美国春假:六个需要避开的旅游胜地(二)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
南卡罗来纳州美特尔沙滩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.
关于美特尔沙滩不得不提的一点是：它被一家旅游机构评选为最值得一去的春假派对圣地。这个桂冠得归功与在此租房的数千名学生，他们租下三月一整月的房子，把这个地方变成了巨大的兄弟会所。如果你旅游时带着孩子，有点关于体面的意识，有点脑子，就不会在这个一年的这个时候来。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.
到这个地方的理由是为了参观古玛雅文明遗址和到白色沙滩上放松自己，更隐蔽的理由则是：当地18岁即可饮酒的规定和很容易弄到的毒品，所以知道大群高中生和大学生每年越过边境蜂拥而去是为什么了吗。你想和初次脱离父母监视的学生在一起吗？所以如果想参观古遗迹，还是换一个时间吧。
Las Vegas
拉斯维加斯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.
拉斯维加斯没有海滩，但是博彩业和美国家长们对孩子们的恶习容忍的态度使得拉斯维加斯成为大学生向往的地方。今年MTV准备在棕榈酒店举办每年一度的春假秀场。随着名人的出场和狂欢派对的进行，当地又推出了低价酒店，想象一下游泳池里都是空啤酒罐或者喧嚣吵闹得让人无法睡觉的情景，甚至你连自己想什么都听不到。Lake Havasu City, Arizona
亚利桑那州的哈瓦苏湖市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.
哈瓦苏是一个可爱的旅游胜地：是钓鱼划船的热门选择，世界喷气滑雪比赛决赛的举办地，热气球运动爱好者的聚集地，还有19世纪风格的伦敦桥，把这个地方装点成了一个魅力十足的风景区。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苏湖的桥，想去水边走走，等到三月结束再去吧。由于举办过两次全球音乐节，因此每年都有大批的游客在春节假日期间到此举办派对——这些派对可不是静悄悄地举办的。
