曼谷：大芒果风情画

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Bangkok: Fun and Culture in the Big Mango

There's no doubt that Bangkok is one of the world's tourist hotspots. Major surveys routinely rank the Thai capital up there with London and Paris in terms of international visitors. A staggering 6.33 million tourists arrived in the City of Angels in the fourth quarter of 2012. Altogether, Bangkok netted close to US$50 billion in tourist revenues.

Though many visitors stop in Bangkok en route to Thailand's beach destinations, a large proportion are equally enticed by the city's hustle and bustle. The opportunity to shop'til you drop is one of the Big Mango's major drawing cards. With its culture of haggling, it's no surprise that Bangkok frequently ranks near the top of the global rankings when it comes to stealing a deal. And, it's not all market madness: From the streets stalls of Patpong to the air-conditioned department stores, there’s something for all levels of consumer.

Bangkok traditionally contributes a large chunk of Thailand's GDP (nearly 30 percent in 2010). The city was hit hard by the floods of 2011, which greatly affected Thailand's exports, a major driver of growth. However, an initial downturn was tackled, in part, by government measures, including wage hikes and a cut to interest rates. This meant that gloomy forecasts were exceeded, with 5.3 percent GDP growth for 2012 as a whole and 18.9 percent in the final quarter.

曼谷∶大芒果风情画

曼谷无疑是全球旅客的热门景点之一。就国际旅客数量来看，大型调查时常将泰国首都与伦敦和巴黎并列。二O一二第四季就有高达 633 万名旅客造访这座天使之都。曼谷的观光收入总计接近 500 亿美元。

尽管许多旅客只在前往泰国的海边度假区时路过曼谷，有一大部分旅客同样受其繁华喧闹的景象所吸引。让你血拼到脚软的机会更是大芒果吸引旅客的重点。因为有著议价文化，曼谷常在全球物超所值排行榜中名列前茅也就不足为奇了。而且，曼谷不只疯传统市场∶从拍蓬的街贩到有空调的百货公司，各个层级的消费者都能找到想要的东西。

传统上曼谷对泰国的国内生产毛额贡献良多（二O一O年接近 30%）。曼谷遭到二O一一年水灾的重击，出口贸易这个泰国经济成长的主要推手受到严重影响。不过，调升工资与降息等政府措施减缓了部分的初期下滑趋势。这表示悲观的预测已过去，二O一二整年的国内生产毛额成长了 5.3%，而该年度最後一季成长率更达到 18.9%。

2013/04/15(一) Is there any way to retrieve a deleted file?

有没有办法救回已删除的档案？

2013/04/16 (二) Be sure to c.c. me on those e-mails.

记得那些电子邮件要寄副本给我。

2013/04/17 (三) Is it the browser or my connection?

是浏览器还是我网路连线的问题啊？

2013/04/18 (四) I'm not sure if I have enough information for this report.

我不确定这份报告我有获取足够的资讯。

2013/04/19(五) Can I pick your brain?

能听听你的意见吗？