Madame Tussauds 杜莎夫人蜡像馆
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Jo: In today's On The Town Oliver, we're going to a place where you can meet lots of famous people.
Oliver: 是吗?在伦敦?是不是名人们都喜欢去的什么饭店吧?
Jo: 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.
Oliver: 哦,我非常喜欢 Beyonce,真希望能见到她。
Jo: Well there's just one thing though you need to know…the famous people are made from wax.
Oliver: 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。
Jo: That's right Oliver. We'll be learning all about Madame Tussauds on BBC Learning English today!
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Now in lots of big cities there is a Madame Tussauds and it is a very popular tourist attraction. A tourist attraction.
Oliver: 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.
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We have wax figures – likenesses of famous people, particular to the UK market but also internationally well-known like Hollywood celebrities 2.
Jo: So there are lots of wax figures.
Oliver: 蜡像,按照名人样子做的蜡像。
Jo: A likeness 1. So the figures are likenesses of famous people particular to the UK market. Particular to.
Oliver: 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。
Jo: 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.
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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.
Jo: So Ben used the word traditionally.
Oliver: 传统的。
Jo: And a frisson.
Oliver: 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。
Jo: To tap into something. Here's Ben again.
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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.
Jo: And we were wondering which celebrity 3 is causing the most excitement at Madame Tussauds at the moment?
Oliver: 你猜猜会是谁呢?
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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.
Jo: So Johnny Depp's figure is spot-on.
Oliver: 到位。Ben 还说了提高了水准。
Jo: To raise the bar. It raises the bar in terms of likeness – so he thinks it really looks a lot like Johnny Depp.
Oliver: 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。
Jo: A pirate ship. A creaking pirate ship. It feels like you're in a pirate ship and even tries to smell like one.
Oliver: 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。
Jo: Feedback. Feedback from the visitors or guests.
So that's Madame Tussauds for you.
Oliver: 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 4, awesome 5.
Jo: Terrific, fabulous, awesome. We spoke 6 to people from Italy and the UK.
Oliver: 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。
Jo: That's all from this week's On The Town. You can find out more on our website www.bbcchina.com.cn. Goodbye from us here at BBC Learning English.
Oliver: Bye for now.
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- I'm from Hunan. It's terrific fabulous – it really looks like real people and just great fun here.
- 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).
- A really good really interesting experience.
- It's a good place
- It's awesome
- I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
- She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
- We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
- This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。
- The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
- That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.