实战口语情景对话 第290期:Quito 基多

 　　Todd: Jose, what is Quito like?

　　托德：何塞，基多是什么样子的？

　　Jose: Quito, we say Quito is like the face of God.

　　何塞：基多，我们将基多称为“上帝的脸”。

　　Todd: No kidding! The face of God?

　　托德：不是开玩笑吧！上帝的脸？

　　Jose: Yes, yes, yes!

　　何塞：对，对，没错！

　　Todd: Because?

　　托德：原因呢？

　　Jose: Because, you know,at least for us, it's such a beautiful downtown, very old, and actually, UNESCO also has Quito as one the sites like, treasure for the world, I don't know exactly the definition¹, like Kyoto. Quito is..

　　何塞：因为，你知道，至少对我们来说，那是个非常漂亮的城镇，非常古老，实际上联合国教科文组织将它列为世界宝藏之一，我不太清楚准确的定义，就像京都一样，基多也有这个头衔。

　　Todd: Oh, because it is so beautiful with the architecture².

　　托德：哦，因为它的建筑太漂亮了。

　　Jose: Yes! Very, very beautiful.

　　何塞：没错！真的非常非常漂亮。

　　Todd: How many people live there?

　　托德：那里有多少人居住？

　　Jose: 1.5 million people.

　　何塞：150万人。

　　Todd: Oh, that's not too bad.

　　托德：哦，那还不算太拥挤。

　　Jose: Not too bad. But of course you know, we have many problems social problems and yeah, you have many different points of view and if you come to Quito, we protect you. We have many friends. They can go with you everywhere, but you have to be careful.

　　何塞：不太糟。不过，当然你也知道，我们有许多问题，有许多社会问题，你会产生很多不同的看法，如果你来基多，我们会保护你。我们有许多朋友。他们可以陪你去所有地方，但是你必须要小心。

　　Todd: Oh, it's a little violent³?

　　托德：哦，那里会有暴力事件吗？

　　Jose: It depends on the place. Depends on the place. Depends on the area. Depends on the time.

　　何塞：这取决于地点。取决于地方。取决于区域。取决于时间。

　　Todd: I mean, well, the US is the same. We have cities in America where it is incredibly dangerous.

　　托德：我是说，嗯，美国也是一样。我们美国也有城市极其危险。

　　Jose: Yes, yes, yes. Of course but, usually I think Ecuadorian people are very kind, very nice, and you can, you'll have a great time. Just let me know and you can stay at my house

　　何塞：对对，是的。当然，通常我认为厄瓜多尔人很友好，非常好，你可以，嗯，你会度过愉快的时光的。你要是来旅游一定要告诉我，你可以住在我家。

　　Todd: That's sweet!

　　托德：那真是太好了！

　　Jose: No, really, really. You could. I have a house. My folks⁴ live there and I, I mean, 90% of the house is empty, so.

　　何塞：不，没什么，没什么。你可以过来。我有个房子。我朋友们住在那里，嗯，房子的90%都是空的。

　　Todd: Well, I want to go.

　　托德：嗯，我想去看看。

　　Jose: Please, please come!

　　何塞：一定要来玩啊！

1 definition   

n.定义；限定，确定；清晰度

参考例句：

• The book attempts a definition of his role in world politics.该书要阐明的是他在世界政局中的作用。
• I made a definition for this word.我给这个字下了定义。

2 architecture   

n.建筑学，建筑术；建筑物；组织，结构

参考例句：

• I'm interested in classical architecture.我喜爱古典建筑风格。
• She studied architecture and art history at the university.她在大学里学习建筑和艺术史。

3 violent   

adj.暴力的，猛烈的，激烈的，极端的，凶暴的，歪曲的

参考例句：

• The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴，不得不把他锁起来。
• They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他，把他狠狠打了一顿。

4 folks   

n.人们；父母；亲人；家属；人们( folk的名词复数 )；亲属；大伙儿；民间音乐

参考例句：

• Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it. 想一想皮奥里亚的人会如何看待这件事。
• When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance. 好人相逢，恶人远离。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》