Dear Linda,
It sounds like you’re having a great time in Amsterdam! gotten so much exercise here in San Francisco walking up and down the hilly streets to check out the different areas of the city. But it’s been worth it!
This city is amazing with so many different ethnic and cultural neighborhoods. It feels like the whole world has been squeezed into this little corner of California! a Chinese neighborhood, a Japanese neighborhood, an Italian neighborhood, and a Mexican neighborhood where I’m chowing down on a burrito and writing this postcard to you from. I’m going to go and take a trolley car to the Golden Gate Bridge. Talk to you soon!
Gary
亲爱的琳达：
你在阿姆斯特丹似乎玩得很愉快！我在旧金山做了很多运动，在山坡路走上走下，去这里各地的社区一探究竟，很值得的！
这城市令人啧啧称奇，有许多不同种族和文化的社区，好像整个世界上全部人都挤到加州这个小角落了！有华人区、日本区、意大利区和墨西哥区。在墨西哥区，我很高兴地吃了一个面饼卷，也在这里写明信片给你。我现在要去搭金门大桥的电车，再和你聊！
盖瑞
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Dear Gary,
It sounds like you’re seeing the whole world in San Francisco. It must be like Amsterdam, multicultural with opportunities to get a taste of many different countries. Speaking of tastes, I think I’ve overdone it on the French fries! I’ve been eating three huge bags everyday. I don’t think I ever want to look at a potato ever again!
It’s time to leave Amsterdam anyways as the Queen’s Day celebrations are finally over. It’s been so much fun, but I’m looking forward to some time relaxing. I’m off to Prague tomorrow, so I’ll send you a postcard from there.
Have fun!
Linda
亲爱的盖瑞：
你似乎在旧金山见识到了全世界的风情，一定是像阿姆斯特丹那样有多元文化，有机会体验不同国家文化的滋味。说到滋味，我想我吃太多薯条了！我每天都吃三大包薯条，真不想再看到马铃薯了！
无论如何，皇后之日的庆祝活动最后也结束了，我也该离开了。这里真的很好玩，但我期待有时间能放松一下。明天我要启程去布拉格，到那里再寄明信片给你。
玩得愉快！
琳达
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Reading Passage
San Francisco is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. People from every corner of the world have emigrated here and set up restaurants and even whole regions and neighborhoods. This has resulted in making San Francisco a very cosmopolitan city.
旧金山是世界上种族最多元的城市之一，世界各地的人移居到这里，经营餐厅，甚至建立他们完整的区域和社区，使旧金山成为一个非常国际性的城市。
There are not many other cities where you can go around the world in a thirty-minute walk. Chinatown, one of the biggest Chinese communities outside of Asia, is a great place for strolling around and getting a taste of Chinese culture. Cantonese is the language spoken here, and it’s not unusual to go into a store where people don’t speak English. There’s a colorful Chinese New Year celebration where parades and fireworks light up the streets.
很少有城市能在30分钟路程内，就让你看尽全世界。这里的唐人街是亚洲以外最大的华人社区，是散步和体验中华文化的好地方。广东话是这里使用的语言，进去这里的商店，不说英语并不是件怪事。这里有有趣的中国新年庆祝活动，街道上有游行庆祝和烟火施放。
A short walk away is North Beach, the Italian district. Here, you can pick up a steaming cappuccino and delicious plate of pasta that is exactly like what you’d find in a restaurant in Italy. Men sit at tables outside of cafes playing cards, reading Italian newspapers and having lively, animated conversations in Italian.
步行一会儿，就到了北滩区，这里是意大利区。在这里，你可以挑一杯热腾腾的卡布奇诺和一盘美味的意大利面，就像你在意大利的餐厅可以买到的一样。坐在咖啡厅外用餐的男子正在玩牌，看着意大利文的报纸，用意大利语热烈交谈着。
Not too far away is Japantown where you can visit beautiful gardens and sip tea in traditional teahouses. Late April is the best time to be in Japantown as this is when the Cherry Blossom Festival takes place. Parades and martial-art demonstrations offer a great form of entertainment and it’s a wonderful opportunity to get a glimpse of Japanese culture. Don’t leave San Francisco without a visit to the Mission, the city’s Hispanic district. Spanish is the language spoken here and is a great place to get delicious Mexican food and hear lively Latin-American music.
不远处就是日本城，在那里你可以参观美丽的花园，去传统茶室品茶。四月末是去日本城最好的时间，那时候会举行樱花节。游行和武术表演是很棒的娱乐活动，也是了解日本文化一个很好的机会。如果去旧金山，一定要去大使馆，这是西班牙区，说西班牙语，可以吃到很美味的墨西哥食物，听到轻快的拉丁美洲音乐。
Visiting San Francisco isn’t just a visit to one of America’s most beautiful cities. It’s a visit to one of the world’s most cosmopolitan places.
游览旧金山不只是参观了美国最美的城市之一，也是参观了世界上最国际化的地点之一。
－－摘自 寂天文化《寄英文明信片给你（美澳篇）》@
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