滬江小D提醒：鼠標懸停在顏色不同的單詞上或劃選單詞即可獲得詳細釋義

　　Dialogues /monologues:

　　1、 Right after lunch, the tour makes a stop at St. Paul’s. Then the rest of the afternoon is spent at the museum.
　　“right”在這里表示“正好”的意思。makes a stop：停留、休息。
　　be at：從事于，做，忙于，專注于。
　　2、 A：Anyway, is there still room??? B：Yes, there is. Will this be for yourself only?
　　“Will this be for yourself only?”的肯定形式是：
　　This will be for yourself only. 如果是一般現(xiàn)在時，就是：This is for yourself only.
　　Will this be for yourself only? ——“這是給你一個人的嗎?”，就是這么簡單的意思。
　　3、 When I started this company 20 years ago, we were commended, as a new kind of travel company, for putting travelers with flexible schedules in touch with fantastic bargains.
　　“in touch with”：同……有聯(lián)系，接觸。
　　全句的意思：當我在20年前著手這家公司的時候，大伙受到了稱贊。作為一個新型的旅游公司，用靈活的時間安排賦予了旅客們極大的實惠。
　　4、 You’ll also be able to get fast, free quotes online, including the very up-to-date specials, discounts and promotions.
　　你也可以得到快速，免費的網(wǎng)上報價，包括最新的特價、打折與促銷。
　　5、 Building a tradition of the extended family all going away together is a great way to build long-lasting family bonds.
　　這句話用在寫作里可是相當實用哦。
　　我將它翻譯成：讓大家庭的所有成員一起外出旅行成為一種慣例，是維系一個家族長期親密和諧的有效方式。

　　Passage:
　　Anyone lucky enough to be going to Honolulu doesn’t have to give a reason for going. They can just say, “We’re going to Honolulu,” and imagination will take care of the rest. Moreover, Honolulu can probably live up to and even surpass whatever we imagine. World-famous beaches and tropical weather set the scene for an amazing mix of pacific cultures in this Hawaiian capital. There is a reason why Hawaii is consistently rated as one of the nation’s top travel destinations; in fact, there are several of them.
　　Waikiki Beach is the center of activity for Hawaii’s biggest industry: tourism. This is one of the world’s greatest resort playgrounds, featuring some of the most beautiful beaches and hotels in the world. Visitors from all over the world flock here to enjoy the sun, the sand and the incredible nightlife.
　　Besides the beaches, visitors to Honolulu can take tours of the countryside surrounding the downtown area. These tours are amazing, bringing visitors to some of the most beautiful rainforests and volcanoes in the world. Animal and plant life are abundant, and the scenery is unsurpassed. A five-minute car ride from Honolulu brings visitors into some of Nature’s most beautiful and awe-inspiring sights. Several museums, including the Bishop Museum, combine exhibits on Hawaiian natural history with lessons about history and culture of its many diverse peoples. The Waikiki Aquarium is the third oldest public aquarium in the United States, and it features many of Hawaii’s most interesting sea animals.
　　The history of Hawaii is very rich, as the islands have always attracted many different people. Visitors can tour the Tolani Palace, the residence of the last of the Hawaiian monarchs. They can also visit Honolulu’s Chinatown, which is more authentic than many of its mainland counterparts. They can also visit the Arizona Memorial, commemorating the destruction of the battleship Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought America into World War II.
　　Honolulu exhibits the best of Hawaii in a thorough way. From its famous beaches to its incredible natural preserves, this town has attracted millions of people from around the world. Many of those visitors stayed, helping to make Hawaii one of the most diverse places to visit in the Unite States. Anyone lucky enough to be going to Hawaii knows that he won’t be disappointed.

　　參考譯文:
　　所有有幸去檀香山的人都無需給自己找什么理由，而只需說：“我們要去檀香山了?！逼溆嗟木腿唤o想象力吧。而且，對于檀香山而言，無論我們的想象力有多豐富，都只會有過之而無不及。世界聞名的沙灘和熱帶天氣，使這個夏威夷首府令人驚異地融合了大西洋的變化。夏威夷一向居于全國旅游景點前列，是有原因的。事實上，原因遠不止一個。
　　懷基基海夏威夷的最大產(chǎn)業(yè)——旅游業(yè)的娛樂活動中心，也是世界上最大的游樂景點之一，主要以世界上最漂亮的海灘和旅店為特色。世界各地的游客云集此地，心情地享受陽光、沙灘、以及令人難以置信的夜生活。
　　除了海灘以外，游客們還可以到市中心周圍的鄉(xiāng)村瀏覽觀光。這些令人驚異的旅行，會將游客帶入世界上最漂亮的熱帶雨林，欣賞最壯觀的火山美景。這里的動物和植物種類繁多，景色美不勝收。從檀香山出發(fā)，僅五分鐘的車程游客就會進入自然界最美、最令人驚嘆的天然美景中。有些博物館，包括主教博物館在內(nèi)，將夏威夷自然歷史展覽和有關當?shù)囟喾N不同民族的歷史和文化講座結合起來。懷基基水族館是美國第三古老的水族館，以許多夏威夷有趣的海洋動物為特色。
　　夏威夷島有著豐富的歷史，因此這個島嶼總是吸引著各種各樣的游客。游客們可以參觀夏威夷最后一個君王的住所——托拉尼宮殿。還可以參觀檀香山的唐人街，這里的唐人街要比美國本土上的許多唐人街正宗得多。游客們還可以參觀亞利桑那紀念館，紀念日本襲擊珍珠港致使美國卷入第二次世界大戰(zhàn)時而摧毀的亞利桑那戰(zhàn)艦。
　　檀香山全方位展現(xiàn)了夏威夷之最，從聞名于世的海灘，到令人難以置信的自然保護區(qū)，這個城市吸引了來自世界各地的數(shù)百萬游客。許多游客留了下來，使得夏威夷成為美國最雜居的地區(qū)之一。任何一位有幸到夏威夷一游的人都知道：這里絕對不會令你失望。

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