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第33章 北美——相约最华丽的风情据点(6)

Enjoy the Luxury Building in Las Vegas 饱览赌城的豪华建筑

Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip is the heart of Las Vegas. On both sides of the Avenue, national architectural style of the luxury hotels leading the trend, with Egyptianstyle pyramids hotel, the MGM Hollywood-style hotel, to imitate New York Manhattan Hotel, Paris hotel with the Eiffel Tower logo, etc. One is more impressive than another and one is fancier than another. You can take them as the most beautiful buildings to admire.

Sky Tower

Sky tower is part of the sky hotel. The entire hotel is divided into two parts, the tower and the low block. The low block has 1,500 hotel suites and rooms, casino facilities, and shopping stores. The tower is the highest artificial building in the west of Mississippi River, the top of the tower is observation level, and in the open floor with four very exciting rides. Here is the best place to enjoy the casino.

Caesar Palace Hotel

Standing in the hotel hall, visitors feel that they comes to Caesar, the tall and magnificent dome of the hall, surrounded by huge and exquisite Roman statue, giant chandeliers, pillars and decorative patterns on the wall both are classic. The statue of Caesar in front of the hotel and the huge fountains become one of Las Vegas landmarks.

拉斯维加斯大道

拉斯维加斯大道是拉斯维加斯的核心地带。大道的两旁,各国建筑风格的豪华酒店各领风骚,具有埃及风情的金字塔大酒店、好莱坞风格的米高梅酒店、模仿纽约曼哈顿的纽约酒店、有巴黎铁塔标志的巴黎酒店等,一座比一座气派,一座比一座奇特,人们完全可以把它们当作最美的建筑来欣赏。

云霄塔

云霄塔是云霄塔大饭店的一部分,整座酒店分为底座与塔楼两大部分,底座拥有1,500个酒店套房与房间、赌场设施以及购物商店等。塔楼是密西西比河以西最高的人工建筑物,塔楼顶部为观景层,并于露天楼层设有4座十分刺激的机动游戏。这里是饱览整个赌城的最佳位置。

凯撒皇宫大酒店

站在酒店大厅中央,游客仿佛来到凯撒大帝时代,高大的圆顶大厅金碧辉煌,四周巨大而精美的古罗马雕像气派不凡,巨大的水晶灯、梁柱上的壁灯和花纹装饰无一不是经典之作。酒店前的大理石凯撒像、巨大的喷泉由此成为拉斯维加斯的地标之一。

The Marriage City in the World 世界结婚之都

Las Vegas has a Marriage Registry that is never closed. There are nearly 12 million men and women each year registering their marriage here, including outsiders and foreigners for 65% to 75%.

Whether young, middle-aged, or old, everyone can get married, you must not show your documents, only paying 55 for registration fee, you can get the marriage certificate within 15 minutes, and then find a pastor in a nearby church to hold the wedding. If you pursuit stimulation, you can hold the wedding by helicopter or balloon accompanied by the pastor. This wedding will cost about thousands of dollars.

In Las Vegas, the men and women can easily find a stranger in the street to be their witness, of course, giving him a few dollars as the tip. Some people say that marriage is convenient like eating fast food.

Marriage is easy, so is divorce, naturally. As long as the husband or the wife lives in Las Vegas for three months, they can get a divorce certificate.

On the morning of January 3, 2004, Britney Spears, the singer and her childhood friend Jason registered secretly in Las Vegas, and they got married. Two days later, Britney Spears and Jason won divorce certificate by the Las Vegas court, and ended their short marriage for 55 hours.

拉斯维加斯有个永不关门的婚姻登记处,平均每年有近12万对男女到这里登记结婚,其中外地人和外国人占65%~75%。

不管是年轻人、中年人,还是老年人都可以结婚。结婚不需要出示证明文件,只要支付55美元的手续登记费,就可以在15分钟内拿到结婚证书,然后在附近的教堂找个牧师举行婚礼。如果追求刺激,人们可以在牧师的陪伴下乘坐直升机或气球在空中举行婚礼,这样的婚礼费用大约几千美元。

在拉斯维加斯,结婚的男女可以在街头随便拉个陌生人当证人,条件当然是给对方几十美元的小费。有人说,结婚犹如吃快餐一样方便。

结婚容易,离婚自然也就简便。只要夫妻当中一人在拉斯维加斯居住3个月,就可以拿到离婚证明。

2004年1月3日凌晨,歌星布兰妮与童年的好友杰森在拉斯维加斯秘密登记,闪电结婚。两天后,布兰妮和杰森获得了拉斯维加斯法院颁发的离婚证,结束了他们这段55小时的短暂婚姻。

25. Toronto:A Multi-cultural City 多元文化之城——多伦多

As Canada’s economic hub, Toronto is a global city, and one of the world’s most important economic centers.

作为加拿大的经济中心,多伦多是一个全球城市,也是全球最重要的经济中心之一。

The Proud North Hollywood 傲人的北方好莱坞

Toronto is the Capital of Ontario, and Canada’s largest city. It is a world-class city, with low crime rate, clean environment, high living standards, and the diverse culture of inclusiveness, the world’s most livable cities.

Toronto has a proud city skyline, including the world’s second-highest building, the modern wonders of the Canadian National Tower, beautiful and charming Lake Ontario, the lake stretches for miles and the corridors of many world famous architects to stay in Toronto under generous.

Summer carnival activities in here eventually lead to the heart, in the old communities and immigrant communities, colorful mosaic of life is fascinating. It is also known as “Hollywood North”, in the street, you will often break into the shooting of a film camera.

Toronto’s rich ethnic characteristics, make the city beautiful colorful, blooming charm. Here, 49% of the population is a total of more than 100 countries around the world nation of immigrants, 140 languages in North America gathered in this city, and make a harmonious and gorgeous movement.

多伦多是安大略省会,也是加拿大面积最大的城市。它是一个世界级城市,低犯罪率、洁净的环境、高生活水准以及对多样文化的包容性,是世界上最宜居的城市之一。

多伦多拥有傲人的城市风景线,包括全世界第二高的建筑、现代奇观之一的加拿大国家电视塔,美丽迷人的安大略湖,延绵数里的湖滨走廊和众多世界著名的建筑设计师在多伦多留下的大手笔。

这里的夏令狂欢活动撩动人心,老社区和移民社区多姿多彩的马赛克生活景象让人着迷。它还被称为“北方好莱坞”,在街上,游客会经常闯入了某部影片的拍摄镜头。

多伦多的丰富多彩的族裔特色,令这座城市缤纷绚丽,绽放无穷魅力。在这里,49%的居民是来自全球各国共100多个民族的移民,140多种语言汇集在这个北美大都市,共同谱写优美和谐的华丽乐章。

The Amazing Attractions 令人惊叹的名胜

Canadian National Tower

Canadian National (CN) Tower is located near Lake Ontario in the north of the center of Toronto. CN Tower is Canada’s most famous landmark, becoming Toronto’s most beautiful landscape. The height of CN tower is 553.33m which is considered the world’s tallest freestanding building, it is also the communication and tourism center of the city. You can climb up the glass floor and outdoor observation deck, which are 342 meters up from the ground, to test your courage. You can also sit in the 360-degree rotating restaurant and enjoy a meal while watching the city’s landscape.