【旅游英語(yǔ)：Hollywood英語(yǔ)介紹】旅游英語(yǔ)

【旅游英語(yǔ)：Hollywood英語(yǔ)介紹】旅游英語(yǔ)旅游英語(yǔ)：Hollywood英語(yǔ)介紹旅游英語(yǔ)：Hollywood英語(yǔ)介紹導(dǎo)語(yǔ)：好萊塢(Hollywood),又稱荷里活，位于美國(guó)西海岸加利福尼亞州洛杉磯郊外，依山傍水，景色宜人?！昂萌R塢”一詞往往直接用來(lái)指美國(guó)的電影工業(yè)，由于美國(guó)許多著名電影公司設(shè)立于此，故經(jīng)常被與美國(guó)電影和影星聯(lián)系起來(lái)，好萊塢是世界聞名的電影中心，每年在此舉辦的奧斯卡頒獎(jiǎng)典禮則是世界電影的盛會(huì)。Ifasingleplace-nameencapsulatestheLAdreamofglamor，moneyandovernightsuccess，it“sHollywood.Millionsoftouristsarriveonpilgrimages;millionsmoreflockhereinpursuitofrichesandglory.Hollywoodisaweirdcombinationofinsatiableoptimismandtotaldespair.Itreallydoesblurtheedgesoffactandfictionsimplybecausesomuchseemspossibleandyetsolittleformostpeople,actuallyis.Thosewhodostrikeitrichheregetoutassoonastheycan，justastheyalwayshave;thebigfilmcompanies，too，longagorelocatedwellaway，leavingHollywoodinisolation,withprostitution，drugdealingandseedybookstoresastherealitybehindthefantasy.CentralHollywoodThemyths，magic，fableandfantasysplatteredthroughoutthefewshortblocksofCentralHollywoodwouldputamedievalfairytaletoshame.Arichsenseofnostalgiapervadesthearea，givingitanappealnomeasureoftouristsorsouvenirpostcardstandscandiminish.Althoughyou“remuchmorelikelytofindapornotheaterthanspotarealstar，thedeclinewhichblightedHollywoodfromtheearly1960sisfastreceding.Neverthelesstheplacestillgetshairyafterdark,withadolescentscruisingHollywoodBoulevardincustomizedcarsandoccasionalpettycriminalsontheprowlfortheoddpocketbook.ThenaturalplacetobeginexploringHollywoodBoulevardisthejunctionofHollywoodandVinetheclassiclocationforbuddingstarstobe"spotted"bybig-shotdirectorsandwhiskedofftofameandfortune.At6608HollywoodBlvd,thepurpleandpinkFrederick"sofHollywoodhasbeen(under-)clothingHollywood"ssexgoddessessince1947,aswellasmortalbodiesallovertheworldviamailorder.Inside,thelingeriemuseum(free)displayssomeofthecompany"sbestcorsets,brasandpanties,donatedbyhappybig-namewearersrangingfromLanaTurnertoCher.Alittlefurtheron,theEgyptianTheateratno.6708wasfinancedbyimpresarioSidGrauman,inamodestattempttore-createtheTempleofThebes.TheveryfirstHollywoodpremiere(RobinHood)tookplaceherein1922.Nowownedbythecity,Grauman"sThebesiscurrentlyclosedforrenovationsaspartofathree-yearplantorestorethefakemummiesandhieroglyphicsofthistempleofcinematotheirformergloryandremakethetheaterintoacenterforfilmstudy.NoHollywoodvisitorwillwanttomissthemundaneyetmagicalfootandhandprintsintheconcreteconcourseofthe1927ChineseTheatreat6925HollywoodBlvd.ActressNormaTalmadge(supposedlybyaccident)trodinwetcementwhilevisitingtheconstructionsiteandthepracticehascontinuedeversince,startingwithMaryPickfordandDouglasFairbanksSr,attheopeningofKingofKings,andrecentlyinvolvingstarssuchasAlPacino.Throughthehalcyondecades,thiswasthespotformoviefirst-nights.Asforthebuildingit"sanoddwesternversionofaclassicalChinesetemplerepletewithdodgyChinesemotifsandupturneddragontailflanks.TheRooseveltHoteloppositewasmovieland"sfirstluxuryhotelitsCinegrillrestauranthostingthelikesofWCFieldsandFScottFitzgeraldnottomentionhangers-onlikeRonaldReagan.In1929thefirstOscarswerepresentedhere,beginningthelongtraditionofHollywoodrewardingitselfintheabsenceofhonorsfromelsewhere.Despitethebeliefsofsomeoftheirloopiestfans,eventhebiggestHollywoodstarshavebeenmortal;themanyLAcemeteriesthatholdtheirtombsgetatleastasmanyvisitorsasthecity"smuseums.InthesoutheastcorneroftheHollywoodMemorialCemetery,nearSantaMonicaBoulevardandGowerStreet,amausoleumcontainstherestingplaceofRudolphValentino,thecelebratedscreenloverwhodiedagedjust31in1926.Tothisdayoneachanniversaryofhispassing(August23),atleastone"LadyinBlack"ashisposthumousdevoteesareknownwilllikelybefoundmourning.TheachinglyostentatiousmemorialtoDouglasFairbanksSr,whowithhiswifeMaryPickforddidmuchtointroducesocialsnobberyamongmovie-makingpeople,isjustoutside.AlsoonviewarethegravesofHollywood"smorerecentlydeceasedinhabitants：anincreasinglylargepopulationofRussianandArmenianimmigrants.GriffithParkThegentlegreeneryandruggedmountainslopesthatmakeupvastGriffithParknortheastofHollywood(daily5am10.30pm,mountainroadscloseatdusk;free)areawelcomeescapefromthemind-numbinghubbubofthecity.ThelandmarkObservatory(TuesFri210pm,SatSun12.3010pm;free)herehasbeenseenininnumerableHollywoodfilmsmostfamouslyRebelWithoutaCause,andthesurroundingacresadduptothelargestmunicipalparkinthecountry,oneofthefewplaceswhereLA"smultitudeofracialandsocialgroupsatleastgothroughthemotionsofmixingtogether.Abovethelandscapedflatsections,thehillsidesareroughandwildmarkedonlybyfootandbridlepathsleadingintodesolatebutappealinglyunspoiledterrainthatgivesgreatviewsovertheLAbasinandouttotheocean,providedthecitysmogisn"ttoothick.OnewaytoexploreisonarentedbikefromWoody"sBicycleWorld,3157LosFelizBlvd(213/661-6665)ashortdistanceaway.Theparkissafeenoughbydaybutitsreputationforafter-darkviolenceiswellfounded.HollywoodHillsTheviewsfromtheHollywoodHillstakeinabizarreassortmentofopulentproperties.Aroundthesecanyonsandslopes,whichrunfromHollywooditselfintoBenedictCanyonaboveBeverlyHills,mansionsaresocommonplacethatonlythehalf-dozenfullyblowncastles(atleast,Hollywood-stylecastles)reallystandout.OnMulhollandDriveareRudolphValentino"sextravagantFalconLairandErrolFlynn"sMulhollandHouse;downBenedictCanyonistheformerhomeofactressSharonTateoneofthevictimsoftheMansonFamily.Guidedtourscanpointoutwhichiswhich,butforthemostpartyoucan"tgetclosetothemostelaboratedwellingsanyway,andnoneisopentothepublic.FrommoreorlessanywhereinHollywood,youcanseetheHollywoodSign,erectedasapropertyadvertisementin1923(whenitspelt"Hollywoodland";the"land"wasremovedin1949)。Thesignisalsofamousasasuicidespot,thoughfewhavefollowedthe1932exampleofwould-bemoviestarPegEntwhistle.Herswasnomeanfeatthesignbeingashardtoreachthenasitisnow：fromtheendofBeachwoodDrive(aroutethataffordsafineviewofthesign)shepickedapathslowlyupwardsthroughthethickbushtoleaptoherdeathfromthe50ft"H".Forthefirsttimeinitssixty-five-yearexistence,thesignisbeinginsuredagainstearthquakedamage.Infra-redcamerasandradar-activatedzoomlenseshavebeeninstalledtocatchgraffitiwriters.Innocenttouristswhocan"tresistacloselookarealsoliableforthe$103fine.文章二好萊塢位于美國(guó)西海岸加利福尼亞州洛杉磯郊外的好萊塢，這是一個(gè)依山傍水，景色宜人的地方。最早是由攝影師尋找外景地所發(fā)現(xiàn)的，大約在20世紀(jì)初，這里便吸引了許多拍攝者，而后是一些為了逃避專利公司控制的小公司和獨(dú)立制片商們紛紛涌來(lái)，逐漸形成了一個(gè)電影中心。在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)之前以及之后的一段時(shí)間內(nèi)，格里菲斯和卓別林等一些電影大師們?yōu)槊绹?guó)贏得了世界名譽(yù)，華爾街的大財(cái)團(tuán)插手電影業(yè)，好萊塢電影城迅速興起，恰恰適應(yīng)了美國(guó)在這一時(shí)期的經(jīng)濟(jì)飛速發(fā)展的需要，電影也進(jìn)一步納入經(jīng)濟(jì)機(jī)制，成為謀取利潤(rùn)的一部分。資本的雄厚，影片產(chǎn)量的增多，保證了美國(guó)電影市場(chǎng)在世界上的傾銷，洛杉磯郊外的小村莊最終成為一個(gè)龐大的電影城，好萊塢也在無(wú)形中成為美國(guó)電影的代名詞。HollywoodislocatedintheoutskirtsofLosAngeles,California,UnitedStatesWestCoast,thisisayard,ascenicplace.Wasfirstfoundbyphotographerslookingforalocationtoaboutthebeginningofthe20thcentury,wheretheyattractedalotofphotographers,andthencominginordertoevade（逃避）thepatent（專利）controlofsmallcompaniesandindependentproducers（獨(dú)立制片商）whohavegraduallyformedafilmcenter.WithinaperiodoftimebeforeandaftertheFirstWorldWar,GriffithandChaplinfilmmastersfortheUnitedStateswontheWorldEmeritus（世界名譽(yù)）,WallStreet"sbigfinancialgroupstointervene（插手）inthefilmindustry,therapidriseofHollywoodCity,preciselyadaptedtheUnitedStatesinthisperiodofrapideconomicdevelopmentneeds,moviesandfurtherintoeconomicmechanism（機(jī)制）hasbecomeapartofmakingaprofit.Strongcapitalincreaseintheproductionoffilm,toensurethatthedumping（傾銷）oftheAmericanfilmmarketintheworld,thesmallvillageeventuallybecameahugefilmcityontheoutskirtsofLosAngeles,Hollywoodalsohasvirtuallybecome（在無(wú)形中成為）synonymous（代名詞）withtheAmericanmovie.1853年，當(dāng)時(shí)的好萊塢只有一棟房子。到1870年，這里已成為一片興旺的農(nóng)田。1886年，房地產(chǎn)商哈維?威爾考克斯在洛杉磯郊區(qū)買下了一塊了0.6平方公里的地。韋爾考克斯的夫人一次旅行時(shí)聽(tīng)到她旁邊的一個(gè)人說(shuō)她來(lái)自俄亥俄州的一個(gè)叫做好萊塢的地方，她很喜歡這個(gè)名字，回到加州后，她將蘇格蘭運(yùn)來(lái)的大批冬青樹(shù)栽在這里，將她丈夫的農(nóng)莊改稱為“好萊塢、于是有了好萊塢這個(gè)名字。在英語(yǔ)中這個(gè)詞是冬青樹(shù)林的意思。In1853,Hollywoodwasonlyonehouse.1870,hasbecomeathrivingfarmland.1886HarveyWilcox,realestateagentsinsuburbanLosAngelestobuyapieceof0.6squarekilometersofland.Mrs.WilcoxatriptohearamannexttohersaidshewasfromOhio,aplacecalledHollywood,andshelikedthename,returnedtoCalifornia,herScottishshippedalargenumberofhollytreeplantedhere,herhusband"sfarmwasrenamedthe"Hollywood",sowithaHollywoodname.InEnglishthewordmeanshollywoods.威爾考克斯計(jì)劃在這里建造一座小城，1887年2月1日他在地區(qū)政府正式注冊(cè)此名。在他夫人的幫助下他得以鋪設(shè)了今天的好萊塢大街做為城市的主街，在這條大街和其它大街的兩旁種了胡椒樹(shù)并開(kāi)始出售產(chǎn)權(quán)。他的夫人募資建了兩座教堂、一座學(xué)校和一座圖書館。為了使好萊塢名符其實(shí)，他們還進(jìn)口了一些英國(guó)冬青，但這些植物在加州的氣候下沒(méi)有存活很久。Mrs.Wilcoxplanstobuiltasmallcity,onFebruary1,1887,heofficiallyregisterthisnameinregionalgovernment.Withthehelpofhiswife,hewasabletolayaHollywoodStreettodayasthecity"smainstreet,alongbothsidesofthestreetandotherstreetshaveplantedpeppertreesandbegantosellproperty.Hiswiferaisebuilttwochurches,aschoolandalibrary.InordertomakeworthyofHollywood,theyhavealsoimportedsomeUnitedKingdomHolly,butplantsinCalifornia"sclimatedoesnotsurvivevery10ng.至U1900年，好萊塢已經(jīng)有一間郵局、一家報(bào)社、一座旅館和兩個(gè)市場(chǎng)，其居民數(shù)為500人。10萬(wàn)人的洛杉磯位于市東11公里處。在好萊塢和洛杉磯間只有一條單軌的有軌電車。1902年，今天著名的好萊塢酒店的第一部分開(kāi)業(yè)。1903年，此地升格為市，參加投票的177位有選舉權(quán)的居民一致贊同以“好萊塢”為之命名。當(dāng)年下的兩條命令是：除藥店外其他商店禁酒，及不準(zhǔn)在街上驅(qū)趕數(shù)量多于200的牛群。1904年，一條新的被稱為好萊塢大街的有軌電車開(kāi)業(yè)，使好萊塢與洛杉磯間的往返時(shí)間大大縮短。1910年，好萊塢的居民投票決定加入洛杉磯。原因是這樣他們可以通過(guò)洛杉磯取得足夠的飲水和獲得排水設(shè)施。By1900,Hollywoodhasapostoffice,anewspaper,ahotelandtwomarkets,thenumberofitsinhabitantsis500.10millionpeopleintheCity,EastLosAngelesislocatedat11km.BetweenHollywoodandLosAngelesonlyamonorailtram.1902,todayopenedthefirstpartofthefamousHollywoodHotel.1903,upgradedtoacityintheland,177votingresidentstherighttovoteunanimouslyendorsedthename"Hollywood"whom.Yearundertwocommands:Inadditiontoothershopsoutsidethedrugstoretemperance,andtheexpulsionofmorethan200thenumberofcattlearenotallowedonthestreet.In1904,theopeningofanewcalledHollywoodAvenuestreetcar,greatlyreducingtheround-triptimebetweenHollywoodandLosAngeles.In1910,HollywoodresidentsvotedtojointheLosAngeles.ThereasonissothattheycanobtainenoughwaterthroughLosAngelesanddrainagefacilities,好萊塢不僅是全球時(shí)尚的發(fā)源地，也是全球音樂(lè)電影產(chǎn)業(yè)的中心地帶，擁有著世界頂級(jí)的娛樂(lè)產(chǎn)業(yè)和奢侈品牌，引領(lǐng)并代表著全球時(shí)尚的最高水平，比如夢(mèng)工廠、迪士尼、20世紀(jì)?？怂?、哥倫比亞公司、索尼公司、環(huán)球公司、WB(華納兄弟)等等這些電影巨頭，還有像RCAJIVEInterscopeRecords這樣的頂級(jí)唱片公司都匯集在好萊塢的范疇之內(nèi)，這里的時(shí)尚與科技互相牽制發(fā)展，自然是不造作的，擁有著深厚的時(shí)尚底蘊(yùn)和雄壯的科技做支持，一直被全球各地爭(zhēng)相模仿Hollywoodisnotonlythebirthplaceoftheglobalfashion,butalsotheheartoftheglobalmusicmovieindustry,hastheworld"stopentertainmentindustryandluxurybrands,toleadandrepresentthehighestlevelofglobalfashion,suchasDreamWorks,Disney,20thCenturyFox,Columbiathefilmgiantcompany,Sony,Universal,WB(WarnerBrothers),andsoon,aswellastoprecordcompaniesliketheRCAJIVEIntersc