Jin: That's big. And the buildings here look unique.
Rick: Yes, they are “purdy and be yoo dee full.” Philadelphia has been a great representative of American architecture since the 18th Century.
Jin: You just said “pretty and beautiful,” right?
Rick: Right. Way back when, Philly was America's first capital. It's been a leading cultural city ever since.
Jin: Now that's “innerestin’!”
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瑞克：对啊！那位身上一大堆刺青的亚伦艾佛逊是本市近两百万居民的偶像——我们的人口全美排名第五呢。
阿敬：真多。而且这里的建筑看起来很独特。
瑞克：没错。它们‘粉米丽’。费城从十八世纪起就是美国建筑的绝佳代表。
阿敬：你刚刚说的是‘很美丽’，对吧？
瑞克：对。那时费城是美国第一个首都。从那时候开始，它就是文化的首善之都了。
阿敬：还‘曾有意素’啊！
重点解说：
★ tattoo (n.) 刺青，tattoo-coated在对话中是指‘身上布满刺青的’，Allen Iverson（亚伦艾佛逊）则是美国职篮费城七六人队(Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers)的明星球员
★ icon (n.) 偶像
★ representative (n.) 代表
★ architecture (n.) 建筑
