星巴克（Starbucks）可能会被逐出北京紫禁城，因为有人抱怨称，这家著名的美国咖啡连锁店开设在旧日皇宫里，构成了对中国文化的不尊重。

Starbucks could be banished from Beijing's fabled Forbidden City amid complaints that the presence of the famous US coffee shop chain in the former imperial palace constitutes an affront to Chinese culture.

但在位于京都市中心的旧皇宫京都御所附近的入山豆腐店（iriyama tofu），早起的人们还能看见两大缸北海道产大豆在烧木柴的黏土灶上滋滋冒着热气。

But at iriyama tofu, near the old imperial palace in central Kyoto, those who get up very early can see two large vats of hokkaido-grown soya beans simmering over wood-burning clay stoves.

怎么会有人神不知、鬼不觉地潜入皇宫呢？

How could anyone break into the palace undetected?

与此同时，伦敦的皇宫影业公司也正在分崩离析。

Meanwhile, back in London, Palace Pictures was collapsing

军队在皇宫附近向示威人群开枪，造成大量伤亡。

Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties.

国王陛下要在皇宫召见你。

His Majesty requests your presence in the royal chambers

皇宫影业公司发行了两部颂扬我们文学遗产的精彩影片。

Palace has released two marvellous films that pay homage to our literary heritage

现在,这座昔日的皇宫作为一个主要的旅游景点向公众开放。

Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.

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当她站在皇宫附近的山顶上时，她低头一看，突然感到心里一阵悲伤。

As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart.

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阿姆兰：嗯,有一天,我们的国王和他的皇宫里的一些人骑马去附近的一个城市。国王比我们其他人骑得都快。突然他拉着马停了下来。他低头看着路上的沙子。王后：继续。

Amram ： Well, one day our king and some men of his palace were riding on horseback to a nearby city ． The king was riding ahead of the rest of us ． All at once he pulled his horse to stop ． He looked down at the sand in the road ． Queen ： Go on ．

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我曾在古堡、古皇宫、古神庙、古墓、地下墓穴和迷宫中探险。

I've explored ancient castles, palaces, temples, tombs, catacombs and labyrinths.

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