Montreal 風情萬種蒙特婁


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Montreal  風情萬種蒙特婁
Take a trip to the cultural center of Canada.
來一趟加拿大的文化中心之旅。




  Some city officials think it is best to leave the past where it belongs. They tear down old buildings for new ones and put precious items and art in museums, then move on. Some cities, however, do their part to keep history alive. The French Canadian city of Montreal, Quebec, is just such a place.
  Montreal is actually an island on the St. Lawrence River. The land was first settled by First Nations peoples about 4,000 years ago. Later, in 1611, the French explorer Samuel de Champlain set up a trading post there, and the French period in the island's history began.
  Thanks to the French influence, parts of modern Montreal make visitors feel like they are in Europe rather than Canada. The area known as Old Montreal is known for its many famous landmarks. The Notre-Dame Basilica is an excellent example of Gothic architecture. Then at the Old Port of Montreal, the Montreal Clock Tower is a must-see as it watches over the waters of the St. Lawrence.
  Of course, no visit to Montreal would be complete without seeing Canada's most historic hockey team, the Canadiens. If you want to see what Canada looked like long before it was a country, Montreal can't be beat.


 

  有些城市的官員認為將過去的一切留在過去最好。他們為了蓋新建物而拆除老舊建築,並且把珍貴的物品和藝術品收藏在博物館中,然後展望新的未來。然而,有些城市盡其所能地讓歷史永存。位處加拿大魁北克省的法語區蒙特婁,就是一個這樣的地方。
  蒙特婁事實上是位在聖羅倫斯河上的一座小島。這座小島首先在距今四千年前由『第一民族』(編按:這是加拿大境內民族的通稱,指的是在現今加拿大境內的北美洲原住民及其子孫)在此定居。後來,在 1611 年,法國探險家山謬•德•尚普蘭在當地設立了貿易站,開啟了小島歷史上的法國統治時期。
  多虧了法國的影響,現今蒙特婁的部分地區仍讓觀光客覺得自己如置身歐洲而非加拿大。俗稱的蒙特婁老城區以許多有名的地標而聞名。聖母聖殿是哥德風建築的最佳範例。而在蒙特婁老港口,可以俯瞰聖羅倫斯河水域的蒙特婁鐘塔更是一個必看的景點。
  當然,沒看到加拿大最具歷史意義的冰上曲棍球隊 -- 加拿大人隊,那你就不算完整地拜訪過蒙特婁。如果你想一窺加拿大建國之前的風貌,蒙特婁是再好不過的選擇。

 
  1. tear down  拆毀,推倒
    The old hospital is going to be torn down within a week, so they can start building a new one.
    那棟老舊的醫院將在一週內被拆除,如此一來他們才能再興建一棟新的。
  2. precious a. 珍貴的
    Time is precious. We can't afford to waste it.
    時間很寶貴。我們浪費不起。
  3. move on  前進;甩開過去而展開新的一頁
    Sarah broke up with her boyfriend and moved on with her life.
    莎拉和她的男朋友分手並展開新的人生。
  4. set up  設立,設置
    The teacher set up a goal for his students to achieve.
    那位老師設立了一個目標讓他的學生去達成。
  5. thanks to...  多虧/由於……
    Thanks to our teamwork, we were able to finish the work ahead of schedule.
    多虧了大家的團隊合作,我們才能提早完成工作。
  6. landmark n. 地標
    The Eiffel Tower is the most famous landmark in Paris.
    艾菲爾鐵塔是巴黎最著名的地標。
  7. historic a. 歷史上著名的,有歷史性的
    This invention is of historic importance.
    這項發明具有重要的歷史意義。
  8. beat vt. 勝過;擊敗,擊倒
    The cupcakes that my sister bakes can't be beat by those that are sold in bakeries.
    烘焙坊賣的那些杯子蛋糕都無法勝過我姐姐烤的。
    The Warriors beat their opponents with a three-point shot in the last second.
    勇士隊靠著最後一秒投進的三分球擊敗了他們的對手。

trading post n. 貿易站
basilica n.(古羅馬)長方形廊柱大廳式教堂
Gothic a. 哥德風的
hockey n.(冰上)曲棍球

『照顧』的用法
本文 "... the Montreal Clock Tower is a must-see as it watches over the waters of the St. Lawrence." 中的 watch over... 有『俯瞰;眺望』的意思,另外,watch over 也是固定片語,有『照顧』的意思。除了 watch over 之外,用來表『照顧』的片語還有 look after 和 attend to。例:
This babysitter is responsible for watching over two babies.
(這位臨時褓姆要負責照顧兩位小嬰兒。)
Hank asked me to look after his store while he ran to the hospital.
(漢克請我在他趕去醫院的時候幫忙看顧他的商店。)
Brian hired a nurse to attend to his father on a 24-hour basis.
(布萊恩雇用一位護士二十四小時全天候照顧他爸爸。)


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