(单词翻译:单击)
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is situated in the Kanto Region on the main island of Honshu.
日本首都东京位于本州岛关东地区。
Tokyo’s greater metropolitan area has a population of over 35 million,
东京都市圈人口超过3500万，
making it one of the largest and most exciting megacities on the planet.
使东京成为这个星球上最大、最令兴奋的大城市之一。
Rocked by earthquakes and scorched by war, this centuries-old city has refused to kneel.
即使受地震的侵袭和战争的焦灼，这座悠久的城市拒绝屈膝。
Just like the sun, Tokyo has continued to rise,
就像太阳一样，东京不断发展，
blending the old with the new, and the new with tomorrow.
她将新与旧相结合，将新事物与明天相调配。
Tokyo is a spectacular matrix of villages, towns and cities, strung together by a subway and train system that never rests.
东京是一个村庄、小镇和城市的壮观矩阵，它们之间由永不休息的地铁和铁路系统相贯通。
Just like the Japanese pop culture monster Godzilla,
就像是日本流行文化哥斯拉怪兽一样，
Tokyo’s size and energy can intimidate first time visitors.
东京的规模和能量使初次来访者震惊。
Yet despite the neon, noise and sheer volume of people, Tokyo’s soul beats with a heart of zen.
除了霓虹灯、噪音和大量人口，东京的灵魂随着禅宗的核心一同跳动。
Tradition, ritual and respect are the hallmarks of Japanese society.
传统、礼制和尊敬是日本社会的印记。
This is a place that cherishes its children, reveres its elderly, and treats visitors like honored guests.
日本珍视儿童、敬重长者、将游客视为尊敬的客人。
Tokyo is a city of multiple personalities; whenever you pop up from the subway,
东京是有着多重人格的城市，不论何时从地铁里出来，
it can feel as though you’ve arrived in an entirely different city.
你都会感觉像是来到了一个完全不同的城市。
Yet Tokyo is an incredibly well-ordered society,
东京是一座秩序井然的城市，
everything has its place and purpose, and this is especially true of its neighborhoods.
每件事物都有其一席之地和存在目的，在居民区里更是如此。
Begin your Tokyo journey gently, in the ancient temple town of Asakusa.
慢慢地在浅草古老的寺庙小镇里开始你的东京旅途。
At the city’s oldest temple, Sensoji, pay your respects to kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy.
在这座城市最古老的寺庙——浅草寺拜观音菩萨以示尊重。
The temple was built to house a golden statue of the goddess,
该寺庙是用于容纳观音金像，
pulled from the nearby river by two fishermen in the 7th century.
这座金像是由两个7世纪的渔民从附近的河中捞起。
Make an offering at the neighboring shrine, built to honor the brothers who found the statue,
在附近的圣殿里烧香祭祀，这座圣殿是为了纪念发现雕像的兄弟而建，
and you too might receive some heavenly good fortune.
同样你也会得到神圣的好运。
When you’re ready to embrace the streets of Tokyo, head to Asakusa’s Thunder Gate and explore Nakamise Dori,
当你准备好去拥抱东京的街道，就朝着浅草的雷门走去，探索仲见世，
a market street where worshippers have been buying religious charms and snacks for centuries.
这是条市场街，几世纪以来拜神者都在此购买祭拜符咒和食物。
After the crowds, re-center yourself in Ueno park,
穿过人群，
before delving into the cultural treasures of the Tokyo National Museum.
在深入东京国立博物馆的文化宝藏之前，在上野公园里重新找到自己的方向。
While conformity and tradition are two of the glues that bind Japanese society,
虽然从众和传统是约束社会的两个粘着剂，
Tokyo’s youth love to express themselves too.
但东京的年轻人们也喜欢表达自己。
And nowhere is this more evident than the suburb of Harajuku.
还没有哪个地方比原宿郊区更具代表性。
Renowned throughout the world as a center of youth culture and fashion,
作为世界著名的青年文化和时尚中心，
Harajuku is also home to one of Tokyo’s largest green spaces, Yoyogi Park.
原宿也是东京最大绿地之一——代代木公园的所在地。
On Sunday’s, locals gather to relax, rehearse and just hang out, making it the happiest 134 acres in Tokyo.
周天，当地人聚集在次放松、彩排、闲逛，使这里成为东京最欢乐的134英亩。
Just to the north of Yoyogi Park, pass beneath a towering Torii gate and into a forest of 100,000 trees,
就在代代木公园的北边，穿过高耸的鸟居进入栽有一万棵树木的森林，
originally sent here as saplings from all over Japan.
这些树木都是从日本各地送往此处。
And finally, pass through the main gates to Meiji Shrine.
最后，穿过主门来到明治神宫。
Here, millions come each year to pay their respects to Emperor Meiji,
每年都有数百万人来此祭拜明治天皇，
the beloved 19th century ruler who helped Japan throw off its feudal cloak and grow into to the dynamic country it is today.
一名受喜爱的19世纪统治者，他帮助日本脱掉了封建枷锁并成长为如今这个活力的国家。
