美國春假:六個需要避開的旅遊勝地(二)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
南卡羅來納州美特爾沙灘The most telling thing about Myrtle Beach is that is ranks among Trip Advisor’s list of Top Party Spring Break Destinations. That accolade is thanks to the thousands of college students who rent out the city’s homes for most of March, turning it into one giant frat row. If you’ve got kids, a sense of decency, brain cells, save your visit to this beach town for another time of year.
關於美特爾沙灘不得不提的一點是：它被一家旅遊機構評選爲最值得一去的春假派對聖地。這個桂冠得歸功與在此租房的數千名學生，他們租下三月一整月的房子，把這個地方變成了巨大的兄弟會所。如果你旅遊時帶着孩子，有點關於體面的意識，有點腦子，就不會在這個一年的這個時候來。Cancun, Mexico
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The best reasons to visit Cancun are to see the ancient Mayan temples nearby and to relax on white sand beaches. The worst reasons are the drinking age is 18 and drugs are readily available. So guess why high school and college students cross the border in droves every year. You don’t want to be surrounded by high school seniors getting their first taste of life away from their parents’ supervision- so see the temples another time.
到這個地方的理由是爲了參觀古瑪雅文明遺址和到白色沙灘上放鬆自己，更隱蔽的理由則是：當地18歲即可飲酒的規定和很容易弄到的毒品，所以知道大羣高中生和大學生每年越過邊境蜂擁而去是爲什麼了嗎。你想和初次脫離父母監視的學生在一起嗎？所以如果想參觀古遺蹟，還是換一個時間吧。
Las Vegas
拉斯維加斯Las Vegas doesn’t have a beach, but the casinos and generally pro-vice attitude make it a major draw for college kids. And this year, MTV is bringing its annual Spring Break Show to the Palms Casino Resort. Rappers B.o.B. and Young Jeezy, and some of the cast of “Jersey Shore” will be on hand, and two-night hotel packages start as low at $100. That’s a recipe for suspiciously warm pools filled with empty beer cans and way too much noise to ever sleep- or hear yourself think.
拉斯維加斯沒有海灘，但是博彩業和美國家長們對孩子們的惡習容忍的態度使得拉斯維加斯成爲大學生嚮往的地方。今年MTV準備在棕櫚酒店舉辦每年一度的春假秀場。隨着名人的出場和狂歡派對的進行，當地又推出了低價酒店，想象一下游泳池裏都是空啤酒罐或者喧囂吵鬧得讓人無法睡覺的情景，甚至你連自己想什麼都聽不到。Lake Havasu City, Arizona
亞利桑那州的哈瓦蘇湖市Lake Havasu is a lovely place to visit: it is a fishing and boating hot spot, hosts the International World Jet Ski Final Races, a pyrotechnics convention and a hot air balloon festival, and features the 19th century London Bridge, transported and rebuilt to span the lake instead of the Thames River.
哈瓦蘇是一個可愛的旅遊勝地：是釣魚划船的熱門選擇，世界噴氣滑雪比賽決賽的舉辦地，熱氣球運動愛好者的聚集地，還有19世紀風格的倫敦橋，把這個地方裝點成了一個魅力十足的風景區。But if you want to see the bridge or hit the water, wait until March is over- Lake Havasu has twice hosted MTV’s Spring Break and is overrun for a few weeks every year by spring breakers looking to party- and they don’t do it quietly.
但是如果你想看看哈瓦蘇湖的橋，想去水邊走走，等到三月結束再去吧。由於舉辦過兩次全球音樂節，因此每年都有大批的遊客在春節假日期間到此舉辦派對——這些派對可不是靜悄悄地舉辦的。
