赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第34期:海牙
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（单词翻译）
The Hague
海牙
The next city on Kathy and Evan's
itinerary1 is The Hague.
凯西和艾凡行程上的下一个城市是海牙。
E:After the
hustle2 and
bustle3 of Rotterdam, we can relax here in The Hague.
艾凡：在经历喧嚣扰攘的鹿特丹之后，我们可以在海牙这里放松一下了。
K:I'm not very familiar with this city.
凯西：我对这个城市不是很熟悉。
E:Well, it's the third largest city in the Netherlands. It's also a kind of international capital.
艾凡：它是荷兰的第三大城，也是一个国际性的首都。
K:What do you mean?
凯西：你这么说是什么意思呢？
E:Well, the World Court is here, and the city has always been an international center, playing a leading role in law and trade in Europe and, today, for the world.
艾凡：嗯，（联合国）国际法庭在这儿，而且这个城市一直是个国际中心，在欧洲以及当今世界的法律和贸易上都扮演领导的角色。
K:Gee, I didn't know that.
凯西：乖乖，我从没听过这件事。
E:You're not a
diplomat4! You're an artist, remember?
艾凡：你不是外交官！你是艺术家，记得吗？
K:Very funny. Hey! What's that beautiful old castle there?
凯西：好好笑哟（反讽语）。嘿！那边那座美丽的古堡是什么呢？
E:That's the center of this city. It was built by an early king here in the 13th century. Lots of old buildings were built around it, not to mention man-made canals and lakes. That's how the city got started.
艾凡：那是这个城市的中心点。古堡于十三世纪初由本地一位国王建造而成。许多古老的建筑物也环绕它的四周而建，更不用说是人造运河和湖泊了。这个城市就是这样开始的。
K:Fascinating. Er, what can we do here?
凯西：非常迷人的历史。呃，在这里我们能做什么？
E:Are you kidding? There are more than a dozen museums, including a couple for both
historic5 and contemporary art, and lots of theaters. Or tomorrow we can go to the beach.
艾凡：你在开玩笑吗？这里有十几间博物馆，其中包括了几个兼具历代及当代艺术的博物馆，还有不少的剧院。或许明天我们可以去海滩。
K:I'd love to see the North Sea!
凯西：我很想去看看北海！
单词短语精讲：
1. The Hague 海牙(为荷兰土室和国际法庭的所在地)
2. itinerary 行程表，旅行路线
例:The travel agent prepared, Miss Collin'、itinemnv and ,
laced6 it with her tickets and },ass},ont.
(旅行社替科林斯小姐准备厂旅行路线并把它和她的机票和护照放在 一起。)
3. the hustle and bustle of...喧嚣扰攘的……
例:The hustle and bustle of big cities is not foY evervone;many people feel tined just visiting them.
(大都市的喧嚣扰攘并不适合每个人，许多人仅仅游览城市就会觉得
很疲倦。)
4. be familiar with…对……熟悉
familiar .熟悉的
例:I've visited Bangkok so many times that I' m now familiar with it.
(我已经去过曼谷这么多次，所以现在我对那里很熟厂。)
5.capital 首都
6.leading 领导的，重要的
7. diplomat 外交官
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