BBC都市掠影:Gherkin 小黄瓜

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Vicki: Hi, and welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English. I'm Vicki.
Oliver: 大家好，我是 Oliver。

Vicki: Today we're finding out all about quite a new building in London, which has already become a very recognisable part of the London skyline.

Oliver: Skyline – 地平线，这是一座什么建筑物呢？

Vicki: It's 30 St Mary Axe.

Oliver: 这一定不是什么有名的地方，我从来都没听说过。

Vicki: Ah well you see it's usually called by a nickname – The Gherkin.

Oliver: 哦，你这么说我就知道了，这是一座全玻璃外墙的建筑，有着非常特别的造型，看起来像一只小黄瓜。A gherkin.

Vicki: It was completed in 2004 and has won many architectural awards and awards for innovation.

Oliver: 这座建筑获得过很多奖项。一些是建筑方面的奖项 – architectural ，一些是创新方面的奖项– innovation.

Vicki: Most of the building is office space, and is occupied by a Swiss insurance company and some other tenants.

Oliver: Tenants – 承租人、房客。整栋建筑内大部分空间被瑞士保险公司占用。

Vicki: But there some areas of the building that are not just offices.

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30 St Mary Axe is set in a pedestrian plaza with shops, restaurants, and bars. The plaza is open to the public, and is bordered by a landscaped garden. There is a gourmet restaurant on the 39th floor – the highest eating place in London. The 40th floor lounge bar offers 360degree panoramic views over London. Private dining rooms also available for hire. However, all the entertaining facilities are only available for corporate use.

Oliver: 瓦哦，我觉得我们应该去体验一下。在大楼的周围还有一圈公共地带，对了叫什么名字呢？Vicki？

Vicki: A plaza. It is a pedestrian area – so no vehicles are allowed. And it has a landscaped garden.

Oliver: 一座景观花园，什么人都可以去参观吗？

Vicki: Yes, it's open to the public.

Oliver: 在屋顶还有餐馆和酒吧，听起来不错，这可是伦敦最高的餐馆呢。

Vicki: Yes, the bar has 360 degree panoramic views.

Oliver: 360度全景 panoramic – 全景。

Vicki: So you can see the whole of London.

Oliver: 刚才我们听到描述餐馆的词儿是什么？

Vicki: Gourmet.

Oliver: 精制的，真想去那里吃东西。