Ice-skating in London 慶圣誕之快樂滑冰
Ice-skating in London 慶圣誕之快樂滑冰
The ice-rink at the Natural History Museum is full of joy.
Wang Fei: 大家好，歡迎收聽《都市掠影》節目。我是王飛。
Alice: And I'm Alice.
Wang Fei: 我前些天經過倫敦著名的自然歷史博物館 the Natural History Museum 的時候。 Guess what Alice, there was a big change there!
Alice: I know! The lawn in front of the Natural History Museum has become an ice-rink, hasn't it?!
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Wang Fei: 是的。原來的草坪 the lawn 變成了 an ice-rink 滑冰場。
Alice: Yes. In London, many temporary ice-rinks are set up during the winter, and ice-skating becomes a popular winter sport. Let's hear what fun two girls have ice-skating.
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Girl 1: Oh it's very good actually. It feels really nice because the floor – the ground – is really soft. And it's very good with your family and your friends to have a good experience here and it's a good night out.
Girl 2: Yeah, it's really good. Plus you have the music so it gives you the move, it gives you like the energy to like, be dancing, even when you don't even know how to skate or stuff like that.
Wang Fei: These two girls really enjoyed their ice-skating, didn't they?
Alice: Yes. The first girl said it's a good experience to be there with family and friends and it's a good night out.
It's very good with your family and your friends to have a good experience here and it's a good night out.
Skater
Wang Fei: A good night out, 一個愉快的夜晚。
Alice: The second girl said the music in the ice-rink gives you the energy to dance.
Wang Fei: Gives you the energy to dance, 給你跳舞的動力。
Alice: For these girls, ice-skating is a bit like dancing. But to some beginners, it might be a different experience. Let's hear more from other skaters.
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Boy: I kept falling over lots, a bit scared.
Woman: It's fun but he's finding it really hard!
Man: Yeah, I don't think 17 stone worth of muscle is good on ice!
Alice: So that boy said he kept falling over and he was a bit scared.
Wang Fei: Fall over, 摔跤、跌倒，scared 令人害怕的。
I don't think 17 stone worth of muscle is good on ice!
Skater
Alice: The older guy found it hard to skate. He said he doesn't think 17 stone worth of muscle is good on ice.
Wang Fei: Right! Stone 是英國的一個重量單位，one stone 也就是 6.35 公斤。17 stone worth of muscle 是指他的體重。 How many kilograms do 17 stones equal to, Alice?
Alice: Ooh, I had to look this up. It's 108 kilograms.
Wang Fei: 108 公斤的體重，滑冰的話，確實很有挑戰性。
Alice: But don't worry. There are always some helpers, called ice marshals, who work at the ice-rink and will help you if you fall over.
Wang Fei: Ice marshal, 就是冰上護衛人員。我們問一位護衛人員怎樣滑冰才不會摔倒呢？
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Yeah sure, you just need to bend your knees, bend your knees, weight a little bit forwards. That's the magic.
Alice: He said bend your knees…
Wang Fei: Bend your knees 屈膝。
Alice: And put your weight a little bit forward.
Wang Fei: Put your weight a little bit forward. 把身體重心往前移一點兒。
Alice: That's the magic!
Wang Fei: Right! 這就是竅門、秘密！實際上這位冰上護衛同時也是一名大學生。我們聽一聽他如何談論他的兼職工作。
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William: Yeah sure! I'm William. I work at the Natural History Museum ice-rink as an ice marshal. Yeah, I'm also a student. So I'm a student full-time and I work here part-time. It's fantastic, yeah. It gives me an opportunity to ice-skate, which is one of my hobbies, and it pays the bills, so...
It's fantastic. It gives me an opportunity to ice-skate, which is one of my hobbies, and it pays the bills.
William, ice marshal
Alice: William got a fantastic part-time job! He gets the opportunity to skate and it pays the bills.
Wang Fei: Right, it pays the bills 它能付賬單。意思是說這份兼職工作付給他薪水，可以讓他付各種帳單。It's really a fantastic job!
Alice: Great if you can skate. Although it's nice to go ice-skating, there is one thing people are not very happy with. What is it?
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Girl 1: But it's very expensive, because it's ￡9 an hour for a child and if it's [an] adult I think it's ￡15 or ￡13. So, but it's worth -
Girl 2: It's a good adventure and it's a good experience.
Girl 1: It's worth doing. Yeah.
Alice: It's the price. It's very expensive to skate in London.
Wang Fei: 兒童票每小時9鎊，成人票每小時大約 13、4 英鎊。真是很貴。
Alice: But even though it's expensive, she says it's still worth doing.
Wang Fei: 她覺得還是很值！It's worth doing.
Alice: There are many ice-rinks in the winter in London. I hope you will have the opportunity to go skating this winter.
Wang Fei: Yes and you can enjoy a good night out with your friends.
Both: Bye!
Song
The snow may fall but I don't mind at all,
Because you keep me winter warm.
It's cold and wet but I won't get upset,
With you, I'm always winter warm.
The skies are grey but I'm not feeling blue,
In spite of never seeing such a storm...
