4.14 【假期去美国】 西海岸自驾游• 西雅图 | 旧金山印象 Holiday Adventure

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Background

Sue Zhou is a Chinese girl from the Netherlands. She is a creative chef who has introduced some great food to Beijing. She also loves travelling.

Sue Zhou是一个来自荷兰的华裔女孩。现在是一位富有创意的厨师，将许多美食带到北京。她也热爱旅游。

In this feature she talks of a holiday adventure driving through parts of the American Pacific Coast and of the South West.

本期专题听她分享假期在美国太平洋西南海岸的冒险之旅。

She and a friend hired a car in the northwest city of Seattle, famed for its coffee, technology and lifestyle.

她和一位朋友在西雅图租了辆车开始了自驾行。西雅图是美国西北部城市，这里因其美味咖啡、先进科技和独特生活方式而著名。

They drove south through beautiful national parks, arriving at San Francisco – a city with strong Chinese connections. After a few days there it was inland across the desert to Las Vegas.

他们驾车穿越了美丽的国家公园，到达了旧金山，这是一座有着强烈中国元素的城市。停留数几天后，她们从内陆穿越沙漠直奔拉斯维加斯。

Flew from Beijing to Seattle

从北京飞往西雅图

We drove down all the way from Seattle on the 101

从西雅图出发，沿着101国道向南而行。

All the way to San Francisco and then we went in all the way to Arizona and Utah

去往旧金山，然后一路开往亚利桑那州和犹他州。

To the National Parks

去往美国国家公园

When you were in Seattle did you go up the Space Needle – yes we did.

你们在西雅图的时候，去看太空针塔顶观光了么？——是的，我们去了

Seattle – did you ‘bump into’ anyone like Bill Gates – or anyone like that?

在西雅图的时候，有没有偶遇像比尔盖茨这样的名人呢？

No. Seattle of course is the home town for Microsoft – my friends actually work for Microsoft

并没有。西雅图是微软的故乡，我的一些朋友也在微软工作。

Boeing – a lot of plane are made there

波音——那里生产制造了很多飞机。

I think Starbucks if I remember right

星巴克，如果我没记错的话

It used to be Seattle Coffee Company or something like that

它的前身应该是西雅图咖啡公司，或者是其他的名字。

I think first Starbucks is somewhere close to Pipe Market

我想第一家星巴克就是在离Pipe Market很近的地方。

Seattle – it is quite different to other US cities

西雅图与美国的其他城市有很大不同。

Very academic but laid back – lovely area and great air

很有学术气息却又祥和宁静，人杰地灵，空气清新

We were really lucky because they say in Seattle it always rains

我们此行很幸运，听说西雅图这城市总下雨。

But the day we arrived it was actually really hot and sunny

但我们到达西雅图的时候，天气晴朗，阳光灿烂，还挺热。

It is really true that people in Seattle really like a lot of outdoors

住在西雅图的人们非常喜欢户外运动，这倒是真的。

Hiking, biking, really active community in Seattle

爱好徒步旅行，骑行的人群在西雅图相当活跃

You drove down the Coast Highway?

你们是沿着海滨高速南下的吗？

The 101 – it was really beautiful, really good – not a lot of cars on the road

是的，101国道，真的是太美了！景色很壮观，路上的车也并不多

We took it really easy – took 12 days

我们比较轻松地完成了这次旅行，用了12天

Through the Cascades, the Coastal Mountain ranges of NW United States

经过了克斯科特山脉，美国西北部的沿海群山

We went from Seattle to Portland.

我们从西雅图出发，驶向波特兰

Then through the Redwood Forests

穿越了红杉林区

Giant sequoia trees – you can actually drive a car through a tree

见到了许多巨大的红杉树——你真的可以开车从一棵树中穿过

In Sequoia Park there are amazing, huge trees

在国家红杉公园中有很多美得令人惊叹的巨树

There is one you can actually drive through with your car

有一棵你真的可以开车穿过

Then San Francisco – an amazing place also.

接下来到达旧金山，也同样是一个有趣的地方

1.       What city did Sue start here US journey from? Seattle

Sue在美国之旅始于哪个城市？西雅图

2.       What is that city famous for? Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks

那个城市以什么闻名于世？微软，波音，星巴克

3.       What do people of that city enjoy? The outdoor life

那座城市里的居民喜欢什么呢？户外运动

4.       What highway did they drive down? Coast Highway 101

他们开车到了哪条公路？海岸高速国道101

5.       What can people do in Sequoia Forest Park? Drive a car through a tree

 人们可以在国家红杉公园中做什么呢？开车从一棵树中间穿过

San Francisco is really amazing – it is really hilly though!

旧金山真的很神奇，是个有些崎岖的城市

With your Chinese background, did you go to Chinatown?

你也有中国的背景，去过唐人街么

Yes, of course – one of the biggest in America

当然去过——美国最大的唐人街之一

It was nice to walk through – a bit like home, but not home

去那里逛逛，走完一条街还挺舒服的，有点像是在家，却又不在家

What about the Chinese food in San Francisco

旧金山的中餐如何

The first Chinese food exported to the West is all Cantonese food

所有出口海外的中餐中，第一款就是广东菜

So a lot of those Chinese restaurants – all Cantonese influence

好多中国餐厅，几乎都受到粤菜的影响

Did you go out Pier 39?

你去渔人码头39号了么

Of course – you can’t miss that – something you have to visit when you are in San Francisco

当然，那是不能不去的——有些地方去旧金山是一定要去的

Memories! My last meal in San Francisco was at the Mandarin Chinese restaurant out on Pier 39

满满的回忆呀，我在旧金山的最后一顿饭就是在渔人码头39号的一个中餐馆

Watching the sun setting behind the Golden Gate Bridge

在金门大桥惬意欣赏落日

That sounds really, really nice

听起来真的很美妙

My meal actually was fish and chips at Pier 39

我在渔人码头39号却吃的鱼和薯条（有些搞笑）

Cable Cars, the tram cars go up over the hills

有轨电车，都在山上穿行着

Very steep – some of these drives for the cable cars are very, very steep

很陡峭，有一些电车经过的地方特别陡峭

We actually did a lot of walking.

我们确实走了很多路

In distance it does not look that far, but you have forgotten the hills in between.

虽然距离看着没有那么远，那是因为你忘记了中间还翻越了一些小山坡

So at the end of the day, sore legs

所以，到了晚上，腿都是酸疼的

Your destination was inland, into the desert

你的目的地是从内陆，进入沙漠

US has lot of national parks – those we went to were really amazing, in their own way

美国有很多国家公园——那些我们去过的，真的美得令人惊讶，每一个都有自己独特的美

Las Vegas – not my city – you have to be there once in your life

拉斯维加斯——并不太合我胃口的城市，但这座城一生中一定要去一次

We came in the afternoon stayed evening and drove away in the morning.

我们下午到达，待了一晚，第二天清早就开车离开了

1.       In San Francisco, what district did Sue go to? Chinatown

在旧金山，Sue去了哪个地方？唐人街

2.       What is the main type of food there? Cantonese

那里的主流食物是什么？广东菜

3.       Where did Bruce have his final meal in San Francisco? At a Chinese restaurant on Pier 39

Bruce在旧金山的最后一餐是在哪？在渔人码头39号的中餐馆

4.       What is a popular form of transport in San Francisco? The Cable Cars

旧金山流行的交通方式是什么？有轨电车

5.       Where did Sue head to after San Francisco? Las Vegas

Sue在旧金山之后的目的地是哪里？拉斯维加斯