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Egypt's salt hotel 用盐建造的酒店
The Siwa Valley is a remote oasis in western Egypt.
锡瓦山谷是位于埃及西部的一个偏远的绿洲。
Here you can find a hotel made entirely of salt.
在这里你将会发现有一个完全是由盐做成的酒店。
The building materials come from the shores of lakes like this one.
这个建筑的材料是来自向这样的小湖岸边。
The crystals are used for food while the rocks are turned into bricks by artisans.
晶体是用来做食物，而岩块将由工匠做成砖块。
Small sculptures, the walls and even the beds are made of salt.
小小的雕饰品，和墙体，甚至是床都是由盐做成的。
But doesn't it dissolve in water? Workers at the hotel say it's resisted the rain so far. So, no need to take this story with a pinch of salt.
但是它不会融化在水里吗？酒店员工们说目前为止这些是能防水的。所以不必怀疑，真的有这种事儿。
Vocabulary 词汇:
oasis [əʊ'eɪsɪs] 绿洲
shores [ʃɔː] （湖，海，河）岸
crystals['krɪstl] 结晶，晶体
artisans [,ɑːtɪ'zæn; 'ɑːtɪzæn] 艺术工匠
take with a pinch of salt 半信半疑地