美語情景對話 第439期:English Travel Tips 英國旅行小貼士

Todd: Steven, if I go to England, and I can choose between Manchester, and Liverpool, (right) and London (right) those are the only three major cities I know, which one would you say is the best?

託德：史蒂文，我知道的三大城市是曼徹斯特，利物浦和倫敦，如果我去英國旅遊，你認爲哪個城市最好？

Steven: Out of those three, well I would have to say London. I've never actually been to Liverpool so I can't comment on Liverpool. I have spent a short time in Manchester before. Uh, I enjoyed Manchester. It's a very lively city. It has lots of good clubs and it has some interesting shopping, there's some interesting shopping in Manchester, uh, there's some good markets, but I've actually lived in London and I feel like my heart is in London. I feel like a Londoner, and London has everything to offer. Again if you, I'm not particularly into clubs but if you're interested in clubbing then there are great clubs. There are some good pubs. Um, it has the theatres, hundreds of cinemas. The architecture is fantastic.

史蒂文：在這三個城市中我會選擇倫敦。我從來沒去過利物浦，所以我不能評論利物浦。我以前在曼徹斯特待過一段時間。我很喜歡曼徹斯特。那是一個充滿活力的城市。那裏有許多不錯的俱樂部，而且也有很有意思的購物場所，當然也有很棒的市場，不過實際上我一直生活在倫敦，所以我內心更喜歡倫敦。我是倫敦人，倫敦可以提供各種服務。我不是很喜歡俱樂部，不過如果你對俱樂部感興趣，那倫敦也有很棒的俱樂部。有一些不錯的俱樂部。倫敦還有劇院，那裏有上百家影院，而且建築都非常棒。

Todd: Well, what about in London there's many parts, right, so if I do go to London what part of London is the best place to go and stay.

託德：如果我去倫敦，那倫敦最棒的遊覽地和住宿地是哪裏？

Steven: Um, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to, if you want, if you want to see the sites then well you'd want to, you'd obviously want to stay centrally, I'd have thought. Um, most of the famous landmarks are in the center. However, if you're going to spend some time living in London, and if you want to experience maybe a more, just an ordinary side of London, then you can live a bit further out. I actually lived in the south of London, just below Brixton, maybe you know Brixton. I lived in an area called Strettom, and the atmosphere there is very lively, also very lively. I enjoyed South London. In the past South London had a bad reputation. People didn't think South London was a very nice place to live, but over the last few years the quality of life in South London is improved, has improved a lot. More and more people are moving in to South London and, well, consequently, as a result the prices are going up and up and up, but it's actually a nice, a nice area to live in, in South London I think.

史蒂文：嗯，你要取決於你想做什麼事情。如果你想去旅遊景點，那我認爲顯然你要住在中心區。大部分著名的地標性建築都在中心區。但是如果你想在倫敦生活一段時間，想體驗倫敦更平常的一面，那你可以住在稍微遠一些的地方。實際上我住在倫敦南部，在布里克斯頓南邊，也許你知道布里克斯頓。我住在一個叫做Strettom的地方，那裏的氣氛充滿了活力，一直都很有活力。我很喜歡倫敦南部地區。以前倫敦南部的名聲不好。人們認爲倫敦南部不是一個適合居住的地方，但是過去一年倫敦南部的生活質量有所改善，實際上改善了很多。越來越多的人們搬去了倫敦南部，導致那裏的物價不斷上漲，不過我認爲倫敦南部真的是一個適合居住的地方。

Todd: Oh, sounds good. Thanks.

託德：哦，聽起來不錯，謝謝。

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重點講解：
1. comment on
發表意見；作出評論；
eg. He refused to comment on the scandal.
他拒絕對這個醜聞發表意見。
eg. But he did not disclose the details of the statement and refused to comment on the identities of possible attackers.
但是他沒有透露聲明的細節內容，並拒絕評論嫌疑人的可能身份。
2. be into
對…很感興趣；極喜歡；
eg. He is into science fiction while I am into poems.
他喜歡科幻小說而我喜歡詩歌。
eg. All my buddies who are into reggae wear colorful hats and have long hair.
我所有喜歡瑞格音樂的夥伴都帶着顏色鮮豔的帽子，留着長頭髮。
3. be interested in
感興趣的；有興趣的；關心的；
eg. He's told people that he's interested in going hunting.
他跟大家說，他對外出打獵開始感興趣了。
eg. He was interested in his work to such a degree that he thought about nothing else.
他對工作如此感興趣，以致於他從來不想別的事情。
4. depend on
取決（於）；有賴（於）；
eg. 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。
eg. How much can you get depend on how much you pay.
你能得到多少取決於你付出了多少。
5. as a result
結果， 因此；
eg. As a result, services have been drastically reduced.
結果是服務業急劇萎縮。
eg. He didn't work hard, as a result he failed his exam.
他不用功，結果考試不及格。
6. go up
（價格、數量或水平）上漲，上升；
eg. He believes food prices will go up in the future.
他認爲食品價格將來會上漲。
eg. The basic retirement pension will go up by £7.95 a week.
基本退休金每週將增加7.95英鎊。