Hello 大家好！我们放假回来继续做播客了，这一期我们来讲一下巴塞罗那，也是我们假期里去旅行的一个城市。

Hello and welcome to another episode of Weekend English Club. I just finished a long vacation and I am now back to make more episodes for the podcast. Today I want to talk about a city I visited during my vacation called Barcelona. I thought it was a very beautiful and impressive place.

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of a region called Catalonia, with a population of around 1.6 million people. Barcelona is a very famous city for tourists, because it has a very rich cultural history. The Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi had a large influence on the city, which is why it is such a beautiful city with many unique and famous buildings. The city has two universities and in 1992 the Olympics were held in Barcelona as well. It is one of the most visited places in the world, so during the summer it is very busy. More than 50 million people per year pass through the airport of Barcelona.

The old medieval part of Barcelona is called the Gothic Quarter, and here you can see some beautiful medieval buildings like the Barcelona cathedral which was built 800 years ago. In this area is also a big market where you can find all kinds of fruit, seafood, spices and famous Spanish meat. Spain is famous for high quality pork meat, so if you are there it is definitely worth visiting the market for meat.

As I mentioned before, the architect Antoni Gaudi designed many famous buildings in Barcelona. The most famous of these by far is a cathedral called the Sagrada Familia, which has been under construction since 1882 and is still not finished. They expect to finish building it in 2026, but you can already visit it. I think it is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, and it has become a symbol of Barcelona. The style is different from any other buildings I know, but I can talk more about that another time.

• Vacation：假期
• Barcelona：巴塞罗那
• Northeastern coast: 东北海岸
• Spanish：西班牙的
• Architect：建筑师；设计师
• Influence：影响，作用
• The Olympics：奥运会
• Pass through：经过；通行
• Medieval：中世纪的
• Cathedral：大教堂
• Spain：西班牙
• Definitely：肯定地。当然
• Construction：建筑，建造
• Already：已经

主播：Daniel

校对：nan_nan