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新概念英语第3册阅读常见话题：沙漠里品"冰室咖啡"

沙漠里品"冰室咖啡"

Tourism is crucial to Dubai?s economy. In order to attract more people to visit this desert paradise, the local businessmen have built many iconic landmarks, such as the seven-star BurjAl-Arab Hotel, the world's tallest tower, a man-made palm-shaped island, etc. Now, the first “ice cafe” in Middle East, called Chillout, has also become a well-known tourist attraction in Dubai.

旅游业是迪拜经济的关键。为了吸引更多的人来到这个沙漠天堂，当地企业家建造了许多标志性建筑，比如七星级帆船酒店、世界最高塔、手掌型人造群岛等。如今，中东地区的首家 “冰室咖啡屋”Chillout 同样也成为了迪拜著名的旅游景点。

The Chillout Cafe is owned by the United Arab Emirates? Sharaf Group. With the temperature set at -6℃, everything in the cafe is made entirely of carved ice, including sculptures, ice curtains, frosty seats covered in fur, frozen picture frames and paintings, knives, plates, cups and even the menu.

Chillout 咖啡屋由阿联酋沙拉夫集团出资打造。店内的温度保持在零下 6 摄氏度，所有东西均用寒冰雕刻而成，其中包括雕塑作品、冰窗帘、铺有毛皮的冰冷座椅、冰冻的相框和油画、刀具、盘子、杯子，甚至还有菜单。

Visitors are supplied with thermal jackets, boots and fur hats as they enter the cafe. The cafe also covers its frozen seats with warm and comfortable cushions and treats the floor to prevent slipping.

游客们进屋时需要穿上咖啡屋准备的保暖夹克、靴子，并且戴上皮帽。咖啡屋还给座椅配置了暖和舒适的坐垫，同时对地板进行了防滑处理。

Most visitors come from Gulf countries and never experience snow and ice. “This country is known for its really hot weather, so to have a place made of ice like this is a really nice and unique idea,” said a local man.

大部分游客来自海湾地区的国家，从来没有见过雪和冰。一名本地人说：“迪拜是出了名的热，所以拥有这样一处用寒冰打造的地方绝对是个与众不同的好主意。”

The Chillout Cafe first opened its doors in 2007. Visitors pay 60 dirhams for a 40-minute visit and one hot drink. The cafe can fit 40 people at a time and gets about 100 visitors a day.

Chillout 咖啡屋于 2007 年开门营业。游客花上 60 迪拉姆(约合 98 元人民币)就能在里面休息 40 分钟，并喝上一杯热饮。这个咖啡屋可以同时接待 40 人，每天会迎来大约 100 名游客。

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