Wiveton Down 威福頓坡
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John: Hello, welcome to BBC Learning English, I'm John, with me this week, ChenLi.
Chen Li: 大家好， 歡迎收聽BBC英語教學節目。今天的城市掠影節目和平常有些不同，it's a little bit different. But in what way, John?
John: Well, by listening to On the Town you'll find plenty of ways to enjoy the towns and cities of Britain, but what happens when you are tired out by city life, when you are exhausted from all the sightseeing and days out?
Chen Li: I don't know.
John: Well, why not get out of one of the many busy cities to the countryside? If you are staying in London then you could take a short weekend break on the north coast of Norfolk.
Chen Li: You can take a short weekend break, 短暫的周末假期。John提議去北諾福克海岸。
Bluebells in the English countryside
John: We met Sarah Wise who lives in the lovely seaside town of Wells-next-the-Sea. It's a great place to base yourself if you want to explore the coast and the countryside.
Chen Li: This is what Sarah told us.
Well, we're really lucky to live here at Wells-next-the-Sea, because it's a really beautiful town right here on the coast. But, the problem is, my favourite things are bluebells, and there aren't any here. So, we're going to go a bit further along the coast to a place called Wiveton Down, which at this time of year should be absolutely carpeted in bluebells. So, we're going to take a picnic and go and explore.
Sarah Wise, resident of Norfolk
John: Sarah says she's lucky that she lives at Wells-next-the-Sea but she has a problem.
Chen Li: 是的 Sarah 也有一個問題 she's got a problem, 她喜歡她所居住的這個海邊城市，但是，她特別喜歡的一些植物, 這里卻根本沒有，她喜歡野風信子。
John: Yes, she loves bluebells.
Chen Li: 所以她要帶我們去野餐。
John: A picnic.
Chen Li: 她還準備帶我們去一個美麗的地方去看一些野生動植物,這里叫威福頓坡，這次她順便也帶上了自己的孩子。
Go on. Go and give them a good sniff. They are a bit strong. It's a very strong smell isn't it, yeah. Look, what's that you've got there Wills? Now he's got, he's either caught a hawthorn fly. And that lady back there said he was a St. Mark's fly, because they come out on St. Mark's Day, which is April the 23 rd. But they are lovely, aren't they? They are all furry.
Sarah Wise and her children
Chen Li: 孩子們發現了野風信子，他們說可以聞到很濃的味道。
John: They smell a bit strong, meaning the bluebells have quite a strong aroma.
Chen Li: 芳香。
John: OK, by this stage it was time to stop and have some food. Now when you are out in the countryside it's always great to have a picnic. That's if the weather is good enough, of course.
Chen Li: And that's exactly what Sarah did with her children.
Well, we're now up here having a picnic on top of Wiveton Down and it's a beautiful place. It's quite unusual as you normally see bluebells growing in ancient woodlands, but they also grow on north facing slopes by the sea. And it's fantastic. It's completely unspoilt. Nobody has been at it with chemicals and pesticides.
Sarah Wise
John: You know Li that really sounds idyllic, doesn't it?
Chen Li: It sounds really lovely! Sarah 說通常只能在古森林看到這些野風信子。 Ancient woodland 古森林。
John: Wonderful, That's it from this edition of On the Town, and we'll let Sarah and her children end the programme for us.
Chen Li: 再會!
Well, we've had our picnic, and we're now just about to get home, but we've just found this very nice bench here, and our last look out. So anyway, shall we get the dogs and go home then? Yeah. Ok then. Bye. Bye.
Sarah Wise and her children
