35海牙

The Hague

海牙

The next city on Kathy and Evan’s itinerary is The Hague.

凯西和艾凡行程上的下一个城市是海牙。

E:After the hustle and bustle 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 diplomat! 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 historic 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 ,laced 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。)

  1. 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。)

  1. 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

  1. diplomat 外交官
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