海外渡假飯店的魅力

32.海外渡假飯店的魅力 (2)

The Glamour of Hotels Overseas

6. “Experience the age-old dilemma of Indian royalty: which palace to spend summer in.” 『經歷面對印度那麼多，歷史悠久的王宮，難免進退兩難：到底該選住那一座王宮避暑? 』

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【Since there are many old palace-style hotels to choose from, guests are confronted with the problem of choosing. If you choose A, you will regret not choosing B, and vice versa. They are boasting of numerous, luxurious palace hotels in India.】

因為有許多老宮殿式的飯店可供選擇，因此客人面臨到選擇的難題。選Ａ就後悔未選Ｂ，反之亦然。他們誇口在印度就有數不清的豪華宮殿式飯店。

7.   “The coastline has the beauty of the Baltic shore: spare, dignified, pure.” (Blue Hill, Maine) 『海岸線具有波羅的海之美：悠閒、尊嚴、純潔。』(美國緬因州，綠色山區-飯店)

  

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【A hotel with ocean-frontage in Maine boasts that it faces and enjoys ocean views, which are as something extra, with dignity, and purity. The primary stress is that you don’t have to go to Europe to enjoy such beauty.】

在緬因州面對海洋的飯店，誇口說它面對與欣賞到海景，這些景觀是額外的、有尊嚴與純潔的。主要强調不必去歐洲即可欣賞這些美景。

8. “The Shock of the New Boston: with big-deal restaurants, world-class museum and flourishing design scenes, the City on Hill is ready to shine again.” (波士頓)

『新波士頓的震撼：有豪華大餐廳，世界級的博物館和燦爛的設計風景，這家飯店-山頂之城準備再度閃耀。』

  

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【There are three things to shock/attract tourists: nice places to dine- restaurants; top museums; and scenes of prosperity. The hotel, City on Hill is recovering.】

『有三件事震撼並吸引遊客：用餐的好去處-大餐廳；頂級博物館；和繁榮的美景。山頂之城這家飯店正在復甦』

   Unlike the above two ads, the following one’s emphasis is on its interior as well as its surroundings. The interior of the hotel is immersed in art, let alone its cultural surroundings:

不若上面兩家的廣告，下列這家强調其內部裝璜與周圍環境。飯店內部浸淫於藝術氣芬，更遑論其周圍之文化氣息。

9.      “Artistic in every detail.  It is surrounded by Manhattan’s culture.” -The Surrey Hotel 『本飯店裡每一細節均藝術化。因為它周圍全是曼哈頓區文化』。-蘇列飯店

  

10.  “With all the recent restaurant news and nightclub debuts, Sao Paulo is a city that has its fun indoors.『因為有些新開業的餐廳與夜總會處女秀，所以聖保羅市是一個在室內就可享受到好玩的城市』。(巴西)

  

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【Unlike in other cities in the world, you have to go around to enjoy fun. Not in Brazil. 】不若在世界其他城市，你須到處走走，才看得到好玩的事物。在巴西則不用。

The following hotels emphasize the details of guest service and the hotel itself:

(二) 下列飯店强調賓客服務的細節與飯店本身：

1.     “We attend to every detail.  Because at any moment, to any of our guests, it could be the most important thing in the world.” 『我們對旅客的每樣細節細心照料。因為對於任何一位客人，在任何瞬間，每樣細節可能都是最重要的。』

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【We take care of our guests from top to toe. 我們對於客人的照顧無微不至】。

2.     “You will find every aspect of staying with us as exclusive as it is exhilarating.”- Burj Al Arab: 『您們會發現住在本飯店是獨一無二，也是活力盎然。』 (exhilarate vt. = make …lively, gay; stimulate)

 Burj Al Arab

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【Nice service in our hotel is unique, and guests’ stay is lively and gay】. 本飯店的良好服務是獨一無二的，貴賓的住宿是生動與歡樂的。

Some hotels boast of offering service of the best hotels: 有些飯店自誇提供最頂級的服務。

1.     “Not many hotels get named the world’s best all inclusive hotel.  In fact, there is only one.” - Iberostar Hotels & Resorts. 『並非許多飯店都可得到，世界級最佳飯店設備應有盡有的殊榮。事實上唯有Iberostar 與渡假中心才是。』

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【“all inclusive” means including every kind of service or facilities. This one claims to be among the few hotels that are ranked the world’s best】. 『全包含意謂包括各種服務與設備。本飯店聲明是世界頂級之一。』

2.  “Half the fun of a visit is discovering the local flavor.” 『住本飯店另一半樂趣乃去發現地方風味。』flavor n. 口味，風味

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【This hotel provides to lodgers a chance to find out unique features of locality. (本飯店提供住宿者，獨特的地方特性。) 】

Some hotels offer some complimentary nights: (提供住宿優惠):

1.     “Stay a bit longer.” “Enjoy a third night with our compliments.” – The Pierre New York a Taj Hotel. 『多待一會兒』『第三晚免費招待。』

               

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【compliment n. = something said in praise讚美，to pay a ~ to someone讚美。比較：complement n. an entirety，something completed 完整。complimentary a.讚美的，n. 贈品something given free as a courtesy】

2.     “Iconic Locations deserve the finest hotels. Experience a complimentary 4^th night when you choose to stay with Jumeirah Essex House.”『在莊嚴神聖的地方就要配最好的旅館。當您選擇住宿本飯店時，請體驗第四晚免費招待』-Jumeirah Essex House.

  

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【Iconic locations means sacred ones. Therefore, sacred places are worthy of best hotels.  People like to use ‘complimentary’ to mean ‘free of charge’, because it is a more dignified and respectful term. 】

Iconic locations 意謂神聖的地段。因此值得好旅館搭配。人們喜歡用complimentary意謂免費贈送，因它的用字比較莊重。

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There is no free lunch. = You have to pay for what you’ve got. (沒有白吃的午餐)- 要為得到的東兩西付出代價。No pains, no gains. - 指『沒有不勞而獲』。

There is no complimentary lunch. = No service of free lunch is served. (沒有免費招待的午餐)

(三) For some special features, some hotels says:

有些飯店廣告另有一些特色：

1.     “Stay inspired at the Park Hyderabad” 『住本飯店可享受有持續的靈感』

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【stay is used as a pun; it means stay in the hotel, and in the mean time it means ‘continue to be.’ (stay v. 做双關語用，一方面作「住宿」；另一方面作「仍然是」) 】But what kind of ‘inspiration’ does one need living in a hotel? 可是問題是，住飯店需要何種靈感?

2.     “Life is a collection of experiences.” 『生命就是經驗的收藏。

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【Enjoy the experience of living in a different hotel. (享受住宿不同飯店的樂趣。) This implies that our hotel offers some better experiences different from others. 】

3.      “We do explore Better.  We live for exceptional moment.” 『本飯店的確探索更好的服務境界。本飯店專們為顧客，尋求難得的美好住房瞬間。』

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【We are exploring the better. (本飯店不斷追求更好的條件) 】。

4.         “The rest of the world will seem so ordinary.” (Aria Resort & Casino- Las Vegas) 『世界上其他旅館比起來似乎如此普通』。 “There are moments in life that are better experienced than explained.”『生命中的片刻，親身體驗，比解釋更好』。

  Aria Resort & Casino

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【Compared with other hotels, ours is superb. We cannot explain how good we are. Come and experience it yourself. 】

Justin Lai 編撰/翻譯

10/15/2013

07/9/2015 修訂