The Royal Palace

　　皇宫

　　After waiting in line, Kathy and Evan finally enter the Swedish Royal Palace.

　　排队后，凯西和艾凡终于进入瑞典皇宫。

　　K:Ooh! This is the most beautiful building I've ever seen!

　　凯西：哦!这是我所见过最漂亮的建筑物了!

　　E:It is magnificent. It compares with other great buildings here in Europe.

　　艾凡：真是宏伟壮丽，可以媲美欧洲其它伟大的建筑。

　　K:All the paintings and decorations! The royal family really knew how to live it up.

　　凯西：有那么多绘画和装饰品!皇室的的人可真懂得享受。

　　E:Most royal families in Europe lived beyond our wildest dreams. Some still do.

　　艾凡：以往大多数的欧洲皇室家族都过着超乎我们想象的奢侈生活。有些至今仍然如此。

　　K:You mean like the House of Windsor?

　　凯西：你的意思是像温莎王室过的生活吗?

　　E:Yes. Queen Elizabeth II is the world's richest woman, after all. And I believe the Queen of the Netherlands is the world's second richest.

　　艾凡：是的。毕竟，伊莉莎白二世是全世界最有钱的女人。而我相信荷兰女王是世界上第二有钱的女人。

　　K:Imagine all that money!

　　凯西：想象一下有那么多钱该有多爽!

　　E:I prefer to imagine all that power.

　　艾凡：我宁愿想象有那么大的权力该有多爽。

　　K:Typical man!

　　凯西：典型的男人!

　　E:Anyway, let's go through some of the rooms here and pretend we'll be this rich some day.

　　艾凡：不管怎样，咱们进去几个房间瞧瞧，假装将来有一天我们也会这么有钱吧。

　　K:Yeah, right! It's fun to dream, though. I think in every girl's heart, there's a dream about being a princess.

　　凯西： 没错!梦想不失为一大乐事。我认为在每个女孩心中都有个当公主的梦想。

　　E:And in every man's heart there is a princess...

　　艾凡：在每个男人心中也都有个公主……

　　K:Oh, Evan! I didn't know you were so romantic!

　　凯西：哦，艾凡!没想到你这么罗曼蒂克!

　　单词短语精讲：

　　I .wait in line 排队等待

　　2. magnificent 宏伟壮观的

　　3. compare with…和……相比较

　　compare A with B 比较A与B

　　例:As fan as classical music is concerned，none can compare with Mozart and Beethoven.

　　(就古典音乐而言，没有人可以与莫扎特和贝多芬相媲美。)

　　4. decoration 装饰

　　例:The street decoration In Western cities before chrismas are a joyful sight.

　　(圣涎节前，西方城市的街道装饰是一个充满欢乐的景象。)

　　5. live it up享受生活

　　例:EveYy New YeaY's Eve，no matteY how bad the veaY just was，Westerners go out to fYiends' homes to live it u}, foY the night.

　　(不管那一年有多糟，每年除夕夜，西方人都会到朋友家去狂欢度过除

　　夕夜。)

　　6. beyond one's wildest dream超乎某人的想象

　　例:The wealth stoYed in jewels and antiques in the London ToweY is beyond most people's wildest dYeam.

　　(伦敦塔中收藏的珠宝和占董等财富超乎大部分人的想象。)

　　7. typical 典型的