葡萄牙是一個(gè)什么樣的國(guó)家

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論葡萄牙，
 
葡萄牙國(guó)土面積比較小，它是個(gè)什么樣的國(guó)家
 
來(lái)聽(tīng)今天的講解:
 
A: So Ana, Portugal is not a very big country, is it?
 
安娜，葡萄牙并不是一個(gè)很大的國(guó)家，對(duì)吧？
 
B: No, it's not. We're actually quite small compared to most countries in the world.
 
對(duì)，不是。實(shí)際上，與世界上大部分國(guó)家相比，葡萄牙非常小。
 
A: But you are next to some pretty big countries in Europe, right? You're next to Spain, and France, and Germany, which are all bigger countries.
 
但是你們的鄰國(guó)都是歐洲的大國(guó)，對(duì)吧？你們的鄰國(guó)有西班牙、法國(guó)、德國(guó)，這幾個(gè)都是大國(guó)。
 
B: Yeah. Yeah, we are. Right by Spain. Spain is so much bigger than Portugal. And it kind of covers some of the Portuguese borders, so it's very interesting.
 
對(duì)，沒(méi)錯(cuò)。我們和西班牙相鄰。西班牙比葡萄牙要大很多。而且西班牙覆蓋了一些葡萄牙的邊界，這非常有趣。
 
A: Okay, yeah. I've even heard Portugal being referred to as a province of Spain. What do you think about that?
 
好。我還聽(tīng)說(shuō)葡萄牙曾被當(dāng)作西班牙的一個(gè)省。你怎么看？
 
B: Yeah. And they think it might be in South America or part of Spain, but not really. Actually, Portugal and Spain, they have a lot of things in common but also a lot of differences.
 
對(duì)。他們認(rèn)為葡萄牙可能在南美洲或是隸屬于西班牙，但是其實(shí)并不是。葡萄牙和西班牙有很多共同之處，也有很多差異。
 
A: All right.
 
好。
 
B: So the people are similar but our food is actually very different.
 
居民的特點(diǎn)很相似，但是我們葡萄牙的食物非常不同。
 
A: How so? What are the differences between Portuguese food and Spanish food?
 
怎么不同？葡萄牙美食和西班牙美食有什么不同之處？
 
B: Well, I think Portuguese food, we have a lot of grilled fish, and we're right by the ocean so for us, fish is really important.
 
嗯，葡萄牙食物有烤魚(yú)，因?yàn)槲覀優(yōu)l臨大海，所以魚(yú)對(duì)葡萄牙人來(lái)說(shuō)是非常重要的食物。
 
A: Ah, I see.
 
嗯，我明白了。
 
B: Whereas in Spain, I think you get a lot of meat and food that's a little bit less healthy, I think. But maybe that's just my opinion.
 
我認(rèn)為西班牙食物中有很多肉類(lèi)，他們的食物沒(méi)有我們的健康。不過(guò)這可能只是我個(gè)人的看法。
 
A: All right. So is Portuguese food very healthy?
 
好的。那葡萄牙食物非常健康嗎？
 
B: It can be but not always. Our desserts are really rich, so you should be careful. There is a lot of egg and flour and sugar in there. So you don't want to eat too much of that.
 
可以很健康，但并不是一直都是健康的。我們的甜點(diǎn)非常油膩，所以你應(yīng)該注意一下。甜點(diǎn)里有大量的雞蛋和面粉。所以你可能并不想吃太多。
 
A: And you like very rich, cured meat, and sausages as well as they do in Spain?
 
你們也有西班牙那種油膩的腌肉和香腸嗎？
 
B: Yes, we do. Smoked ham, and cheese is also very important.
 
對(duì)，我們也有。煙熏火腿和奶酪對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)也很重要。
 
A: Oh, that sounds good.
 
哦，聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò)。
 
B: But you know there are also a lot of similarities between Portugal and Spain.
 
但是你知道，葡萄牙和西班牙之間也有很多相似點(diǎn)。
 
A: Oh really? What sort of similarities?
 
哦，真的嗎？哪里相似？
 
B: For example, our love for football is very important.
 
比如，我們都熱愛(ài)足球。
 
A: Ah, of course.
 
啊，當(dāng)然了。
 
B: So both Portugal and Spain have very big football teams that are important in the whole world. And when we play against the rest of the world, Portugal and Spain really unite and we support each other.
 
葡萄牙和西班牙都擁有優(yōu)秀的球隊(duì)，而且在全世界也享有盛名。當(dāng)葡萄牙和西班牙同世界其他球隊(duì)比賽的時(shí)候，我們會(huì)聯(lián)合起來(lái)，互相支持。
 
A: What's the name of that famous football player from Portugal?
 
葡萄牙的著名球員是誰(shuí)？
 
B: Oh, Cristiano Ronaldo.
 
哦，克里斯蒂亞諾·羅納爾多。
 
A: Oh yes, Ronaldo.
 
哦對(duì)，羅納爾多。
 
B: Yeah, yeah. He's really good. I think he won the best player – well, yeah, the title of world's best player recently.
 
對(duì)，沒(méi)錯(cuò)。他非常優(yōu)秀。我認(rèn)為他最近贏得了世界最佳球員的稱(chēng)號(hào)。
 
A: Really? Wow. Are you big fan of football?
 
真的嗎？哇哦。你是忠實(shí)球迷嗎？
 
B: Yes, I am. I used to be a big supporter of Porto, so that was really interesting. And Portugal also hosted the European tournament a few years ago.
 
對(duì)，我是。我以前是波爾圖隊(duì)的忠實(shí)支持者，那非常有趣。葡萄牙幾年前還舉辦了歐洲杯。
 
A: Ah, I see. And Porto, is that a place in Portugal?
 
我知道了。波爾圖是葡萄牙的一個(gè)城市嗎？
 
B: Yes, it is. It's in the north. Even though I'm from the Lisbon area, I actually support another team.
 
對(duì)，是的。波爾圖位于葡萄牙北部。雖然我來(lái)自里斯本，不過(guò)我支持的是另一個(gè)球隊(duì)。
 
A: And why do you support Porto?
 
你為什么支持波爾圖隊(duì)？
 
B: I don't know. I guess, I just like Porto when I was growing up and that's why.
 
我也不知道。我想是因?yàn)槲以诔砷L(zhǎng)的路上喜歡上了波爾圖吧。
 
A: All right. Have you visited Porto?
 
好。你去過(guò)波爾圖嗎？
 
B: Yes, I have. It's really a beautiful city.
 
我去過(guò)。那是座非常美麗的城市。
 
A: Oh well, maybe I should visit there as well when I go to Portugal this summer.
 
哦好，我今年夏天打算去葡萄牙旅行，也許我也應(yīng)該去波爾圖看看。
 
B: Yeah, you should.
 
是的，你應(yīng)該去。