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Spain’s Women Only Hotel

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Spain’s Women Only Hotel

西班牙Xī bān yá第dì一yī家jiā女性nǚ xìng酒店jiǔ diàn将jiāng于yú2019年nián春季chūn jì在zài非常fēi cháng受shòu游客yóu kè欢迎huān yíng的de马略卡Mǎ lüè kǎ岛dǎo开业kāi yè。

这zhè家jiā酒店jiǔ diàn名míng为wéi索姆suǒ mǔ夫人fū rén女性nǚ xìng酒店jiǔ diàn,只zhǐ向xiàng18岁suì以上yǐ shàng的de女性nǚ xìng顾客gù kè开放kāi fàng。

索姆suǒ mǔ酒店jiǔ diàn集团jí tuán总裁zǒng cái霍安•昂里克•卡佩利亚Huò ān Áng lǐ kè Kǎ pèi lì yà说shuō:"我们wǒ men不bù是shì在zài声张shēng zhāng女性nǚ xìng权利quán lì,而ér是shì为了wèi le满足mǎn zú日益rì yì增长zēng zhǎng的de需求xū qiú。

"索姆suǒ mǔ夫人fū rén酒店jiǔ diàn将jiāng提供tí gōng39间jiān装饰zhuāng shì成chéng粉fěn白bái色sè的de时尚shí shàng客房kè fáng,还hái将jiāng提供tí gōng游泳yóu yǒng池chí、免费miǎn fèi网络Wǎng luò、健康jiàn kāng的de饮食yǐn shí和hé现场xiàn chǎng音乐yīn yuè演奏yǎn zòu等děng,索姆suǒ mǔ夫人fū rén酒店jiǔ diàn计划jì huà雇佣gù yōng的de员工yuán gōng也yě将jiāng以yǐ女性nǚ xìng为wéi主zhǔ。

卡佩利亚Kǎ pèi lì yà强调qiáng diào了le女性nǚ xìng酒店jiǔ diàn的de一yī个gè重要zhòng yào特点tè diǎn:让ràng女性nǚ xìng游客yóu kè感gǎn到dào安全ān quán。

他tā说shuō:"我们wǒ men男人nán rén有时yǒu shí注意zhù yì不bù到dào的de是shì,当dāng一yī名míng女性nǚ xìng进入jìn rù房间fáng jiān时shí,很多hěn duō男人nán rén都dōu会huì向xiàng她tā投tóu去qù目光mù guāng,许多xǔ duō女性nǚ xìng认为rèn wéi这zhè是shì一yī种zhǒng冒犯mào fàn。

"随着suí zhe女性nǚ xìng旅游lǚ yóu团tuán的de兴起xīng qǐ,以及yǐ jí越来越yuè lái yuè多duō的de女性nǚ xìng选择xuǎn zé一yī个gè人rén旅游lǚ yóu,一些yī xiē酒店jiǔ diàn计划jì huà为wèi女性nǚ xìng游客yóu kè提供tí gōng更gèng多duō的de安全ān quán空间kōng jiān也yě就jiù不bù奇怪qí guài了le。

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Vocabulary 115 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
西班牙 Xī bān yáSpain
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
酒店 jiǔ diànhotel
将 jiāngwill / shall
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
年 niányear
春季 chūn jìspringtime
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
非常 fēi chángvery; really
受 shòusubjected to / (passive marker)
游客 yóu kètraveler; tourist
欢迎 huān yíngto welcome
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
马略卡 Mǎ lüè kǎMallorca or Majorca (island of Spain)
岛 dǎoisland
开业 kāi yèto open a business / to open a practice
这 zhèthis; these
名 míngname
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
索姆 suǒ mǔSom; used in the transliteration of a hotel name in context.
夫人 fū rénlady / madam / Mrs.
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
向 xiàngtowards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
以上 yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more
顾客 gù kècustomer; client
开放 kāi fàngto bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded
集团 jí tuángroup / bloc / corporation / conglomerate
总裁 zǒng cáichairman / director-general (of a company etc)
霍安•昂里克•卡佩利亚 Huò ān Áng lǐ kè Kǎ pèi lì yàJoan Enric Capella; a person’s name, identified in context as the president of the Som Hotel Group.
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
不 bùno; not so
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
声张 shēng zhāngto make public / to disclose
权利 quán lìright / (classical) power and wealth
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
满足 mǎn zúto satisfy / to meet (the needs of)
日益 rì yìday by day / more and more / increasingly / more and more with each passing day
增长 zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
需求 xū qiúrequirement / (economics) demand
提供 tí gōngto offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
间 jiānclassifier for rooms
装饰 zhuāng shìto decorate
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
粉 fěnwhite / pink
白 báiwhite / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / reactionary / anti-communist
色 sècolor / look / appearance / sex
时尚 shí shàngfashionable
客房 kè fángguest room / room (in a hotel)
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
游泳 yóu yǒngswimming
池 chípond / reservoir / moat
免费 miǎn fèifree (of charge)
网络 Wǎng luòInternet
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
饮食 yǐn shíeating and drinking / food and drink; diet
和 héand; together with
现场 xiàn chǎng(on) the spot / (at) the site
音乐 yīn yuèmusic
演奏 yǎn zòuto perform on a musical instrument
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
计划 jì huàto plan / to map out
雇佣 gù yōngto employ; to hire
员工 yuán gōngstaff; personnel; employee
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
以 yǐby means of / according to / in order to / because of / at
主 zhǔmain
卡佩利亚 Kǎ pèi lì yàCapella; a transliteration/name
强调 qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement) / to stress
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
特点 tè diǎncharacteristic (feature) / trait / feature
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
感 gǎnto feel
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
安全 ān quánsafe; secure
他 tāhe; him; his
男人 nán réna man / a male / men
有时 yǒu shísometimes / now and then
注意 zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
当 dāngwhen / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
房间 fáng jiānroom
时 shíwhen
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
都 dōuall; both; entirely
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
她 tāshe
投 tóuto throw / to cast / to put in / to send / to throw oneself into / to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
去 qù(after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation
目光 mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
许多 xǔ duōmany / a lot of / much
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
冒犯 mào fànto offend
随着 suí zhealong with / in the wake of / following
旅游 lǚ yóutrip / journey / tourism / travel / tour
团 tuánlump / ball / regiment / group / society
兴起 xīng qǐto rise / to spring up / to burgeon / to be aroused / to come into vogue
以及 yǐ jíand; as well as
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
人 rénperson; people
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
空间 kōng jiānspace; room
就 jiùin that case; then
奇怪 qí guàistrange / odd