全球旅游热点

This morning on today's Travel - the Best of the Best, once again travel on leisure magazine ask its readers to rate airlines, hotels and travel destinations across the globe. The results are in the magazines that come in tenth annual world's best awards issue. Its senior consulting editor Mark Orwoll. is here with the best.

Natalie Morales: Mark, good morning!

Mark Orwoll: Good morning, Natalie.

N: Ten years have you been doing this?

M: Ten years, Yes, it's ….yeah….

N: Seventeen thousand readers / responded to the survey which, I imagine, took a long time …..exhaustive…

M: That's right, a exhaustive survey. And…ah…but the results are really…ah…intriguing.

N: So we have a lot to get through. Let's get right to it.

M: Alright.

N: First, top hotels worldwide. And I'm gonna show you the top three:

M: Right.

1. The Four Seasons Bali at Sayan

2. Singita (Correct me if I'm saying wrong.) Private Reserve, Sabi Sand South Africa

3. Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India

M: That's right, very good, good pronunciation. That's right.

N: I am just guessing on the pronunciations here, but clearly a lot of people know the pronunciations and know where they are going because these were the top three. Asia again dominating the hotels living….

M: Well, yep, people know that getting out to Asia is a lot easier nowadays than it ever was, and when you get, when you get there, there are choices of some great hotels, some very high and deluxe¹ property, like the Four Seasons Resort, Bali at Sayan.

N: What does it have to offer? What was it that attracted your readers to these properties, specifically?

M: Well, it's very small property that it only has 18 suites² and 42 lodges³, / each one of the lodges has a private plunge⁴ pool. It's set right on the edge of a beautiful tropical gorge⁵ and ah…the quality..

N: Not the beach, though?

1 deluxe   

adj.华美的，豪华的，高级的

参考例句：

• This system puts the top hotels in a special deluxe category.这种分类法把最高级的旅馆列为特殊豪华级。
• I liked the deluxe edition,but I could afford only a second best.我喜欢精装版，但我只买得起一本稍差一点的。

2 suites   

n.套( suite的名词复数 )；一套房间；一套家具；一套公寓

参考例句：

• First he called upon all the Foreign Ministers in their hotel suites. 他首先到所有外交部长住的旅馆套间去拜访。 来自辞典例句
• All four doors to the two reserved suites were open. 预定的两个套房的四扇门都敞开着。 来自辞典例句

3 lodges   

v.存放( lodge的第三人称单数 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• But I forget, if I ever heard, where he lodges in Liverpool. 可是我记不得有没有听他说过他在利物浦的住址。 来自辞典例句
• My friend lodges in my uncle's house. 我朋友寄居在我叔叔家。 来自辞典例句

4 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

5 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。