记者：蔡少薇

4月23日周二晚，葡语角在图书馆二楼如期举行。此次讨论的主题为中西方旅行差异。出席本次葡语角的教师有Ms. Sara Guimaraes，还有两位来自葡萄牙的留学生。

关于旅行，Sara谈到了她在中国旅行的主要交通工具是火车。令她印象最深刻的一次旅行是从广州坐火车到北京，历时二十多个小时，过程很辛苦。Sara问同学们在中国旅行时，他们会优先选择哪种交通工具，大多数同学表示会选择飞机。一方面中国国土面积大，选择飞机会远远快于火车或巴士；另一方面，如果你提前预定，飞机票的价格也会比较便宜。而另一葡萄牙留学生则表示，在欧洲旅游时，大多数人都选择乘坐火车，因为火车票价格便宜，而且历时不会太长，环境也不错。

关于旅行的住宿方面，Sara表示她很喜欢苏州的旅馆，环境很优美且极具中国特色，她很喜欢古色古韵的感觉。但是，她却对香港的住宿印象不是很好。因为香港酒店费用不仅高，而且房间很小，不是很舒服。一位葡萄牙留学生也表示，在欧洲就算酒店的价格很便宜，住宿环境也会很不错，但是香港却不是这样的。

一次旅行，你或许了解到当地的文化，又或许可以了解到这个地区人们的生活方式，但更多的是通过旅行，你领略到了不同地区的风采，感受到了不一样的氛围，不仅增长见识，而且扩大了视野。

参加葡语角也是一个帮助你了解不同文化差异的好机会，希望有兴趣的同学多多参与，一起为图书馆增添一番情趣。

审稿人：张文慧

Portuguese Corner--The Differences between Traveling in China and the West

By Cai Shaowei

On April 23rd, the Portuguese Corner was held in the library on schedule. The topic was “The Differences between Traveling in China and the West”. The overseas teacher who attended the activity was Ms. Sara Guimaraes. The exchange students from Portugal and many students participated in it.

Sara told the students the railway was the first choice when she was traveling in China. What impressed her most was a trip by train from Guangzhou to Beijing, which lasted more than twenty hours. She said she was totally exhausted when she arrived. And then, she asked the students what transportation they would choose to travel in China. Most of students said they would travel by plane. On the one hand, China''s land area is large, and the aircraft will be far faster than the train or bus; on the other hand, if you book in advance, ticket prices will be relatively low. However, Luis，an exchange student from Portugal said most people chose to travel by train when traveling in Europe, because the tickets were cheap and the environment was also pretty good.

As for travel accommodation, Sara said she was attracted by the hotel in Suzhou. She described the hotel as a “beautiful environment with unique Chinese feature”. She told the students that she really liked the China’s antique and traditional styles. In fact, she didn’t like the hotel in Hong Kong, because the price was high but the room was quite small. An exchange student from Portugal also said that in Europe, even the price of the hotel was cheap, the living condition was much better than in Hong Kong.

Through traveling, you might know more about the local culture, or you might get a chance to experience different life styles. But more importantly, you could gain the insight into the culture differences, which will not only increase your knowledge, but also broaden your horizon.

Joining the Portuguese Corner is a chance to learn more about culture differences, why not participate in this activity?

Proofread by Zhang Wenhui