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A popular Tokyo amusement park on Monday closed its doors for the last time after being in business for more than nine decades, with part of the site set to make way for a “Harry Potter” theme park.

Toshimaen amusement park, which opened in 1926 in northern Tokyo, caught the imagination of locals such as Junko and Hikari Abe, a mother and daughter who work at the park and met their partners there.

语言点

amusement park: 游乐园

· theme park: 主题乐园

· Disneyland: 迪士尼乐园

· universal studios: 环球影城

be in business: 在营业中

· The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.

这家酒店已经营业超过150年了。

· 关于生意的表达：

How is business at the moment?

= Are you selling much at the moment?

现在生意怎么样？

-Business is good/booming (= I'm selling a lot). 生意兴隆。

-Business is bad/quiet (= I'm not selling much). 生意清淡。

decade n. 十年

· a decade ago: 十年之前

· two decades: 二十年

make way: 让路，让位

· Several houses were pulled down to make way for the new road.

几所房屋被拆了，为修新路腾出空间。

· He stood down to make way for the young people.

他退下来（退位，退休）好为年轻人让路。

catch/capture the imagination of sb.: 给某人以想象的空间；激发想象力

· Her books have caught the imagination of children from around the world.

她的书激发了全世界小朋友的想象力。

· They use puppets to capture the imagination of kids.

他们用木偶来启发小孩子的想象力。

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