实战口语情景对话 第232期:Dublin 都柏林

 Marion: So you lived in Dublin for awhile, didn't you Mauve? What's life like in Dublin? 

玛丽恩：你在都柏林住过一段时间，对吧，莫夫？都柏林的生活怎么样？

Mauve: I think life in Dublin is very different from everywhere else in the country. It's the biggest city in Ireland. It's got a population of about a million I think, even though the population of Ireland is only 4 million, so most people... 

莫夫：我认为都柏林的生活与爱尔兰其他地方的生活非常不同。都柏林是爱尔兰最大的城市。拥有1百万人口，而爱尔兰的人口才4百万，所以大部分人……

Marion: So it's a quarter of the whole population. 

玛丽恩：所以都柏林的人口占到全国人口的四分之一。

Mauve: Exactly. It's a very young population, I think, the Dublin population, I suppose like all cities there's plenty to do, in terms of cinemas, theatres, I don't know, you know whatever else, comedy club and all that kind of, plenty of night clubs, loads of restaurants. It's very international now, at the moment I suppose, like there's Japanese restaurants, and well there's always Indian and Chinese, and there's like, I don't know, French and Spanish, and every type of restaurant. 

莫夫：没错。我认为都柏林的人口非常年轻化，就像所有城市一样，那里有许多可以做的事情，有电影院，剧院，还有什么，哦，还有喜剧俱乐部，诸如此类的地方，当然也有许多夜店和餐厅。爱尔兰现在非常国际化，因为那里有日本餐厅，印度餐厅，中国餐厅，当然也有法国餐厅和西班牙餐厅，各种类型的餐厅。

Marion: So it's kind of a cosmopolitan¹ city. 

玛丽恩：就像国际大都市一样。

Mauve: Yeah, exactly. 

莫夫：对，没错。

Marion: Or big by Irish standards, I suppose. Yeah, it's probably like a village for other people. 

玛丽恩：可能以爱尔兰的标准来看算大都市。也许其他人会认为那里像乡村。

Mauve: I know. Even though when I went to New York then, in June, it wasn't such a culture shock, cause even though, there are high rise buildings and every thing but it wasn't that different though. You know, I think that Dublin has come on a lot and it's by no means rural² anymore, you know, in comparison³ to other cities in Ireland, like Cork⁴ and Gaul, we're very rural, but, I don't think Dublin is. 

莫夫：我知道。我六月份去了纽约，那时我并没有遭遇文化冲击，那里有高楼大厦，不过与都柏林并没有太大的不同。你知道，我认为都柏林取得了很大的进步，再也没有乡村的面貌了，你知道，与爱尔兰的乡村科克和高尔相比，都柏林并不是乡村。

Marion: Yeah, I think Dublin is like an international city, and it can stand on it's own. 

玛丽恩：对，我想都柏林就像一个国际化城市，可以独立存在。

Mauve: Definitely⁵, yeah, you can compare to London or, you know, New York. 

莫夫：完全正确，你可以拿它和伦敦，甚至是纽约相比。

Marion: And the standard of, like the cost of living, is very high in Dublin, though, isn't it. 

玛丽恩：都柏林的生活费用非常高昂，对吧？

Mauve: Yeah, it is. Rents are much higher there. It's more expensive to eat out and I suppose to do everything really. You need a good salary to live in Dublin I think. 

莫夫：对，的确是这样。租金非常贵。而且外出吃饭的花销也很大，我想那里的所有事情都很贵。要在都柏林生活你要有高收入。

Marion: Yeah, yeah! 

玛丽恩：对，对！

Mauve: Big bucks⁶! 

莫夫：需要很多钱！

1 cosmopolitan   

adj.世界性的，全世界的，四海为家的，全球的

参考例句：

• New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.纽约是一个高度世界性的城市。
• She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life.她有四海一家的人生观。

2 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。

3 comparison   

n.比较，对照；比拟，比喻

参考例句：

• They make a comparison of New York to a beehive.他们把纽约比作一个蜂巢。
• This dress is really cheaper by comparison.比较起来，这件衣服确实便宜。

4 cork   

n.软木，软木塞

参考例句：

• We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
• Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。

5 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

6 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》