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Giraffe Manor（庄园）

长颈鹿庄园

Giraffe Manor is a boutique（精品） hotel built in the early 1930s and is located in Nairobi, Kenya.

长颈鹿庄园是一家精品酒店，建于20世纪30年代初，位于肯尼亚的内罗毕。

The hotel is located on over 140 acres of indigenous forest（原始森林） and is most well known for its herd of Rothschild giraffes.

酒店位于140多英亩的原始森林中，以罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿而最为有名。

Guests often remarked（评论） that the two-story（两层） building with its terraces（露台） and elegant（高雅的） interior makes them feel like they stepped onto the set of Out of Africa, the novel by Karen Blixen, now a classic movie starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

客人们经常评论说，这栋带有露台和高雅内部的两层楼建筑，让人感觉进入了《走出非洲》的场景，《走出非洲》是卡琳·布利克森的一部小说，现在是一部由梅丽尔·斯特里普和罗伯特·雷德福主演的经典影片。

The giraffes that live on the grounds sometimes poke（伸） their long necks inside the windows hoping for a treat.

生活在地上的长颈鹿有时会把长长的脖子伸进窗户里，希望得到客人的款待。

It gets even better.

现在就更好了。

Every morning and evening the Manor（庄园） opens the large doors and windows to its dining hall.

每天的早晨和晚上，庄园都会打开通往餐厅的大门和窗户。

Giraffes will enter the dining hall and eat with the guests.

长颈鹿可以进入餐厅，与客人一起进餐。

They regularly eat out of people's hands, off their plates, and out of special bowls filled with giraffes food.

它们经常吃人手里的或者盘子里的食物，也会吃特制碗里的长颈鹿食物。

The giraffe Manor is the only place in the world where people can get this up close and personal with a giraffe.

长颈鹿庄园是世界上唯一一个人们能与长颈鹿如此亲密接触的地方。

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