《旅游英语900句》之在第五大街上散步

 Walking on Fifth Avenue

在第五大街上散步

　　Key Sentences（重点句子）

　　453.Isn't it wonderful to take a walk here？

　　在这儿散步真是好极了，是不是？

　　454.I mean one can look at all these magnificent tall buildings around him.

　　我意思是说可以看看周围那些宏伟的高楼大厦。

　　455.Don't you think it's a bit suffocating to stand under them？

　　你不觉得站在高楼大厦下面使人窒息吗？

　　456.Look at that building across the street from us.

　　你看看我们对面街上的那幢高楼。

　　457.That's the Empire State.

　　那是帝国大厦。

　　458.It stands at 102 stories high.

　　有102层高。

　　459.You're right and it's no longer the tallest building in New York now.

　　你说得对。它现在也不再是纽约最高的大厦了。

　　460.What other important buildings are we going to see on Fifth Avenue？

　　在第五大街上我们还会看到其他什么重要建筑？

　　461.Actually every skyscraper has a history.

　　其实每幢摩天大楼都有一段历史。

　　462.A few blocks ahead we'll see St.Patrick's Cathedral at E 50th Street.

　　再过几条街，在东五十街口，我们就会看到圣帕特里克大教堂。

　　And just across the street will be the world－renowned Rockefeller Center.

　　对面大街就是举世闻名的洛克斐勒中心。

　　463.It's a landmark in the history of architecture.

　　它是建筑史上的一个里程碑。

　　464.What's there after that？

　　过了洛克菲勒中心还有什么？

　　465.We'll then be standing at where the Central Park be－gins.

　　那我们就到中央公园了。

　　466.Facing the park on Fifth Avenue are probably the most expensive apartments in the world.

　　第五大街上那些面对公园的公寓厅可能是世界上最昂贵的公寓了。

　　467.But what are all these skyscrapers for？

　　这些摩天大楼都是作什么用的呢？

　　468.New York is a financial center of the world，isn't it？

　　纽约是世界金融中心，对不对？

　　Dialogue A

　　A：Isn't it wonderful to take a walk here？

　　B：What do you mean？

　　A：I mean one can look at all these magnificent tall buildings around him.

　　B：You mean the skyscrapers？Do you really think you can like them？Don't you think it's a bit suffocating to stand under them？

　　A：Not as an occasional visitor.It'd be a different story，of course，if one should have to be here every day.

　　B：Look at that building across the street from us.That's the Empire State.It stands at 102 stories high.

　　A：I know the name.It's quite famous but don't you think it looks a bit old－fashioned as compared with some others？

　　B：You're right and it's no longer the tallest building in New York now.

　　A：What other important buildings are we going to see on Fifth Avenue？

　　B：Quite a number.Actually every skyscraper has a history.A few blocks ahead we'll see St.Patrick's Cathedral at E50th Street and just across the street will be the world－renowned Rockefeller Center.It's a landmark in the history of architecture.

　　A：What's there after that？

　　B：We'll then be standing at where the Central Park begins.

　　Facing the park on Fifth Avenue are probably the most expensive apartments in the world.

　　A：I don't think we'll be able to visit the inside of the those apartments.But what are all these skyscrapers for？

　　B：Mostly they are office buildings and huge departmentstores.New York is a financial center of the world，isn't it？

　　Words and Expressions

　　magnificent                          a.宏伟的

　　skyscraper                          n.摩天大楼

　　suffocate                                 v.令人窒息

　　suffocating                           a.令人窒息的

　　occasional                               a.偶尔一次的

　　storey                                         n.（房屋）层

　　across                                       prep.穿过

　　old－fashioned                  a.老式的

　　Cathedral                                n.大教堂

　　world－renowned           a.举世闻名的

　　landmark                              n.＆a.里程碑

　　architecture                        n.建筑

　　financial                               a.财政的，金融的