赖世雄观光英语通75:皇宫

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The Royal Palace

皇宫

After waiting in line, Kathy and Evan finally enter the Swedish Royal Palace.

排队后，凯西和艾凡终于进入瑞典皇宫。

K:Ooh! This is the most beautiful building I've ever seen!

凯西：哦!这是我所见过最漂亮的建筑物了!

E:It is magnificent. It compares with other great buildings here in Europe.

艾凡：真是宏伟壮丽，可以媲美欧洲其它伟大的建筑。

K:All the paintings and decorations! The royal family really knew how to live it up.

凯西：有那么多绘画和装饰品!皇室的的人可真懂得享受。

E:Most royal families in Europe lived beyond our wildest dreams. Some still do.

艾凡：以往大多数的欧洲皇室家族都过着超乎我们想象的奢侈生活。有些至今仍然如此。

K:You mean like the House of Windsor?

凯西：你的意思是像温莎王室过的生活吗?

E:Yes. Queen Elizabeth II is the world's richest woman, after all. And I believe the Queen of the Netherlands is the world's second richest.

艾凡：是的。毕竟，伊莉莎白二世是全世界最有钱的女人。而我相信荷兰女王是世界上第二有钱的女人。

K:Imagine all that money!

凯西：想象一下有那么多钱该有多爽!

E:I prefer to imagine all that power.

艾凡：我宁愿想象有那么大的权力该有多爽。

K:Typical man!

凯西：典型的男人!

E:Anyway, let's go through some of the rooms here and pretend we'll be this rich some day.

艾凡：不管怎样，咱们进去几个房间瞧瞧，假装将来有一天我们也会这么有钱吧。

K:Yeah, right! It's fun to dream, though. I think in every girl's heart, there's a dream about being a princess.

凯西： 没错!梦想不失为一大乐事。我认为在每个女孩心中都有个当公主的梦想。

E:And in every man's heart there is a princess...

艾凡：在每个男人心中也都有个公主……

K:Oh, Evan! I didn't know you were so romantic!

凯西：哦，艾凡!没想到你这么罗曼蒂克!

单词短语精讲：

I .wait in line 排队等待

2. magnificent 宏伟壮观的

3. compare with…和……相比较

compare A with B 比较A与B

例:As fan as classical music is concerned，none can compare with Mozart and Beethoven.

(就古典音乐而言，没有人可以与莫扎特和贝多芬相媲美。)

4. decoration 装饰

例:The street decoration In Western cities before chrismas are a joyful sight.

(圣涎节前，西方城市的街道装饰是一个充满欢乐的景象。)

5. live it up享受生活

例:EveYy New YeaY's Eve，no matteY how bad the veaY just was，Westerners go out to fYiends' homes to live it u}, foY the night.

(不管那一年有多糟，每年除夕夜，西方人都会到朋友家去狂欢度过除

夕夜。)

6. beyond one's wildest dream超乎某人的想象

例:The wealth stoYed in jewels and antiques in the London ToweY is beyond most people's wildest dYeam.

(伦敦塔中收藏的珠宝和占董等财富超乎大部分人的想象。)

7. typical 典型的