Eztalk美语【200】Mafia Don 黑手党老大

Leaving the store

Acheng:Where are we headed now?
Sophia: To a historic¹ coffeehouse. It's got a little Mafia story to it.
Acheng:Awesome. Was someone killed there?
Sophia: Oh, yeah, while he was eating, and he was a pretty famous Don.
Acheng:Cool! Is it safe for us to eat there though?
Sophia: Sure. In fact, nowadays², you'll see more tourists there than Italians. There are Mafia tours nowadays that go there to eat.

historic (a.)
历史上有名的，有历史价值的
This is a historic moment.
这是历史性的一刻。

head (v.)
前往。若是当名词用，则是指「头」
You have a big head.
你有个大头。

Mafia (n.)
黑手党。当所指为西西里岛本岛上的黑手党时，要写做Mafia，若是指其它地区的黑手党则m不用大写，写做mafia
I like to watch the movies about the Mafia.
我喜欢看黑手党电影。

Don (n.)
黑手党的首领称为Don或Boss
You better watch out, or the Don will come and get you.
你最好小心一点，不然老大会来找你。

离开店

阿　震：我们现在要去哪里？
苏菲亚：去一家历史悠久的咖啡店。这家店跟黑手党有点关系。
阿　震：太好了。有人在那里被杀吗？
苏菲亚：喔，当然，就在他吃饭的时候……那个人是个相当有名的黑手党老大。
阿　震：酷！那我们去那里用餐安全吗？
苏菲亚：当然。事实上，现在那里的游客比意大利人还多。现在有黑手党旅游参观团会去那里吃

1 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

2 nowadays   

n.现在，现时，当今；adv.时下，现今

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• Nowadays petrol costs too much.如今的汽油太贵了。