十大最昂贵旅游城市

 　　If there's any truth in the old saw that London's streets are paved with gold, it's probably because they've been gilded¹ by cash stripped from the pockets of tourists.

　　据美国有线电视新闻（CNN）报道，古谚语中说伦敦路上铺满黄金，如果这句话有点真实性的话，那就是游客兜里的钱镀上的。

　　It won't surprise anyone who's seen their budget evaporate seconds after exiting their over-priced hotel, but the English metropolis² has been named the world's priciest city break destination.

　　从伦敦的价格过于昂贵的酒店一出来，你会发现自己的预算一溜烟就没了。因而如果这个英国大都市被命名为世界上最昂贵的城市旅行目的地，大家都不会感到惊讶。

　　Review site TripAdvisor compared prices in 48 leading tourist destinations to conclude that London has overtaken Oslo as the world capital of the inadvertent splurge.

　　评论网站“到到网”在对48个主要旅游目的地的物价进行比对后表示，伦敦已经超越奥斯陆成为世界上挥霍无度的中心。

　　According to the site's annual TripIndex Cities study, seven of the world's 10 most expensive destinations are in Europe.

　　该网站一年一度的《旅游指数城市研究》显示，在世界上十大最昂贵目的地中，有七个在欧洲。

　　Asia fields the majority of the list's most affordable³ cities for a holiday.

　　列表中最经济的旅游目的城市多在亚洲。

　　The list says an evening out and overnight stay in a four-star hotel in London will relieve visitors of $523 -- more than three times the cost of the same break in Hanoi, which is named as best value.

　　列表显示，在伦敦的4星级酒店住一晚，就要花费523美元（约合人民币3128元），是同等条件下住在河内花销的3倍多。河内被认为是性价比最高的城市。

　　Travelers to Paris should be warned against working up too much of thirst while pounding its boulevards -- the city is identified as the priciest place for pre-dinner cocktails⁴.

　　到巴黎旅行的游客要注意在沿着林荫大道走的时候，别让自己太渴。餐前鸡尾酒在巴黎的价格是世界最贵。

　　Two dry martinis there set drinkers back an average $52.

　　两杯干马提尼酒就能花费游客52美元。

　　Even then the cocktails will probably be watered down by the salty tears of whoever's footing the bill.

　　即使这样，鸡尾酒还可能搀着泪。

　　TripAdvisor's research reveals Stockholm is the costliest⁵ place for an evening meal.

　　到到网的研究表明斯德哥尔摩的晚饭最昂贵。

　　For the same money in Hanoi visitors can can pay for a four-star hotel, cab fare, cocktails, dinner for two and still have enough change to call Sweden and gloat.

　　在河内，花这样一顿晚饭的钱，游客都可以住在4星级酒店，乘上计程车，喝着鸡尾酒，吃上两顿晚饭，甚至还能省下足够的钱打电话去瑞典，嘲笑在那旅游的朋友们。

　　New York tops the list for expensive hotels for the second year running, with a night in a four-star hotel costing an average of $365 -- four times the price of the same deal in Bangkok.

　　纽约连续第二年被评为世界上酒店最昂贵的城市，在这里住一晚4星级酒店就要花费平均365美元——是同等条件下，在曼谷花费的4倍。

　　While Oslo may have lost out to London in the overall list, the Norwegian city still rules when it comes to taxi fares.There, a three-kilometer (1.9 mile) journey will set customers back $57.

　　即使奥斯陆在总榜单上输给了伦敦，但是挪威的城市仍旧是计程车花费最昂贵的地方。在那里，计程车走3公里，就要花费57美元。

　　In Jakarta, the cheapest city, the same journey can be made for less than $3.

　　在物价最低的城市雅加达，同样的路程只花费不到3美元。

　　Here's TripAdvisor's top 10 of most expensive cities: London, Paris, New York, Stockholm, Oslo, Zurich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Toronto, Sydney.

　　以下就是到到网评选的十个最昂贵的城市：伦敦、巴黎、纽约、斯德哥尔摩、奥斯陆、苏黎世、哥本哈根、赫尔辛基、多伦多和悉尼。

　　Here are the site's best value destinations: Hanoi, Jakarta, Sharm el Sheikh, Bangkok, Sofia, Cape⁶ Town, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Prague, Budapest.

　　以下就是该网站评选的性价比最高的目的地：河内、雅加达、沙姆沙伊赫、曼谷、索菲亚、开普敦、孟买、吉隆坡、布拉格和布达佩斯。

1 gilded   

a.镀金的，富有的

参考例句：

• The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
• "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们，这只不过是些镀金的铅饼！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

2 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

3 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

4 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

5 costliest   

adj.昂贵的( costly的最高级 )；代价高的；引起困难的；造成损失的

参考例句：

• At 81 billion dollars, Katrina is the costliest natural disaster in American history. “卡特里娜”飓风造成了近810亿美圆的损失，是美国历史上最严重的自然灾难之一。 来自互联网
• Senator John Kerry has proposed a tax on the costliest health plans sold by insurance companies. 参议员约翰？克里(JohnKerry)已经提议对保险公司销售的高价值的保险计划征税。 来自互联网

6 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。