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@ 50778 東京
A 在看什麼？
zài kàn shénme?
What are you looking at?
B 關於東京的紀錄片。這個城市真是光怪陸離。有光鮮亮麗的一面，也有陰暗悽慘的一面。
guānyú Dōngjīng de jìlù piàn. zhè ge chéngshì zhēnshì guāngguàilùlí. yǒu guāngxiān liànglì de yī miàn, yě yǒu yīn àn qīcǎn de yī miàn.
A documentary about Tokyo. This city is really fantastic. It has a bright and shiny side, but also a dark and tragic side.
A 日本本來兩極分化就厲害，而東京又集中體現了這一點。在銀座，上班族都是整齊地往前奔走，非常有規律。可是到原宿、涉谷，完全就是另外一片天地。都是打扮前衛的年輕人。
Rìběn běnlái liǎngjí fēnhuà jiù lìhai, ér Dōngjīng yòu jízhōng tǐxiàn le zhè yīdiǎn. zài Yínzuò, shàngbān zú dōu shì zhěngqí de wǎng qián bēnzǒu, fēicháng yǒu guīlǜ. kěshì dào Yuánsù, Shègǔ, wánquán jiùshì lìngwài yīpiàn tiāndì . dōu shì dǎbàn qiánwèi de niánqīngrén.
Japan's polarization has always been really remarkable. And Tokyo really concentrates and embodies it. In Ginza, the office workers all rush forward. They're extremely orderly. But when you get to Harajuku and Shibuya, it's completely different. It's all young people decked out in the most avant-garde fashions.
B 對，他們和成人世界按部就班的做事方式完全相反。不過，等他們進入社會以後，也會穿上風衣，成為銀座無數白領裡的一員。這部片子裡就採訪了好幾個這樣的人。
duì, tāmen hé chéngrén shìjiè ànbùjiùbān de zuòshì fāngshì wánquán xiāngfǎn. bùguò, děng tāmen jìnrù shèhuì yǐhòu, yě huì chuānshàng fēngyī, chéngwéi Yínzuò wúshù báilǐng lǐ de yī yuán. zhè bù piānzi lǐ jiù cǎifǎng le hǎojǐ ge zhèyàng de rén .
Yeah, they do things in a totally different way from the regimented adults. But after they enter the mainstream, they will become one of the countless white-collar workers of Ginza. In this movie they interviewed a lot of people like that.
A 嗯。東京簡直什麼都有。在那裡有最傳統的相撲、歌舞伎表演，又有迪斯尼、棒球比賽，還有滿街的卡拉OK和電子遊戲機房。第一次去的人一定會頭暈。
ng4. Dōngjīng jiǎnzhí shénme dōu yǒu. zài nàlǐ yǒu zuì chuántǒng de xiàngpū, gēwǔ jì biǎoyǎn, yòu yǒu Dísīní, bàngqiú bǐsài , hái yǒu mǎn jiē de kǎlā OK hé diànzǐ yóuxìjī fáng. dì yī cì qù de rén yīdìng huì tóuyūn.
Hmm. Tokyo simply has everything. They have the most traditional sumo wrestling and singing and dancing performances, as well as Disney World, baseball games, and entire streets full of karaoke and video game arcades. First-time travelers must be blown away.
B 地鐵更暈，像蜘蛛網一樣。不過東京交通的四通八達全靠它。有人說地鐵是東京的縮影，只要看一下列車和乘客，就能領略到東京的生活。
dìtiě gèng yūn, xiàng zhīzhūwǎng yīyàng. bùguò Dōngjīng jiāotōng de sìtōngbādá quán kào tā. yǒurén shuō dìtiě shì Dōngjīng de suōyǐng, zhǐyào kàn yīxià lièchē hé chéngkè, jiù néng lǐnglǜe dào Dōngjīng de shēnghuó.
The subway is even crazier. It's like a spider's web. But the universality of Tokyo's public transport system relies completely on it. Some people say that the subway is Tokyo in microcosm. You just need to see one car and its passengers and you can get a feel for life in Tokyo.
A 聽說地鐵站裡有很多賣咖喱飯的小店，小得連座位都沒有。人們擠在一起站著吃飯，三五分鐘就搞定一餐，緊接著就趕去別的地方。整個城市都處在高速高壓中運轉。哎，這樣的壓力怎麼受得了？
tīngshuō dìtiě zhàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō mài gāli fàn de xiǎodiàn, xiǎo de lián zuòwèi dōu méiyǒu. rénmen jǐ zài yīqǐ zhàn zhe chīfàn, sānwǔ fēnzhōng jiù gǎo dìng yī cān, jǐnjiē zhe jiù gǎnqù bié de dìfang. zhěnggè chéngshì dōu chǔ zài gāosù gāoyā zhōng yùnzhuǎn. ai, zhèyàng de yālì zěnme shòudeliǎo ?
I've heard that there are a lot of curry-rice shops in the subway, so small that they don't even have seats. People stand crowded together to eat, and polish off a meal in under five minutes. Then they rush off to the next place. The entire city runs under high speed and pressure. Agh. How can anyone stand that kind of pressure?
B 難怪東京會有這麼多娛樂場所。男人解壓的方法就是下了班去喝幾杯，而女人呢，就是買東西。
nánguài Dōngjīng huì yǒu zhème duō yúlè chǎngsuǒ. nánrén jiěyā de fāngfǎ jiùshì xià le bān qù hē jǐ bēi, ér nǚrén ne, jiùshì mǎi dōngxi.
It's no wonder Tokyo has so many entertainment venues. To blow off steam, men go drinking after work. And women, well, they go shopping.
A 不過住久了也就習慣了。東京物價高得嚇人，我有個親戚剛到東京的時候一天要打好幾份工來維持生活。
bùguò zhù jiǔ le yě jiù xíguàn le. Dōngjīng wùjià gāo de xiàrén, wǒ yǒu ge qīnqi gāng dào Dōngjīng de shíhou yī tiān yào dǎ hǎojǐ fèn gōng lái wéichí shēnghuó.
But if you've lived there a while you get used to it. Things are frighteningly expensive in Tokyo. I have a relative who had to take all kinds of jobs to support himself when he first arrived there.
B 有人做過調查，說東京是人均奢侈品消費最高的城市。
yǒurén zuò guo diàochá, shuō Dōngjīng shì rénjūn shēchǐpǐn xiāofèi zuì gāo de chéngshì.
Someone did a survey and found that on the average, Tokyo residents spend more on luxury goods than anyone else in the world.
A 不過它也有安靜的一面。城市裡有很多小花園、還有一些古老的寺廟。而且東京近郊的自然風光也很美，富士山就在那兒。閒暇的時候，或者壓力大的時候去透透氣，還是不錯的。
bùguò tā yě yǒu ānjìng de yī miàn. chéngshì lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo huāyuán , hái yǒu yīxiē gǔlǎo de sìmiào. érqiě Dōngjīng jìnjiāo de zìrán fēngguāng yě hěn měi, Fùshìshān jiù zài nàr. xiánxiá de shíhou, huòzhě yālì dà de shíhou qù tòutou qì, háishì bùcuò de.
But it does have its quiet side. There are a lot of little gardens in the city, and some ancient temples. And the natural scenery near Tokyo is really beautiful. Mt. Fuji is right there. On vacation, or when the pressure is just too high, you can go there and take a breather. That's pretty good.
B 總之我覺得東京是個特別說不清的城市。不過就是因為這種矛盾和複雜，才更吸引人吧。
zǒngzhī wǒ juéde Dōngjīng shì ge tèbié shuōbuqīng de chéngshì. bùguò jiùshì yīnwèi zhèzhǒng máodùn hé fùzá, cái gèng xīyǐn rén ba.
All in all, I think Tokyo is a really hard city to describe clearly. But maybe it is so attractive to people precisely because of all its contradictions and complications.
Key Vocabulary
光怪陸離 guāngguàilùlí strange; wild
光鮮亮麗 guāngxiān liànglì polished; magnificent
陰暗悽慘 yīn àn qīcǎn dark and miserable
兩極分化 liǎngjífēnhuà polarization
前衛 qiánwèi avant-garde
按部就班 ànbùjiùbān to do things according to convention
相撲 xiàngpū sumo wrestling
歌舞伎 gēwǔ jì kabuki
四通八達 sìtōngbādá to extend in all directions
縮影 suōyǐng epitome
領略 lǐnglǜe to experience
運轉 yùnzhuǎn to operate
閒暇 xiánxiá leisure
透透氣 tòutou qì to take a breather
Supplementary Vocabulary
銀座 Yínzuò Ginza
原宿 Yuánsù Harajuku
涉谷 Shègǔ Shibuya
富士山 Fùshìshān Mount Fuji
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