英語城市詞彙... 邁阿密篇：英語精讀講義

Hey guys,

大家好，

it's Ariannita la Gringa

我是 Ariannita la Gringa，

and welcome back to my YouTube channel.

歡迎回到我的 YouTube 頻道。

In today's video,

在今天的影片裡，

I will teach all of you city vocabulary.

我將教大家關於城市的詞彙。

Can you tell me what city I'm in right now?

你們能猜出我現在在哪個城市嗎？

Right now,

現在，

I'm in Miami, Florida.

我在佛羅里達州的邁阿密。

But first,

但首先，

you need to know the difference between a city and a downtown. 用詞

你需要知道城市（city）和市中心（downtown）的差別。

A city is a large town

城市是一個大型的城鎮，

and a downtown area is the busiest area of the city

而市中心則是城市裡最繁華的區域，

with large and tall buildings,

這裡有高聳的大樓、

restaurants,

餐廳、

and shops.

和商店。

Behind me is downtown Miami,

我身後是邁阿密的市中心，

and you can see the beautiful skyline.

你們可以看到美麗的天際線。

But right now,

不過現在，

I'm in the city

我在城市裡，

and I will show you guys

我要帶大家

and explore the beautiful city of Miami.

探索美麗的邁阿密市。

Miami is a huge city

邁阿密是一個巨大的城市，

that is surrounded by a large body of water 片語搭配

被一大片水域環繞，

called the Atlantic Ocean.

這片水域叫大西洋。

But right behind me,

而我身後的，

this is Biscayne Bay.

是比斯坎灣（Biscayne Bay）。

It is a small inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.

它是大西洋的一個小水灣。

A bay is a shallow area of water

海灣是一片較淺的水域，

where you can find water taxis

在這裡你可以找到水上計程車

or large boats

或者大型船隻，

that are docked or tied up at the dock right here. 用詞

它們就停靠或拴在這裡的碼頭（dock）上。

That is a dock.

那就是碼頭。

It is used for unloading or loading,

它用於卸貨或裝貨，

so you can walk on the boat

這樣你就可以走上船，

and you can walk off the boat.

也可以從船上走下來。

And a pier is over there.

那邊是一個棧橋（pier）。

It's used for recreational activities,

它用於休閒娛樂活動，

and you can walk around all the restaurants and shops.

你可以在周圍的餐廳和商店裡逛逛。

Right now,

現在，

I'm at the dock area,

我在碼頭區，

but I'm going to move over there

但我準備走到那邊去，

and walk to the pier.

走上棧橋。

This is Pier 5.

這是5號棧橋（Pier 5）。

It is called a pier 文化背景

它之所以叫棧橋，

because it is a walkway over water,

是因為它是建在水上的過道，

and at the pier,

在棧橋上，

you can do fun and recreational activities

你可以進行有趣的休閒活動，

like walk along the pier,

比如沿著棧橋散步，

go to different restaurants,

去各種不同的餐廳，

and visit all the shops they have at the pier.

以及逛逛棧橋上的所有商店。

So,

所以，

I'm going to walk on the pier

我打算在棧橋上走走，

and show you something really cool.

給你們看點非常酷的東西。

At the Miami pier,

在邁阿密的棧橋上，

you can find this large structure.

你可以看到這個巨大的建築。

Can you tell me what it's called?

你能告訴我它叫什麼嗎？

This is called a Ferris wheel.

這叫摩天輪（Ferris wheel）。

Ferris wheel.

摩天輪。

Have you ever been on a Ferris wheel 文法

你坐過摩天輪嗎？

or do you have a Ferris wheel in your city or town?

或者你所在的城市或城鎮有摩天輪嗎？

Let me know down below.

在下面留言告訴我吧。

Right next to the Ferris wheel,

在摩天輪旁邊，

there is a large body of water

有一大片水域，

called the Atlantic Ocean.

叫大西洋。

And in the ocean,

在海洋中，

you can find lots of wildlife and fish.

你可以看到許多野生動物和魚類。

And a lot of people in Miami, Florida

在佛羅里達州的邁阿密，很多人

like to do a lot of water activities,

喜歡參加各種水上活動，

so you can go on a boat ride, 片語搭配

所以你可以去乘船遊覽，

you can go on a yacht,

可以坐遊艇，

you can go jet skiing,

可以玩水上摩托，

and you can even go on a huge ship or boat

甚至可以登上一種巨大的船，

called a cruise ship.

叫做郵輪（cruise ship）。

That is a cruise ship behind me.

我身後的那艘就是郵輪。

We're going to go check it out later.

我們等會兒會去看看。

But right now,

但現在，

I'm going to show you guys another part of the city.

我要帶你們去城市的另一個地方。

Right next to the pier,

在棧橋旁邊，

there is a large pathway

有一條寬闊的步道，

where you can walk around

你可以在那裡散步，

and shop at the different shops and stores they have here.

並在那裡各式各樣的商店裡購物。

Right behind me,

在我身後，

there is a souvenir store

有一家紀念品店，

where you can find things that say Miami all over it.

在這裡你可以找到印滿了「Miami（邁阿密）」字樣的東西。

So,

所以，

you can buy things at this store

你可以在這家店裡買點東西，

and take them home

帶回家，

and be reminded of all the memories you made in Miami. 片語搭配

這會讓你回憶起在邁阿密度過的所有美好時光。

At this store,

在這家店裡，

you can find magnets

你可以找到冰箱貼，

that you can put on your fridge.

你可以把它貼在冰箱上。

This is a magnet.

這就是冰箱貼（magnet）。

And you can also find

你還可以找到

keychains that you can put on your keys.

鑰匙圈，可以掛在你的鑰匙上。

And everything in this store says Miami, Florida.

這家店裡的所有東西都寫著「佛羅里達州邁阿密」。

Most touristic cities will have souvenir stores.

大多數旅遊城市都會有紀念品店。

So,

你看，

here they have a bunch of shirts that say Miami.

這裡有很多印著邁阿密的襯衫。

Since we're next to the beach,

因為我們就在海灘、

the Atlantic Ocean,

大西洋的旁邊，

a lifeguard is a person who saves lives.

救生員（lifeguard）就是負責拯救生命的人。

So,

所以，

this is why they sell a lifeguard sweatshirt.

這就是為什麼他們會賣救生員主題的運動衫。

When it gets really hot and humid in Miami,

當邁阿密變得非常悶熱時，

a great way to refresh and cool down 講解

一個清涼解暑的好方法

is to buy a piña colada.

就是買一杯鳳梨可樂達（piña colada）。

And right now in Cincinnati, Ohio,

而現在在俄亥俄州的辛辛那提，

my hometown,

我的家鄉，

it's 10° Fahrenheit.

氣溫是華氏10度。

And in Miami,

在邁阿密，

it's the middle of the winter and it's 80°,

雖然是隆冬，氣溫卻有80度，

so you can buy a cool and refreshing drink

所以你可以買一杯清涼舒爽的飲料，

and cool down with a piña colada.

用鳳梨可樂達來降降溫。

I was walking around

我剛才在周圍逛的時候，

and look what I found.

看我發現了什麼。

I found a beautiful macaw bird.

我發現了一隻美麗的金剛鸚鵡（macaw）。

This is a majestic bird

這是一種端莊美麗的鳥，

and now one is on my head.

現在有一隻停在我的頭上了。

Oh my goodness.

我的天哪。

No,

不，

you're going to have more birds on your head.

你頭上會有更多鳥的。

How cool.

太酷了。

It's really cool.

真的太酷了。

And now a macaw is on my shoulder.

現在我肩膀上有一隻金剛鸚鵡了。

Now I have two macaws on both shoulders.

現在我兩個肩膀上各有一隻金剛鸚鵡了。

After walking around the pier,

在棧橋附近逛完之後，

I'm hungry

我餓了，

and now I want to grab something to eat. 片語搭配

現在我想去吃點東西。

So,

所以，

behind me,

我要去我身後的

I'm going to eat at this restaurant called La Industria.

這家叫 La Industria 的餐廳吃飯。

Here in Miami,

在邁阿密，

there are a lot of restaurants inspired by the Latin American community. 片語搭配

有很多受拉美族裔啟發的餐廳。

So,

所以，

you'll see a lot of people eating food

你會看到很多人在吃

from Venezuela

來自委內瑞拉的食物，

like arepas and empanadas from Argentina.

比如玉米餅（arepas），還有來自阿根廷的肉餡卷餅（empanadas）。

And here they sell food from Puerto Rico.

這裡還賣波多黎各的食物。

This restaurant is owned by Nicky Jam. 文法

這家餐廳的老闆是 Nicky Jam。

He's a Latin American singer.

他是一位拉美歌手。

And now I'm really hungry.

我現在真的餓了。

Come along with me. 語氣意圖

跟我來吧。

Let's go inside and check out the menu. 片語動詞

我們進去看看菜單。

I ordered tostones, 文化背景

我點了 tostones，

which is basically a fried plantain,

基本上就是炸芭蕉，

and there's shredded chicken and meat on top of it.

上面鋪滿了雞肉絲和牛肉絲。

Now,

現在，

let's take a bite. 片語搭配

讓我們嚐一口。

It's good.

很好吃。

Hi,

你好，

what is your name?

你叫什麼名字？

Hi,

你好，

my name is Sebastian.

我叫 Sebastian。

Hi, Sebastian.

你好，Sebastian。

So,

所以，

he's going to offer me a boat ride 文法

他要邀請我去乘船，

and we're going to be going on a boat in the middle of Miami. 文法

我們要坐船到邁阿密的水域中心去。

So,

那麼，

what am I going to see on this boat ride?

我在這次乘船遊覽中會看到什麼呢？

Right now,

目前，

we have the pirate ship that is sailing at 3:30 p.m.

我們有下午3點30分起航的海盜船。

It's an hour and 20 minutes

行程是1小時20分鐘，

going through all the celebrities mansions. 文法

會途經所有名人的豪宅。

They're going to reach Port Miami,

他們將抵達邁阿密港（Port Miami）、

the Biscayne Bay,

比斯坎灣、

South Beach,

南海灘、

Miami Beach,

邁阿密海灘、

all the private islands

以及所有私人島嶼，

where the celebrities mansions are located.

那裡坐落著名人們的豪宅。

But you know what?

但是你知道嗎？

They're going to go on the pirate ship,

我們要乘坐海盜船，

the most iconic boat in Miami.

這是邁阿密最具標誌性的船。

And how much does it cost to go on a pirate ship? 文法

坐一次海盜船要多少錢？

Well, actually,

嗯，其實，

it's for $30,

票價是30美元，

but we have an offer on weekdays

但在工作日我們有優惠，

that it's only for $25

只需要25美元

per person.

每人。

Thank you so much,

非常感謝，

Sebastian.

Sebastian。

And now,

現在，

let's go on the boat.

我們上船吧。

Let's go on the boat.

我們上船吧。

Let me take you there.

我帶你們過去。

Want to go?

想去嗎？

Yeah.

想。

Let's go.

走吧。

I'm going on a boat ride

我要去乘船了，

and this is a pirate.

這是一個海盜。

I'm boarding the pirate ship 用詞

我正在登上這艘海盜船，

where the captain greets every passenger on board.

船長在這裡迎接每一位登船的乘客。

The boat is not moving

這艘船並沒有移動，

because it's parked in the water,

因為它停泊在水裡，

so passengers can get on safely.

這樣乘客們就可以安全登船了。

That pirate boat ride was amazing.

那次海盜船之旅太棒了。

And now,

現在，

I'm going to head to downtown Miami. 片語搭配

我要前往邁阿密市中心了。

And to get there,

為了去那裡，

I need to cross this.

我需要穿過這個。

What is this called?

這叫什麼？

This is a crosswalk.

這叫人行穿越道（crosswalk）。

Crosswalk.

人行穿越道。

And I have to look for cars

在穿過人行穿越道之前，

before crossing the crosswalk.

我必須先看看有沒有車。

I will cross the street

我要走人行穿越道

using the crosswalk

過馬路，

and go toward downtown Miami.

然後走向邁阿密市中心。

I was walking through downtown Miami

我在邁阿密市中心漫步時，

and look what I found.

看我發現了什麼。

I found Port Miami.

我發現了邁阿密港。

And you might be wondering, 表達脈絡

你可能會問，

what is a port

什麼是港口（port）？

and what can be there?

那裡會有什麼？

You can find a bunch of cruises at ports.

你可以在港口看到許多郵輪。

And you might be wondering,

你可能還會問，

what is a cruise?

什麼是郵輪？

A cruise is a large ship

郵輪就是一艘大型船隻，

and you will take a voyage or journey 用詞

你可以乘著它在大海上

on the sea.

進行航海旅行。

Most cruises stop by ports 片語動詞

大多數郵輪會在附近城市的港口停靠，

nearby cities like Port Miami,

比如邁阿密港，

and you can go to a tourist destination anywhere in the world.

你可以去世界上任何一個旅遊目的地。

Now,

現在，

let's check out Port Miami

我們來看看邁阿密港，

and see all the cruise ships over there.

看看那邊的所有郵輪。

This is a cruise ship.

這是一艘郵輪。

Cruise ship.

郵輪。

Can you see how big it is?

你們看到它有多大了嗎？

There are a bunch of decks. 用詞

上面有好多層甲板。

Can you see all the rooms on the ship?

你們看到船上的所有房間了嗎？

Well,

其實，

those rooms are called cabins.

這些房間被稱為船艙（cabins）。

Cabins.

船艙。

And when you go on a cruise,

當你去乘坐郵輪時，

you normally go on a 1-week journey

通常會有一段為期一週的旅程

to your destination.

前往你的目的地。

So,

所以，

you can go to the Caribbean

你可以去加勒比海，

or you can go to a warm and tropical area.

或者去某個溫暖的熱帶地區。

Have you guys been on a cruise?

大家坐過郵輪嗎？

Let me know down below.

在下面留言告訴我吧。

I wanted to show you all

我想給大家展示一下

how big a cruise really is

一艘郵輪到底有多大，

because in person,

因為親眼看到時，

it's even bigger.

它甚至還要更大。

Now,

現在，

come along with me

跟著我一起，

and let's go to downtown Miami.

我們去邁阿密市中心吧。

This is the world's largest cruise ship.

這是世界上最大的郵輪。

It can hold up to 7,600 passengers. 片語搭配

它可以容納多達7,600名乘客。

Right now,

現在，

I'm in downtown Miami.

我在邁阿密市中心。

A downtown area is the busiest part of the city.

市中心區域是城市裡最繁華的地方。

So, of course,

所以，你當然會

you'll see tall buildings,

看到高樓大廈、

a lot of shops and stores,

許多商店和店面、

restaurants as well as a lot of pedestrians. 片語搭配

餐廳，以及許多行人（pedestrians）。

There are a bunch of people

有一大群人

walking on the sidewalk around the city.

走在城市的人行道上。

There are several ways to move around downtown Miami. 片語動詞

在邁阿密市中心有幾種出行方式。

Of course,

當然，

the most common one is driving in a car.

最常見的就是自己開車。

There are a bunch of cars on the street.

街上有很多車。

You can take the metro, 片語搭配

你可以乘坐捷運（metro），

which is just the bus.

其實就是公車。

You can also take an Uber,

你也可以叫 Uber，

you can ride a scooter,

可以騎滑板車，

or you can also take the Metromover.

或者你還可以搭乘 Metromover（免費輕軌）。

Come along with me

跟我來，

and let's go ahead and check out the Metromover.

我們去體驗一下 Metromover 吧。

Now,

現在，

I'm going to visit a neighborhood called Wynwood.

我要去一個叫溫伍德（Wynwood）的社區。

It's part of Miami, Florida.

它是佛羅里達州邁阿密的一部分。

And let's go ahead and visit it

我們去那裡看看吧，

because all the walls on the buildings are painted

因為那裡的建築牆面都畫滿了畫，

and they have a lot of murals.

有很多壁畫（murals）。

So, to get there,

所以，為了去那裡，

we first have to exit this outdoor mall.

我們首先要走出這個露天購物中心。

And to exit,

要出去的話，

we have to go down the escalators.

我們必須搭乘電扶梯（escalators）下去。

And to get there,

為了去那裡，

I'm going to walk there

我要先走過去，

and then we're going to go on the Metromover.

然後我們要去搭 Metromover。

Come along with me.

跟我來吧。

If you drive your car in Miami,

如果你在邁阿密開車，

you won't have any trouble finding a place to park. 文法

找地方停車絕不是難事。

So,

所以，

you can park at a parking lot or a parking garage. 用詞

你可以把車停在露天停車場或立體停車場裡。

And in this mall,

在這個購物中心，

down the escalator,

電扶梯下面，

there is a parking garage.

就有一個立體停車場。

I am standing on the sidewalk.

我正站在人行道（sidewalk）上。

This is where pedestrians like me

這就是像我這樣的行人

will go and walk around the city.

用來在城市裡步行的地方。

I am on the sidewalk because I just left this mall.

我在人行道上，因為我剛離開這個購物中心。

Now,

現在，

I'm going to walk to the Metromover station.

我要步行前往 Metromover 車站。

I have finally made it to the Metromover station. 片語搭配

我終於到達 Metromover 車站了。

It's very similar to the New York subway 文法

它和紐約地鐵非常相似，

because it's a train that will take you all over the city.

因為它也是帶你穿梭在城市各處的列車。

But unlike the New York subway,

但與紐約地鐵不同的是，

this train is above ground.

這趟列車是在地面上的。

That way, 表達脈絡

這樣一來，

you can see the whole city.

你就可以看到整個城市。

This train is free,

這趟列車是免費的，

so all the tourists and visitors can go on the train for free.

所以所有遊客和觀光客都可以免費搭乘。

Let's go ahead and check it out.

我們上去看看吧。

Some of my first thoughts about this train is that it's really small.

我對這列火車的最初印象之一是，它真的很小。

Compared to the New York City subway, 文法

與紐約市的地鐵相比，

the subway is a lot longer

那裡的地鐵要長得多，

and the routes are a lot bigger.

路線也大得多。

This train is pretty small

這列火車相當小，

and its routes are small as well.

它的路線也很短。

It's only 4 miles long.

全程只有4英里長。

So,

所以，

you can imagine that when you go on the train,

你可以想像，當你坐上這趟列車，

you won't go around the whole city of Miami,

你並不能環遊整個邁阿密市，

you'll just go through one part.

你只能穿過其中一部分。

This is the map of the city

這是城市地圖，

and this is the train route.

這是列車路線。

So, as you can see, 表達脈絡

所以，正如你們所見，

there's just one big loop around downtown Miami.

它只是圍繞邁阿密市中心的一個大環線。

And this train goes north and south, 片語搭配

這趟列車是南北向行駛的，

but it doesn't go east to west

但它不走東西向，

because it's a small train.

因為它是一趟小型列車。

But I feel like this is a great option for the people that live here

但我感覺對於住在這裡的人來說是個很棒的選擇，

because it's free

因為它是免費的，

and you can see the touristic parts of downtown Miami.

而且你可以看到邁阿密市中心的旅遊景點。

After walking around downtown Miami,

在邁阿密市中心逛了一圈之後，

I have finally made it to Wynwood,

我終於來到了溫伍德，

which is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida.

這是佛羅里達州邁阿密的一個社區。

Wynwood is known for its colorful murals. 片語搭配

溫伍德以其色彩斑斕的壁畫而聞名。

And look at the colorful mural behind me.

看看我身後這幅色彩繽紛的壁畫。

This mural is of Messi.

這幅壁畫畫的是梅西（Messi）。

He's a famous soccer player.

他是一位著名的足球運動員。

When you're walking around Wynwood, Florida,

當你在佛羅里達州的溫伍德漫步時，

there might be a lot of murals on the sides of buildings, 用詞

你不僅能看到建築側面的許多壁畫，

but also graffiti.

還能看到塗鴉（graffiti）。

This is graffiti

這就是塗鴉，

and you'll see it almost everywhere in this neighborhood.

在這個街區幾乎隨處可見。

This neighborhood has a bunch of shops and stores

這個街區有很多商店店面，

and also places to eat.

也有很多吃東西的地方。

So,

所以，

I'm going to keep walking around

我要繼續到處走走，

and look at all the beautiful art around me.

欣賞周圍這些美麗的藝術。

I have seen so many beautiful murals on the sides of buildings in Wynwood.

我在溫伍德的建築牆面上看到了非常多美麗的壁畫。

And one of the best ways to explore a city or town 文法

而探索一個城市或城鎮最好的方式之一

is walking around.

就是四處走走。

I hope you guys have learned a lot of English vocab with me

我希望大家跟著我

walking around the city of Miami, Florida.

在佛羅里達州邁阿密漫步的同時，學到了許多英語詞彙。

Let me know what was your favorite part of the city.

在下面告訴我，你最喜歡這個城市的哪個部分。

Go ahead and like,

如果你支持我的頻道，

subscribe,

請按讚、

and give me a Super Thanks

訂閱，

if you support my channel.

並給我發送「超級感謝」。

I'll see you guys next week.

我們下週見。

Bye.

拜拜。