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Lesson 23 Golden Gate Bridge's 50th Birthday
金門大橋50華誕
It was San Francisco's biggest event ever. As many as 800, 000 people crowded together on the Golden Gate Bridge.
這是舊金山有史以規(guī)模最大的盛事，有80萬人聚集在金門大橋上。
They wanted to be a part of the history of the bridge.
他們想成為大橋歷史的一部分。
The crowd broke all the records. There were many more people than anyone had expected.
人數(shù)之眾超出了所有人的預(yù)料，打破了所有紀(jì)錄。
The party was for the 50th anniversary of the bridge opening.
聚會是為了慶祝大橋開通50周年舉行的。
The Golden Gate Bridge was famous when it was built.
早在修建之初，金門大橋就聲名遠(yuǎn)揚，
Today, it is a beautiful landmark of San Francisco.
如今它更是舊金山美麗的標(biāo)志。
The party began with a walk across the bridge that started at sunrise.
慶祝活動的第一項是在日出時步穿越大橋。
One woman said, "This is the greatest day in the history of San Francisco. There's no better day to walk the bridge."
一位女士說：“這是舊金山歷史上最偉大的一天，這也是穿越大橋的最佳時機(jī)。”
The bridge walk lasted four hours.
穿越活動持續(xù)了4個小時。
Many people felt the bridge move in the wind as the crowd walked across.
很多人感到在過橋時大橋在風(fēng)中晃動。
The sunrise walk was just the beginning of a full day of games, concerts and a parade of old cars.
日出之行只是慶祝活動的序幕，隨之而來的是一整天的游戲、音樂會和古董車游行。
Some of the people and cars crossed the bridge on the opening day fifty years ago.
參加活動的人與車中有一些在50年前大橋開通之日就曾在橋上通行。
Many of the older folks walked across the bridge when it opened in 1937.
許多年長一些的人在1937年大橋剛剛開通進(jìn)來過這里，
Some came back with their grandchildren. Endless Love.
現(xiàn)在他們有些是帶孫子孫女故地重游。無盡的愛。
This is a very beautiful statue. What's it called?
這尊雕塑美。它叫什么名字？
It's called "Endless Love".
它叫“無盡的愛”。
It was a gift from a sister city in Australia for the 100th anniversary of the city.
它是城市百年華誕的時候，澳大利亞的一個友好城市贈送的禮物。
100th anniversary? When was that?
百年華誕？什么時候？
Just two months ago. There were very big celebrations and there was a spectacular fireworks display.
就是兩個月前。那時有很多盛大的慶祝活動，還有一個壯觀的焰火晚會。我還參加了大游行呢？
I took part in the great parade myself.
聽起來真不錯。
Sounds real good. It's a pity that I missed that.
真可惜我沒趕上。
Yes. We all loved the celebration of our city's birthday.
是啊。我們都喜歡慶祝自己城市的生日。
It made the people feel so proud of our city. Endless Love.
它讓市民們感到非常自豪。無盡的愛。
This is a very beautiful statue. What's it called?
這尊雕塑美。它叫什么名字？
It's called "Endless Love".
它叫“無盡的愛”。
It was a gift from a sister city in Australia for the 100th anniversary of the city.
它是城市百年華誕的時候，澳大利亞的一個友好城市贈送的禮物。
100th anniversary? When was that?
百年華誕？什么時候？
Just two months ago. There were very big celebrations and there was a spectacular fireworks display.
就是兩個月前。那時有很多盛大的慶祝活動，還有一個壯觀的焰火晚會。
I took part in the great parade myself.
我還參加了大游行呢。
Sounds real good. It's a pity that I missed that.
聽起來真不錯。真可惜我沒趕上。
Yes. We all loved the celebration of our city's birthday.
是啊。我們都喜歡慶祝自己城市的生日。
It made the people feel so proud of our city.
它讓市民們感到非常自豪。
