你知道台灣的「活博物館」（living museum）在哪嗎？想一窺台灣的傳統建築和文化，去鹿港就對了！現在我們一起來看看這間活博物館藏了哪些文化寶藏。
Tianhou Temple is dedicated to Matsu, Goddess of the Sea, who is worshiped by fishermen and sailors. The temple’s Matsu statue, which was brought from Fujian by a Qing Dynasty general, is known as the “Black-faced Matsu” because centuries of incense has turned her skin black. A copy of Tianhou Temple built entirely of glass was recently completed near the coast not far from Lukang.
天后宮供奉受漁夫和船員的膜拜的海上女神媽祖。宮裡的媽祖神像是一名清朝將軍從福建省帶來的，被稱作「黑面媽祖」，因為經過好幾世紀的香火煙燻，已將她的皮膚變成黑色。在距離鹿港不遠的海邊，有一座全部以玻璃蓋成的仿天后宮廟宇，最近才完工。
Nine Turns Lane is a traditional alley that was built with many turns to protect residents from the strong winter winds. Historical buildings on Nine Turns Lane include Shiyi Hall, which was a meeting place for poets and scholars, and Remembrance Hall, where a woman died from grief waiting for her husband to return.
九曲巷這條古色古香的巷弄造得迂迴曲折，以保護居民免受冬天強風肆虐。九曲巷中有許多歷史悠久的建築，例如文人雅士聚集交誼的十宜樓，以及一名等待未歸夫婿、抑鬱而死女子所居的意樓。
Breast Touching Lane is so narrow that two people can’t pass by each other without touching.
摸乳巷相當狹窄，兩個人擦身而過無法避免肢體碰觸。
【好用對話】
(At Breast Touching Lane)
(在摸乳巷)
A: What do those characters on the wall say?
牆上這幾個字是什麼意思啊？
B: Breast Touching Lane. It’s the narrowest lane in Lukang.
摸乳巷。是鹿港最窄的一條巷子。
A: Whoa! Is that like a local version of Lovers’ Lane?
哇！這是鹿港版的情人巷嗎？
B: Ha-ha. No. It was named that because two people couldn’t pass without touching. It was also called Gentleman’s Lane, because a gentleman would always wait for a lady to pass though first to avoid touching her.
哈哈。不是啦。會這樣叫是因為兩個人同時通過時無法避免身體碰觸。它也稱作「君子巷」，因為君子都會等女士通過之後才走，以免碰到她。
單字字彙：
incense (n.) 香
remembrance (n.) 懷念，紀念
grief (n.) 悲傷，悲痛
character (n.) 文字，字體
本文來源提供：EZ TALK編輯部
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