A Chilly Place to Stay|与冰共枕眠——瑞典冰旅馆

A Chilly Place to Stay

与冰共枕眠——瑞典冰旅馆

by Nadia Chung

ICEHOTEL in Sweden attracts tourists from around the world.

瑞典的冰旅馆吸引来自全球的游客。

Have you made plans for your next vacation yet? While the norm has been to head for warmer climates during the chilly days of winter, not everyone _(1)_ that rule. People's tastes are beginning to evolve along with the destination hotel industry.

_(2)_ example is ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. Each year, artists from around the world travel there to design and build the hotel with snow and ice blocks from the local Torne River. ICEHOTEL has attractions both indoors and out. In addition to unique suites that are individually designed each year, it also has _(3)_ furniture, a bar, a church, and a dazzling chandelier in the hallway—all made of ice. Outside, you can choose from a number of excursions, including dog sledding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and ice driving. If you are lucky, you may even catch a _(4)_ of the Northern Lights.

People have _(5)_ the experience of waking up in ICEHOTEL as one of sheer exhilaration. Nevertheless, the prospect of spending a night on ice blocks in an igloo may still leave some people chilled to the bone _(6)_ the beds are padded with mattresses and reindeer skin. _(7)_ this in mind, the hotel can also arrange lodging in heated chalets nearby and encourages guests to combine warm and cold accommodations for the optimal Arctic experience. For your next holiday, consider treating yourself to a unique vacation surrounded by ice that will keep you warm at heart.

1.  (A) boasts of (B) abides by   (C) applies for (D) suffers from

2.  (A) Such one   (B) A one such  (C) One such    (D) One such an

3.  (A) eloquent   (B) elaborate   (C) intense (D) intensive

4.  (A) glimpse    (B) breath  (C) scenery (D) portrait

5.  (A) spoken (B) talked  (C) referred    (D) described

6.  (A) despite    (B) no matter   (C) even though (D) as long as

7.  (A) From   (B) With    (C) Have    (D) Seeing

     你计划下次的渡假行程了吗？虽然大家在冷飕飕的冬天都想往温暖的地区跑，但不是每个人都遵守这个规则。人们的喜好随着渡假饭店业的发展而开始有所不同。

　　这样的一个例子就是位于北极圈以北 200 公里处，瑞典朱卡斯加维村的冰旅馆。每年世界各地的艺术家来到此地，利用雪以及来自当地托内河的冰砖设计和建造旅馆。冰旅馆室内和户外都有值得一看的特色，除了每年个别设计的独特套房外，旅馆内还有精制的家具、酒吧、教堂和门厅闪闪发亮的吊灯，而这些全都是用冰做成的。在户外，你可以选择各式活动，包括狗拉雪橇、骑雪车、越野滑雪和冰地驾驶。如果你够幸运，还可能瞥见北极光奇景。

　　人们形容在冰旅馆醒来的体验简直美妙不已。尽管如此，纵使床上铺有床垫和驯鹿皮，但想到要在圆顶冰屋内的冰砖上睡上一晚，或许还是会让有些人感到寒冷刺骨。有鉴于此，旅馆也能安排旅客到邻近有暖气设备的小木屋住宿，鼓励他们尝试冷热交加的绝佳北极住宿体验。下次放假时，考虑招待自己享受独树一格的渡假体验，让冷飕飕的冰给你一颗暖呼呼的心。

标准答案: 1. (B)2. (C)3. (B)4. (A)5. (D) 6. (C)7. (B)

For Your Information

除了瑞典的冰旅馆外，挪威、芬兰、罗马尼亚和加拿大也有类似的地方，但瑞典的这家可是全世界第一座的冰旅馆。打造这座旅馆每年得使用一万吨的冰块，每一年的 10 月，建筑工人会先以木头制成圆形拱架，铺上雪水，等全部凝固成冰后，再移开木架，最后由雕刻家们雕凿打造成一间间各具特色的冰房间。一直到来年 5 月天气暖和时，冰旅馆会随着气温升高而逐渐融化，回归托内河。而不管外头天气如何，旅馆室内温度保持在摄氏零下 5 度左右。