夏说英语新闻晨读 第250期:哈瓦那的一抹风情
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：夏说英语新闻晨读
本期内容：
The authorities in the Cuban capital, Havana, say they are restoring a network of hotels where rooms are rented by the hour to lovers. State-run "posadas", or love motels, disappeared during Cuba's economic crisis in the 1990s when they became hurricane shelters. Private householders filled the gap in the market, but at exorbitant 1 prices. Private renters usually provide air-conditioning, a fridge and a comfortable bed and cost about $5 for three hours. But that is around a sixth of the average monthly Cuban salary and unaffordable for most people. State housing officials at the Provincial 2 Housing Company of Havana say the new network of five posadas will be highly lucrative 3 and will help people struggling with Havana's overcrowded and scarce housing.
Restore: 恢复
Posadas: 情人旅馆
Hurricane: 飓风
Shelter: 避难所
Exorbitant: 过高的
Lucrative: 有利可图的
Overcrowded: 拥挤的
Scarce: 稀缺的
- More competition should help to drive down exorbitant phone charges.更多的竞争有助于降低目前畸高的电话收费。
- The price of food here is exorbitant. 这儿的食物价格太高。
- City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
- Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。