海牙

　　The next city on Kathy and Evan's itinerary is The Hague.

　　凯西和艾凡行程上的下一个城市是海牙。

　　E:After the hustle and bustle of Rotterdam, we can relax here in The Hague.

　　艾凡：在经历喧嚣扰攘的鹿特丹之后，我们可以在海牙这里放松一下了。

　　K:I'm not very familiar with this city.

　　凯西：我对这个城市不是很熟悉。

　　E:Well, it's the third largest city in the Netherlands. It's also a kind of international capital.

　　艾凡：它是荷兰的第三大城，也是一个国际性的首都。

　　K:What do you mean?

　　凯西：你这么说是什么意思呢？

　　E:Well, the World Court is here, and the city has always been an international center, playing a leading role in law and trade in Europe and, today, for the world.

　　艾凡：嗯，（联合国）国际法庭在这儿，而且这个城市一直是个国际中心，在欧洲以及当今世界的法律和贸易上都扮演领导的角色。

　　K:Gee, I didn't know that.

　　凯西：乖乖，我从没听过这件事。

　　E:You're not a diplomat! You're an artist, remember?

　　艾凡：你不是外交官！你是艺术家，记得吗？

　　K:Very funny. Hey! What's that beautiful old castle there?

　　凯西：好好笑哟（反讽语）。嘿！那边那座美丽的古堡是什么呢？

　　E:That's the center of this city. It was built by an early king here in the 13th century. Lots of old buildings were built around it, not to mention man-made canals and lakes. That's how the city got started.

　　艾凡：那是这个城市的中心点。古堡于十三世纪初由本地一位国王建造而成。许多古老的建筑物也环绕它的四周而建，更不用说是人造运河和湖泊了。这个城市就是这样开始的。

　　K:Fascinating. Er, what can we do here?

　　凯西：非常迷人的历史。呃，在这里我们能做什么？

　　E:Are you kidding? There are more than a dozen museums, including a couple for both historic and contemporary art, and lots of theaters. Or tomorrow we can go to the beach.

　　艾凡：你在开玩笑吗？这里有十几间博物馆，其中包括了几个兼具历代及当代艺术的博物馆，还有不少的剧院。或许明天我们可以去海滩。

　　K:I'd love to see the North Sea!

　　凯西：我很想去看看北海！

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. The Hague 海牙(为荷兰土室和国际法庭的所在地)

　　2. itinerary 行程表，旅行路线

　　例:The travel agent prepared, Miss Collin'、itinemnv and ,laced it with her tickets and },ass},ont.

　　(旅行社替科林斯小姐准备厂旅行路线并把它和她的机票和护照放在 一起。)

　　3. the hustle and bustle of...喧嚣扰攘的……

　　例:The hustle and bustle of big cities is not foY evervone;many people feel tined just visiting them.

　　(大都市的喧嚣扰攘并不适合每个人，许多人仅仅游览城市就会觉得

　　很疲倦。)

　　4. be familiar with…对……熟悉

　　familiar .熟悉的

　　例:I've visited Bangkok so many times that I' m now familiar with it.

　　(我已经去过曼谷这么多次，所以现在我对那里很熟厂。)

　　5.capital 首都

　　6.leading 领导的，重要的

　　7. diplomat 外交官