When you go to Paris, do be careful for the name of landmarks, otherwise you might not be able to get to where you want!

The city’s biggest airport is known the world over as Paris Charles de Gaulle. Your luggage stickers have a big CDG on them to prove it. But Parisians call the airport Roissy, which is the name of the little town that was lucky enough to get an airport as a neighbor.

Meanwhile, at the top of the Champs-Elysées, beside the Arc de Triomphe, there’s a massive metro and regional train station called Charles de Gaulle Etoile, which Parisians call Étoile, after the roundabout that runs around the Arc.

Of course foreign visitors would like to go to one of these two places. So when you buy a ticket in the metro station, it’s not enough just to say that you want to go to “Charles de Gaulle”! Otherwise, you will be challenged with “Roissy ou Etoile?”.
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以下是引用[I]spirit[/I]在2006-2-25 15:41:33的发言：[BR]When you go to Paris, do be careful for the name of landmarks, otherwise you might not be able to get to where you want!

The city’s biggest airport is known the world over as Paris Charles de Gaulle. Your luggage stickers have a big CDG on them to prove it. But Parisians call the airport Roissy, which is the name of the little town that was lucky enough to get an airport as a neighbor.

Meanwhile, at the top of the Champs-Elysées, beside the Arc de Triomphe, there’s a massive metro and regional train station called Charles de Gaulle Etoile, which Parisians call Étoile, after the roundabout that runs around the Arc.

Of course foreign visitors would like to go to one of these two places. So when you buy a ticket in the metro station, it’s not enough just to say that you want to go to “Charles de Gaulle”! Otherwise, you will be challenged with “Roissy ou Etoile?”.
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whats "Champs-Elysées"? totally dont understand French[em06]
is it the one shown below?

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[simple tourist]Charles de Gaulle (Paris)

2006-2-25 23:46

Champs-Elysées应该就是传说中的香榭里舍大道吧，Arc de Triomphe就是凯旋门。以凯旋门为中心好象有5条大道延伸出去，香榭里舍就是其中一条。

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以下是引用[I]飞花[/I]在2006-2-26 2:50:07的发言：[BR]Champs-Elysées应该就是传说中的香榭里舍大道吧，Arc de Triomphe就是凯旋门。以凯旋门为中心好象有5条大道延伸出去，香榭里舍就是其中一条。

才看出来Champs-Elysées的读音跟香榭里舍应该很相近，呵呵我怎么连这点都记不住[em04]。。。
那下面这张应该就是了

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[simple tourist]Charles de Gaulle (Paris)

2006-2-26 04:56

Very nice photos. Thank you, sissi. [em07]

“Roissy ou Etoile?”[em06]
It seems easier to ask Spirit to be the guide when you visit Paris.

And for the record, "Charles de Gaulle" is the name of the first and greatest president of the fifth republic, just like Washington for the US.

Er..戴高乐吗?

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以下是引用[I]四四[/I]在2006-2-27 11:44:15的发言：[BR]“Roissy ou Etoile?”[em06]
It seems easier to ask Spirit to be the guide when you visit Paris.

Just remember whether you want to go to the airport (Roissy) or the Champs-Elysées (Etoile) and then tell the ticket seller!! Don't be challenged by him/her!! [em01][em01][em01]

Haha, and asking me to be the tour guide in Paris... well, yeah, that's not difficult -- if you pay everything for me! [em07]

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以下是引用[I]四四[/I]在2006-2-27 11:48:23的发言：[BR]And for the record, "Charles de Gaulle" is the name of the first and greatest president of the fifth republic, just like Washington for the US.

It seems like we'd better have you to be our history guide when we go to Paris! [em07][em07]

And yes, de Gaulle was an excellent president and general. Here's more information about him if you're interested...  (but he didn't look that cute, unfortunately... [em06])
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWdegaulle.htm