A British Hotel Offers the Harry Potter Hotel Package（套房）

While star Daniel Radcliffe has moved on to a thrilling large number of independent films, J.K. Rowling’s fantastical world of Harry Potter still holds a firm grasp on the public’s imagination.(1)Yes, the 8-film, $7.72 billion grossing series came to a fiery end in 2011, but there’s been a return in Potter popularity of late.

The latest example is the Harry Potter Hotel Package offered at The Georgian House. A boutique(精品) London hotel that’s been in operation since 1851—and is located just a stone’s throw from the Thames—is taking advantage of the renewed Potter interest by transforming two of its rooms into gothic-styled “Wizard’s Chambers”（哥特风格巫师房）designed to transport guests to the magical world of Potter. The rooms come equipped with 4-poster wooden beds, potion bottles, cauldrons, and Hogwartsian accents—perfect for us mere muggles（麻瓜，泛指没有魔法能力的一般人）. “And don’t worry, we include full English breakfast in your stay, and not bogey flavoured Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans!(2)” reads the hotel’s site.

In addition to the rooms, The Georgian House is offering tickets to the popular Muggle Walking Tour that takes you to locations around London where the film was shot, including train platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station, as well as a trip on the custom-designed Harry Potter Tour bus to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter, where you can check out the film’s myriad sets and props（场景和道具）.

For two people, including one night in the Wizard Chambers, breakfast, Muggle and Studio Tour tickets, it will run you $584 (as well as $180 for an extra child, or $207 for an extra adult). To simply stay in the Wizard Chambers for a night with breakfast will run you $336 for two.

  1. Translate the underlined sentence (1)
  1. Paraphrase the underlined expressions in the following sentence.

…and is located just a stone’s throw from(1) the Thames—is taking advantage of(2) the renewed(3) Potter interest by transforming(4)

two of its rooms into gothic-styled “Wizard’s Chambers”.

  1. What is the strange furniture equipped in the Wizard’s Room for?

______

  1. What does the underlined sentence (2) mean？

______

  1. Which of the following is not covered in the total cost?

A. a room and breakfastB. Muggle Walking Tour

C. scenic spots around LondonD. Warner Brothers Studio

  1. It can be inferred that train platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station ______.

A. is one location the film was shotB. is a busy station

C. is a historical scenic spotD. attracts millions of travelers around the world

  1. A family with a child plan to spend a night at the Wizard’s Chambers and leave the next morning with breakfast. They will pay ______.

A. $ 764B. $ 336C. $ 584D. Not mentioned

Keys:

1. 当影星Daniel Radcliffe凭借系列独立电影继续演艺事业时， J.K. Rowling依旧凭借哈利波特的魔法世界牢牢抓住大众的想象力。
2. (1) near (2) making use of (3) returned (4) changing

3. Through creating a magical world of Potter, the hotel attracts visitors.

4. The hotel reminds visitors that breakfast is included in a humorous way as it is a Potter-themed hotel.

5. C

6. A

7. D

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