英语PK台 第805期:翻译入门(10)

 《36小时玩转清迈》

Traditionally, tourists have trekked 1 to the star of Thailand’s north in search of M.E.A.T.: markets, elephants, artisans and temples. And Chiang Mai, a laid-back old riverside city whose population (fewer than 200,000) is a fraction of Bangkok’s (more than eight million), obliges those fantasies. But these days the 700-year-old city is brimming with far more modern attractions, too, namely the works of artists and designers. Thanks to a blossoming creative scene, a Chiang Mai weekend now offers the chance to soak up contemporary art in world-class exhibition spaces, purchase stylish 2 21st-century design in new shops and craft villages, and sleep in gallery-like new hotels, from the frivolous 3 to the fancy. The culinary and night life scenes are also thriving, with ambitious upstart restaurants and a buzzing bar district joining the city’s traditional eating rooms and street-food zones.
传统上，千里迢迢前往泰国北部之星的游客们，寻找的是M.E.A.T.：市场(markets)、大象(elephants)、匠人(artisans)和寺庙(temples)。清迈作为一座休闲的河畔古城，完全能满足所有这些幻想；它的人口不到20万，是曼谷800万人口的一个零头。但这座拥有700年历史的城市，现在也充满了很多的现代景点，即那些来自艺术家和设计师的作品。由于创作领域的繁荣，现在在清迈过周末，就有机会在世界级的展览空间里领略当代艺术，在新的店铺和工艺村购买21世纪的时尚设计，在画廊般的新酒店里过夜，价格有简有奢。美食和夜生活也是相当热闹，雄心勃勃的新餐厅和一个喧闹的酒吧区，与该城传统的餐厅和路边美食区成鼎立之势。
Friday周五
1) 5 p.m. HANDMADE HAVEN1）
下午5点 手工艺品的聚集地
Handmade creations abound 4 along Charoenrat Road. Siam meets Soho at Woo, a cafe and concept store that blooms with Thai creativity — literally 5 — starting with plants and exquisite 6 floral arrangements. The upstairs art gallery exhibits painting and sculpture, while the boutique’s wide-ranging collection includes rice extract lip balm, minimalist ceramics 7, kaleidoscopic 8 hippie-chic dresses and a skull 9 covered with tiny white seashells. Down the street, The Meeting Room Art Cafe is piled with stacks of prints and canvases by local artists — all for sale. 
Charoenrat路是买手工艺品的好地方。暹罗和苏荷在Woo相遇。这是一家咖啡馆和概念店，泰式创意在这里绽放——是真的有花朵绽放——从植物和精致的插花开始。楼上的艺廊展出绘画和雕塑，而精品店里的商品则包罗万象，有大米提取物润唇膏、极简主义风格的陶瓷、千变万化的嬉皮风连衣裙，以及覆盖着白色小贝壳的骷髅。沿街而行，你会看到The Meeting Room Art Cafe咖啡馆，里面堆满了当地艺术家的版画和油画作品（全都可以出售）。
周六
2) 10 a.m. WISDOM OF THE WAT4）
上午10点：寺院的智慧
First the bad news: “All things arise, exist and expire.” On the other hand: “Detachment is a great way to relax.” Such are just a few of the maxims 10 on signs that adorn 11 trees in Wat Umong, a forested sprawl 12 of temples, pavilions, statues, fountains and lakes. Founded in the late 13th century and still home to many Buddhist 13 monks 14, the complex is best known for its bell-shaped, 14th-century stone pagoda 15. Beat the heat by arriving in the morning and taking a meditative 16 stroll amid a soundtrack of birds, roosters, chants and bells.
先是坏消息：“万物成住坏空。”另一方面：“超然是放松的好办法。”这些是写在悟孟寺(Wat Umong)树木标志上的一些格言，庞大的悟孟寺位于森林之中，有寺庙、亭子、雕像、喷泉和湖泊。该建筑群建于13世纪末，如今仍然是许多佛教僧侣的家园，这里最出名的是14世纪的钟形石塔。趁着早上凉快赶去那里，在鸟儿、公鸡、诵咏和铃铛的伴奏下，沉下心来漫步。