美語情景對話 第769期:Tokyo vs. New York 東京和紐約的對比

Mike: Hey, Mari. So, we're comparing places this week and you've lived in two great cities: Tokyo and New York and you speak both English and Japanese so you must know them very well, so can you tell me about the people in the places?

邁克：嗨，馬裏。我們本週的主題是將不同的地方進行比較，你在東京和紐約這兩大城市生活過，你會說英語和日語，你一定非常瞭解這兩個城市，你能和我說說這兩個地方居民的情況嗎？

Mari: In New York City, the people are friendly. If you're lost in the subway or you're not sure which bus to take, if you ask someone, even though they look pretty busy or absorbed they'll be willing to tell you which way you are supposed to go, and they'll be very blunt and tell you if they don't know which one you're supposed to take. When you go into the stores, the people in the stores are... they like to make small talk with you. They're interested in you as a person in terms of where you're from or you know, what you are looking for that day and why you are looking for that item.

馬裏：紐約市居民非常友好。如果你在地鐵站迷路，或者不知道要坐哪趟公交車，你去問路的話，即使人們看上去非常忙或專注在其他事情上，他們也非常樂意爲你指路，如果他們不知道你應該坐哪趟車他們就會直接告訴你不知道。你走進商店會發現，店員喜歡和你閒聊。他們對你這個人很感興趣，他們想知道你來自哪裏，你要買什麼東西，還有你爲什麼要買這樣物品。

I think in Tokyo, if you are in the subway station, or the train station, the JR people or the subway people are very helpful in terms of which subway you're supposed to go on, or to help you get to that destination, but when you go into the stores, the clerks are very helpful in terms of finding whatever you're looking for, but I think because of the culture, they're not... they don't delve into your personal life as much as the shop attendants in New York.

東京的話，如果你在地鐵站或火車站的時候需要幫助，那地鐵和鐵路的工作人員會幫助你，告訴你應該搭乘的線路，或幫你到達目的地，商店的店員會幫你找你需要的東西，但是由於文化原因，店員不會像紐約店員那樣探究你的個人生活。

Mike: So in terms of food, how does it differ between New York and Tokyo?

邁克：那紐約和東京的食物有什麼不同？

Mari: I think New York and Tokyo both have very international foods. In both cities, you can find foods from all over the world. I think that because New York City is a city of immigrants, you get very... the people who cook the foods are from that country, while in Japan I feel like if you go to a Mexican restaurant and you see like a Japanese person cooking the Mexican food, so I think that the cuisine, the international cuisine in New York City is more real versus the one in Japan.

馬裏：我認爲紐約和東京的國際美食都很多。這兩個城市都可以吃到世界各地的美食。紐約是一個移民城市，所以是外國廚師在紐約的餐廳烹飪本國美食，而我感覺日本的情況是，日本廚師在墨西哥餐廳烹飪墨西哥美食，所以我認爲紐約的外國美食比日本的更地道。

Mike: So, if you had to eat one thing in New York and one thing in Tokyo, what would it be?

邁克：那紐約和東京必吃的一樣食物，你會選擇什麼？

Mari: Oh, my gosh, that's a very difficult question. In New York City I would eat pizza. I think that they have the best pizza in the world. If you like greasy, cheesy pizza. In Japan, I really like the Italian food in Japan. I know that it's not very authentic Italian food but I think they do a really good job with Italian food here.

馬裏：哦，我的天啊，這是一個非常難的問題。我會在紐約吃批薩，因爲紐約的批薩是世界上最棒的。如果你喜歡多脂的芝士批薩，紐約是不二選擇。我非常喜歡日本的意大利美食。我知道其實那算不上地道的意大利美食，不過我覺得日本的意大利餐廳非常好吃。

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重點講解：
1. even though 即使；儘管；縱然；
例句：The book is a mirror of his lifeeven thoughit is not a biography.
這本書雖然不是傳記，但仍舊是他生活的寫照。
2. be willing to do sth. 樂意的；願意的；
例句：Hewas willing toconcede everything.
他願意承認一切。
3. be supposed to do sth. 應當，應該；
例句：They basically do what theyare supposed to.
他們完成了應做的大部分工作。
4. be interested in 感興趣的；有興趣的；關心的；
例句：Among all the merchandise, Iwas interested inthe cotton piece in particular.
在所有商品中，我對棉布特別感興趣。
5. in terms of 在…方面；從…角度看；根據…來說；
例句：She judges everyonein terms ofher own standards.
她按照自己的標準來評判每一個人。
6. delve into 探究；鑽研；
例句：Tormented by her ignorance, Jennydelves intoher mother's past.
珍妮爲自己的一無所知而苦惱，開始探究起母親的過去。