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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。

After the hustle and bustle of Rotterdam, we can relax here in The Hague.

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。

I'm not very familiar with this city.

我对这个城市不是很熟悉。

Well, it's the third largest city in the Netherlands.

它是荷兰的第三大城，

It's also a kind of international capital.

也是一个国际性的首都。

What do you mean?

你这么说是什么意思呢？

Well, the World Court is here, and the city has always been an international center,

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，

playing a leading role in law and trade in Europe and, today, for the world.

在欧洲以及当今世界的法律和贸易上都扮演领导的角色。

Gee, I didn't know that.

乖乖，我从没听过这件事。

You're not a diplomat! You're an artist, remember?

你不是外交官！你是艺术家，记得吗？

Very funny. Hey! What's that beautiful old castle there?

好好笑。嘿！那边那座美丽的古堡是什么呢？

That's the center of this city.

那是这个城市的中心点。

It was built by an early king here in the 13th century.

古堡于十三世纪初由本地一位国王建造而成。

Lots of old buildings were built around it, not to mention man-made canals and lakes.

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。

That's how the city got started.

这个城市就是这样开始的。

Fascinating. Er, what can we do here?

非常迷人的历史。呃，在这里我们能做什么？

Are you kidding? There are more than a dozen museums, including a couple for both historic and contemporary art, and lots of theaters.

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。

Or tomorrow we can go to the beach.

或许明天我们可以去海滩。

I'd love to see the North Sea!

我很想去看看北海！

精讲部分

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

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