12、(双语科普)学英语,看世界:“绿色海岸酒店”

Hotel Costa Verde (Costa Rica)

绿色海岸酒店(哥斯达黎加)

Located three miles from the village of Quepos between Manuel Antonio National Park and the Pacific Ocean, this hotel is famous for its tropical luxury(热带奢华风情).

这家酒店位于曼努埃尔安东尼奥国家公园和太平洋之间,距离克波斯县三英里,以其热带奢华风情而闻名。

Besides the bungalows(单层小屋), views and the monkeys, the hotel is also known for its 727 fuselage(机身) home.

除了单层小屋、风景和猴子外,这家酒店还以(波音)727机身房而出名。

The creators of the room were inspired by a Forbes magazine article about refurbished(翻新) airplanes.

房间的创造者从《福布斯》杂志上一篇关于翻新飞机的文章中得到启发。

Wanting to do something for the environment, Hotel Costa Verde decide to refurbish one and turn it into a suite.

为了环保,绿色海岸酒店决定翻新一架飞机,将之改造成套房。

The 1965 Boeing 727 originally belonged to South Africa air and Avianca Airlines.

这架1965年生产的波音727最初属于南非航空公司和哥伦比亚航空公司。

Now the plane has been fully outfitted(配置设备) and turned into a 727 suite that jets out on a 50-foot hill overlooking the Manuel Antonio National Park.

现在,这架飞机已经经过全套改装,变成727套房。该套房位于50英尺高的山上,可以俯瞰曼努埃尔安东尼奥国家公园。

Because of the hotel's location, the plane could not be flown or shipped in.

因为酒店的位置(较高),飞机不能空运或船运到山上。

Builders had to dismantle(拆卸) the plane and move it piece by piece up the mountain and then reassemble it.

建造者不得不拆卸飞机,然后一块一块地运到山上,再重新组装起来。

And now it has two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living area and a dining area.

现在,飞机上有两间卧室、一间浴室、一个起居区和一个用餐区。

The carpeting and metal were replaced with Costa Rican teak paneling(柚木镶板) and it's furnished with hand-carved furniture from Indonesia.

地毯和金属都换成了哥斯达黎加柚木镶板,并配置了印尼手工雕刻的家具。

The cockpit(驾驶舱) has been turned into a comfortable viewing area where guests can look down at the jungle below.

驾驶舱变成了舒适的景观区,客人们可以在那里俯瞰热带丛林。

The hotel boasts that local wildlife such as toucans(巨嘴鸟), monkeys and sloths(树懒) can regularly be spotted from looking out the 727's cockpit window.

该酒店能让人们透过727驾驶舱的窗户看见当地的野生动物,如巨嘴鸟、猴子和树懒。

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