Tour Guide in York: Vikings, Ghosts and Yorkshire Tea

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to York!

各位午安，歡迎來到York！

I've been guiding here for nearly twenty years,

我在這裡當導遊已經快二十年了，

and honestly, I still haven't run out of stories.

老實說，我的故事還是說不完。

Behind me is the Minster, our magnificent cathedral.

我身後就是Minster，我們宏偉的大教堂。

It took about two hundred and fifty years to build.

它花了大約兩百五十年才蓋好。

Right, follow me up these steps onto the city walls.

好，請跟我走上這些階梯，到城牆上。

The Romans founded this city almost two thousand years ago.

羅馬人在將近兩千年前建立了這座城市。

Then the Vikings arrived, and they rather liked it here.

後來維京人來了，他們相當喜歡這裡。

In fact, many of our street names are Viking words.

事實上，我們很多街道的名稱都是維京語的字詞。

A gate in York isn't a gate at all. It's a street!

在York，「gate」根本不是大門，而是一條街！

Now, mind your heads. This street is called the Shambles.

好，小心你們的頭。這條街叫Shambles。

Look how the upper floors lean towards each other.

看看樓上幾層是怎麼朝彼此傾斜的。

You could almost shake hands with your neighbour across the street!

你幾乎可以和對街的鄰居握手了！

It used to be full of butchers' shops,

這裡以前到處都是肉鋪，

and the shade kept the meat cool before fridges existed.

在冰箱出現之前，陰影讓肉保持涼爽。

Now... they say York is the most haunted city in England.

好了……據說York是英格蘭鬼魂最多的城市。

Do I believe in ghosts? Well, not before dark.

我信不信鬼？嗯，天黑之前不信。

Ah, at last. Time for a proper Yorkshire tea.

啊，終於到了。該來杯道地的Yorkshire茶了。

People up here take their tea extremely seriously.

這裡的人對喝茶非常認真。

It has to be strong, hot, and served with a scone.

茶一定要濃、要燙，還要配司康。

Jam first or cream first? Oh, please don't start that argument!

先抹果醬還是先抹奶油？哎呀，拜託，別挑起這場爭論！

Here's something that surprises most visitors.

有件事會讓大多數遊客感到驚訝。

York was once the chocolate capital of Britain!

York曾經是英國的巧克力之都！

Some of the country's best-loved chocolate bars were invented here.

全國最受喜愛的一些巧克力棒就是在這裡發明的。

On a windy day, the whole city smelled of cocoa.

有風的日子，整座城市都瀰漫著可可的香味。

Well, that brings us to the end of our walk.

好了，我們的步行導覽就到這裡結束了。

People in Yorkshire can seem a bit blunt at first,

Yorkshire人乍看之下可能有點直率，

but we're terribly friendly once you get to know us.

但一旦熟了，我們其實非常友善。

Do come back in winter. The Christmas market is wonderful!

冬天請務必再來。聖誕市集很棒！