书城外语英语PARTY——蓝色天堂·意大利
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第9章 城市导航City Guide(7)

With a reputation that,s not perhaps the grandest, with links to the Mafia scene in the past; this city is today, a flourishingflourishing adj.繁茂的, 繁荣的, 欣欣向荣的 one. Crime is still a factor to a certain extent, but certainly not on a level that should put anyone off visiting. In fact this is a city currently on a roll. There,s still pollution, drugs, and the Camorra (the local Mafia), but it wouldn,t really be Naples without it. Now it,s quieter, friendlier and once more like how every visitor imagines a Mediterranean city to be: Fun, hospitable and well worth your discovery.

Rimini

度假胜地——里米尼

里米尼是意大利东部的一个海滨小镇,是着名的度假胜地。数年来,里米尼一直是意大利游客最多的度假胜地之一。一到8月,人们便纷纷涌到这座海滨小城,一住就是几个星期。人们游泳、晒太阳、打排球、举行吃冰淇淋比赛和选美比赛,当然,空气中也免不了滋生出爱情的味道。

里米尼的太阳底下无新事。20世纪60年代曾在这里调过情的小伙子和姑娘们,现在都当了父母,孩子们跟在他们身后,就像当年他们跟在父母身后一样,重复着同样的情话,上演着同样的喜剧,玩着引诱和被引诱的游戏。难道说,夏天只意味着青春再来,印证着诺里的摄影作品?事实上,里米尼是意大利游客最多的度假胜地之一。白天躺在沙滩上,晚上泡在酒吧里。这种生活,一再重复,几十年不变。以致于诺里把最近拍的照片给别人看时,常常被人以为是一二十年前的作品。

然而,变化还是有的,比如说,现在意大利不用里拉了,喝咖啡吃雪糕都要用欧元。菲亚特500也见不到了,代而取之的是新款的汽车。而且,现在再也不能迎风飘发骑摩托飞驰了,必须戴上头盔,否则罚款罚得你心疼。尽管如此,意大利人还是忠于他们的旧习俗,怀念他们的旧习惯,能不改的就不改了,能保持的还是保持吧!

每天早晨,天还没亮,小小的清洁车就在沙滩上忙起来,游客们虽然还算讲卫生,但几万人哪能不留下一些垃圾呢?太阳刚升起,海水浴就开始了,也有一些人喜欢玩台式足球游戏,开游戏馆的大多是当地土着,就住在附近的村中。旅游一发展,他们就赚大钱了,不是开酒吧饭店,就是开游戏馆,乒乓球、足球、排球应有尽有,当然,他们也忘不了开冲凉房和厕所,那都是很赚钱的项目。

来自各地的游客往往会在此呆上几个星期,在附近租间屋。由于房租太贵,所以游客们都一家一家来,有时是三代人。

Rimini is a city in the EmiliaRomagna region of Italy, population 135,034 (May 2005) and capital city of the Rimini Province. It is located on the Adriatic Sea and, together with Riccione, is probably the most famous seasideseaside n.海滨(胜地), 滨海城镇, 海边 adj.海边的, 海滨的 resort on the Adriatic Riviera, among Italians.

Rimini,s history begins at the beach. Up to 800,000 years ago, primitive man inhabited the coastal area as far back as the hillside of Covignano. From prehistoric times, the road to civilisation passed through the main evolutionaryevolutionary 进化的 stages, taking Rimini to the forefront of the Roman era.

Rimini is a good choice for a visit in this country. If you are a newcomer to the area or haven,t visited for a while, the information provided on this and related pages will prove invaluable in assisting you to make your holiday or business venture here, as simple as a stroll down your local street back home.

Rimini is a town for the young at heart as well as the business minded. A beach lover,s paradise with an unparalleledunparalleled adj.无比的, 无双的, 空前的 nightlife, it hums, buzzes and bops on an almost continual level. From late June to September, thousands of youngsters, mainly Italians and an ever increasing amount of foreigners, flock here, to spend their days sleeping on the beach and their nights in the wild discos. Here you will find some of the largest nightclubs in the country, all filled to capacitycapacity n.容量, 生产量, 容量, 智能, 才能, 能力, 接受力, 地位 with flamboyantly dressed revellers ready to party like partying has never been done before.

Located in northeastern Italy, Rimini is part of a coastal recreation area that stretches 120 km northsouth, from Porto Garibaldi to Cattolica. On the tourist level, it has a fair amount of things to see and do, besides dance the night away.

Wide sandy beaches, fishing, hot springs, mud baths and water sports are in abundance here. There are a number of interesting sights too such as the Palaces of the Podestà and Arengo, the old Fish Market and the Fontana della Pigna, the ruins of Castel Sismondo (a severe reminder of the long Malatesta Dynasty) and the Bridge of Tiberius which marks the end of the first historic itineraryitinerary n.路线.

Don,t miss a visit to the Tempio Malatestiano, a fifteenth century jewel of Renaissance architecture, the Museo Civico housing works from the fourteenth century Riminese school, the Lapidarium, the Dinz Rialto Museum of nonEuropean cultures and the Art Gallery. Not only that; Florence, Bologna and Venice are within a few hours, drive and also offer interesting things to experience as does the Republic of San Marino just 25km west of Rimini, another pleasant spot.

Rimini is a busy centre for trade fairs and conventions, culture and cinema, thus its hotels are of world standards as are its business facilities. If you are seeking a place to conduct business affairs and have a good excuse for a party at the same time, then Rimini is for you. True holiday makers too will delight at what,s on offer here, what with hours of seemingly endless Italian sun, the sea and gelatti icecream by the truck load...what more could any holiday visitor wish for?