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巴黎迪士尼樂園的辛酸史 The Disneyland That Is Struggling to Stay Alive

The Disneyland That Is Struggling to Stay Alive
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巴黎迪士尼樂園的辛酸史 The Disneyland That Is Struggling to Stay Alive
在全世界十二座迪士尼主題樂園中,有六座被稱為迪士尼樂園(Disneyland),而只有一座位於歐洲 ―― 也就是巴黎迪士尼樂園
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The Disneyland That Is Struggling to Stay Alive

      Of the world’s 12 Disney Theme Parks, six of them are called “Disneyland,” and only one is in Europe—that is, Disneyland Paris, located on the edge of the famous French capital. When the Euro Disney company first opened the park on April 12, 1992, it was the second Disneyland outside of the United States, after Tokyo Disneyland.

  Since Tokyo Disneyland had been such a success in Japan, Euro Disney had very high expectations for their new Disneyland. Originally called “Euro Disney Resort,” it was meant to attract theme park lovers from not just France, but all over Europe. However, it turned out that not many people were thrilled about it. Some even protested against it and argued that it was an invasion by American culture. In the first few years, it received less than half the visitors they had expected, and it was losing money quickly.

  To increase interest, Euro Disney changed the name to Disneyland Paris and added a thrilling new roller coaster called Space Mountain. Their efforts worked, and Disneyland Paris finally made its first profits in 1995. However, profits fell again in the following years. In 2002, they changed the name to Disneyland Resorts Paris as they expanded it by opening the second theme park. Then, in 2009, they changed it back to Disneyland Paris. Despite all these name changes, Disneyland Paris was still failing. So, in 2017, The Walt Disney Company officially took it over, making it the only Disneyland outside of the US that is directly managed by the company. Now, after many months of being forced to shut its doors due to COVID-19, the future of Disneyland Paris remains uncertain.

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Words in Use
uncertain
[ʌnˋsɝtn̩]
adj. 不確定的
expect
[ɪkˋspɛkt]
vt. 預料,預期;等待;要求
manage
[ˋmænɪdʒ]
vt. 經營,管理;成功做到……
locate
[loˋket]
vt. 位於(用於被動語態);找到……的位置;設置
expectation
[͵ɛkspɛkˋteʃən]
n. 期望,預期(常用複數)
originally
[əˋrɪdʒən!ɪ]
adv. 原本;最初地(起先)
expand
[ɪkˋspænd]
vt. & vi. (使)(尺寸或數量)擴大,增加
theme
[θim]
n. 主題
invasion
[ɪnˋveʒən]
n. 入侵
resort
[rɪˋzɔrt]
n. 度假勝地
vi. 訴諸,求助 (與介詞 to 並用)
thrill
[θrɪl]
vt. 使興奮
n. 興奮
profit
[ˋprɑfɪt]
n. 利潤
vt. 對……有利
vi. 獲利
officially
[əˋfɪʃəlɪ]
adv. 正式地
roller coaster
[ˈrolɚ ˌkostɚ]
n. 雲霄飛車
Practical Phrases
struggle to V
 奮 / 努力做

There are many families struggling to survive on low incomes.
有許多家庭靠著微薄的收入努力過活。

be on the edge of...
 在……的邊緣;快要……

The company is on the edge of bankruptcy.
該公司快要破產了。

on the edge of
 在某事物邊緣
= on the edge of N/V-ing

While standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, I felt like I could see the whole world.
大峽谷的邊緣,我覺得自己彷彿可以看到全世界。

Taylor was on the edge of a nervous breakdown because of his huge debt.
泰勒因龐大的債務而瀕臨精神崩潰的邊緣

outside of...
 在⋯⋯之外

Some St. Patrick's Day celebrations actually got their start outside of Ireland.
有些聖派翠克節的慶典其實不是源自愛爾蘭。

be meant to V
 目的/用意是要⋯⋯

These pills are meant to treat very bad headaches.
這些藥丸是用來治療嚴重的頭痛。

it turns out that
 結果(竟然)⋯⋯

It turns out that we have more time to deal with the problems than we thought.
結果我們比預計的還有更多時間來解決這些問題。

take... over / take over...
 接管/接手⋯⋯

I will take over the project if you don't think you can handle it.
如果你覺得自己無法處理,那我會接手這項專案。

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