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凡间天堂 　　Mount Pleasant Cemetery， Toronto 　　If youre not used to seeing cemeteries filled with baby strollers and joggers， brace yourself before visiting Mount Pleasant. Its best to regard it as a public park that happens to have a lot of permanent residents. Id love to say that locals enthusiasm for the place is part of my hometowns Victorian tradition―back in 1876， when this cemetery opened， having family picnics at gravesites was considered normal behavior. But its also true that when you see Mount Pleasants rolling green hills， botanical gardens， leafy trees， and elegant fountains， you know that its the cemeterys incredible beauty that draws people in. There are grand mausoleums1） here， belonging to families like the Eatons2） and the Masseys3）， and famous graves， such as pianist Glenn Goulds resting place， but the real reason to visit is to enjoy glorious green space in the middle of a frenetic4） city. Open daily from dawn to dusk. 　　多伦多的欢喜山墓园 　　如果你还不习惯看到墓园里满是婴儿推车和慢跑的人群，那么在游览欢喜山之前你一定要做好思想准备。最好是把这里当成一个碰巧有许多永久定居于此的居民的公园。我想说的是，本地居民对这个地方的热情是我的家乡自维多利亚时代以来的一部分传统――回到墓园开放的1876年，人们认为在墓地举行家庭野餐是很正常的事情。但这也是真的：当你看到墓园里连绵起伏的青山、植物园、枝繁叶茂的树木和那些美丽的喷泉，你就会明白是欢喜山墓园那难以置信的美吸引着人们前来游玩。这里有属于像伊顿和马西这样的家族的宏伟陵墓群，也有一些名人的墓地，比如钢琴家格伦?古尔德就安息于此。但是想享受这片处于闹市中的壮丽的绿色空间才是人们来此游玩的真正原因。该墓园每日凌晨至傍晚开放。 　　Green-Wood Cemetery， 　　New York City 　　Close your eyes and imagine 478 acres of rolling hills， complete with several ponds， a lake， a glorious view of the Statue of Liberty and thousands of historic monuments. Throw in a chapel thats modeled on Thomas Tower at Oxfords Christ Church College， and youve got Brooklyns spectacular Green-Wood. This 1838 cemetery boasts National Historic Landmark status， in part because its where the Battle of Long Island5） was fought in 1776. But its just as significant to bird-watchers， and its a member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System. Green-Wood offers a variety of ticketed tours that take you around its expansive grounds by trolley6） or into its catacombs7） by f