Four“Must-See”Sights in England

江苏 陈传光

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你去过英格兰吗？你想一睹那里的美丽风光吗？今天我就带你走进英格兰,了解一下英格兰的四个必游之地——纽卡斯尔、剑桥、约克和伦敦。

Number One:Newcastle

Newcastle is a bright,fastpaced city with spectacular nightlife.

Grainger Town is the historic center of the city,featuring impressive Georgian architecture,but,for excitement,the quayside is the place to be.This modern complex of restaurants,galleries,bars,and other places of entertainment has replaced the old dockyards,and overlooks the Tyne River.If you're in Newcastle in October,you can grab a few laughs at Newcastle's world famous comedy festival.

纽卡斯尔

纽卡斯尔是一个充满活力、节奏很快的城市,以其绚丽多彩的夜生活而著称。

格兰杰城区在历史上是这个城市的中心,在这里随处可见乔治时代的建筑。如今,城堡旁边的码头周围是纽卡斯尔最为热闹的地方：泰恩河两岸到处是餐馆、画廊、酒吧和客栈,取代了原来的造船所。如果十月份来这里,你可以赶上世界闻名的纽卡斯尔喜剧节,开心地笑上几回。

Number Two:Cambridge

As one of the most famous university towns in the world,Cambridge is the tranquil and compact,and easy on the walking traveler.It has only one main street lined with lots of unusual and interesting shops for the creative mind.One of the best ways to see the parade of colleges in Cambridge is from a punt—one of those little,flat-bottomed boats you see people poling down the Cambridge River.

剑 桥

作为世界上最著名的大学城之一,剑桥宁静而紧凑,徒步旅行者可以在此间悠闲漫步。它只有一条主要街道,两旁是许多颇有创意的各种商店。在剑桥,你最应该做的一件事情就是乘着穿梭在剑河上顺流而下的那些平底小船,观赏鳞次栉比的各个学院。

Number Three:York

York is the flagship city of the north,with over two thousand years of stories to tell.Its city walls and spider-web of narrow,medieval streets make it a unique place to wander around and discover.

The Merchant Adventurer's Hall,an original medieval town hall,built in about 1360,is surrounded by unusual shops.In nearby Jorvik(the Viking name for“York”)there is a restored Viking settlement with state-of-the-art exhibits on all Viking things.The Shambles,a set of medieval streets,gives you an up-close look at what neighborhoods were like in the Middle Ages.And no visitor to York should neglect to check out the darkness of the York Dungeons!

约 克

约克是英格兰北部最为重要的城市,具有两千多年的历史。狭窄的中世纪街道像蜘蛛网一样,两边城墙环绕,使得约克成为一个风格独特的地方。人们可以尽情徜徉其间,有所发现。

商业冒险者会堂曾是中世纪时的市政大厅,建于1360年,周围有许多古董店。附近有一个名叫乔维克(Jorvik是维京语“约克”的意思)的博物馆,是修复了的维京人村落,展品最具维京人的艺术特点。肉市场所展示的是中世纪的街道,你既可以身临其境地浏览中世纪的街景,又可以参观阴森可怕的约克地牢。

Number Four:London

Everyone has heard of London,and everyone needs to see London.Here's a place full of elegance and grime and splendor and frenzy—one of the most interesting places in the world to visit.

What can't be missed are Big Ben,the parliament buildings,Buckingham Palace,Westminster Abbey (a truly glorious cathedral),Piccadilly Circus,Soho,Covent Garden,and the British Airways London Eye,the biggest Ferris wheel in the world,formerly known as the Millennium Wheel.

Culture vultures have scores of museums and galleries at their disposal.And,of course,you can't go to London without spending an evening at an authentic London pub.

伦 敦

人人都知道伦敦,人人都想看伦敦。这里既有高雅的店堂,又有污秽的街市；既有壮丽的景观,又有疯狂的人群。它是世界上最有趣的旅游胜地之一。

千万不要错过大本钟、议会大厦的建筑、白金汉宫、威斯敏斯特修道院(一座真正辉煌的大教堂)、皮卡迪利广场、索弧、考文特花园和英航伦敦眼——世界上最大的观光摩天轮,原来被称作“午禧摩天轮”。

对文化猎奇者而言,数十座博物馆和美术馆可以任由他们观赏。当然,到伦敦,没有人不去地道的伦敦酒吧泡上一个晚上的。

◆理解自测

根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正(T)、误(F)。

1.Newcastle is a very quiet city.

2.The Merchant Adventurer's Hall was built in about 1460.

3.Cambridge has two main streets.

4.The biggest Ferris wheel in the world is in London.

(答案见63页)