頂級紐西蘭火車之旅,語速有點快,但很值得試試看,不只可以練習英文聽力,還可以學到很貼近實際生活用的英文用語,尤其是描繪景色的單字。
用道地的英文YouTube影片學英文!今天,我們跟著這位來自加拿大的火車旅遊 YouTuber Downie 來到了紐西蘭,跟著他搭乘紐西蘭的頂級火車。
影片裡有很多描述景色的用語,這些都不是我們課本上會看到的英文用語。
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當你想要描述景色時
- scenery 景色、風景
- view 景色
- change 改變
- run along
- valley 山谷
- on the left 在左邊
- tunnel 隧道
- California Coastline 加州海岸線
- coast 海岸
- coastline 海岸線
和上下車的行為有關的字
- stretch one’s legs 伸腳
- step off 下車
- for a second, for a minute 一下下
- Wait me for a second 等我一下下
- the front of the train 火車的前端
- front 前端、前面
- front door 前門=大門=正門
感嘆的用詞
- it’s amazing 太棒了、太驚人了
- better than I thought 比我想得還棒
餐點的詞彙
- smoked salmon 煙燻鮭魚
- poached egg 水波蛋(把蛋打進滾水、蛋黃不完全熟)
- hollandaise sauce 荷蘭醬(常和水波蛋搭配的醬汁)
- holland 荷蘭
- roasted potatoes 烤馬鈴薯
- roast 烤
逐字稿 Transcript
看海和看山
The scenery is changing. The scenery is changing.
景色變了、景色變了。
Ladies and gentlemen, we are seeing, for the first time, the ocean.
女士們先生們,我們第一次看到了大海。
For the next few hours we’ll be running along the east coast with ocean views on the right hand side while there’s still valleys and mountains on our left.
接下來幾個小時,我們會沿著東海岸行駛,右側是海,而左側則是山谷和山巒。
But, that’s not all. There are tunnels too.
但這還不是全部,還有隧道!
“Look at this view. Look at this view. That’s what we came to see. “
「看看這景色,看看這景色!我們就是來看這個的。」
進隧道又出隧道
“That’s what we— oh look at this long tunnel.”
這就是我們——哦,看這條長隧道。
“Oh there we go! Wow, it’s like the California coastline.”
「哦,來了。哇,這就像加州海岸線一樣。」
This really is one of those train rides where you don’t know where to look.
這真的是那種讓你不知道該往哪看的火車旅行。
Do you watch the train snake ahead of you, take in the ocean, or peek ahead of the snow-capped mountains?
你是看前面蜿蜒的火車,還是欣賞海洋,或者眺望前方的雪山?
Luckily this train has it all so you don’t really need to decide.
幸運的是,這趟火車什麼都有,所以你真的不需要做選擇。
Oh it’s amazing, better than— way better than I thought.
哦,太棒了,比我想像的還棒。
What a— you— wow! 真是——你——哇!
吃很多的早餐是第二頓早餐
Now I thought second breakfast was a lot, but here we are with third breakfast. 我以為第二頓早餐已經很豐盛了,但現在我們又有第三頓早餐。
Oh my gosh! Smoked salmon, poached egg, hollandaise sauce on roasted potatoes. 天啊!煙燻鮭魚、水波蛋、荷蘭醬配烤馬鈴薯。
I don’t know where to start with this.
我都不知道從哪裡開始吃。
It’s quite a few courses on today’s ride, but they’re all pretty well spaced apart.
今天的行程有好幾道菜,但間隔都安排得很好。
And I’ve said this before, but there really is no better type of restaurant than one that moves with a view like this.
我之前說過,真的沒有比這種會移動、有這種景色的餐廳更棒的了。
And what a view! What a restaurant view!
多美的景色!多棒的餐廳景觀!
下車伸展一下
Now whenever we’re able to get out and stretch our legs for a second, I always like to take advantage of it.
每當我們能夠出去伸展一下腿時,我總是喜歡好好利用這個機會。
We’ve arrived at a train station, we can step off for a minute, but we don’t want to go too far.
我們到了一個火車站,可以下車待一分鐘,但不能走太遠。
What a view! We can come out, see the front of the train which is pretty amazing.
多美的景色!我們可以出來看看火車前部,真的很棒。
You can see this— the ocean right there and the mountains in the background.
你可以看到這個——就在那裡的海洋和背景中的山脈。
But I get so anxious that the train’s going to leave without us, so I’m just going to dash back to the door.
但我很擔心火車丟下我們,所以我要快點跑回車門。