美语情景对话 第734期:Finland 芬兰

Todd: Mariel, you are from Finland.

托德：玛丽埃尔，你来自芬兰。

Mariel: Oh, yeah. Yes, I am.

玛丽埃尔：对，我来自芬兰。

Todd: What city are you from?

托德：你来自哪座城市？

Mariel: I live in a city called Espoo, which is right next to Helsinki, but I was born in the center of Finland in a place called Jyvaskyla.

玛丽埃尔：我生活在埃斯波，这个城市和赫尔辛基相邻，不过我出生在芬兰中部城市于韦斯屈莱。

Todd: Right in the middle?

托德：在芬兰中心吗？

Mariel: Yeah, pretty much right in the middle.

玛丽埃尔：对，在芬兰中心。

Todd: So is that way out in nature in the forest, or is it a big city?

托德：那座城市被森林这样的自然景观包围，还是一座大城市？

Mariel: It's a reasonable size city, maybe the fifth largest in Finland, but it is very, a very natural place still. It's surrounded by lakes and forests and lots of cliffs and really beautiful scenery. Yeah.

玛丽埃尔：那座城市的规模合理，应该是芬兰的第五大城市，不过那里仍然极具自然特性。那里被湖泊、森林和悬崖包围，景色非常美。

Todd: Well, that sounds nice.

托德：听起来不错。

Mariel: Yeah. Yeah, I love it there. I go back there every year to visit my hometown.

玛丽埃尔：对，我非常喜欢那里。我每年都会回家乡看看。

Todd: Now does your family still live in your hometown?

托德：你家人还住在家乡吗？

Mariel: No, they live down south near Helsinki.

玛丽埃尔：没有了，他们现在住在离赫尔辛基很近的一个南部城市。

Todd: OK, is that common? Everybody moves to the big city.

托德：这种现象很普遍吗？所有人都搬去大城市。

Mariel: Pretty much, yeah. Especially young people. They want to get jobs and go to schools near Helsinki. Yeah.

玛丽埃尔：非常普遍。在年轻人中间尤为普遍。他们想在赫尔辛基附近找工作、上学。

Todd: Now is Finland part of the European Union?

托德：芬兰是欧盟成员国吧？

Mariel: Yes, it is since 1995.

玛丽埃尔：对，芬兰1995年加入了欧盟。

Todd: OK, so because it's part of the European Union do a lot of young people decide to leave Finland and go live in other countries?

托德：好，既然芬兰是欧盟成员国，那有没有很多年轻人离开芬兰去其他国家？

Mariel: The Finnish young people are actually very outgoing and they're very interested foreign cultures so a lot of people take a year or two just to travel, just to see the world, visit some places, and yeah, a lot of people go out to other countries to study as well. Yep, mainly Europe but also a lot of my friends for example went to India for six months or to South America.

玛丽埃尔：芬兰人很开朗，对外国文化非常感兴趣，所以有许多人会用一到两年的时间去旅游，看看这个世界，参观各个景点，也有许多人去外国留学。多数人会去欧洲国家，不过我也有很多朋友会在印度生活过六个月，也有人去南美洲。

Todd: OK. Sounds fun.

托德：好，听起来真有意思。

Mariel: Yeah.

玛丽埃尔：对。

Todd: But because you're in the European Union you can go live in France or Germany or Spain if you want, correct?

托德：因为芬兰是欧盟成员国，所以如果你们想，你们就可以去法国、德国或是西班牙生活，对吧？

Mariel: Yeah. It's very easy. Just go.

玛丽埃尔：对，而且很简单。只要过去就可以了。

Todd: But do most Finnish people prefer to stay in Finland or do a lot of people like to go move to warmer climates?

托德：那大部分芬兰人是更喜欢留在芬兰，还是喜欢搬去拥有温暖气候的国家生活？

Mariel: Finnish people are very patriotic. We really love our country. We like to visit other places but I think even if we live abroad for a long time most people always some back to Finland. I think especially if they want to have a family because Finland is a very safe place and it's very good to raise your kids in Finland.

玛丽埃尔：芬兰人非常爱国。我们很爱我们的国家。我们喜欢去其他地方旅游，但是我认为即使我们在外国生活了很长时间，大部分芬兰人还是会回到芬兰。尤其是在他们想组建家庭时，因为芬兰是一个非常安全的国家，很适合抚养孩子。

Todd: Sounds like a nice place.

托德：听起来是个不错的地方。

Mariel: Yeah, I think so. You should come and visit.

玛丽埃尔：对，我是这么认为的。你应该来玩玩。

Todd: Oh, I'd love to.

托德：哦，我很乐意去。

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重点讲解：
1. next to 紧靠…旁边；在…近旁；贴近；
例句：The supermarket isnext tothe chemist's.
超市就在药房隔壁。
2. as well 也；还；
例句：I'm coming to London and my sister's comingas well.
我要来伦敦，我妹妹也会来。
3. for example 例如；比如；
例句：You can buy fruit here — oranges and bananas,for example.
你可以在这里买水果，例如买柑橘和香蕉。
4. even if 即使；尽管；纵然；
例句：Even ifyou don't like it,you will have to lump it.
即使是不喜欢，你也得忍着。