Camden is full of interesting shops

Jean: That’s right. 歡迎收聽我們今天的《都市掠影》節目，再次跟隨我們一同游覽觀光倫敦有趣的著名景區。

Finn: This is the famous market in Camden Town – as you can see it’s always really crowded.

Jean: 非常的擁擠 crowded. But Finn, why is everyone dressed so strangely?

Finn: What, do you mean those girls with pink dyed hair, tattoos and tight black leather trousers?

Jean: Yes, they have pink dyed hair, 染得粉紅的頭發、紋身 tattoos, 還有緊繃繃的黑皮褲子 tight black leather trousers. They look like rock stars!

Finn: Well, I think you’re almost right. Let’s ask one of them why they dress like this.

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Well, for me Camden is all about the music really. There’s a lot of good places round here to hear new bands. It’s a centre of London’s punk music, rock and heavy metal scene. And everyone’s got long hair, dyed hair, piercings, tattoos, black clothes, they all look crazy! There’s leather, tight black leather trousers, jewellery – you can buy them all in the market here.

Jean: 所以 Camden 卡姆登對于那些喜愛音樂和新生樂隊的人來說是個最好的去處。這些音樂包括朋克搖滾樂 punk music, 搖滾音樂 rock music, 還有重金屬音樂 heavy metal.

Finn: Listen out for these kinds of music playing as we walk round the market.

Jean: 她還給我們描述了這里人們的穿著和風格。在重放這段錄音之前，讓我們把這些詞匯再來熟悉一下。

Finn: tattoos and tight black leather trousers

Jean: 這是我們剛才說過的，紋身和緊繃腿的黑皮褲！

Finn: and piercings

Jean: 身體打孔打環

Finn: and jewellery

Jean: 首飾. 這個詞的音不太容易發，請大家注意練習。

Finn: J.E.W.E.L.L.E.R.Y. Jewellery.

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And everyone’s got long hair, dyed hair, piercings, tattoos, black clothes, they all look crazy! There’s leather, tight black leather trousers, jewellery – you can buy them all in the market here.

Finn: So Jean how are you enjoying the market?

Jean: Yes it’s great Finn – there are so many interesting things to buy here. 什么東西都有賣！

Finn: You’re right. It has everything from second hand clothes

Jean: 二手服裝。 Second hand clothes.

Finn: to antique furniture

Jean: 到古董家具。 Antique furniture.

Finn: to a huge variety of different foods!

Jean: 還有世界各地的快餐。Finn, I think the buildings here are also really special, they look quite old.

Finn: Well, at first Camden seems to have a lot of modern fashion, but it also has an interesting history. We’re now in a part of the market called the stables market.

Jean: A stable 就是馬棚，馬廄。原來這個市場的建筑物都是馬廄。

Finn: Yes, they used to keep horses here back in the Victorian period.

Jean: Victorian period, 英國的維多利亞時期是從 1837 年開始，一直截至到 1901，都是維多利亞女皇統治英國的一段歷史。 But why did they keep horses here?

Finn: Well, that’s a good question. Did you notice there is a canal beside the market?

Jean: 是啊，有一條運河，a canal.

Finn: These horses were used to pull boats in the canal. The boats were loaded with coal and they were taken to factories all over the country, using the network of canals.

Jean: Ahh, 就是說這些馬在運河邊上拉纖裝滿了的貨船的，loaded with 裝滿了coal 就是煤礦。這些煤最終被輸送到英國各地的工廠里去。They were taken to factories, 工廠。而這個運河的網絡就是 network of canals.

Finn: And there are still boats on the canal, but they are now used for more relaxing activities. Listen to Pauline – she lives in a boat called a narrow boat and travels all through the country over the network of canals.

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What we like is the slow pace of life, so we travel very slowly. But we can also see the countryside in England from such a different perspective, either in the country, or going through small villages, market towns and also into cities.

Jean: Pauline 她說她喜歡這種在一條小船上輕松勻緩的生活節奏。The slow pace of life. 而她的這種生活方式讓她能以另一種角度去看待英國 from a different perspective. Pauline 和她丈夫今天停留在 Camden, I hope they enjoy their visit as much as we have.

Finn: That’s all for this week’s programme. Don’t forget you can log on to our website to practise your English and hear this programme again. The address is:

Jean: 我們的網站就是 bbc.co.uk/china/learningenglish.

Finn: Bye for now.

Jean: See you!

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