Track 6

by Amanda Ruggeri翻译：寒星

斯德哥尔摩景致：来自天台的惊艳

Track 6

by Amanda Ruggeri
翻译：寒星

你曾有过从楼顶俯瞰一座城的感受吗？如果有，你是否已经被那整座城的美震撼到了？你是否感觉自己整个人的心胸都变得更加宽广了？平日里常常在城市当中游走的我们，若能爬上楼顶一览整座城的风貌，那可真是一种享受。

Stockholm is a city of water. Founded by1）seafaring tradesmen， the center of the Swedish capital2）stretches across 14 islands on the Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren注1. But the best way to get a sense of the city's whole environment isn't from the sea. It's from the air—43m in the air， to be exact.

In the heart of Stockholm's old town—an area that3）officially includes four islands： Riddarholmen，Helgeandsholmen， Strömsborg and Stadsholmen，visitors can climb across the top of Riddarholmen's4）Old Parliament building， taking in eight of Stockholm's islands with 360-degree views. It's really a beautiful sight.

Before our 10-person group left the Old Parliament's5）attic， we were suited up in6）harnesses and7）helmets. On the roof， we walked on a narrow8）catwalk that runs around the length of the building. Our guide warned us to speak up if we had shaky legs or felt nervous. “Sometimes， you don't know you're afraid of heights until you're up here，” she said. Each of us had a wire that connected our harness to a9）cable. As we became more comfortable with the sensation of climbing 43m in the air，we relaxed enough to take in the views. We could see the rooftops of Gamla Stan注2here.

Looking northeast， we had a beautiful view of the10）castiron11）bell tower of Riddarholmskyrkan， a church built on the site of the Grey Friar's注312）monastery and then rebuilt after a fre in 1835. The church is best known for holding the13）tombs of every Swedish14）sovereign from Gustav ll Adolf注4， who died in 1632， until today， with only two exceptions.

1） seafaring ［'siːfeərIŋ］ adj. 航海的

2） stretch ［stretʃ］ v. 伸开，张开

3） ofcially ［ə'fIʃəlI］ adv. 正式地，官方地

4） Old Parliament 旧国会大厦

5） attic ［'ætIk］ n. 阁楼，顶楼

6） harness ［'haːnIs］ n. 安全带

7） helmet ［'helmIt］ n. 防护帽，头盔

8） catwalk ［'kætwɔːk］ n. 狭窄通道

9） cable ［'keIbəl］ n. 缆索，钢丝绳

10） cast-iron 铸铁的，坚固的

11） bell tower 钟塔，钟楼

12） monastery ［'mɒnəstərI］ n. 修道院，寺院

13） tomb ［tuːm］ n. 陵墓，古墓

14） sovereign ［'sɒvrIn］ n. 君主，元首

注1：梅拉伦湖（瑞典语：Mälaren），位于瑞典东部，是该国仅次于维纳恩湖和韦特恩湖的第三大湖，也是瑞典维京文化的发源地之一。

注2：斯德哥尔摩老城（Gamla Stan），位于瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩的一个古老城镇。

注3：即方济各会修士，又称灰衣修士。方济各会是天主教托钵修会之一，效忠教皇，反对异端。

注4：古斯塔夫·阿道夫二世，瑞典国王、统帅和军事改革家。时至今日，他依然被视为瑞典历史上最杰出的国王。

By the time we had made it to the same rooftop15）perch， any anxiety about being this high up had16）melted away. Thanks to17）legislation limiting the height of buildings in the old town to no more than four18）storeys， we had an19）unimpeded view of Storkyrkan， Stockholm's main20）cathedral. It is located on the island of Stadsholmen. Although the cathedral was rebuilt in 1306 and21）renovated many times over the years， the frst church here was likely built by Stockholm's founder，Birger Jarl， in the 13thcentury. Its tower， built in 1743， stands 66m tall. The biggest of its four bells weighs 622）tonnes.

Our guide pointed out the23）construction going on in the water beneath us on the southwestern side of Riddarholmen. Whenever you see24）cranes in the city centre， she said， they are most likely part of Stockholm's25）massive effort to26）expand the city's rail. With about one million people， the city now has 100 subway stations， but only two27）tracks for28）commuter and29）regional trains. When the project is completed in 2017， it will30）double Stockholm's train31）capacity，creating a 6km-long tunnel with a track dedicated to commuter trains alone. Here， next to Riddarholmen， the tunnel will run beneath the water.

By the time our group reached the last part of the catwalk， leading northeast toward the island of Stadsholmen and back to where we had begun， we were all stepping slowly—not because of nervousness， but to enjoy the views once again.

As the sun set， we made our way down the walkway，32）silhouetted against the33）steeple of Riddarholmskyrkan. It was time to return to Earth.

斯德哥尔摩是座水上之城。这个瑞典的首都由航海商人建立，其中心城区覆盖了波罗的海与梅拉伦湖上共14个岛屿。然而观赏这座城市全景的最佳方式并非在海上，而是在空中—确切来说，是从43米的高空俯瞰。

在斯德哥尔摩旧城区的中心—一个在行政区划上包含了四座岛屿的区域：骑士岛、圣灵岛、水流城堡和斯塔丹岛，游客们可以登上骑士岛旧国会大厦的顶部，将斯德哥尔摩八个岛屿的360度全景尽收眼底。风景真的美极了。……