2010年公共英語(PETS)二級考試閱讀復習(五)

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(9)

　　There is much more to modern Munich than beer gardens. It is Germany's favorite city, insofar as surveys show a majority of Germans would prefer to live there. Some jokingly call it the only Italian city north of the Alps, a reference to Munich's easygoing spirit that contrasts with the staid impression many foreigners have of Germany.

　　現代慕尼黑可不只有啤酒園而已。它是德國一座人們喜愛的城市，調查顯示，大多數德國人愿意選擇在慕城定居。有些人戲稱她是阿爾卑斯山以北唯一的意大利式城市，意味著慕尼黑隨和親切的氣氛，這和許多外國人對德國嚴肅持重的印象，形成天壤之別。

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(10)

　　It was in the early years of the nineteenth century that Munich really began to grow, and many of the city's best known buildings date from this time. Despite being the modern metropolis that hosted the 1972 Olympic Games, Munich has retained a quiet charm. It is easy to forget you are in a big city as you stroll through the English Gardens, one of Europe's largest parks—complete with the Chinese Tower—and a beer garden of course.

　　直到上世紀初，慕尼黑才真正開始發展起來，許多最知名的慕城建筑都源自那個時期。盡管它曾以現代大都會之姿主辦了1972年的奧運會，慕尼黑仍保有其靜謐的魅力。當你在“英國花園”──歐陸最大的公園之中漫步，當然還有置身其中的中國高塔和一座啤酒園──你將渾然不覺還身處在大城市之中。