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下一站:開羅EGYPT NEXT STOP: CAIRO, 

一個訪古探今兩相宜的迷人城市Take a journey to the busy, historical city of Cairo

你正期待著一趟冒險旅程。

你興奮不已，且已準備好隨時都能出發，但你無法決定是要去現代化的都市或者是有歷史底蘊的地方。

嗯，趕快去訂前往埃及開羅的機票吧，因為這座城市兼具這兩種特質。

開羅擁有全世界最古老的一些景點，同時又是世界上最大的大都會區之一；這個古老城市擁有數千萬居民的不爭事實，使得這項統計資訊非常具有可信度。

預訂飯店 一八八○年代發現法老王的陵墓之後，觀光客便湧向埃及。

當然，大量豪華旅館也因而應運而興建落成；很多當時的旅館現在依然存在，訂一間這樣歷史悠久的旅館停留一下吧。

露天市集 想用購買紀念品開啟旅遊行程的人，哈利利露天市集就是你要找的地方。

你可以把時間花在這個中東數一數二知名的大市場裡，慢慢摸索恣意尋寶。

哈利利市集的數百個攤位從黃金、珠寶到香料、手工藝品，什麼都有賣。

pyramids, tombs, artifacts

You're looking for an adventure. You're excited and ready to go, but you can't decide whether to visit a modern city or someplace with history. Well go ahead and book your ticket to Cairo, Egypt, because this city has both of these attributes. Cairo has some of the oldest attractions in the world while being one of the largest metropolitan area around.

The fact that the ancient city has tens of millions of residents makes this statistic very believable. 

Book your hotel

After the discovery of the Pharaohs' tombs back in the 1880s, tourists flocked to Egypt. Of course, an abundance of fancy hotels were built as a result. With many still standing, book a stay at one of these historic hotels. 

Khan El-Khalili Bazaar

For those looking to start their trip with some souvenir shopping, look no further than the Khan El-Khalili Bazaar. You can spend your time getting lost in one of the Middle East's most famous markets. Its hundreds of stalls sell everything from gold and jewelry to spices and crafts.

attribute（n.）特質；特性

Avey’s attributes include timeliness, efficiency and professionalism, so the human resources department decided to hire her.

What attributes does a person need to be a successful golfer?

 A global city possesses the attributes of a large mass transit system, an international airport and cultural institutions to name a few. 全球化城市

statistic（n.）統計數據；統計資料

This particular statistic shows how much crime has risen in the downtown area over the past year.

The statistics from the educational bureau show that math scores across the country are on the rise.

The government's vital statistics prove that there has been a decline in population growth in the last 15 years.  動態統計數據

journey vs. trip

ready to go

good to go

the best of both worlds

If some place has the best of both worlds, then we're talking about two different aspects of something, and maybe most places only has one of those aspects.

“Go ahead and ＋（v.）”

Go ahead and swipe your card.

metropolitan 大都市

也稱大都會，是指在一個國家或地區內在政治、經濟和文化上具有重要地位的城市。大都市大多都具有較大的規模。有些大都市在擔當者區域間樞紐的角色，在國際上都具有很重要的地位。大都市一詞來自於希臘語中meter和polis兩個詞語，合在一起就是metropolis。

as old as the hills （城市、文化、傳統）跟小山一樣古老

This city is as old as the hills.

stall（n.）農場裡的動物分隔間

After the girls finished riding their horses, they brushed them and led them back into their stalls to rest.

stall（v.）使引擎熄火

Joseph finally took his car to the garage to be fixed because it kept stalling on the highway. 一直拋錨

craft （n.）手藝；工藝

There is going to be a winter arts and crafts fair at the city center next weekend.

craft （n.）飛機；船隻

 It is too windy to take such a small crafts out onto the big lake.

craft （v.）精巧地製作

The beautiful rings at this stall were hand-crafted by that artist.

to flock to ＋（n.）

So when we use the word as a verb, "people are flocking to somewhere," we get the idea that people are going in groups, and maybe there's a sense of urgency as well.

Sofitel Winter Palace

look no further than  ＋（n.）

a fun way of saying don't even begin to consider other things, just go here

to get lost

Pilgrim 清教徒前輩移民

immigrant 移民

Native American 美國原住民

bountiful 豐富的

haggling/ bargaining experiences