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1、...SanFranciscodreadful可怕的pagoda宝塔turntable转盘SanFranciscoSanFrancisco,openyourGoldenGate,sangthegirlinthetheatre.Shenever1finishedhersong.Thatdatewas18thApril,1906.Theearthshookandtheroofsuddenlydivided,buildingscrashed2tothegroundandpeoplerushedoutintothestreets.Thedreadfulearthquakedestroyedtheci
2、tythathadgrownupwhenmendiscoveredgoldinthedesertsofCalifornia.3ButtodaythestreetsofSanFranciscostretchovermorethanfortysteephills,risinglikehugecliffsabovethebluewatersofthePacificOcean.Thebestwaytoseethissplendidcity,whereSpanishpeoplewerethefirsttomaketheirhomes,istotakeoneoftheoldcablecarswhichr
3、unalongtheninemainavenues.Faresarecheap;theyhavenotrisen,I’mtold,foralmostahundredyears.4Youleave5thepalmtreesinUnionSquare---theheartofSanFrancisco---andfromtheshopsignsandthefacesaroundyou,youwillnoticethatinthecitylivepeoplefrommanynations---Austrians,Italians,Chineseandothers6---givingeachparta
4、specialcharacter.MoreChineseliveinChinaTownthaninanyotherpartoftheworldoutsideChina.7Here,withChineserestaurants,Chinesepost-boxes,andevenoddtelephone-boxesthatlooklikepagodas,itiseasy8tofeelyouareinChinaitself.Fisherman’sWharf,aplaceallforeignerswanttosee,isattheendoftheride.Yougetout,pauseperhaps
5、tohelptheothertravelerstoswingthecablecaronitsturntable(acitycustom),andthensetouttofindatableinoneof9thegaylittlerestaurantsbesidetheharbor.AsyouenjoythefreshPacificseafoodyoucanadmirethebrightredpaintoftheGoldenGateBridgeintheharborandwatchthetrafficcrossingbeneaththetalltowersonitswaytothepretty
6、villageofTiberon.译文漫步旧金山“旧金山,敞开你的金门吧!”剧院里女歌手唱道,可惜她再也没能唱完1。这一天是1906年4月18日,大地震动,屋顶猛地开裂,楼房轰然2倒塌,人们纷纷从屋里逃出,冲上街头。这座城市早在人们于加州沙漠发现金矿起,就兴盛起来,却遭此可怕的地震,毁于一旦(却毁于这场可怕的地震)3。然而,时至今日,旧金山的街道四处延伸(四通八达),遍布四十多座陡峭的小山。那些小山像悬崖峭壁般高耸于太平洋蓝色的海域之上。要游览这座西班牙人最早在此落户的绚丽城市,最好的办法是乘坐旧式缆车。缆车穿越九条主大街,收费低廉,据说近百年来一直没涨过价4。联合广场是旧金山的中心。你从广
7、场棕榈树下向外行5,扫视店铺招牌和周围形形色色的面孔,就会注意到这座城市里居住着来自许多国家的人——奥地利人、意大利人、中国人等等6——这就使每一地段呈现出迥然不同的特色。唐人街住着许多华人,其人数之众超过中国本土之外任何地方7。这里有中国风味的餐馆、中国式邮筒,甚至还有奇异的电话亭,形如宝塔。凡此种种,不费想象8就令你恍若置身中国境内了。缆车的终点站是“渔民码头”,海外游客均想一睹为快。你下车后,稍做停留,