John:The plaque gives a history of Lungshan Temple. It says that the temple has been rebuilt several times. The original temple was built on this site in 1738. The temple we see only dates back to the late 1990's. (約翰:牌上講的是龍山寺的歷史。它說這座廟被重建了很多次, 原來的廟在1738年建於這個地點。我們在現在看到的廟是1990年代末期蓋得。)
Terry:What happened to the other temples? (泰瑞:其他的廟發生了什麼事?)
John:Let's see... an earthquake in 1814, a typhoon in 1867,been eaten by termites, American bombs in 1945.... (約翰:我們來看一下……,181年一場地震,1867年一個颱風,遭白蟻侵蝕, 1945年美軍轟炸……。)
Terry:Yikes. (泰瑞:哎呀。)
John:As you can see, the temple architecture is typical of a Taoist temple. Look at all the figures on the roof. (約翰:如您所見,這座廟的建築是典型的道教宮觀。你看屋頂上那些雕飾。)
Terry:It's beautiful. And what an amazing story! (泰瑞:好美,而且故事非常精彩!)
必通句型
.This parade commemorates (event). 這場繞境是在紀念(事件)。 .People come to the temple to ask the god.... 民眾來廟裡請求神明......。 .These people are making offerings to.... 這些人在祭供,為的是......。 .The purpose of this ritual/ceremony is.... 這個儀式/典禮的目的是......。 .... has/have a ceremonial function. ......具有儀式上的功用。 .The inscription reads.... 刻文說:......。 .The belief that... is a central tenet of (religion). ......的信念是(宗教)的主要教儀。
The ...... thing about ...... is that ...... ......( 某處) ......,它......的地方就在於.......。 The ...... thing about ...... is that ....... 是「......( 某處) .......,它......的地方就在於......。」 之意,可用來強調某物或某地點的特點、長處。
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ex:The good thing about this coffee shop is that you get free refills. (這家咖啡店的好處在於你可以免費續杯。)
ex:The good thing about this package tour is that the rental car is included. (這次套裝旅程的好處在於租車是含概在其中的。)
ex:The convenient thing about this cell phone is that it can take videos. (這支手機方便的地方在於它可以拍影片。)
ex:The special thing about this book is that the DVD comes with it. (這本書特別的地方在於它隨附一片影音光碟。)
ex:The disappointing thing about this restaurant is that it has bad service. (這家餐廳令人失望的地方在於它的服務很差。)
Word List
.refill (n.) 再裝滿、package tour (n.) 套裝旅程、rental (adj.) 供出租的、come with (v.) 隨附