舊金山冷知識四則

Lands End views give The Thinker plenty to contemplate from his seat outside the Palace of the Legion of Honor. The museum building is a replica of Paris' Palais de la Legion d'Honneur. And the most beautiful of the city's museums holds one of the world's most significant collections of sculptures by Auguste Rodin.

在榮譽軍團藝術宮外面，蘭茲角的風景給了“思想者”很多思考的空間。這座博物館是巴黎榮譽軍團博物館的翻版。這座城市最美麗的博物館收藏着奧古斯特·羅丹在這個世界上最重要的雕塑作品之一。

 

SF is home to the largest competition of American wines in the world. The annual Chronicle Wine Competition is held every February. You can sample the winners and other entrants at the public tasting held a few weeks after the winners are announced.

舊金山是世界上最大的美國葡萄酒大賽的舉辦地。一年一度的葡萄酒大賽每年於二月舉辦。在公佈獲勝的葡萄酒品種之後的幾周，你還可以在公開品鑑會上品嚐獲勝的葡萄酒品種和其他參賽的葡萄酒品種。

 

The locals love independent films. SF is home to more than 50 film festivals each year. Some are large international festivals. Others are smaller with a very focused film offering such as the Greek Film Festival, the Jewish Film Festival, and the American Indian Film Festival.

當地人喜歡獨立電影。舊金山每年會舉辦50多場電影節。有些是大型的國際電影節。其他的電影節規模較小，只放映一些突出重點的電影，如希臘電影節、猶太電影節和美國印第安電影節。

The bread Dutch Crunch is generally made with sesame oil, which gives it a distinct aroma, and with a pattern baked into the top made by painting rice paste onto the surface prior to baking. The paste dries and cracks during the baking process. The rice paste crust also gives the bread a distinctive flavour. It has a crusty exterior, but is soft inside. Eating practically anything on a few slices of Dutch Crunch bread is amazing. Bakeries all over the city take pride in their loaves and slices.

荷蘭脆麪包通常是用芝麻油烹飪而成的，這使它有一種獨特的香味。在烘焙之前，烘焙師會在麪包表面用大米糊畫一個圖案，然後再烘焙。這種糊狀物在烘焙過程中會幹燥並開裂。這種米糊外皮也使麪包有了一種獨特的味道。其表皮偏硬，但內裏很軟。在荷蘭脆麪包片上幾乎可以放各種美食，真是太棒了。全市的麪包店都以其店裏的麪包和麪包片爲榮。