The Royal Palace
皇宫
After waiting in line, Kathy and Evan finally enter the Swedish Royal Palace.
排队后，凯西和艾凡终于进入瑞典皇宫。
K:Ooh! This is the most beautiful building I've ever seen!
凯西：哦!这是我所见过最漂亮的建筑物了!
E:It is magnificent. It compares with other great buildings here in Europe.
艾凡：真是宏伟壮丽，可以媲美欧洲其它伟大的建筑。
K:All the paintings and decorations! The royal family really knew how to live it up.
凯西：有那么多绘画和装饰品!皇室的的人可真懂得享受。
E:Most royal families in Europe lived beyond our wildest dreams. Some still do.
艾凡：以往大多数的欧洲皇室家族都过着超乎我们想象的奢侈生活。有些至今仍然如此。
K:You mean like the House of Windsor?
凯西：你的意思是像温莎王室过的生活吗?
E:Yes. Queen Elizabeth II is the world's richest woman, after all. And I believe the Queen of the Netherlands is the world's second richest.
艾凡：是的。毕竟，伊莉莎白二世是全世界最有钱的女人。而我相信荷兰女王是世界上第二有钱的女人。
K:Imagine all that money!
凯西：想象一下有那么多钱该有多爽!
E:I prefer to imagine all that power.
艾凡：我宁愿想象有那么大的权力该有多爽。
K:Typical man!
凯西：典型的男人!
E:Anyway, let's go through some of the rooms here and pretend we'll be this rich some day.
艾凡：不管怎样，咱们进去几个房间瞧瞧，假装将来有一天我们也会这么有钱吧。
K:Yeah, right! It's fun to dream, though. I think in every girl's heart, there's a dream about being a princess.
凯西： 没错!梦想不失为一大乐事。我认为在每个女孩心中都有个当公主的梦想。
E:And in every man's heart there is a princess...
艾凡：在每个男人心中也都有个公主……
K:Oh, Evan! I didn't know you were so romantic!
凯西：哦，艾凡!没想到你这么罗曼蒂克!
单词短语精讲：
I .wait in line 排队等待
2. magnificent 宏伟壮观的
3. compare with…和……相比较
compare A with B 比较A与B
例:As fan as classical music is concerned，none can compare with Mozart and Beethoven.
(就古典音乐而言，没有人可以与莫扎特和贝多芬相媲美。)
4. decoration 装饰
例:The street decoration In Western cities before chrismas are a joyful sight.
(圣涎节前，西方城市的街道装饰是一个充满欢乐的景象。)
5. live it up享受生活
例:EveYy New YeaY's Eve，no matteY how bad the veaY just was，Westerners go out to fYiends' homes to live it u}, foY the night.
(不管那一年有多糟，每年除夕夜，西方人都会到朋友家去狂欢度过除
夕夜。)
6. beyond one's wildest dream超乎某人的想象
例:The wealth stoYed in jewels and antiques in the London ToweY is beyond most people's wildest dYeam.
(伦敦塔中收藏的珠宝和占董等财富超乎大部分人的想象。)
7. typical 典型的
