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Old Edinburgh's main drag — nicknamed The Royal Mile — leads from the castle
愛丁堡老城的主幹道--綽號 "皇家一英里"--從城堡引出。
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downhill through the Old Town to the palace.
下坡穿過老城，來到皇宮。
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This colorful jumble is the tourists' Edinburgh:
這五顏六色的亂七八糟的東西是遊客'；愛丁堡。
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a dense tangle of historic buildings,
密密麻麻的歷史建築。
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fun museums and cultural cliches on sale.
趣味博物館和文化老生常談的出售。
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Edinburgh was a wonder in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was famed
愛丁堡在17、18世紀是一個奇蹟。它是著名的
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for its skyscrapers — they say the first anywhere —
它的摩天大樓--他們說是世界上第一座--
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but also for its filth.
但也因其骯髒。
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It was once the most congested city in Europe. Its most wretched couldn't even
它曾經是歐洲最擁擠的城市。它最可憐的人甚至不能'。
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afford candles. They lived in darkness. It's said they knew each other not by how they looked,
買得起蠟燭。他們生活在黑暗中。據說他們認識對方不是看他們的長相。
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but by how they smelled.
但通過他們的氣味。
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Medieval skyscrapers towered ten stories and higher.
中世紀的摩天大樓高達十層以上。
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Frontage and High Street was so limited that the buildings were narrow and tall
由於門面和高街的限制，建築物狹窄而高大。
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crammed shoulder to shoulder with little courtyards called "closes" branching off.
肩並肩地擠滿了小院，叫"閉塞"支離破碎。
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These closes were connected to the main drag by skinny lanes or even tunnels.
這些閉塞的地方通過細巷甚至隧道與主幹道相連。
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Four hundred years ago
四百年前
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Edinburgh was nicknamed "Auld Reekie."
愛丁堡被暱稱為"Auld Reekie."。
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The entire city was a black-stained mess of chimneys and reeked of smoke.
整個城市的煙囪黑糊糊的，散發著濃濃的煙味。
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The Royal Mile ends at the gates of Holyrood Palace — for five hundred years
皇家一英里路的終點是霍利羅德宮的大門--五百年來一直如此。
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the official royal residence here in Edinburgh.
王室在愛丁堡的官邸。
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For several centuries, Scotland was ruled from London.
幾個世紀以來，蘇格蘭一直由倫敦統治。
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Parliament hadn't met here since
議會自始至終沒有在這裡舉行過會議。
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1707.
1707.
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Recently, the Scots voted to bring their parliament home
最近，蘇格蘭人投票決定把他們的議會帶回家。
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and London didn't object.
而倫敦沒有'反對。
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In the year 2000, Edinburgh resumed its position
在2000年，愛丁堡恢復了其地位。
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as home of Scotland's parliament.
作為蘇格蘭'議會的所在地。
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Scotland's strikingly modern parliament building opened in 2004.
蘇格蘭'引人注目的現代議會大廈於2004年啟用。
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The Catalan architect, Enric Miralles, mixed old windows, wild angles and organic
加泰羅尼亞建築師Enric Miralles將舊窗、狂野的角度和有機的元素混合在一起，並將這些元素融入到他的作品中。
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themes into a startling complex that would, as he envisioned,
主題變成一個驚人的綜合體，正如他所設想的那樣，將。
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surge from out of the rock and into the city.
從岩石中湧出，進入城市。
