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BBC News Review: A place for love in Cuba
source: BBC Learning English 2017年7月4日
A place for love in Cuba
Cuban lovers looking for some privacy can now rent rooms by the hour. So-called 'love motels' are opening again after 20 years.
The story:
Cuba has decided to reopen its state-run love motels, or “posadas” – which is a place lovers can go to rent a room hourly.
Cuba had many before but they closed in the 90s and were converted into hurricane shelters.
The rooms provide affordable privacy for lovers who cannot find any at home.
Key words and phrases:
comeback: when something or someone becomes popular again
rousing: exciting and inspirational
exorbitant: a price which is too high
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