Windmills and Tulips 風車與鬱金香的國度(3 / 3)

在阿姆斯特丹市郊不遠的地方便是世界上最大的花卉拍賣點——阿斯米爾鮮花拍賣市場。

Aalsmeer is the “flower” capital of the try.

阿斯米爾是荷蘭的“花都”。

In addition, the spectacular flower parades be en throughout Holland from April through September.

從四月到九月你都可以在荷蘭各地看到精彩絕倫的鮮花巡遊。

The first and biggest parade is a huge attra drawing tourists from home and abroad, is held at the end of April every year.

最早而且規模最大的花卉巡遊在每年四月底舉行,它吸引著國內外大批遊客前來觀賞。

The floats in the parade are all made of flower petals. That is really an amazing sight!

巡遊中的彩車都是用花瓣做成的,這真是讓人歎為觀止的景象啊!

Another former staple of Dutch agricultural life, mills were inally ud for all sorts of practical purpos such as grinding flour, sawing wood, or pumping water.

荷蘭農業社會遺留下來的另一特色物品是風車。風車最早是用於各種實用目的,如磨製麵粉、鋸木材或者抽水。

Today they’ve mostly been rendered obsolete by modern maery, but some still be eing ich tryside.

如今,大多數風車因現代化機械的使用都已被淘汰,但在荷蘭鄉村仍然可以看到一些風車在運轉。

Becau they’re such treasured national symbols, there is a windmill rvation movement in Holland that eks to prerve the remaining survivors.

由於風車已成為寶貴的民族象征,荷蘭就發起了風車保護運動,旨在保護這些現存的風車。

Though windmills may be disappearing, wind turbines are plentiful.

盡管風車可能會逐漸消失,但風力渦輪機還大量存在。

Becau Holland is so flat and windy, wind power remains a popular source of energy.

由於荷蘭地勢平坦,風力充足,風能依然是一種常見的能源。

When you’re driving across long stretches of flat farmland, colles of tall, white wind turbines are a on sight.

當你驅車穿過狹長、平坦的鄉間農田時,高大的白色風輪機組是一道隨處可見的亮麗風景。

Windmills have allayed a great part in the life of Holland and its inhabitants.

風車在荷蘭人的生活中扮演著重要的角色。

It is only in Holland that so many windmills are prent in so small an area.

隻有在荷蘭,才可以見到數量眾多的風車集中在一片狹小疆域的景象。

The windmills moreover are in very reasonable, many of them even in excellent, dition and a siderable number of them are w regularly.

這些風車仍然運轉正常,有些甚至狀態非常出色。大量風車都定期運轉。

There are windmills of the most varied types: drainage mills, ills, and industrial mills for all sorts of purpos.

風車種類各不相同,主要有排水風車、玉米風車和用於各種用途的工業風車。

Let’s Talk!

開始交流吧!

Emily: If I want to travel abroad, where should I go?

艾米麗:境外旅遊哪裏比較好呢?

Jack: What about Holland?

傑克:去荷蘭吧。

Emily: Holland is a nice choice.

艾米麗:荷蘭是個不錯的選擇呢。

Jack: Yes. It is dubbed as the Nation of Windmill, Nation of Flower and Nation of farmland.