2016-12-28

【Aiden in English】

        Today was the first day that the sun decided to actually do something. People always say the California coast is summer all year round. They are very wrong, as wintertime brings chilling winds and biting sun glare in Los Angeles. It literally takes a chunk out of your spirit if you stay out too long.

        Well, those days are over. Instead of a cruel glare freezing my soul, a brutal shine burns away hope piece by piece.

        So today, the sun was determined to show up. Great, just when we were leaving. But I'm sort of glad that we're leaving at around noon, and I won't be there to experience the full brutality of the heat. At early morning, the temperature was already a t-shirt condition. I still wore long pants and a jacket, prepping for the chilly 40-degree weather in Philadelphia. Thus it didn't take much to set me sweating.

        As for L.A, I must say, it did surprise me. I never thought about all the things to do. The Warner Brothers Studio was not known to me because of Universal Studios down in Florida, but no offense to them, I prefer the more educational studio to the amusement park. In this case, Warner Brothers have taught me a lot about movies, even if it does spoil some of my favorite ones.

        There's also the giant Griffith Observatory, dedicated to the sky, while simultaneously giving a great view of the Hollywood Sign. It tells its visitors how much they have no idea of and how much they have no idea that they have no idea of.

        L.A houses the Donald Reagan Presidential Library, where the life of Reagan was painted out year by year, achievement by achievement. Although in a few years, few will remember him in person, others can retrace his legacy at this library, and he can continue to be a role model for those interested in politics.

        And speaking of 'housing', Beverly Hills houses the richest of the social pyramid, and people like me simply go to see the fronts. If I had long term goals in my life, then this would be somewhere at the top of my list. Look out, L.A!

        So what's in L.A?

        I think you know.

【红霞译文】

        今儿算作头一天太阳正式打个照面，人们总爱说加州沿岸四季如夏，那可是大错特错，其实冬天的洛杉矶要么冷风吹得透心凉，要么强光刺得眼难开，户外呆久了还真有点吃不消。

        嗨！过去几天，寒气彻底凝固了我大脑思维，现在热浪又把内心期盼一点一点地蒸发干净。

        正是今天太阳才决定凑份热闹，真够赏脸的，恰好赶在我们离别之际，我禁不住庆幸全家老少将于中午时分开拔，至少能够免遭整天烈日煎熬。清晨一大早，气温已高达足以穿T恤衫的程度，而我却要将长裤外套武装在身，以便返回费城迎接40^oF／4^oC严酷考验，因此没过多大工夫我便汗流浃背。

        我必须承认，洛杉矶让我跌破眼镜，之前全然不知这里有啥好玩，因为南部佛罗里达州有座环球影城的缘故，所以我对华纳兄弟工作室毫无概念。在此丝毫没有冒犯之意，反正我比较偏爱启蒙教育的工作室而非游乐园，这么说来，华纳兄弟委实教我不少有关电影拍摄知识，尽管本人不得不割舍某些爱好。

        亲临巨型格里菲斯天文台不仅可以欣赏天体星空，而且近水楼台观看“好莱坞”标志，游客们喜出望外，对眼前的一切难以置信。

        洛杉矶是唐纳德·里根总统图书馆的大本营，它生动再现了里根非凡一生及其丰功伟绩。尽管若干年后，只有少数人依旧铭记在心，但是人们能够亲临此地缅怀这位传奇人物，他将继续成为热衷政治之辈学习的榜样。

        说到“大本营”，比佛利山庄无愧于社会金字塔最富有的根据地，像我这样走马观花的人仅观其外表而已，假如我胸怀大志，那么比佛利山庄没准儿将位居人生排行榜榜首。洛杉矶，等着瞧吧！

        洛杉矶到底有啥好玩？

        想必你知道答案。

相关博文：

Warner Bros. Studio, CA(加州华纳兄弟工作室)

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library(加州里根总统图书馆)

Beverly Hills & Hollywood, CA(加州比佛利山庄与好莱坞)

L.A.—Griffith Observatory, CA(加州洛杉矶—格里菲斯天文台)

USA(出游美国)