DiningAndEntertainingInLasVegas
Haven'tbeentoLasVegasyet? You'reinacrowdthat'sgettingsmallerallthetime. Lastyear, 800 , 000 AsiansmadethepilgrimagetotheneonMeccaintheNevadadesert. LedbytheJapanese, AsiantravelersmakeupVegas'slargestoverseasmarket. JALnowrunsfivenon-stopflightsweeklyfromTokyo. Whilethere'snodirectservicefromotherAsiancities, rememberthatVegasislessthananhour'sflightfromLosAngeles.
WhatmakesVegassuchadrawforpeoplefromthispartoftheworld ? PerhapsresidentsofAsia'ssprawlingmega-cities1 appreciateitscompactness: Vegasletsyoucombinegambling, flashycultureandthemeparkinoneheckofaholiday. Andthentherearethoseotherworldly2 hotels, thebuildingsthatlookasifthey'vebeentransportedtoVegasinatimemachine. Thelatestinthislong, gaudy3 lineis 760 millioninParis, whichincludesa 50-storyreproductionoftheEiffelTower, atwo-thirdsscalereplicaoftheArcdeTrimopheandcobble-stonedstreetslinedwithfancyboutiques. TheonlythingsmissingfromthefullParisexperiencearesurlywaitersandoverflowinggutters. Anothernewresort, MandalayBay, isbuiltintheshapeofuprightbarsofgoldbullionandattempttoconjureup4 asemi-imaginarylocalethatispartBali.
Asidefromthearrestingarchitecture , whatmakesthesehotelsinterestingistheirafford -ability."Highseason"hereiseveryThursday, FridayandSaturday, sothebesttimetogetagoodpriceonaposh5 roomismid-week. AtthedeluxeFourSeasons, theonlypropertyintownwithoutacasino, low-tideratesstartatamodest 195 forastandardroom, andBellagiocanhouseyouforaslittleas 139 . Atpeaktime, thosepricescandouble.
WhatcanyoudoinVegasbesidesgamble? Plenty. InlessthanfourhoursyoucanbewhiskedfromyourhoteltoheGrandCanyonviahelicopterandenjoyachampagnepicnicdownonthecanyonfloor. Thenthere'sworldclassshopping: VegasretailerrivalanythingofferedbytheircounterpartsonritzyFifthAvenueorRodeoDrive .
练习题：
Ⅰ. Finishthesentenceswithwordsandphrasesinthenotes:
1. TheverynameofSiberiaimagesofexileandbitterhardship.
2. Sheadeliciousmealoutofafewunpromisingingredients.
3. Theyliveinpartofthetown.
4. Peacockhasplumage.
Ⅱ. Questions:
1. Accordingtothepassage, whyareAsianpeoplesodrawntoVegas?
2. Whenisthebesttimetogetagoodpriceforaposhroom?