美语情景对话 第996期:Hometown Critique 评价家乡

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

卡罗：维斯纳，我知道你生活在克罗地亚，你来自哪里？你喜欢那里的哪点，不喜欢哪点？

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.

维斯纳：对，我生活在克罗地亚普拉市。普拉位于伊斯特拉半岛，是伊斯特拉半岛最大的城市。该市的人口约有6万人。我认为普拉市的大小非常完美，不大也不小，我很喜欢这点。而且普拉市的文明福利和西欧城市的一样。比如，在教育和文化方面，普拉市有大学、剧院、电影院，还有很多美术馆、博物馆、图书馆以及历史古迹等等。在健康方面，普拉市有医院、私人诊所、牙医诊所、救护车和药店。当然也有餐厅、酒吧、展览、音乐会等场所，尤其在夏天，普拉市会举行不同的庆典、体育比赛、美食、音乐剧表演、舞蹈表演和戏剧表演等活动。普拉市被亚得里亚海包围，你可以去海滩享受日光浴或是钓鱼和航海。如果你更喜欢在陆地上活动，你可以去周边地区旅行，去发现自然景观和其他美景。总的来说，我非常喜欢在这里的生活。

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

卡罗：好。刚才你只说了在普拉生活的好处，那你不喜欢的方面呢？

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.

维斯纳：和其他地方一样，普拉也不是完美的。不好的地方是普拉市有严重的交通问题，最近由于一些工程项目交通问题更严重了。所以我推荐乘坐公共交通工具，有可能的话尽量选择步行。有些人可能会说普拉没有疯狂的夜生活，不过我不认为那是缺点，相反这可能是与其他旅游目的地不同的地方，喜欢宁静的游客可以选择这里。就是这样。

Karlo: Okay, thanks Vesna.

卡罗：好，谢谢你，维斯纳。

Vesna: Thank you.

维斯纳：谢谢。

译文属仅供学习交流使用，未经许可请勿转载

重点讲解：
1. and so on 及诸如此类；等等；
例句：This shop sells clothes, shoes, hats and so on.
这商店卖衣服，鞋，帽子等等。
2. such as (用于举例)例如，像，诸如；
例句：Magician often perform tricks such as pull a rabbit out of a hat.
魔术师常常变从帽子抓出兔子的戏法。
3. what about (用于引出与之前内容相关的新的话题或观点)那么…怎么样；
例句：They are very splendid. What about the price?
这些非常不错。价格怎么样呢?
4. due to 由于；因为；
例句：Sales are down a bit due to the revaluation.
由于货币升值销售额稍有下降。