国外风景名胜阅读.doc

国外风景名胜阅读亲爱的同学们，暑假即将来临了，在这悠长的假期里，大家是不是都在计划着去哪里旅游，领略各地的风采呢？在这里，编辑哥哥姐姐们为大家准备了丰富的旅游大餐，赶快去看看吧！ Enthusiastic Pattaya Beach, Thailand 热情的泰国芭堤雅海滩 Sand, sun and fun make Pattaya (芭堤雅海滩) one of the most popular destinations (目的地) for visitors to Thailand. Pattaya offers every imaginable form of water sports, plentiful and affordable golf courses. Pattaya, on the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, is a cosmopolitan city (国际大都市) dedicated to the pursuit (追求) of excitement, pleasure and adventure (冒险). It has boisterous go-go bars, clamorous discos and tumultuous nightclubs. Visitors seeking quiet and unpolluted beaches and a laid-back (悠闲的) atmosphere should go elsewhere. 沙滩、阳光和尽情挥洒的快乐使芭堤雅海滩成为泰国最受欢迎的旅游景点之一。芭堤雅为游客提供各种形式的水上运动和多种大众消费水平的高尔夫球场。这个位于泰国湾东岸的国际大都市是追求刺激、快乐及冒险的好地方，那儿有喧闹的现代酒吧、迪斯科舞厅及过夜酒馆，而寻求静谧、清洁的海滩和悠闲氛围的游客则只能另寻他处了。 Monument of Love—Taj Mahal 爱情的丰碑—— —泰姬陵 The Taj Mahal is a monument (遗迹) located in Agra in India. On 17th June, 1631, Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor (皇帝) Shah Jahan I, then spent more than 20 years to build her tomb, the Taj Mahal. It was constructed between 1631 and 1654 by a workforce of 20,000. 泰姬玛哈（泰姬陵）是著名的名胜古迹，位于印度的阿格拉，1631年的6月17日，印度皇后姬蔓·芭奴死于难产。其夫——皇帝沙贾汗一世花了20多年修建她的陵墓，即现在的泰姬陵。它在1631到1654年间由两万人建成。 Seattle’ s Coffee Culture 西雅图的咖啡文化 People in Seattle love coffee. Some say its because Seattle has many rainy days and people need coffee to be happy. Others say coffee shops are popular because Seattle people are very laid-back and relaxed. Coffee shops in Seattle are a lot like teahouses in China. In Seattle, people go to coffee shops to talk to friends, read, play games, work on the computer, or relax. Coffee is an important part of people’s day. The world’s largest coffee shop chain, Starbucks, first opened in Seattle in 1971. But Starbuck is not the only popular coffee shop in the city. There are other large chains, like Seattle’s Best Coffee, Caffe Ladro, or Tully’s. Seattle also has many small neigh