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In 2018, the Louvre broke its own attendance record with 10.2 million visitors, a 25% increase compared to 2017’s 8.1 million visitors, making it the most visited museum in the world.
羅浮宮於2018年以1020萬人次的訪客，創下遊覽人次新紀錄，相較於前年的810萬訪客人次成長了25%，使它成為全球最多人參觀的博物館。
increase(n.)增加、成長compare(v.)比較、對照
Nearly 1.5 million American swept through the Louvre’s doors in 2018, making them the largest group of foreign visitors. The Chinese came in second place, with nearly a million visitors in the same year.
去年有將近150萬美國人湧入羅浮宮門，為最大批之外國遊客；其次為中國遊客，有多達近100萬人次。
sweep(v.)移動、衝
The President of the Louvre, Jean-Luc Martinez, attributed the increase to the recovery of international tourism in Paris after a slump caused by the terror attacks.
羅浮宮館長馬蒂內茲將此成長歸因於恐怖攻擊所造成的暴跌之後的巴黎國際觀光復甦；
president(n.)總裁attribute(v.)把…歸因於、把…歸咎於recovery(n.)恢復正常tourism(n.)觀光、旅遊業slump(n.)猛跌、突然下降cause(v.)造成、導致terror(n.)恐怖、驚駭attack(n.)攻擊、襲擊
Their record-breaking success was also in part driven by the renovations carried out over the past two years to increase the museum’s capacity.
此紀錄某種程度上也是由於過去兩年期間為增加博物館的容量所進行的翻新工作。
success(n.)成功in part部分地、在一定程度上drive(v.)驅使、推動renovation(n.)翻新、整修carry out執行over(prep.)在…期間past(adj.)過去的increase(v.)增加capacity(n.)容積、容量
They not only created a new baggage storage facility and a new ticket office, but built a new reception area for tour groups, allowing the museum to better accommodate more people.
他們不僅創造了新的行李存放設施與新的售票處，也建立了觀光團體的新接待區，使博物館更能容納更多人。
create(v.)創造storage(n.)儲存、儲藏facility(n.)設備、設施build(v.)建造reception(n.)接待、迎接、歡迎area(n.)區域、地區allow(v.)允許、准許accommodate(v.)容納
The President of the Louvre also gave some of the credit to the famous popstar couple Beyonce and Jay Z, who shot the video for their hit “Apeshit” in the galleries of the former royal palace.
館長也將此榮譽部分歸於流行音樂夫妻檔碧昂絲與Jay Z，他們在先前的宮殿畫廊中拍攝他們非常受歡迎的曲目Apeshit。
credit(n.)讚揚、榮譽shoot(v.)拍攝hit(n.)非常受歡迎的人或事、非常成功的人或事gallery(n.)美術館、畫廊former(adj.)之前的、較早的royal(adj.)皇室的
The clip featuring 17 paintings and sculptures in it has been viewed 147 million times on YouTube.
該音樂影片以其中17幅畫作與雕像為特徵，在YouTube上已有1.47億次的觀看。
clip(n.)剪輯、片段feature(v.)以…為特徵sculpture(n.)雕塑、雕刻品、塑像view(v.)看、觀看