美語情景對話 第290期:Quito 基多

Todd: Jose, what is Quito like?

託德：何塞，基多是什麼樣子的？

Jose: Quito, we say Quito is like the face of God.

何塞：基多，我們將基多稱爲“上帝的臉”。

Todd: No kidding! The face of God?

託德：不是開玩笑吧！上帝的臉？

Jose: Yes, yes, yes!

何塞：對，對，沒錯！

Todd: Because?

託德：原因呢？

Jose: Because, you know,at least for us, it's such a beautiful downtown, very old, and actually, UNESCO also has Quito as one the sites like, treasure for the world, I don't know exactly the definition, like Kyoto. Quito is..

何塞：因爲，你知道，至少對我們來說，那是個非常漂亮的城鎮，非常古老，實際上聯合國教科文組織將它列爲世界寶藏之一，我不太清楚準確的定義，就像京都一樣，基多也有這個頭銜。

Todd: Oh, because it is so beautiful with the architecture.

託德：哦，因爲它的建築太漂亮了。

Jose: Yes! Very, very beautiful.

何塞：沒錯！真的非常非常漂亮。

Todd: How many people live there?

託德：那裏有多少人居住？

Jose: 1.5 million people.

何塞：150萬人。

Todd: Oh, that's not too bad.

託德：哦，那還不算太擁擠。

Jose: Not too bad. But of course you know, we have many problems social problems and yeah, you have many different points of view and if you come to Quito, we protect you. We have many friends. They can go with you everywhere, but you have to be careful.

何塞：不太糟。不過，當然你也知道，我們有許多問題，有許多社會問題，你會產生很多不同的看法，如果你來基多，我們會保護你。我們有許多朋友。他們可以陪你去所有地方，但是你必須要小心。

Todd: Oh, it's a little violent?

託德：哦，那裏會有暴力事件嗎？

Jose: It depends on the place. Depends on the place. Depends on the area. Depends on the time.

何塞：這取決於地點。取決於地方。取決於區域。取決於時間。

Todd: I mean, well, the US is the same. We have cities in America where it is incredibly dangerous.

託德：我是說，嗯，美國也是一樣。我們美國也有城市極其危險。

Jose: Yes, yes, yes. Of course but, usually I think Ecuadorian people are very kind, very nice, and you can, you'll have a great time. Just let me know and you can stay at my house

何塞：對對，是的。當然，通常我認爲厄瓜多爾人很友好，非常好，你可以，嗯，你會度過愉快的時光的。你要是來旅遊一定要告訴我，你可以住在我家。

Todd: That's sweet!

託德：那真是太好了！

Jose: No, really, really. You could. I have a house. My folks live there and I, I mean, 90% of the house is empty, so.

何塞：不，沒什麼，沒什麼。你可以過來。我有個房子。我朋友們住在那裏，嗯，房子的90%都是空的。

Todd: Well, I want to go.

託德：嗯，我想去看看。

Jose: Please, please come!

何塞：一定要來玩啊！

重點講解：
1. of course
（表示通常、顯見或衆所周知的事實）當然，自然；
eg. Of course there were lots of other interesting things at the exhibition.
當然，展覽上還有很多其他有趣的展品。
eg. The only honest answer is, of course, yes.
唯一誠實的回答自然是“是”。
2. points of view
（對事物的）觀點，見解，態度；
eg. Lennox has taken the point of view that money is not everything.
倫諾克斯形成了金錢不是一切的觀點。
eg. Try to look at this from my point of view.
試着從我的角度來看這件事。
3. have a great time
玩得愉快；玩得高興；
eg. We'll have a great time camping out, I'm sure.
我確定我們會在露營時玩得很開心。
eg. Hope you guys have a great time!
祝你們玩得愉快！