VOA慢速英语：华盛顿商业、酒店为特朗普就职典礼做准备

Washington Businesses, Hotels Prepare for Trump Inauguration

华盛顿商业、酒店为特朗普就职典礼做准备

On January 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people will gather in Washington, D.C to attend the inauguration on the steps of the Capitol Building.

本月20日，唐纳德·特朗普将宣誓成为第45界美国总统。成千上万的人们将聚集在华盛顿出席参加国会大厦就职典礼。

Eight years ago, Barack Obama, then a senator from Illinois, took the oath of office.

八年前，巴拉克·奥巴马在此从伊利诺斯州参议员宣誓就职成为美国总统。

Obama inauguration: "Are you prepared to take the oath, senator?"

奥巴马的就职演说：“参议员，你准备好宣誓就职了吗?”

Many Hollywood personalities attended both of President Obama’s inaugurations.They are not planning to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Most of the guests for the Trump inauguration will come from the states that supported him. There will also be some diplomats and other international visitors.

许多好莱坞的知名人士参加了奥巴马的就职典礼。他们并没有准备参加当选总统唐纳德·特朗普的就职典礼。特朗普就职典礼的大部分客人来自各个州支持他的人。其中也不乏一些外交官和国际游客。

And people will attend other events as well, including the inaugural parade and big costly parties called balls.

人们也将参加其他的活动，包括就职游行和大型的、昂贵的被称作“BALLS”的派对。

As the visitors make final plans for the trip to Washington, many D.C.-area businesses are getting ready for the crowds.

随着游客们最终决定来华盛顿时候，许多华盛顿的区域商业已经为大量的游客们做好了准备。

Although some hotels still have rooms available, most are full. Among them is one of the city’s costliest and highest-rated places to stay, the Four Seasons Hotel. It is charging much higher prices for inauguration weekend. A night in its presidentialsuite costs $16,000. And with the hotel requiring a four-night stay during inauguration week, the cost is easily $64,000.

尽管一些酒店仍然有空房，但是大部分已经满员。其中就有整座城市最昂贵的和最高房费的四季酒店。就职典礼周收取的费用很高。总统套房一晚上的费用是16000美金。就职典礼周，四晚的费用很轻松的就可以达到64000美金。

David Bernand is general manager at Four Seasons Hotel.

大卫·贝尔南是四季酒店的总经理。

"We have people from political parties, you know, people from the business side of things here. And we also have people from banks, people all over really, every single trade."

你知道的，我们这里有政客们，也有商业届的客人们。并且有银行界人士，和来自各行各业的人们。

With the high price for rooms come extra services.

房间的高价格伴随着其他的服务。

"We've got hand warmers available for them, right, hats and things like that. Just things to make it more convenient for them."

“我们有暖手宝可供使用，对的，也有帽子之类的东西可供使用。是一些可以使他们更便捷的东西.”

The hotel will give a gift to visitors each day of their four-day stay. The final gift will be a leather box, marked in real gold with the symbol of the presidential seal.

酒店将会每天为客人们提供礼物。最终的礼物将是一个皮制的盒子，该盒子带有真金的总统印章标志。

While Four Seasons visitors are receiving costly gifts, others in town for the inauguration will treat themselves to less costly souvenirs.

当四季酒店的客人们正在收到昂贵的礼物时，其他的在城镇参加就职典礼的人们将用花费更少买一些纪念品。

One business, the Washington Welcome Center, is ready with souvenirs linked to the presidency. Store manager Dexter Morse expects Trump-related objects will be a big seller during inauguration week.

一家商贸公司，华盛顿游客欢迎中心准备好了总统纪念品。商店经理德克斯特·莫尔斯期待在就职典礼周与特朗普相关的纪念品将成为最佳销售品。

Morse says the hottest items are Trump hats. "The 'Make America Great Again' hat. Basically, the baseball caps are selling. We can't keep them on the shelves."

莫尔斯表示最热门的商品是特朗普帽子。'Make America Great Again' 帽子。基本上，棒球帽也是在售的。但是我们不能让它只存在货架上。

Visitors at the store do not just shop. They also talk about politics. Henry Jones is a Trump supporter. He is a college student visiting from Georgia.

商店里的游客们是不会停下来的。他们也谈论政治。亨利·琼斯是特朗普的支持者。他也是格鲁尼亚大学的学生。

"I think he's got some good qualities and I know he has his bad qualities, too, and has a lot of differences that people don't agree with. But I think he'll bring a lot to this country in his economic status, and in his way as a businessman, I think he can do a lot for the economy."

“我认为他有很多长处，但是我也知道他有很多短处。也有很多人是不同意他的观点的。但是我认为他将利用他的经济地位和他的商业方式给这个国家带来更多的好处。我认为他能够在经济上取得更好的发展。

Store manager Dexter Morse says, since the election, both Republicans and Democrats who visit the store are expressing their views.

店铺经理 德克斯特·莫尔斯说：自从大选开始，参观该店的共和党和民主党都会发表他们的观点。

"The Republicans, they will come in and they basically speak on money issues, whereas the Democrats will come in and they'll seek out the problems and will talk about what's on the news, like if they cut Obamacare."

“共和党，他们将进来并且简单的谈论金钱问题，民主党进来的时候他们将寻找问题并且谈论新闻-例如如何削减奥巴马医改等等。”

For some, the long lines, crowds and strong security in the city during the inauguration are not appealing.

对于一些人来说，排长队，拥挤的人群和就职典礼期间的强有力的城市治安问题将不会那么的吸引他们来华盛顿。

Business owner Divo Le says he hopes Donald Trump will make America great again. But, he will not be fighting the crowds in D.C. Le says he plans to watch the change of U.S. leadership on television.

商业主 迪欧·勒表示：他希望唐纳德·特朗普是美国再次强大。但是他不会为拥挤的华盛顿人群而战。他计划收看电视转播的美国总统换届直播。

I’m Marsha James.

玛莎·詹姆斯报道。