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A Cold War-era bunker designed to save Soviet leaders from a nuclear attack will host a 24-hour party for Russians willing to pay $1,000 for a ticket to escape the apocalypse, which, according to New Age prophesies, could come on Friday. Bunker No. 42, now a tourist attraction full of red alarm lights, is located 56 meters (184 feet) under ground in central Moscow, near the Kremlin, and can accommodate up to 300 people. "Many people would feel much calmer if they could spend this critical day enjoying maximum comfort and safety," said Alexei Pavlovsky, a tour guide at the bunker, adding there was strong interest in the party which will start at midnight on December 20. Pavlovsky said the idea of holding a party at the bunker, which has served as a museum since 2006, came from visitors keen to mark the end of an era in the Maya Long Count calendar due at sunrise on December 21 - an event interpreted by some groups as the end of days. "We don't have control over things such as the end of the world. But we are ready for pretty much everything," he said. "There'll be a children's room with cartoons, for adults there'll be movies, talks dedicated to the end of the world and tours of the museum. There'll be live broadcasts from other bunkers in other countries." Upon entering the bunker, built in 1956, visitors will be whisked 18 floors down in an elevator to a warren of rooms where loudspeakers blast out the old Cold war warning: "Attention! Attention! The enemy has carried out a nuclear attack!" "The bunker is rather big, but everything here is arranged in a way that makes people feel safe. This is a comfortable, cozy place to spend not just a day, but a whole war and even the end of the world," said Anna, a student visiting the bunker on Wednesday. Other resorts across the world are offering refuge for those fearing the doomsday predictions. A hotel on the slopes of Mount Rtanj in Serbia is selling itself as the best place to survive the apocalypse, basing its promise on the mystical powers that locals say have flooded the area since the mountain swallowed a castle belonging to a well-to-do sorcerer, trapping him inside. (Agencies)
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冷戰時期修建的一處地堡原計劃是為保護蘇聯領導人免遭核攻擊，如今將要舉辦一場長達24小時的聚會，參與者是那些為了逃離這場大災難而愿意購買價值1000美元門票的俄羅斯人。根據先知們對新時代的預言，這場災難將于本周五降臨。 42號地堡，如今已成為旅游景點，周圍布滿了紅色報警燈。它位于莫斯科中心、距克里姆林宮不遠處地下56米（合184英尺）處，可以同時容納300人。 “對于許多人而言，能將這生死攸關的一天花在盡情享受舒適與安全的生活上，他們會覺得內心更加平靜，”該地堡的一名導游阿列克謝?帕夫羅夫斯基說道。他還補充說，這場即將于12月20日午夜開場的聚會受到了極大的關注。 帕夫羅夫斯基表示，在地堡（自2006年以來一直作為博物館對外開放）舉辦聚會是游客的創意，他們都很熱衷紀念瑪雅長歷法所記載的時代終結之日，即12月21日太陽升起之時——有些團體將這一事件解讀為末日降臨。 他說：“雖然對于類似掌控世界滅亡這樣的事情，我們無能為力，但我們幾乎為一切都做好了準備。” “這里將會置辦一間墻上貼滿卡通畫的兒童房間。大人們則看看電影或是聊聊天，內容都是與世界末日以及博物館參觀有關的。屆時，還會現場直播其他國家地堡里的情況。” 一進入這個建于1956年的地堡，游客們便會乘上電梯，從18層迅速滑落至一個周圍布滿房間的大雜院。院子里，喇叭中傳出冷戰時期的警告語：“注意！注意！敵人已發動了核攻擊！” 一名周三參觀這一地堡的學生安娜說道：“雖然地堡體積相當龐大，但這里的一切都布置得井井有條，讓人有種安全感。不論是度過一整天的時間，還是整個戰爭期間，甚至世界末日，這里都是個舒適安逸之所。” 世界上其他一些旅游景點也將為那些擔心末日預言的人提供避難場所。 位于塞爾維亞瑞塔尼山山坡上的一家賓館極力向外推銷自己，稱這里是躲避這場大災難的最佳場所，之所以這么說是因為當地人聲稱瑞塔尼山曾吞噬了一位富有巫師的城堡，將其困在城堡中，從那以后這一地區就充滿了一股神秘力量。 相關閱讀 （中國日報網英語點津 實習生王賓雷 編輯：陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: bunker: 地堡 apocalypse: 大災變 warren: 大雜院；擁擠的地區 sorcerer: 魔術師；男巫士 |
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