Bicycle 自行車
In the everyday life of Holland the bike is a familiar sight. Sixteen million people oroximately thirteen million bicycles! Nearly everyone has one, and some people even have two.
風車、木鞋、奶酪、鬱金香號稱荷蘭四寶，而木鞋又位於四寶之首，其地位可見一斑。人們常把荷蘭稱為“風車之國”。鬱金香是荷蘭的國花，荷蘭人也非常愛鬱金香，在他們的生活中鬱金香已經是必不可少的東西，每逢集市、花展，它似乎總是可以充當主角。假如有人問起荷蘭有什麼好吃的，十有八九人們都會認為是奶酪。荷蘭有各種各樣的奶酪，多得可以讓你無法想象。
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Tulips are Holland’s national flower, and when in ason you view vast fields of them iain parts of the try.
鬱金香是荷蘭的國花，每到花季，在荷蘭的某些地方，你總可以看到大片大片盛開的鬱金香。
You e, the flowers are not native to Holland, and the only reason they even have them in the first place is becau Dutch marauders stole them from Turkey ih tury.
要知道，荷蘭並非鬱金香的原產地，鬱金香最初之所以能夠傳到荷蘭，是因為17世紀荷蘭的掠奪者將它們從土耳其偷竊了過來。
The Turks rent this, and i years have tried to reclaim the tulip as their own national symbol.
土耳其人對此耿耿於懷，最近幾年一直試圖將鬱金香奪回來，將其變成自己國家的象征。
The farmers grow the beautiful crops of flowers and then, in the harvest time, usually ie spring, they chop off the tops of the flowers and ll them to gardeners around the world.
花農種植這些漂亮的花卉，到了豐收時節，通常在晚春，他們就會剪下這些鮮花的上端，把它們賣給世界各地的園丁。
The farmers here were wearing the most famous part of Dute—wooden shoes!
這裏的花農穿著荷蘭民族服飾中名氣最大的木鞋！
Some people still wear wooden shoes today—usually just farmers and other people who spend a lot of time wading through dirt.
現在有些荷蘭人仍然喜歡穿木鞋——通常是農民和其他一些需要長期在泥土裏勞作的人們。
The clogs that you buy in most stores are intended more for decorative purpos. Real clogs intended for wearing are usually far less attractive.
在大多數商店裏所買到的那些木鞋都是用來作裝飾的，一般來說，真正用來穿的木鞋可遠遠沒有那麼漂亮。
Anyone who loves spring flowers, especially tulips, should visit the Keukenhof Gardens near Amsterdam, the capital city of Holland.
任何喜愛春天的鮮花——尤其是鬱金香的人，都應該到離荷蘭首都阿姆斯特丹不遠的庫肯霍夫公園遊覽。
Keukenhof Gardens are reputed to be the world’s largest flardens.
庫肯霍夫公園被譽為世界上最大的花園。
It has over 7 million spring flowers planted; many types of brilliant bulbs are in bloom for the entire ason!
這裏種植著超過七百萬種在春天盛開的鮮花，當中許多燦爛的鱗莖類花卉在整個春季都開花！
The best time to e the tulips is around mid-April, but it varies somewhat with the weather.
觀賞鬱金香的最好時機大約是四月中旬，但也會因天氣而稍有變化。
A short distaside of Amsterdam is the Flower Au Aalsmeer, which is the world’s largest flower au.