
衰退還是榮景?
Nelly and Nicki are looking for hotels for their vacation online.
納利和妮琪正在網路上尋找他們假期要住的飯店。
online(adv.)線上地、在網路上
Nelly: I need a hotel with a swimming pool or a gym so that I can relax well.
納利:我需要有游泳池或健身房的飯店,我才能好好放鬆。
gym(n.)健身房、體育館so that以致於relax(v.)使放鬆
Nicki: It suddenly comes to my mind that Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant is opening at the end of this year.
妮琪:我突然想到金普頓酒店年底即將開幕耶。
suddenly(adv.)突然come to one’s mind想到、想起
Nelly: Isn’t it a brand owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)?
納利:它不是洲際飯店集團(IHG)所屬的品牌嗎?
own(v.)擁有group(n.)(商業)集團
Nicki: It is. It will be situated in Da-an District, and it also is the first hotel owned by the IHG in Asia-Pacific area.
妮琪:是啊。它將位在大安區,而且也是IHG旗下飯店品牌在亞太地區的第一個飯店。
situate(v.)使座落於district(n.)區、區域Asia(n.)亞洲Pacific(n.)太平洋area(n.)地區、區域
Nelly: I thought tourism has been declining in Taiwan, but the international big company is opening hotels here.
納利:我以為台灣觀光業一直在衰退,但這間國際大公司卻要在這裡開飯店!
tourism(n.)旅遊業decline(v.)衰落、減少company(n.)公司
Nicki: That’s not the only one. Hilton Taipei Sinban is scheduled to open in October.
妮琪:那不是唯一一間哦。台北新板希爾頓酒店計畫在十月開幕呢!
schedule(v.)安排、排定
Nelly: Does it mean that Taiwan’s tourism will still be prosperous for a long time?
納利:這是意味著台灣的觀光業仍然會長時間持續繁榮嗎?
mean(v.)意思是、意味著prosperous(adj.)繁榮的、富裕的time(n.)一段時間
Nicki: It apparently does. Let’s book Hilton Taipei Sinban. It has an outdoor swimming pool and a gym!
妮琪:看來是哦!我們訂台北新板希爾頓酒店吧,它有露天泳池和健身房呢!
apparently(adv.)看來、似乎、好像book(v.)預約、預訂outdoor(adj.)戶外的、露天的