Travel in Europe - Paris 信步巴黎 - 1

Raise your travel dreams to their upright and locked positions, join us now as we discover the ins and outs of travels in Europe.

Bonjour, I'm Rick Steves,your next best thing to a plane ticket.This week we are in Paris,lots of people consider this Europe's most romantic city. April in Paris, extravagant¹ night life, gourmet² cooking, elegant boulevards, sidewalk cafes, Paris is all of that, experienced travellers returned again and again as I have over the last 20 years. I don't get tired of this city. Join us here,in France's beautiful capital, as we continue our grand tour of Europe.

If you've been with us from the beginning, you'll know that we began our tour in Amsterdam, walked our way through Germany and Austria, down into Italy, back up through Switzerland and now into Paris.

We've been sharing practical tips on travelling in Europe,discovering out-of-the-way spots and picking up points to make the history and art fun. In this program we'll use the continent's best subway system to learn some public transportation skills to help us get around Europe's big cities.

We'll go back 200 years into the Neoclassical Age,the age of the revolution and Napoleon.
And we'll take a short side trip to the ultimate chateau- Chantilly. I know that's supposed to be Chantee.But for the sake of clarity or humor if you speak French, I'll be pronouncing lots of French place names in English.

We won't spend much time at the big attractions. In a tourist destination like Paris,even a first time traveller knows to see the Notre Dame³, the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees. You'll see the famous art museums of Paris and no one misses the Eiffel Tower,do all that. But we're going to some of the places the average tourist misses.

Bluegrass in the Paris' metro⁴? You bet. This city swings to a symphony of international sightseeing sounds, banjo players in the subway,artists, street performers. I always expect the unexpected here.

1 extravagant   

adj.奢侈的；过分的；(言行等)放肆的

参考例句：

• They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
• He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。

2 gourmet   

n.食物品尝家；adj.出于美食家之手的

参考例句：

• What does a gourmet writer do? 美食评论家做什么？
• A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.像他这样的美食家总是到豪华的餐馆用餐。

3 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。