外教領讀課丨桜，日本旅行

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日本游 Travel in Japan

Sallie

桜の眺め

Spring is the perfect season to visit Japan, and recently I』ve had the pleasure of taking a vacation there. From Tokyo to Kyoto, my best friend and I spent days wandering around the two beautiful cities, observing the breathtaking views of cherry blossoms.

春季是遊覽日本的最佳時機，最近，我享受了在那裡度假的樂趣。我和朋友一起漫步在東京和京都這兩座美麗的城市中，櫻花盛開的景象令我們嘆為觀止。

This was my second time visiting Japan, and I came to appreciate many things about the country, including their cleanliness, delicious and low-fat food, and very considerate heated toilet seats. On the other hand, while there are many great things about Japan, there are also inconveniences that I found as a tourist. Let』s listen.

這是我第二次遊覽日本，一方面，我很欣賞這裡的許多事物（包括乾淨整潔的城市，美味且低熱量的食物，以及非常體貼的加熱坐便器）。但另一方面，儘管如此，我發現作為遊客，依然有些許多不便。一起來聽聽吧！

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Reading Material

Spring is the perfect season to visit Japan, and recently I』ve had the pleasure of taking a vacation there.

春季是遊覽日本的最佳時機，最近，我享受了在那裡度假的樂趣。

On the other hand, while there are many great things about Japan, there are also inconveniences that I found as a tourist.

另一方面，儘管日本有很多美好的事物，但我發現作為遊客，依然有些許多不便。

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Language Points

Noun: a fixed holiday period or the action of leaving

名詞：固定的假期或不工作。

Ex: I am taking a vacation.

例句：我在度假。

Verb: take a holiday

動詞：度假

Ex: I am vacationing.

例句：我在度假。

Reason 理由

Noun: a cause or an explanation; the ability to think

名詞：原因、解釋；理性

Ex: You need to give me a reason.

例句：你需要給我一個理由。

Ex: Reason and emotion are two important human features.

例句：理性和情感是人類重要的特徵。

Ex: Your reasoning is flawed.

例句：你的推理漏洞百出。

Verb: to think or form judgments logically

動詞：邏輯性地思考或判斷。

Ex: Please reason with me.

例句：請用道理說服我。

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Words & Phrases

breathtaking: （adj.）令人驚嘆的：

The night view in Paris is breathtaking.

巴黎的夜景令人驚嘆不已。

cherry blossom: 櫻花

The bloom of cherry blossoms is beautiful.櫻花的綻放的非常美麗。

on the other hand: 另一方面

He meets the qualifications for the job; on the other hand, his bad temper should also be taken into consideration.

他滿足工作要求；另一方面，也要考慮他的壞脾氣。

inconveniences: (n.) 不便之處

It was an inconvenience for Justin to drop me off at the airport, which is far from his office.

賈斯汀去機場接我可能會有些不便，因為他的辦公室距機場很遠。

take note: 注意

Please take note of the weather conditions before you pack for the trip.

在為旅行打包之前，請注意天氣。

inflexible: (adj.) 不靈活的

Once his mind is made up, he is inflexible to any change.

一旦他主意已定，就不易改變。

takeaway: （n.）教訓；學到的東西

The takeaway from the training is that we need to refocus on customer service.

這次培訓讓我們意識到，我們需要重新關注客戶服務。

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原文

Spring is the perfect season to visit Japan, and recently I』ve had the pleasure of taking a vacation there. From Tokyo to Kyoto, my best friend and I spent days wandering around the two beautiful cities, observing the breathtaking views of cherry blossoms.

春季是遊覽日本的最佳時機，最近，我享受了在那裡度假的樂趣。我和朋友一起漫步在東京和京都——兩座美麗的城市中，櫻花盛開的景象令我們嘆為觀止。

This was my second time visiting Japan, and I came to appreciate many things about the country, including their cleanliness, delicious and low-fat food, and very considerate heated toilet seats. On the other hand, while there are many great things about Japan, there are also inconveniences that I found as a tourist.

這是我第二次遊覽日本，一方面，我欣賞這裡的許多事物（包括乾淨整潔的城市，美味且低熱量的食物，以及非常體貼的加熱坐便器）。另一方面，儘管如此，但我發現作為遊客，依然有些許多不便。

For example, there were very few garbage bins in the public space. That was a problem for me, since I had developed a cold there and was constantly sneezing and blowing my nose. There were barely any bins to throw away my trash on the streets, in the markets, and at the subway stations. I learned to carry a small plastic bag with me everywhere I go, so I can collect trash and dispose them at the end of the day.

例如，公共場所的垃圾箱很少。這對於我而言，是一個問題。由於患感冒，我會經常打噴嚏、擤鼻涕。我在街上，市場中以及捷運站里無法丟掉垃圾。於是，我學著隨身攜帶一個小塑料袋，從而收集垃圾並在晚上統一處理。

For a country that is recognized internationally for its technological advancements, my friend and I were also shocked to discover that their public Wi-Fi was terrible. We were constantly connected and disconnected in our attempts to use the public Wi-Fi. So much for being free! For foreigners who rely on the Internet to navigate a complex transportation system, we were lucky that I have free international data. Without it, we would have been completely lost. Visitors, please take note!

日本因其先進的技術舉世聞名，而我的朋友和我驚訝地發現這裡公共場所的無線網如此糟糕。我們試圖在公共場所使用無線網時，會經常時斷時連。至於免費，只好作罷！對於想要利用網路導航，辨別複雜交通系統的外國人來說，我們算是幸運的，因為我有免費的國際流量。但若沒有它，我們就完全迷路了。因此，請遊客一定注意！

Last but not least, I realized that while the Japanese people are known to be diligent and hardworking people who take their work seriously, sometimes the culture can be a little too rigid and inflexible.

最後一點，但同樣重要的一點：我意識到，儘管日本人以勤奮努力，對工作負責著稱，但在有些情況下，這種文化氛圍會顯得死板，不夠靈活。

In the midst of feeling sick and tired, I had lost my train ticket on our way from Tokyo to Kyoto. My friend and I did not think it was going to be an issue, since the transportation office only needed to reprint my ticket. We had assigned seats, a photo of my lost ticket, and a receipt to prove that we had purchased two tickets. But even with these documentations, the transportation office clerk refused to reprint my ticket. When I asked her whether she could locate my assigned seat, she nodded yes, and pointed to my seat on her computer screen; when I showed her our receipt for the purchased tickets, she also admitted that I was not trying to scam or cheat the system. Yet when I asked her why she couldn』t reprint me one of the two tickets that she knew we had purchased, she simply shook her head and gave no response. At that moment, I knew there was no use for reasoning or logic. The staff only perform what they were trained to do, and being flexible to different circumstances was not one of them.

在感覺噁心且疲憊之際，我在從東京到京都的路上丟了火車票。我的朋友和我並不覺得事情嚴重，因為交通部門只需重新列印我的車票即可。我們有提前預定好了座位，丟失車票的照片，以及收據證明我們買了兩張車票。但儘管有這些文件，工作人員仍拒絕為我們重新列印車票。當我問他是否能定位我們的座位，她點頭表示同意，並用手在電腦上指出我的座位；而當我向她展示了購買車票的收據時，她也承認我並沒有欺騙系統。而當我再問她為什麼不能將我們購買（她知道的事實）的兩張車票中的一張重新列印時，她僅僅搖頭，不作回答。那時，我知道再理論也無濟於事。工作人員只是按照培訓的去做，不會根據不同情況靈活應變。

So, the takeaway from my Japan trip is: bring your own garbage bags, make sure you have international data, and don』t lose any ticket.

因此，此次日本之旅的教訓是：攜帶個人垃圾袋，確保能夠使用國際數據，並保存好任何一張票據。

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