暮光之城经典台词(中英)
1 Surely it was a good way to die, in place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something. (Bella)这无疑是个不错的死法，死在别人——我所钟爱的人的家里，甚至说，轰轰烈烈。
这应该算是死得其所。
2 When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end. (Bella)当生活给了你一个远远超过你期望的美梦，那么，当这一期结束时，也就没有理由再去伤心。
3. Sometimes I wondered if I was seeing the same things through my eyes that the rest of the world was seeing through theirs. Maybe there was a glitch in my brain. (Bella)有时候，我在想我眼里所看到的和世上所有其他人眼里所看到的是不是同样的东西。
也许，我脑袋里哪里短路了。
4. Forks was literally my personal hell on earth. (Bella)Forks对我而言，简直就是一座人间地狱。
5. He unleashed the full, devastating power of his eyes on me, as if trying to communicate something crucial. (Bella)他把那双眼睛的全部魅力都释放在我身上了，好像试图跟我说某件至关重要的事情似的。
6. I wasn’t interesting. And he was. Interesting and brilliant and mysterious…and perfect and beautiful and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand. (Bella)我没有意思，他有。
有意思…才华横溢…神秘莫测…完美无缺…仪表堂堂，而且还能够单手举起大型客货两用车。
7. It was hard to believe that someone so beautiful could be real. I was afraid that he might disappear in a sudden puff of smoke, and I would wake up. (Bella)很难相信居然真的有这么美的人。
我害怕他会突然像一缕青烟一样消失掉，而我就像做了一场梦一样。
8. I decided as long as I was going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly. (Edward)我想好了，反正是下地狱，我还不如来他个一不做二不休。
9 I had been vacillating during the last month between Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker. There was no way I was going to own up to that. (Bella)上个月我一直认为他不是蝙蝠侠Bruce Wayne，就是蜘蛛侠Peter Parker，老在这两人中犹豫不决。
我要坦白承认，那是绝对不可能的。
10. What if I’m not a superhero? What if I’m the bad guy?要是我不是超级英雄呢
要是我是个坏蛋呢
11. His voice was like melting honey. I could imagine how much more overwhelming his eyes would be. (Bella)他的声音甜得跟蜂蜜似的。
我可以想像出他的眼神的杀伤力不知还要比这大多少。
12. Don’t be offended, but you seem to be one of those people who just attract accidents like a magnet. So…try not to fall into the ocean or get run over or anything, all right? (Edward)你可别不高兴，我觉得你似乎就是那种就像磁铁一样，对事故特别有吸引力的人。
所以，尽量别掉到海里去了，或者往车轮下面钻什么的，好吗
13. I don’t think a tank could take out that old monster. (Jacob)我估计连坦克都拿那老怪物没办法。
14. I tried to make my smile alluring, wondering if i was laying it on too thick. He smiled back, though, looking allured. (Bella)我努力使自己的笑容显得迷人些，不知道是否笑得有点过了。
不过他也冲我笑了笑，看起来是让我打动了。
15. There’s always a risk for humans to be around the cold ones, even if they’re civilized like this clan was. You never know when they might get too hungry to resist. (Jacob)(此句暂不清楚)16. Do I dazzle you? (Edward)那我有没有让你目眩神迷过
17. He stared into my eyes, and I saw how light his eyes were, lighter than I’d ever seen them, golden butterscotch. (Bella)他盯着我的眼睛，我能看到他的眼睛是多么的明亮，比我以前看到的都要明亮，就像金黄色的奶油糖果一样。
18. You’re always crabbier when your eyes are black-I expect it then. (Bella)你的眼睛是黑色的时候，你总是要烦躁一些。
19. Only you could get in trouble in a town this small. You would have devastated their crime rate statistics for a decade, you know. (Edward)只有你才会在这么小的一个城市里遇到麻烦。
你知道吗，你本来会打破他们十年来的[url=javascript:;]犯罪[\\\/url]率统计数据的。
20. You’re a magnet for accidents-that’s not a broad enough classification. You are a magnet for trouble. If there is anything dangerous within a ten-mile radius, it will invariably find you. (Edward)你不是一个只吸引事故的人——这个范围还不够宽，你是一个吸引麻烦的人。
只要方圆十英里的范围内有任何危险，肯定就能找到你。
21. I’ve never tried to keep a specific person alive before, and it’s much more troublesome than I would have believed. But that’s probably just because it’s you. Ordinary people seem to make it through the day without so many catastrophes. (Edward)我以前从来没有试图去救某一个人，而这比我先前想象的要麻烦得多，但也许仅仅是因为是你的缘故。
普通人似乎一天里没有这么多灾多难的。
22. Your number was up the first time I met you. (Edward)我第一次遇见你的时候你就劫数难逃。
23. I can’t be sure, of course, but I’d compare it to living on tofu and soy milk; we call ourselves vegetarians, our little inside joke. (Edward)我不能确定，当然，不过我可以把这种方式和光靠吃豆腐和豆奶过日子的方式作比较，我们把自己称作素食主义者，这是我们内部之间的一个小玩笑。
24. About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was part of him — and I didn’t know how potent that part might be — that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. (Bella)有三件事我是可以肯定的：第一，Edward是一个吸血鬼；第二，在他身体内有一部分——我不知道那一部分起多大作用——非常渴望我的鲜血；第三，我毫无条件地、不可救药地爱上了他。
25. Hadn’t you noticed? I’m breaking all the rules now. (Edward)难道你没有看出来吗
我现在在打破所有的规则。
26. But outside the door to our Spanish class, leaning against the wall-looking more like a Greek god than anyone had a right to-Edward was waiting for me. (Bella)但就在西班牙语课教室的门外，Edward正靠墙站着——看起来比任何有资格的人都更像一个希腊天神——他在等我。
27. I’m absolutely ordinary-well, except for bad things like all the near-death experiences and being so clumsy that I’m almost disabled. (Bella)我是极其普通的一个人——当然，出了那些差点没了命的经历，还有自己太笨差点残废这些不好的事情以外。
28. Are you referring to the fact that you can’t walk across a flat, stable surface without finding something to trip over. (Edward)你是在说，在平平坦坦、纹丝不动的平地上，你都会被什么东西绊倒
29. His skin was icy as ever, but the trail his fingers left on my skin was alarmingly warm-like I’d been burned, but didn’t feel the pain of it yet. (Bella)他的肌肤还是那样冰凉，可他的触摸却是火热的。
30. He looks at you like…like you’re something to eat. (Mike)他看你的样子就像……就像把你当成点心一样。
31. When we hunt, we give ourselves over to our senses…govern less with our minds. Especially our sense of smell. If you were anywhere near me when I lost control that way… (Edward) 我们捕猎的时候，我们会完全去凭感觉……而很少受意识的支配，尤其是靠我们的嗅觉。
当我像那样失去控制的时候，如果你在我身边的任何地方……32. It’s twilight. It’s the safest time of day for us. The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way…the end of another day, the return of the night. Darkness is so predictable, don’t you think? (Edward)已经是傍晚了。
这是一天中对我们最安全的时刻，最轻松的时刻，在某种程度上，却也是最伤感的……又一天的结束，夜晚的回归，黑暗总是如期而至，你不这样觉得吗
33. He grinned his crooked smile at me, stopping my breath and my heart. I couldn’t imagine how an angel could be any more glorius. There was nothing about him that could be improved upon. (Bella)他冲我狡黠地笑着，我不由得停住了呼吸，心跳也停了。
我实在想像不出来一个天使怎么可能比他更加迷人，他已经是漂亮得无以复加了。
34. If I’m going to be alone with you tommorrow, I’m going to take whatever precautions I can. (Edward)如果明天要和你单独呆在一起，我得尽可能地做好一切保险措施。
35. I realized slowly that his words should frighten me. I waited for that fear to come, but all I could seem to feel was an ache for his pain. (Bella)慢慢地我意识到自己应该对他的话感到害怕才对。
我等待着那种恐惧的降临，可是似乎我所能感觉得到的只有因为他的痛苦而带来的心痛。
36. This truck is old enough to be your car’s grandfather-have some respect. (Bella)这辆卡车有年头了，都可以当你那辆车的爷爷了——尊重它一点。
37. Are you so depressed by Forks that it’s made you suicidal. (Edward)是不是Forks让你感到这么消沉，让你来自取灭亡啊
38. Edward in the sunlight was shocking. I couldn’t get used to it, though I’d been staring at him all afternoon. His skin, white, despite the faint flush from yesterday’s hunting trip：Literally sparkled, like thousands of tiny diamonds were embedded in the surface. (Bella) Edward在阳光下的样子令人震惊，虽然整个下午我都在盯着他看，但还是看不习惯。
虽然昨天打猎回来后些微有些发红，但他的皮肤依然很白净，简直熠熠生辉，好像镶嵌了无数颗小小的钻石。
39. I’m the worlds best predator, aren’t I? Everything about me invites you in-my voice, my face, even my smell. As if i need any of that! (Edward)我是世界上最棒的猎食动物，对不对
我身上的一切都能让你上钩——我的声音、我的脸，甚至包括我的气味，好像我没有那些东西不行似的
40. I sat without moving, more frightened of him than I had ever been. I’d never seen him so completely freed of that carefully cultivated f facade. He’d never been less human… or more beautiful. (Bella)我坐在那里纹丝不动，我以前从来没有像现在这么怕过他。
他也从来没有这么放肆地摘下过他那张精心粉饰的面具，从来没有露出过他非同常人的那一面，或者说他重来没有像现在这么俊美。
41. I’m essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too much to do what I should. (Edward)从本质上讲，我是一个自私的动物，我太渴望你做伴了，该做的事情我是不会错过的。
42. Who were you, an insignificant little girl, to chase me from the place I wanted to be? (Edward)你是谁
不就是一个不起眼的小[url=javascript:;]女孩[\\\/url]儿吗
哪能让你把我从我喜欢待的地方赶走呢
43. Common sense told me I should be terrified. Instead, I was relieved to finally understand. And I was filled with compassion for his suffering, even now, as he confessed his craving to take my life. (Bella)按常理说，我应该感到害怕才对，可我却为能揭开这一谜底感到轻松。
我十分同情他所经历的所有这些痛苦，哪怕是现在，他表白要夺去我的生命。
44. You already know how I feel, of course. I’m here… which, roughly translated, means I would rather die than stay away from you. (Bella)你肯定知道我对你的感情，我就在这儿，也就是说我宁愿死，也不愿和你分开。
45. And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…What a stupid lamb. What a sick, masochistic lion. (Edward, Bella, Edward)—这么说，狮子爱上了羔羊……—多愚蠢的羔羊啊。
—多霸道而变态的狮子啊。
46. I knew at any moment it could be too much, and my life could end — so quickly that I might not even notice. And I couldn’t make myself be afraid. I couldn’t think of anything, except that he was touching me. (Bella)我知道任何时候都有可能失控，我的生命就会随之结束。
速度之快，可能我连注意都还没注意到就结束了。
我不能让自己害怕，也不能想什么，只知道他在不停地抚摸我。
47. No one could be still like Edward. He closed his eyes and became as immobile as stone, a carving under my hand. (Bella)谁也做不到像Edward那样静得纹丝不动。
他闭上眼睛，让我随意抚摸着，活像一尊石雕。
48. If I’d ever feared death before in his presence, it was nothing compared to how I felt now. (Bella)要说我以前在他面前怕死过，可要与此刻的感觉相比，那简直算不上什么了。
49. Are you still faint from the run? Or was it my kissing expertise? (Edward)你还觉得头晕吗
是因为刚才奔跑，还是我亲吻的技术太好
淘宝网中天使之城的背景音乐有知道的吗
A Viking We Shall Go 维京风暴
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哪些歌的歌词比较伤感或者很有含义
你好
《time after time》（日本歌）歌词如下：这是网址。
你往下看，有中文歌词的。
这个歌词特别的好。
极力推荐。
这又是伤感又是很有含义的。
《好想告诉你》主题曲（日本歌）这是网址。
《you raise me up》（英文歌）这是网址。
《it's only the fairy tale》(英文歌)这是网址。
这首歌歌词比较伤感，并且这首歌很好听的。
谁知道天使之城的英语简介和英语影评
这部电影的故事情节：Every major religion in the world makes some reference to winged messengers of God. According to the Bible, they are immortal beings, numbering in the millions, created by God before the beginning of time, to act as His messengers or carry out His will. While angels have been typically depicted in art and literature as winged females, the majority of the biblical references have portrayed angels as wingless men, normally invisible to humans. However, when they do appear, in order to deliver a message, they generally appear in human form. In City of Angels, the latest film from director Brad Silberling (Casper), the scriptural accounts of angels are woven into a romantic drama, as hundreds of timeless male angels keep watch over Los Angeles. Seth (Nicolas Cage of Face\\\/Off and Leaving Las Vegas) is such an angel, one of the many silent and solitary figures that hover over the city, providing quiet inspiration and focus to its human inhabitants, and easing the transition between life and the afterlife for the dying. Unlike his partner Cassiel (Andre Braugher of Homicide: Life on the Street, perhaps the best actor working on television today), Seth is not satisfied with merely being a voyeur of human activity, or reading about the wonders of human experience through the words of Hemingway-- he wishes to embrace it. While on his divine wandering, he happens to come across a hospital operating room, where Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan of Addicted to Love and Courage Under Fire), a heart surgeon, has just failed to revive her patient. Seth, watching the anguish and pain of failure on Maggie's face, is instantly enamored with her, and wants to comfort her. Longing to become closer to Maggie, Seth makes himself visible to her. Unfortunately, Maggie is engaged to another doctor, Jordan (Colm Feore), and soon she finds herself torn between the comfortable yet emotionally-dishonest relationship with Jordan, and her inexplicable attraction to Seth, a calm face of tranquility without a past. But because he is an angel, Seth is unable to truly love her, and he faces a difficult choice-- to spend eternity in his present form and never know the warmth of Maggie's touch, or to 'fall', giving up his divine existence, to fully embrace the human condition and be with Maggie. City of Angels is a lot like Great Expectations with respect to the uneven mix of the visceral and narrative elements. On the one hand, it is a beautifully-directed film that places the oft-photographed Los Angeles landmarks into a mystical context, and many of the scenes are exquisitely-realized through the warm cinematography of John Seale (who also lensed The English Patient). The angels, dressed in black flowing robes, are universal in their presence, standing on the beach in Santa Monica to bask in the first rays of the new day, watching over the city from their rooftop perchings, or absorbing the richness of human thought in the city's libraries. Never has the Los Angeles cityscape looked so intoxicatingly quixotic. With its metaphysical elements, City of Angels seems to be one of those European arthouse flights of philosophical fancy, such as Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors: Red. Indeed, City of Angels is loosely-based on the 1987 Wim Wenders film Wings of Desire, which had the angelic overseers of post-war Berlin discuss the joy and pain of the human condition as they shuffled peacefully through the city. However, City of Angels fails to create any emotional resonance within its narrative, and as a result, it does not rise above the level of your typical Hollywood melodramatic weeper. First of all, whereas Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors: Red dealt with many of the same themes, such as destiny, the existence of soulmates, and the dichotomy of human existence, Kieslowski was more subtle in articulating his thesis, a 'passive-aggressive' approach that allowed the audience to arrive at the conclusions on their own. In City of Angels, the narrative has been 'Americanized' to the point where the characters actually hand you everything on a plate by telling you-- leaving no room for interpretation. A noticeable side effect of this blatant thematic exposition is the very prosaic dialogue, almost clunky, to the point of eliciting a few chuckles from the more cynical members of the audience. Furthermore, the structure of the film follows the prototypical romantic-comedy narrative form, right down to becoming predictable in the third act-- which may have been fine if this film was meant to be a light diversion. However, this ambitious film aims to be much more, and this rigid adherence to the formula diminishes its intentions, bringing an almost cheesy sentimentality to the proceedings. Performance-wise, Cage is perfectly cast as Seth, his expressive face and body language bringing across the cherubic and compassionate aspects of his character with a remarkably low-key performance. Ryan brings a good mix of vulnerability and strength to her character, who makes the transition of having her actions being ruled by her head, to having them ruled by the heart. Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue) is engaging as a patient of Maggie that helps Seth learn to embrace the joy of life, and Braugher is well-cast as Seth's serene celestial colleague. I really wanted to have passion for this film, because it had all the right elements going for it: a celebration of the human condition, engaging visceral elements, and an exploration of destiny and fate. However, this hope soon faded in light of the flat narrative and mundane dialogue-- it was nice to look at, but it say anything important. As an overemotional weepfest, it probably fills the bill-- just don't look for anything meaningful beyond that. ——这是一篇关于简介和影评的，来源： 这个是短小的介绍： An angel must decide if love is more important than eternal peace in this Americanized adaptation of Wim Wenders' modern classic Wings of Desire. Seth (Nicholas Cage) is an angel who hovers over the city of Los Angeles, listening to people's thoughts, observing their lives, and guiding them to the next world when they die. While Seth and his fellow angels try to offer comfort to people as they can, they are discouraged from direct contact with humans and are usually invisible to them. While at a hospital, Seth sees Maggie (Meg Ryan), a dedicated heart surgeon who attempts to save the life of a patient Seth was to call upon. Maggie is distraught after the patient passes, and her agony touches something inside the reserved Seth; he finds himself falling in love with her, and he decides to make himself visible so he can communicate with her. As Maggie gets to know the strange visitor in black who has suddenly appeared in her life, she finds herself torn between her new feelings for Seth and her attachment to her fiancé Jordan (Colm Feore), a fellow doctor. Seth, on the other hand, has a serious choice to make -- between immortality and giving it up in order to know both the pleasures and pains of being a human being. City of Angels also stars Dennis Franz as Messinger, a patient at the hospital who has some important advice for Seth. The film's soundtrack featured two Top Ten hits, Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls and Uninvited by Alanis Morissette. [来源：]相关简介2：Los Angeles—often known simply as or informally as the City of Angels—is the largest city in the state of California and the second-largest in the United States. As of the 2005 Census estimate, the city had a population of 3.8 million. The city is the core cultural and economic center of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan area with a population of 12.9 million.[1] Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850—five months before California achieved statehood—and is the county seat of Los Angeles County. The city has a global presence as a center of culture, science, and higher education. Los Angeles is arguably the world's leading producer of popular entertainment—such as motion pictures, television, and recorded music—which gives a great boost to its international fame. Los Angeles is also one of the most cosmopolitan places in the world—it is home to people from virtually every nation on Earth. The city has hosted two Olympic Games—in 1932 and 1984—and is home to world-renowned scientific and cultural institutions. People have long been attracted to the world-class city for its balmy weather, unique and vibrant lifestyle, laid-back energy, Pacific Rim Gateway status, and the hope of realizing the American Dream. History Main article: History of Los Angeles, California The Los Angeles coastal area was inhabited by the Tongva (or Gabrieleños), Chumash, and earlier Native American peoples for thousands of years. The Spanish arrived in 1542, when Juan Cabrillo visited the area. In 1769, Gaspar de Portolà led an expedition across southern California with Franciscan Padres Junípero Serra and Juan Crespi. Father Crespi had picked out a site along the river for a mission, but in 1771 Father Serra had the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel built near Whittier Narrows. After a 1776 flood, the mission was moved to its present site in San Gabriel. Olvera Street.On September 4, 1781 44 Mexican settlers set out from the San Gabriel Mission to establish a town at Crespi's site. The town was named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de la Porciuncula, (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the 'little portion'). It remained a small ranch town for decades. Today the outline of the Pueblo is preserved in a Historic Monument familiarly called Olvera Street. Mexico's independence from Spain was achieved in 1821, but the greatest change took place in present-day Montebello after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel in 1847, which decided the fate of Los Angeles. Americans gained control after they flooded into California during the Gold Rush and secured the subsequent admission of California into the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a city in 1850. Railroads arrived when the Southern Pacific completed its line to Los Angeles in 1876. Oil was discovered in 1892, and by 1923 Los Angeles was supplying one-quarter of the world's petroleum. Even more important to the city's growth was water. In 1913, William Mulholland completed the aqueduct that assured the city's growth and led to the annexation by the City of Los Angeles, starting in 1915, of dozens of neighboring communities without water supplies of their own. A largely fictionalized account of the Owens Valley Water War can be found in the 1974 motion picture Chinatown. In the 1920s the motion picture and aviation industries both flocked to Los Angeles and helped to further develop it. The city was the proud host of the 1932 Summer Olympics which brought along the development of Baldwin Hills, the original Olympic Village. World War II brought new growth and prosperity to the city, although many of its Japanese-American residents were transported to internment camps for the duration of the war. This period also saw the arrival of the German exiles, who included such notables as Thomas Mann, Fritz Lang, Bertolt Brecht and Lion Feuchtwanger. The postwar years saw an even greater boom as urban sprawl expanded into the San Fernando Valley. The Watts riots in 1965 showed the nation the deep racial divisions that the city faced. The ARPANET (the Internet's ancestor) was born in Los Angeles. In 1969, the first ARPANET transmission was sent from UCLA to SRI in Menlo Park. The XXIII Olympiad was successfully hosted in Los Angeles in 1984. The city was once again tested by the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake and a city-wide vote on San Fernando Valley and Hollywood secession was defeated in 2002. Now, urban redevelopment and gentrification have been taking place at a furious pace in various parts of the city, most notably Downtown, which is poised to be the home of many more cultural and entertainment institutions than ever before. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km²)—469.1 square miles (1,214.9 km²) of it is land and 29.2 square miles (75.7 km²) of it is water. The total area is 5.86% water. The extreme north-south distance is 44 miles (71 km), the extreme east-west distance is 29 miles (47 km), and the length of the city boundary is 342 miles (550 km). The land area is the 9th largest in the Continental United States (excluding Juneau, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii). The highest point in Los Angeles is Sister Elsie Peak (5,080 feet) at the far reaches of the northeastern San Fernando Valley, part of Mt. Lukens. The Los Angeles River is a largely seasonal river flowing through the city, with headwaters in the San Fernando Valley. Its length is almost entirely lined in concrete. The Los Angeles area is remarkably rich in native plant species. With its beaches, dunes, wetlands, hills, mountains, and rivers, the area contains a number of important biological communities. The largest area is coastal sage scrub, which covers the hillsides in combustible chaparral. Native plants include: California poppy, matilija poppy, toyon, coast live oak, giant wild rye grass, and hundreds of others. Unfortunately, many native species are so rare as to be endangered, such as the Los Angeles sunflower. There are many exotic flowers and flowering trees that are blooming year-round, with subtle colors, including the jacaranda, hibiscus, phlox, bougainvillea, coral tree blossoms and bird of paradise. If there were no city here, flower-growing could still flourish as an industry, as it does in Lompoc. Wisteria has been known to grow to house-lot size, and in Descanso Gardens there are forests of camellia trees. Orchids require special attention in this Mediterranean climate. Like most areas of California, Los Angeles is subject to earthquakes, due to its proximity to the San Andreas Fault, as well as to the smaller San Jacinto and Banning faults in southern California. The most recent major earthquake was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which was centered in the northern San Fernando Valley. Coming less than two years after the 1992 riots, the Northridge earthquake was an emotional shock to Southern Californians, and caused physical damage totalling billions of dollars. Other major earthquakes in the Los Angeles area include the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, and the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Nevertheless, most earthquakes are relatively minor. Many residents of Los Angeles feel one or two minor earthquakes per year, which do little or no damage. Imperceptible quakes are detected by seismometers on a daily basis. The city is divided into many neighborhoods, many of which were towns that were annexed by the growing city. There are also several independent cities in and around Los Angeles, but they are popularly grouped with the city of Los Angeles by most people since they lie mostly in Los Angeles County and are thus very intertwined. Generally, the city is divided into the following areas: Downtown, East , South Los Angeles, the South Bay\\\/Harbor, Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire (or Mid City), the Westside (which includes West Los Angeles as well as the cities of Santa Monica and West Hollywood), and the San Fernando Valley. Recently in the last ten years, Eastside has appeared as a new designation to contrast with the more traditional Westside description (though many Angelenos reject the term as a trendy East Coast import). Some well-known communities of Los Angeles include Venice Beach, the Downtown financial district, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Hollywood, Hancock Park,Koreatown, and the very affluent areas of Bel-Air, Westwood, and Brentwood. The city is situated in a Mediterranean climate or subtropical zone, experiencing mild, reasonably dry winters and warm to hot, dry summers. Generally the weather is warm and dry in all seasons, with 325 days of sunshine a year. Breezes from the Pacific Ocean tend to keep the beach communities of the Los Angeles area cooler in summer and warmer in winter than those further inland, and summer temperatures can sometimes vary by as much as 25 degrees warmer in the inland communities compared to that of the coastal communities. The coastal communities of Los Angeles are commonly affected by a phenomenon known as a 'marine layer', a dense cloud cover caused by the proximity of the ocean, that helps keep the temperatures cooler throughout the year. Temperatures in the summer can get well over 90 °F (32 °C), but average summer daytime highs are 85 °F (29 °C), with overnight lows of 66 °F (18 °C). Winter daytime high temperatures will get up to around 70 °F (21 °C), on average, with overnight lows of 48 °F (8 °C) and during this season rain is a possibility. The median temperature in January is 58.3 °F (14.6 °C) and 74.3 °F (23.5 °C) in July. The highest temperature recorded within city borders was 116.0 °F (46.7 °C) in Canoga Park in 1985; the lowest temperature recorded was 18.0 °F (−7.8 °C) in 1989, also in Canoga Park. The highest temperature ever recorded for Downtown Los Angeles was 112.0 °F (44.4 °C) on June 26, 1990, and the lowest temperature ever recorded was 28.0 °F (−2.2 °C) on January 4, 1949. Rain occurs mainly in the winter and spring months (February being the wettest month) with great variations in storm severity year by year. Los Angeles averages 15 inches (381 mm) of precipitation per year. It rarely snows in the city basin, but the mountains slopes within city limits typically receive snow every year. With weather permitting, it is possible to snow ski and surf on the same day in the Los Angeles area.
