A RECORD number of tourists, some 650, 000, visited the Maldives' upmarket and otherwise uninhabited island resorts last year.

去年，有大约650000名旅游者光临了马尔代夫面向高消费市场的旅游胜地，以及其它一些杳无人迹的岛屿景点，这个人数创下了一个记录。

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"I feel pretentious saying it, " said Broidy Eckhardt, 29, a buyer for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts who married last month.

现年29岁的布萝伊迪·埃克哈特是四季酒店的采购员，上个月刚结婚。 她说：“我觉得用这个词显得虚伪。”

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Resorts there reported a record twenty million visits last season.

上个滑雪季，那里的滑雪场记录了2000万人次。

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The government also noted a 5.5 percent increase in the supply of hotel rooms last year, largely the result of continued development of beachfront resorts on the northern islands.

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Defaulting on your mortgage should be one of your last resorts, points out Sherry Chris, chief executive officer of Better Homes and Gardens real estate.

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Like an aged alcoholic with a pickled liver having another last drink at the Bar of Last Resorts would tell you-enjoy it while it lasts.

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Issuing fines is one of the last resorts for schools to deal with absence problems, including parents who take their child on holiday during term time without permission from the school.

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