這次是第二趟飛溫哥華班。雖然說它是六天的溫哥華黃金班，但可惜的是我並沒有完全善用待在那裡的時間。  

It’s my second time to Vancouver . Though it was a so-called golden flight, the six-day Vancouver , I did not actually make the best of my time there. Pity~
 

我想啊，要怪就應該怪時差讓我沒法好好enjoy在溫哥華的生活。你知道嗎？溫哥華和香港間的時差就差了十五個小時耶。我也不知道，反正俺就是很難將生理時鐘調整到配合溫哥華的時間，所以待在那裡的三天中，白天睡很多，而大部份晚上才做我想做的事，像是用餐啦、閱讀啦，或者是上網等。不過，除了守在房內，我還是偶爾有到附近買些吃的或四處蹓搭啦。要不是這個班的外站津貼高，飛一趟幾天而已就有上萬塊零用錢入袋，我還真不是很想做這個班說。  

I think jet lag should be to blame for my not quite enjoying the stay in Vancouver . You know what, there is 15-hour time difference between Vancouver and Hong Kong . I don’t know! It was just difficult for me to adjust my biological clock to that zone. So, during my three-day stay in Vancouver, I slept quite a lot in the day, while in most of the nights I did whatever I wanted to do, including eating, reading, surfing the Internet, etc. Well, but there were still a few times that I did go out for grocery shopping or doing some outings in the neighborhood instead of sticking to my room. If it had not been for its high out-port allowance, more thank a thousand NT for just a few-day stay, this flight was not very much appealing to me. 

** A ~ be動詞 to blame for B：B要歸咎於A。



這家飯店的套房實在高檔舒適。在我的房間裡，有兩張大床。您也可以注意到，就連微波爐都有，房客可以自己微波食物來吃呢！  

This hotel offers luxurious suites. In my room, there are two big beds. As you can see, there is even a microwave oven provided in case the guest needs to nuke any foods by him/herself.

 

九記是大部份組員都會推薦的一家廣式茶餐廳,聽說不錯吃!第一天抵達飯店後第一件事就是和一些組員們先去九記祭五臟廟,但不是很便宜啦!

Jio-Ji is a Cantonese tea restaurant highly recommended by most crews, foods of which are not bad. The first thing we did with some of the crews right after our arrival at the hotel on the first day was rush to Jio-Ji to get ourselves stuffed. But prices of dishes are not cheap.

 

當踏足在溫哥華這片土地後，我真不該錯過那些必須親訪的觀光勝地。真希望我有走過那世界最長最高的吊橋－卡皮卡拉諾吊橋。真希望我有造訪過煤氣鎮，那是個充滿歷史色彩的小鎮，是溫哥華的發源地，同時也是世界第一座蒸氣時鐘的所在。真希望我有到溫哥華最知名的公園－史坦利公園小晃，並在附近異國餐廳林立的街道上找家餐廳品嚐美食。真希望我有搭過北美最長的高空纜車－松雞山纜車，在溫哥華的頂點眺望壯闊的美景。不過，雖然這次無緣經歷上述這些種種，下次再來時一定要好好地給它體驗一番。  

When setting my foot in the land of Vancouver , I should not have missed some of the must-visit attractions. I wish I could have taken an awesome walk across the longest and highest suspended foot bridge in the world, the Caplino Suspension Bridge . I wish I could have paid a visit to Gastown, a small historic town holding the roots to the city’s origin, where is also the world’s first steam clock located. I wish I could have hung around the most famous park in Vancouver , Stanley Park , and savored delicious food in one of the exotic restaurants gathering around the park. I wish I could have ridden the Grouse Mountain Gondola, the North America’s longest skyride, and taken in magnificent views from the peak of Vancouver . Well, though I did not have chances to experience the above-mentioned all, I will definitely take a rain check for my next return.  

** 這一段用了不少和過去事實相反的假設語氣，也就是英文裡頭要描述過去應做而未做的用法。很簡單，只要would/could/should/might等過去式助動詞 + have P.P.即可表式。如：You should have bought me a gift for my birthday.你應該為我的生日買個禮物給我(事實上並沒有買)；I could have passed the exam if I had studied harder.我若再用功點就能通過考試(事實上我並沒有很用功且考試沒有過)。此外，本段也用了不少但願的用法，它和上述的假設語氣用法一樣，都是後悔過去應做而未做的事。S + wish + S + would/could/should/might + have P.P. à希望/但願/要是…就好了 
 

在大部份餐廳用餐真的可能會所費不貲。這個位於Richmond Public Market商場內的美食街則賣了不少便宜的食物。從照片上您可以看到，此地其實是名副其實的一個讓愛撿便宜的中國人買菜買雜貨和外食之處。仔細看，一樓的格局真的給它有點好笑；很多不同的店家只用類似鷹架的隔離物做區隔而已，那裡賣了蔬果、日常用品、甚至家傢俱都有。這兒是一位比我早些抵達的台灣同事－珍妮花帶我來逛的，我們也在這裡一起用了美味的午餐說。我在一家自助餐店點了一盤三頌：白飯上蓋了炸魚薯條、炒花椰菜、和苦瓜雞柳。雖然菜色看起來並不怎麼美觀，但還滿下飯的。  

Eating in most of the restaurants here can be really costly. This food court in Richmond Public Market sells things quite affordable. Seen from the pictures, it’s apparently a place for the budget-hunting Chinese to do some grocery shoppings and eat out. As you can see, the layout of the first floor looks funny; many shops are separated from one another with only scaffolding-like partitions. There are vegetables, fruits, daily necessities and even furniture for sale. It was my Taiwanese colleague, Jennifer, that showed me around there and we had great lunch together. I ordered a set of three-dish rice from a cafeteria, and on the steamed rice was topped with what I chose: fried fish chips, stir-fried broccoli, and stir-fried bitter melon with chicken. Though not presentable, still the meal was so lovely. 




 

我從附近的一家叫SaveOnFoods的超市買了大部份吃的東西，離飯店只需走路五分鐘。所買的食物裡素食類占了大部份，從即時的沙拉包到水果都有。如果您想問我為何如此熱愛蔬果，我想應該是我是個比較注重養生的人吧。當然啦，除了蔬菜和水果外，我也進了一些如營養榖片、杏仁奶、批薩、和泡麵等貨來換換口味。  

I bought most of the foods from a nearby supermarket called SaveOnFoods, which is only 5-minute walk from hotel. Veggies occupied most of my food list, ranging from ready-to-eat salad packs to fruits. If you wanna ask me why I love greens so much, I think that I am a health-conscious person would be the main reason. Well, apart from fruits and vegetables, I also stocked up some other things like cereal, almond milk, pizza, and instant noodles for a change of taste.

 

這個辣味的起司佐碎肉批薩真的是好吃到極點。我是從一家叫Boston Pizza的批薩店買的，那家店和SaveOnFoods超市在同一個廣場裡頭。在外站當我餓了的時侯，批薩總是會第一個浮現在我腦海裡，我想我應該只是要嚐嚐每個國家的批薩口感到底如何吧！這一款批薩，我給它舉起姆指叫好。  

This pizza is super nice, a hot spicy one with cheese and minced meat. I got it from a pizza place called Boston Pizza, located in the same plaza of SaveOnFoods . Pizza is always the first food option that would come across my mind when I feel hungry in out-ports, because I just wanna know how different the tastes are of the pizzas in different countries. For this one, I give it my thumbs up. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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