Madame Tussauds 杜莎夫人蜡像馆
[audio]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/bbc/on_the_town/furniture_583764/bbc_on_the_town_41_madame_tussauds.mp3[/audio][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=15px][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=9pt][b]Jo:[/b] In today's On The Town Oliver, we're going to a place where you can meet lots of famous people.[/size][/font]
[p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 是吗？在伦敦？是不是名人们都喜欢去的什么饭店吧？[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] No, there's actually even more stars in this place – and you can have your picture taken with them – Brad Pitt, Beyonce, David Beckham, Johnny Depp.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 哦，我非常喜欢 Beyonce，真希望能见到她。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] Well there's just one thing though you need to know…the famous people are made from wax.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 一说到能见到 Beyonce 我都有点兴奋过头了。不过你说，如果所有的名人都是用蜡 制造的，那我知道了，你说的一定是 Madame Tussauds，杜莎夫人蜡像馆。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] That's right Oliver. We'll be learning all about Madame Tussauds on BBC Learning English today![/p][p=30, 2, left][b](voices…)[/b][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]Now in lots of big cities there is a Madame Tussauds and it is a very popular tourist attraction. A tourist attraction.[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 旅游景点，为了了解蜡像馆为什么这么吸引人，我们采访了杜莎夫人蜡像馆的公关经理 Ben Lovett.[/p][p=30, 2, left][u][b]Insert[/b][/u][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]We have wax figures – likenesses of famous people, particular to the UK market but also internationally well-known like Hollywood celebrities.[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] So there are lots of wax figures.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 蜡像，按照名人样子做的蜡像。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] A likeness. So the figures are likenesses of famous people particular to the UK market. Particular to.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 特别针对英国人喜好的名人。同时还有很多世界知名的名人蜡像。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] Internationally well-known – like Hollywood celebrities. You're listening to On The Town from BBC Learning English and today we're finding out about Madame Tussauds – an attraction where you can see wax figures of lots of famous celebrities. This is a popular tourist attraction in London and we asked Ben why he thinks it's so popular.[/p][p=30, 2, left][u][b]Insert[/b][/u][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]I think there's always been traditionally a frisson when people get near to a famous person they normally wouldn't be able to and I think we aim to tap into that.[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] So Ben used the word traditionally.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 传统的。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] And a frisson.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 因为激动而颤抖，and Ben also used the expression to tap into something 是指借助什么事大做文章，借此发挥以达到预计的效果或目的。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] To tap into something. Here's Ben again.[/p][p=30, 2, left][u][b]Insert[/b][/u][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]I think there's always been traditionally a frisson when people get near to a famous person they normally wouldn't be able to and I think we aim to tap into that.[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] And we were wondering which celebrity is causing the most excitement at Madame Tussauds at the moment?[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 你猜猜会是谁呢？[/p][p=30, 2, left][u][b]Insert[/b][/u][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]Johnny Depp's figure is absolutely spot on and this one just raises the bar in terms of likeness – and I think the whole experience around in the room – it's like a creaking pirate ship, the sights, the smells of a pirate ship I think that's definitely the most popular from guest feedback as well.[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] So Johnny Depp's figure is spot-on.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 到位。Ben 还说了提高了水准。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] To raise the bar. It raises the bar in terms of likeness – so he thinks it really looks a lot like Johnny Depp.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] Ben 介绍说在杜莎夫人蜡像馆陈列的加勒比海盗系列，就像一艘吱吱作响的海盗船。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] A pirate ship. A creaking pirate ship. It feels like you're in a pirate ship and even tries to smell like one.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 哇，就是说看起来完全像真的海盗船。Ben 说，从观众反馈来讲，这个地方是现在在蜡像馆里最受欢迎的展区。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] Feedback. Feedback from the visitors or guests.[/p][p=30, 2, left]So that's Madame Tussauds for you.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 我们会给大家听一听参观蜡像馆的观众自己是怎么评价这里的，听起来他们对这里都是十二分的满意，你会听到一些用来描述“伟大”的不同的词儿。比如 terrific, fabulous, awesome.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] Terrific, fabulous, awesome. We spoke to people from Italy and the UK.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] 奥地利，对了，当然少不了中国。这儿绝对是一个国际旅游胜地。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Jo:[/b] That's all from this week's On The Town. You can find out more on our website [url]www.bbcchina.com.cn.[/url] Goodbye from us here at BBC Learning English.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Oliver:[/b] Bye for now.[/p][p=30, 2, left][u][b]Insert[/b][/u][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]- I'm from Hunan. It's terrific fabulous – it really looks like real people and just great fun here.[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]- I love it because you can make photos with lots of famous persons (I love it because you can take photos with lots of famous people).[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]- A really good really interesting experience.[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]- It's a good place[/i][/p][p=30, 2, left][i]- It's awesome[/i][/p]
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