英国海滨胜地布莱克普梦想成为拉斯维加斯第二
Blackpool wants to mimic Las Vegas
Many English seaside towns seem as if they are stuck in a time warp， in an era when families and charabancs full of factory workers would converge on the shore for fun and frolics.
As buildings decay and holiday makers flock to warmer shores resorts like Blackpool and Morecambe on the northwest coast are looking to refresh their image.
Blackpool council has drawn up radical plans to turn its stretch of coastline， known as the Golden Mile， into what some have called the new Las Vegas of Europe.
The town is keen to capitalize on a proposed deregulation of Britain's gambling laws.
“Blackpool needs to see major change if it is to turn the tide and create a prosperous future，” said deputy council leader Eddie Collett.
The aim is to build five big casinos and create around 30，000 new jobs. The project is already underway but developers say it will take until 2020 to finish.
Council officials say the plan could generate around 437 million pounds a year and increase annual tourist visitors to around 15 million from 11 million now.
The glitz of Las Vegas feels a long way from Blackpool.
Its sandy beach is often strewn with litter and it is hard to find much better food than a burger.
Many residents acknowledge the resort is not looking its best but some worry that the casino plan could attract the wrong sort of clientele.
“There are enough alcoholics and gamblers anyway in Blackpool，” said sweet-seller Pat Whitty， referring to a current craze for stag and hen night parties in the resort.
“Casinos will definitely scare families away，” added Whitty.“Blackpool will lose its old seaside image.”
英国良多海滨小镇似乎被卡在时候地道里了，至今仍旧平息在谁人全家人和装满工人的年夜旅游车会萃在海边欢乐嬉闹的期间。
跟着修建物日渐破坏，度假者们簇拥前往更热和的海滨胜地，而位于东南海岸线上的布莱克普和莫克姆正在勉力使自己的面容面目一新。
布莱克普议会起草了大胆的计划，计划把被称为“黄金海岸”的海岸线改形成一些人号称的“欧洲的新拉斯维加斯”。
这个小镇急于使用发起排除英国赌钱法管制的契机。
“如果想要窜改潮水，发明昌盛的将来，布莱克普要经历很年夜的转变，”议会副会长埃迪。考兰特说。
这一计划的目标是建立五个年夜文娱场，并发明约三万个新的义务岗位。这个项目已经起步，但开发者说要到2020年本领完成。
议会官员说这项计划每年将发明约4.37亿英镑的收进，并使每年的旅客量从现在的1100万上升到1500万。
布莱克普要想像拉斯维加斯一样光彩夺目另有很长一段路要走。
那边的沙岸上老是丢满残余，在那边也很难找到比汉堡更甘旨的食物。
良多居夷易近供认这个海滨胜地现在的情况并不是最理想的，但也有人担心制作文娱场的计划会吸引不品德的旅客。
“总之，布莱克普的酒鬼和赌徒已经够多了。”谈到现在这里对男女聚会的狂热，糖果售货员帕特。威蒂如许说。
“文娱场一定会把家庭旅客吓跑，布莱克普将丧失落它原有的海滨气象，”威蒂弥补说。
warp：弯曲
draw up：起草
capitalize on：使用
strew：（with）撒，散播
clientele：客户
stag night party：只要男性加入的交际晚会
hen night party：只要女性加入的交际晚会

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