Solothurn—Find the Number 11 in This Town

Words: Heinz Translator:范朝穎

結束了英國童話之旅，卡卡與可可來到了瑞士，探訪美麗小鎮—索洛圖恩。

1 Solothurn is a small town in the North-West of Switzerland. The town was founded by the Romans more than 2000 years ago.

索洛圖恩是位于瑞士西北部的一個小鎮。2000年前，羅馬人建造了這個小鎮。

Key points

brick 磚

character 特點

charming 迷人的

company 公司

countryside 鄉村

found 建立

rolling 起伏的

rustic 質樸的There are some beautiful old buildings. The people there speak German.

小鎮內有很多美麗、古老的建筑。這里的人們說德語。The countryside around Solothurn has a rustic, charming character. There are rolling green fields and small brick houses.

In the past, people here worked on the farm. But nowadays most people are working in companies.

索洛圖恩的鄉村質樸而迷人—有起伏的綠色田野和小磚房。

過去，索洛圖恩人在農場工作。但現在，大部分人都去公司里工作了。

4 The town has a special affinity for the number 11. There are 11 churches, 11 fountains, 11 museums and 11 banks. It is believed that the number 11 represents “hope.”

Besides that, there are many clocks in the town which only have number 1 to number 11 on the dials.

這個小鎮特別愛數字11—小鎮里有11座教堂，11座噴泉，11座博物館和11家銀行。人們相信數字11象征“希望”。

此外，鎮上許多鐘的表盤上只有數字1到11。

5 The Solothurn Cathedral is an ancient building. It has been rebuilt several times since 1294. It is constructed from white stone.

The cathedral has a single large bell tower. The bell tower has an onion-shaped copper dome. The dome can be seen from all around the town.

索洛圖恩大教堂是一個古建筑。自1294年以來，它已經重建了好幾次。整個教堂是用白色石頭建造的。

這座大教堂只有一座大鐘樓，鐘樓有一個洋蔥形的銅圓頂，從鎮上各處都能看到這個圓頂。

Key points

affinity 喜愛

ancient 古老的

construct 建造

copper 銅制的

dial 表盤

dome 圓頂

fountain 噴泉

onion-shaped 洋蔥形狀的

rebuild 重建

represent 象征