中英對照讀新聞》High anxiety: World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal 高度焦慮：葡萄牙啟用世界最長人行吊橋

葡萄牙啟用世界上最長的人行吊橋。（路透檔案照）

◎孫宇青

Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened near his tiny hometown of Arouca in northern Portugal.

當世界最長的人行吊橋在葡萄牙北部的阿羅卡小鎮啟用時，當地人雨果‧哈維爾成為最先穿越該橋的其中一人。

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"Oh...here we go!," the 42-year-old said anxiously as he gathered enough courage to step onto the see-through metal grid pathway of the 516-metre-long bridge alongside his equally jittery partner and a tour guide.

42歲的哈維爾緊張地說：「噢…我們出發吧！」後，鼓起勇氣踏上這座516公尺長、可透過金屬網格直視橋下的通道，同行的還有一樣緊張的夥伴及一名嚮導。

Hidden between rock-strewn mountains covered with lush greenery and yellow flowers inside the Arouca Geopark, the bridge hangs 175 meters above the fast-flowing River Paiva.

該橋藏身在阿羅卡地質公園內遍布岩石的山峰，以及蒼翠繁茂的植被和黃色花朵之間，懸掛在湍急的派瓦河上175公尺處。

The landscape is calm, but the crossing is not for the faint-hearted. Held up by steel cables and two massive towers on each side, it wobbles a little with every step. (Reuters)

橋上風光平靜悠緩，但不適合膽小的人橫越。該橋由鋼索懸吊起來，橋的兩端各有巨大的塔座，每走一步就些微晃動。（路透）

新聞辭典

jittery：形容詞，緊張不安的。例句：I was quite jittery before the exam.（我在大考前非常緊張。）

lush：形容詞，茂盛的。例句：We camped in a lush green valley.（我們在鬱鬱蔥蔥的山谷露營。）

wobble：動詞，（使）搖晃。例句：Stop wobbling the ladder!（別再搖晃梯子了！）

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