美语情景对话 第1029期:Life in Portugal 葡萄牙的生活

Michael: So Ana, you're from Portugal. Can you tell me a little bit about your country?

迈克尔：安娜，你来自葡萄牙。你能给我介绍一下你的祖国吗？

Ana: Yes, sure. Portugal is a really small country actually. It's right by Spain in Europe and we have really nice weather there. It's really sunny most of the year and really hot in summer. It can get really cold and really rainy in winter. But yeah, overall, it's a really nice country to live in.

安娜：当然可以。葡萄牙是一个非常小的国家。葡萄牙是欧洲国家，与西班牙接壤，葡萄牙的天气非常好。一年中大部分时间都是晴天，不过夏天非常热。而冬天又非常冷而且会下雨。总的来说，葡萄牙是一个适合居住的国家。

Michael: And I've heard you have nice beaches in Portugal.

迈克尔：我听说葡萄牙有很漂亮的海滩。

Ana: Yes, we do. I used to go to the beach everyday with my family in summer. It was really great. But the beaches can get really crowded. Lots of people, so you might want to be a bit careful when you choose where to go.

安娜：对，没错。我以前夏天的时候每天都和家人去海滩玩。那段时光特别美好。但是海滩上非常挤。海滩上有很多人，你在选择去哪里玩的时候要谨慎一些。

Michael: All right, I see. And where do you live in Portugal?

迈克尔：好，我知道了。你住在葡萄牙哪里？

Ana: I live in a small village actually. You probably don't know it. It's called Palmela. But it's south of Lisbon and it's by the coast, so it's really nice. We get a nice view of the mountains and of the rivers. So I really enjoy living there. It's really quiet. Not a lot of people. A lot of wine farms actually and really nice food. You should come and visit sometime.

安娜：我住在一个非常小的村庄。你可能不知道这个地方。我生活在帕尔迈拉。那里位于里斯本以南，是个临海的村庄，所以非常不错。我们有美丽的山脉和河流。我非常喜欢那里的生活。非常宁静，人口不多，有很多葡萄园和美食。你应该找个时间去游览一下。

Michael: I like wine. And so you have good wine in Portugal. What sort of food do you eat in Portugal?

迈克尔：我喜欢葡萄酒。葡萄牙有上好的葡萄酒。那葡萄牙有什么食物？

Ana: Let's see. We get a lot of fish because we're by the sea. And so codfish is a traditional and sardines and mackerels.

安娜：我想想。我们有很多鱼类，因为我们国家临海。鳕鱼、沙丁鱼和鲭鱼是传统食物。

Michael: Oh, I like sardines.

迈克尔：哦，我喜欢沙丁鱼。

Ana: Yeah. It's really good. And we also have really good desserts. So for example, coffee cake, yogurt cake. We've got pastel de nata which is kind of an egg tart thing. So I really recommend you try that with our coffee when you go there.

安娜：嗯，我们的沙丁鱼非常不错。我们还有非常好吃的甜点。比如咖啡糕和酸奶蛋糕。还有葡式蛋挞。你去葡萄牙的话，我建议你喝咖啡时搭配葡式蛋挞享用。

Michael: All right. And you speak Portuguese as your first language.

迈克尔：好。葡萄牙语是你的母语。

Ana: Yes, I do. I speak Portuguese. It's not the same as Brazilian Portuguese but it's really close and we can understand each other. So that's really great.

安娜：对。我说葡萄牙语。我们说的葡萄牙语和巴西葡萄牙语不太一样，不过很接近，我们可以相互理解。这很棒。

Michael: All right. And can you understand Spanish as well?

迈克尔：好。你也能听懂西班牙语吗？

Ana: Yeah. I can understand a little bit of Spanish but there are some differences between Portuguese and Spanish.

安娜：能。我可以听懂一点儿西班牙语，不过葡萄牙语和西班牙语有些不一样。

Michael: How do you say hello in Portuguese?

迈克尔：你好用葡萄牙语怎么说？

Ana: Oh, you can say, "Ola."

安娜：你可以说Ola。

Michael: Ola.

迈克尔：Ola（你好）。

Ana: Yeah, it's fun. You should learn some Portuguese.

安娜：嗯，有意思。你应该学些葡萄牙语。

Michael: Oh, I'd love to.

迈克尔：哦， 我很想学。

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重点讲解：
1. used to do sth. 过去常常；过去曾；
例句：It used to cost nothing to visit a museum.
过去参观博物馆是不收分文的。
2. each other 彼此；互相；
例句：They're constantly at odds with each other.
他们常互相争吵。
3. as well 也；还；
例句：Tom is very unfriendly to me as well.
汤姆对我也很不友善。