common? Everybody moves to the big city.

託德：這種現象很普遍嗎？所有人都搬去大城市。

Mariel: Pretty much, yeah. Especially young people. They want to get jobs and go to schools near Helsinki. Yeah.

瑪麗埃爾：非常普遍。在年輕人中間尤爲普遍。他們想在赫爾辛基附近找工作、上學。

Todd: Now is Finland part of the European Union?

託德：芬蘭是歐盟成員國吧？

Mariel: Yes, it is since 1995.

瑪麗埃爾：對，芬蘭1995年加入了歐盟。

Todd: OK, so because it's part of the European Union do a lot of young people decide to leave Finland and go live in other countries?

託德：好，既然芬蘭是歐盟成員國，那有沒有很多年輕人離開芬蘭去其他國家？

Mariel: The Finnish young people are actually very outgoing and they're very interested foreign cultures so a lot of people take a year or two just to travel, just to see the world, visit some places, and yeah, a lot of people go out to other countries to study as well. Yep, mainly Europe but also a lot of my friends for example went to India for six months or to South America.

瑪麗埃爾：芬蘭人很開朗，對外國文化非常感興趣，所以有許多人會用一到兩年的時間去旅遊，看看這個世界，參觀各個景點，也有許多人去外國留學。多數人會去歐洲國家，不過我也有很多朋友會在印度生活過六個月，也有人去南美洲。

Todd: OK. Sounds fun.

託德：好，聽起來真有意思。

Mariel: Yeah.

瑪麗埃爾：對。

Todd: But because you're in the European Union you can go live in France or Germany or Spain if you want, correct?

託德：因爲芬蘭是歐盟成員國，所以如果你們想，你們就可以去法國、德國或是西班牙生活，對吧？

Mariel: Yeah. It's very easy. Just go.

瑪麗埃爾：對，而且很簡單。只要過去就可以了。

Todd: But do most Finnish people prefer to stay in Finland or do a lot of people like to go move to warmer climates?

託德：那大部分芬蘭人是更喜歡留在芬蘭，還是喜歡搬去擁有溫暖氣候的國家生活？

Mariel: Finnish people are very patriotic. We really love our country. We like to visit other places but I think even if we live abroad for a long time most people always some back to Finland. I think especially if they want to have a family because Finland is a very safe place and it's very good to raise your kids in Finland.

瑪麗埃爾：芬蘭人非常愛國。我們很愛我們的國家。我們喜歡去其他地方旅遊，但是我認爲即使我們在外國生活了很長時間，大部分芬蘭人還是會回到芬蘭。尤其是在他們想組建家庭時，因爲芬蘭是一個非常安全的國家，很適合撫養孩子。

Todd: Sounds like a nice place.

託德：聽起來是個不錯的地方。

Mariel: Yeah, I think so. You should come and visit.

瑪麗埃爾：對，我是這麼認爲的。你應該來玩玩。

Todd: Oh, I'd love to.

託德：哦，我很樂意去。

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重點講解：
1. next to 緊靠…旁邊；在…近旁；貼近；
例句：The supermarket isnext tothe chemist's.
超市就在藥房隔壁。
2. as well 也；還；
例句：I'm coming to London and my sister's comingas well.
我要來倫敦，我妹妹也會來。
3. for example 例如；比如；
例句：You can buy fruit here — oranges and bananas,for example.
你可以在這裏買水果，例如買柑橘和香蕉。
4. even if 即使；儘管；縱然；
例句：Even ifyou don't like it,you will have to lump it.
即使是不喜歡，你也得忍着。