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旧金山

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ID: 0918 Advanced
旧金山，一听名字就觉得很有故事。那里的居民来自世界各地，各种文化的碰撞交流，使得这座城市成为金融、文化和旅游的中心。在淘金热中崛起的旧金山，是全世界人民都向往的度假天堂。葡萄酒、咖啡屋、各式桥梁、花街、复古有轨电车......今天，和中文播客一起，做一次“走马观花”地旅行吧！
Fri Jun 20 2008 | Jenny , Connie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
赶 gǎn in a rush
走马观花 zǒumǎguānhuā sightseeing in a rush
金门大桥 jīnmén dàqiáo Golden Gate Bridge
海湾 hǎiwān bay
你这次太赶了。旧金山好玩儿、好看的东西这么多，两天怎么够？
nǐ zhècì tài gǎn le 。Jiùjīnshān hǎowánr5 、hǎokàn de dōngxi zhème duō ，liǎng tiān zěnme gòu ？
You're in too much of a rush this time. San Francisco is a lot of fun. There are so many beautiful things here, how can you see it all in two days?
没办法，只能走马观花了。哎，金门大桥，真漂亮！
méi bànfǎ ，zhǐnéng zǒumǎguānhuā le 。āi ，jīnmén dàqiáo ，zhēn piàoliang ！
There's nothing I can do, we can only give it a quick once-over. Oh, look, the Golden Gate Bridge, it's so beautiful!
等会儿我们开上桥，你能看到整个旧金山海湾，更漂亮！
děng huìr5 wǒmen kāishàng qiáo ，nǐ néng kàndào zhěnggè Jiùjīnshān hǎiwān ，gèng piàoliang ！
Wait till we drive onto the bridge, you'll be able to see the entire San Francisco Bay, it's even more beautiful!
能看到恶魔岛吗？那儿以前真的是监狱啊？
néng kàndào èmódǎo ma ？nàr5 yǐqián zhēnde shì jiānyù ā ？
Can you see Alcatraz? Was that really a prison in the past?
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