中英對照讀新聞》The Tropicana, a Relic on the Las Vegas Strip, Could Be Demolished 賭城大道遺跡「熱帶花園」酒店恐遭拆除

◎張沛元

The Tropicana Las Vegas, built in 1957, held the city’s longest-running cabaret and was synonymous with its swinging midcentury glory. It could be torn down to make way for a baseball stadium.

建於1957年的「賭城熱帶花園」酒店，曾是該市最長壽歌舞秀的獻藝地及其在20世紀中葉的璀璨輝煌的代名詞。該酒店可能會被拆掉，讓位給一座棒球場。

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It’s been decades since the heyday of the Tropicana. And Las Vegas, always evolving, is finally offering a form of entertainment found in other big American cities: major professional sports teams. Now the faded resort, one of the city’s oldest casinos, stands in the way.

「熱帶花園」的盛況已是數十年前的往事，而總是不斷進化的賭城終於要提供一種常見於其他美國大城的娛樂形式：職業運動聯盟球隊。而今這座已凋零兼該市最古老賭場之一的度假酒店，成為擋路石。

The governor of Nevada signed a bill agreeing to finance up to $380 million of the $1.5 billion stadium to lure the Oakland Athletics to a site on the Las Vegas Strip.

內華達州州長已簽署一項法案，同意為這座造價15億美元的體育場提供高達3.8億美元的資金，以吸引奧克蘭運動家隊移師賭城大道。

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be synonymous with：片語，同義於，等同於。例句：Hokkaido has always been synonymous with snow festivals and seafood.（北海道向來等同於雪祭與海鮮。）

stand in the/one’s way：慣用語，擋路；（引申）阻撓。例句：He tried to get closer to the female singer to shake her hand, but a crowd of fans stood in his way.（他試圖靠近女歌手以便握手，但一群歌迷擋住他的去路。）