OnThe Town:特拉法加广场
Trafalgar Square
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Youling: It’s the square for the tallest Christmas tree in London!
Andrea: And the biggest New year celebration party!
Andrea: For UK sporting victory parades!
Youling: And large concerts and performances!
Andrea: Yes, it’s Trafalgar Square! Hello and welcome to On the Town with BBC Learning English, I’m Andrea.
Youling:巨匠好我是幼玲，本日都会剪影我们离开了伦敦市中央闻名的特拉法家广场 Trafalgar Square，也叫鸽子广场. But where does the name come from?
Andrea: Nigel is a senior librarian, and he knows all about it:
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Trafalgar Square is one of the most important places in Britain. It was built to commemorate Admiral Nelson, the square was named after the Spanish Cape Trafalgar where his last battle was won. So after the victory it was a great populous move to create a statue right in the centre of the capital for such a person, so people always look up to him. It is so symbolic that all the tourists come here; they may be a bit put off by the enormous amount of pigeons which can be a nuisance.Youling:广场的取名，Trafalgar便是为了留念纳尔逊尔水师大将在西班牙特拉法加角海战中立下的不朽功勋. To commemorate留念。那一战役为牢固19世纪初英国海上霸主地位起了决议性的感化.Andrea: So after the victory there was a popular movement to create a statue right in the centre of the capital.Youling:众心所向在都城中央为纳尔逊制作一塑雕像 to create a statueAndrea: People always look up to him; look up to someoneYouling:敬仰;佩服的意思 look up toAndrea: But to Nigel, the pigeons could be a bit of a problem as there are too many of them, enormousYouling:在描述鸽子数量时他用了enormous年夜量的，成群成队的鸽子在广场上空飞来飞往，偶尔会令人感到厌烦 a nuisance. But I think pigeons are just part of its unique attraction奇特诱人之处，不是吗？
Andrea: Yes. Over the years Trafalgar Square has become a symbolic place for visitors.
Youling:已经成为一个具有代表性，意味性的景点 a symbolic place. A symbol; symbolic
Andrea: Yes, as the Londoners would say to a tourist, a visit to the capital would be incomplete without going to admire Nelson’s Column and the four giant lions at its base, or to admire the lovely fountains and to feed the pigeons.
Youling: What a colourful picture you have described Andrea!纳尔逊留念碑 Nelson’s Column巨狮铜雕 giant lions，另有年夜度的喷泉 lovely splashing fountains.所以说，不到特拉法加广场就不能算是看全了都城 a visit to the capital would not be complete without coming to Trafalgar Square.
Andrea: But there is a lot more to it as these school girls are telling us what they like most about Trafalgar Square:
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I like Trafalgar Square because it’s got nice buildings and stuff like that.
There’s a little fountain which you can paddle in and it’s like a stream and it’s really fun to paddle in because it’s cold.
I like it because the fountains are beautiful.
I like the pigeon because there’s loads of them and they go all around and they’re really funny.
There’s really nice people here and you can see people from all over the world.
I like it!
I like it because it’s got loads of statues and stuff, and I like looking at them.
There’s a lot of sightseeing and there’s loads of friendly people and it’s really really really nice.
Youling:孩子们的描绘多么详细和活泼啊！
Andrea: Nice buildings and stuff like that； loads of statues and stuff
Youling:美不雅观的楼房什么的另有好多雕塑什么的这里stuff like that是一种英语的行动语，默示什么什么之类的东西。
Andrea: Some like to look at the famous statues around the Square while others like to paddle in the cool fountains
Youling:在凉快的喷泉里戏水，游玩。Paddle in the fountains.
Andrea: A lot of sightseeing and loads of friendly people around.
Youling:特拉法加广场每天都吸引着世界各地的游人。
Andrea: Talking about people, Trafalgar square is always the place for people to congregate, or get together.
Youling:重年夜的欢庆和集会总会在这里举行. Now listen to Nigel again:
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Of course nowadays, especially since the Second World War, thousands of people collecting and congregating here for the New Year celebrations. The chimes of the bell was broadcast to the crowd, it is an enormous attraction for the tourists.
Youling:每年的12月31日,几十万人都会会萃到特拉法加广场 congregating in Trafalgar Square欢庆新年钟声 chimes of the bell.
Andrea: Well on that note we will say goodbye from Trafalgar Square and see you next time.
Youling: Bye.

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