It is difficult to picture the Eiffel Tower, the Trevi fountain or the gates to Buckingham Palace without also picturing throngs of camera-toting Japanese tourists.

很难想象在埃菲尔铁塔，罗马喷泉和白金汉宫的大门口没有带着相机的日本游客的身影。

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But other parts of the island look more like California, with throngs of pink-shouldered tourists, strip malls, bulky hotels and clusters of time-shares.

但是岛上其他部分看起来更象加利福尼亚，挤满了一群群肩头晒红的游客、购物中心、庞大的酒店以及一簇簇分时度假别墅。

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Its downtown is a wholly different place, with chic Middle Eastern restaurants along Ben Gurion Avenue, freshly planted palm trees in Paris Square and throngs of tourists skipping off cruise ships in the renovated port.

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But other parts of the island look more like California, with throngs of pink-shouldered tourists, strip malls, bulky hotels and clusters of time-shares.

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