美語情景對話 第996期:Hometown Critique 評價家鄉

Karlo: So Vesna, as I understand you live in Croatia, where are you from? What do you like and dislike about your place?

卡羅：維斯納，我知道你生活在克羅地亞，你來自哪裏？你喜歡那裏的哪點，不喜歡哪點？

Vesna: Yes, I live in Croatia, in a city named Pula. It is situated in the Istrian peninsula and it's the biggest city in Istria. It counts a population of around 60,000. What I like about Pula is the fact that it's perfectly sized, it's not too big nor too small. And it has all of the civilisation benefits as any Western European city. For example, in the area of education and culture, there is a university, a theater, a cinema, a great number of galleries, museums, libraries, there are some historical sites and so on. Then for example, in the health area, there is a hospital, a number of private clinics, dentist offices, ambulances and pharmacies and so on. There are places to go such as restaurants, bars, exhibitions, concerts, especially in the summer, during various festivals, sport, gastronomic, musical, dance and theatrical events. Also Pula is surrounded by the Adriatic sea, so you can always go to the ... you can always go to the beach or to one of the many beaches, to sunbathe or go fishing or sailing. If you prefer the land you can take a field trip to the surrounding places and discover there, natural and other attractions. Altogether I really love living here.

維斯納：對，我生活在克羅地亞普拉市。普拉位於伊斯特拉半島，是伊斯特拉半島最大的城市。該市的人口約有6萬人。我認爲普拉市的大小非常完美，不大也不小，我很喜歡這點。而且普拉市的文明福利和西歐城市的一樣。比如，在教育和文化方面，普拉市有大學、劇院、電影院，還有很多美術館、博物館、圖書館以及歷史古蹟等等。在健康方面，普拉市有醫院、私人診所、牙醫診所、救護車和藥店。當然也有餐廳、酒吧、展覽、音樂會等場所，尤其在夏天，普拉市會舉行不同的慶典、體育比賽、美食、音樂劇表演、舞蹈表演和戲劇表演等活動。普拉市被亞得里亞海包圍，你可以去海灘享受日光浴或是釣魚和航海。如果你更喜歡在陸地上活動，你可以去周邊地區旅行，去發現自然景觀和其他美景。總的來說，我非常喜歡在這裏的生活。

Karlo: Okay. You only told me about your positive sides of living in Pula, what about your dislikes?

卡羅：好。剛纔你只說了在普拉生活的好處，那你不喜歡的方面呢？

Vesna: Well, like any other place there is no perfection. The downside is that we have a huge traffic problem I would say, especially lately due to some construction projects. So I recommend using public transportation whenever possible or simply going by foot. Some people might say that Pula doesn't exactly have a wild nightlife, but I don't consider it a downside, rather a peaceful alternative to some other tourist destinations. So that's it.

維斯納：和其他地方一樣，普拉也不是完美的。不好的地方是普拉市有嚴重的交通問題，最近由於一些工程項目交通問題更嚴重了。所以我推薦乘坐公共交通工具，有可能的話儘量選擇步行。有些人可能會說普拉沒有瘋狂的夜生活，不過我不認爲那是缺點，相反這可能是與其他旅遊目的地不同的地方，喜歡寧靜的遊客可以選擇這裏。就是這樣。

Karlo: Okay, thanks Vesna.

卡羅：好，謝謝你，維斯納。

Vesna: Thank you.

維斯納：謝謝。

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重點講解：
1. and so on 及諸如此類；等等；
例句：This shop sells clothes, shoes, hats and so on.
這商店賣衣服，鞋，帽子等等。
2. such as (用於舉例)例如，像，諸如；
例句：Magician often perform tricks such as pull a rabbit out of a hat.
魔術師常常變從帽子抓出兔子的戲法。
3. what about (用於引出與之前內容相關的新的話題或觀點)那麼…怎麼樣；
例句：They are very splendid. What about the price?
這些非常不錯。價格怎麼樣呢?
4. due to 由於；因爲；
例句：Sales are down a bit due to the revaluation.
由於貨幣升值銷售額稍有下降。