跟魯曼英文去億載金城 Tainan Eternal Golden Castle

#台南億載金城 #二鯤鯓 #dji #台灣台南古蹟
單字與片語
historical [hɪsˋtɔrɪk!] adj. 歷史的，史學的；有關歷史的
refer to提到; 談論
sturdy [ˋstɝdɪ] adj.健壯的，結實的；健康的；堅固的，經久耐用的
residence [ˋrɛzədəns] n.住所；住宅
invader [ɪnˋvedɚ] n.入侵者，侵略者
consist [kənˋsɪst] v. 組成，構成
moat [mot] n.護城河，壕溝
territory [ˋtɛrə͵torɪ] n.領土，版圖；領地
invisible [ɪnˋvɪzəb!] adj.看不見的；無形的
deposition [͵dɛpəˋzɪʃən] 沉澱
hybrid [ˋhaɪbrɪd] adj.雜種的；混合而成的
defensive [dɪˋfɛnsɪv] adj.保衛的；防禦用的
repel [rɪˋpɛl] v.擊退；驅除
atmospheric [͵ætməsˋfɛrɪk] adj.有（或產生）藝術（或獨特）氛圍的
habitually [həˋbɪtʃʊəlɪ] adv.習慣地；慣常地
synchronously [ˋsɪŋkrənəslɪ] adv.同時地；同步地
alternately [ˋɔltɚnɪtlɪ] adj.交替地；輪流地
immerse [ɪˋmɝs] v.使浸沒[（+in）]
arsenal [ˋɑrsnəl] n. 軍械庫；兵工廠
完整中英字幕
Yi Zai Jin Cheng, a national historical site, is loacted in Tainan.
億載金城位於台南,是一座國定歷史古蹟
Yi Zai means hundreds of millions of years,
Yi Zai意思是好幾億年
and Jin Chen means golden town.
而”Jin Chen” 意思是金城
It doesn’t refer to its color.
不是指顏色
It means it is as sturdy as gold.
意思是像黃金一樣堅固不破
But gold is actually pretty soft compared to other metals.
但黃金跟其他金屬相比軟了些
Or Maybe it’s because gold was a few metals people knew about more than a century ago.
或者也許是因為黃金是一世紀多前人們所知道的少數幾種金屬之一
And it is not a town as a residence.
而且它不是拿來住的
It is a fort with many cannons inside to fight against invaders.
它是座裏頭有許多大砲的抵禦進犯外敵的堡壘
It was not only used to protect what was inside it
它必非用只用來保護它裏頭的一切
because it consists of a field to train soldiers, cannons,
因為它是由練兵場,大砲
arsenals and a moat surrounding it.
軍火庫和圍繞它的護城河所組成
Therefore I think it was used to keep the territory behind it safe.
所以我認為它主要是用來保護其後方的領土
It is also called Ur Quen Shen Fort.
它也叫做二鯤鯓砲台
Quen means whales, and Shen means the whales’ backs over the water.
鯤指的是鯨魚,而鯓是指鯨魚露出水面的背部
There used to be many sand bars which look like “Quen Shen”
過去有很多看起來像”鯤鯓”的沙洲
and could be seen by soldiers inside the fort.
可以被堡壘內的士兵看見
Today the whaleback-like sand bars have been invisible because of the deposition.
今日像鯨背的沙洲因為沉積已不可見
What a tranquil and historical moat.
多麼靜謐又具歷史意義的護城河
What if people are allowed to row boats inside.
要是人們能在裏頭划船就好了
But I am not saying that I want to do it.
但我不是說我想要划
I want to see people quietly do it.
我想看人們划
They would make the moat much more atmospheric.
他們會讓護城河更有氣氛
I am from Keelung, where there are many forts.
我來自基隆,基隆有很多砲台
We have Da Wu Luen Fort, Gone Tzu Liao Fort, Holland Chen Fort, Shi Chuo Ling Fort etc.
我們有大武崙砲台,槓子寮砲台,荷蘭城,獅球嶺等砲台
Maybe my hometown is the city with the most forts.
也許我的家鄉是有最多砲台的都市
But I’ve never seen so many cannons in a single fort.
但我從未在一座堡壘內看過這麼多門火砲
This fort is a hybrid one.
這是座混血堡壘
It is multi-cultural.
多重文化的
Its defensive structure derives from the one in Paris, France.
它的防禦結構取自法國巴黎
Its walls were made of the red bricks made by Hollanders.
砌牆的紅磚頭是荷蘭人製作的
The cannons inside were made in England.
火炮則是英國製造
Maybe because it put together the brainchildren of these western countries,
也許就是因為它結合了這些西方國家的智慧結晶
it successfully repelled the invaders.
它成功擊退進犯者
Inside the glass is the original arsenal.
玻璃裏頭的是軍火庫原貌
It’s said there are others but were buried because of safely concern.
據說有其他的軍火庫但因為安全考量而掩埋了
When walking inside this kind of historical site,
走在這樣的古蹟裡
I habitually visualize what it used to be.
我習慣去看它過往容貌
I could see soldiers on duty.
我可以看見執勤的士兵
I could see commanding military officers.
我可以看見指揮著的軍官
I could see the shaking of the dirt when cannons were fired.
我可以看見火炮發射時震動的塵土
I could see the stronghold dotted with the torches at night.
我可以看見夜間火把星羅般點綴它
I could see the soldier’s eyes
我可以看見士兵的雙眼
looking up at the night sky but see those they miss.
抬望眼看著夜空卻看見他們思念的人們
Lucky me that I am not accompanied by many tourists.
很幸運我沒有許多觀光客陪伴
because this historical sight is for military function,
因為這古蹟是軍事用途
It was not for fun.
不是為了歡樂娛樂之用
It was used to defend, to kill enemy.
它是用來防禦跟殺敵的
Too many people will stop me from immersing myself in its grim function.
太多人會讓我無法沉浸在它殘忍陰森的功能上頭
So many cannons.
好多座砲
How spectacular a sight it is to see and to hear
聽起來看起來會有多壯觀呀
when all of them are synchronously or alternately fired.
當這些砲一起或輪流發射時
The forest park outside this fort is also worth visiting.
外頭的森林公園也值得一遊
There are some playgrounds inside
裏頭有幾個遊樂場
for people to have fun or to do some physical training.
讓人們玩或做些體能訓練