英語聽力小短文走遍全世界66: 雅典

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Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games, and has a long history and cultural background. The history of Athens begins more than 3,000 years ago when during the prehistoric times its first inhabitants created their first settlement on the rock of the Acropolis.

奧運會的誕生地希臘，有著悠久的歷史和文化背景。希臘歷史起源于3，000多年前的史前時期，希臘先民的第一個居住點就建在雅典衛(wèi)城的巨石上。

During thousands of years, Athens went through times of glory and times of decline. Finally it became the capital of Greece in 1834 mostly for its location and historical importance. Since then Athens grew to the city we know today, an important financial European capital.

此后的幾千年間，雅典經(jīng)歷了輝煌的時期，也見證了衰敗的歷史。最后，因其優(yōu)越的地理位置和重要的歷史價值，雅典在1834年成為希臘的首都。之后，雅典逐漸成長為今天我們所認識的這座城市——重要的歐洲金融中心。

The historical centre of Athens is the most important area of the city for the thousands of tourists who are visiting the Greek capital in order to admire the shrine of Democracy, the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the museums and monuments and theatres from the glorious past of Athens.

對于成千上萬的游客來說，雅典城最重要的區(qū)域是它的歷史中心。在這里，他們可以瞻仰民主的圣地，拜訪衛(wèi)城、帕臺農(nóng)神廟，還有盡顯希臘輝煌歷史的各種博物館、紀念碑和劇場。

Since the distances to most of the main sights of Athens are not long, walking is a good idea and a good way to get to know Athens. Athens has a lot of attractions that someone will need at least one week or more to explore.

雅典城中的主要景點都相距不遠，步行不失為了解這座城市的一種好想法和好方法。雅典有如此多的名勝古跡，人們至少需要一周的時間來游覽。

There are many museums in Athens like the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, one of the most important museums in the world. And, of course, don't forget the beaches and the famous nightlife of Athens equivalent with the nightlife of Paris and London.

城中有很很多的博物館，比如，雅典國家考古博物館，它是世界上最重要的博物館之一。當然，千萬不要忘記美麗的沙灘，還有著名的雅典夜生活，它絕不亞于巴黎和倫敦。