实战口语情景对话 第362期:Ireland 爱尔兰

 I come from Ireland¹. It's a small country in the west of Europe. It's just next to the United² Kingdom. 

我来自爱尔兰。那是欧洲西部的一个小国家，和英国相邻。

 

The Irish³ flag has three colors: green, white and orange. You often see the Irish flag above important buildings like the government building, or the town hall. 

爱尔兰的国旗有三个颜色：绿色、白色和桔色。你会看到国旗挂在政府大楼和市政厅这样重要的建筑上。

 

One of the most important symbols of Ireland is the shamrock. The shamrock is a small green plant with three leaves, so the shamrock looks like a four leaf clover, but it only has three leaves, and they look like three hearts joined together. 

爱尔兰其中一个最重要的象征是三叶草。三叶草是一种有三片叶子的小型绿色植物，三叶草看起来和四叶草很像，但是它只有三片叶子，看起来就像三个连在一起的心型。

 

In Ireland, the countryside is very beautiful. We have lots of lakes, mountains, beaches, and cliffs⁴ along the west coast, especially. Some of these cliffs are among the highest in Europe. 

爱尔兰的乡村非常漂亮。尤其是西海岸有许多湖泊、山峦、海滩和悬崖。有些悬崖是欧洲最高的。

 

All around Ireland you can see lots of castles. We have a very long history in Ireland and there are many castles all over. Sometimes people still live in these castles. Sometimes, they are only for tourists to visit. 

你可以在爱尔兰各地看到许多城堡。爱尔兰历史悠久，全国各地有许多城堡。有时人们还会继续住在这些城堡里。有时城堡只供游客参观。 

 

 

1 Ireland   

n.爱尔兰(西欧国家)；爱尔兰岛(西欧)

参考例句：

• Ireland lies to the west of England.爱尔兰位于英格兰之西。
• Dublin is the capital of Ireland.都柏林是爱尔兰的首都。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 Irish   

n.爱尔兰语；爱尔兰人；adj.爱尔兰(人)的

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The two volumes of collected Irish Stories are printed.两卷本的《爱尔兰故事集》已经印好了。

4 cliffs   

n.悬崖，峭壁（cliff的复数形式）

参考例句：

• the chalk cliffs of southern England 英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁
• Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs. 当地民间传说中称，史前人类把野牛从这些悬崖上驱赶下去。 来自《简明英汉词典》