In 1868, he decided to build a castle that could help him escape from the public. He thought the perfect place to build it was on top of a mountain. However, there were already two castles on that mountain peak at the time, so they were destroyed to make room for his castle. He named it Neuschwanstein Castle. The new castle was meant to have more than 200 rooms, but only 15 or so were ever finished. Instead of being a place for defense like a traditional castle, Neuschwanstein Castle was used as a peaceful place for the king to relax in.
在 1868 年，他決定要建造一座能幫他遠離大眾的城堡。他認為完美的建造地是在山頂上。不過，當時在那座山頂上已經有兩座城堡，所以為了挪出空間給他的城堡，它們被摧毀了。他命名它為新天鵝堡。這座新城堡原本打算要有兩百多間房間，但只完成了十五間左右。新天鵝堡不像傳統城堡那樣被作為一個防禦用堡壘，而是被用作一個供國王放鬆身心的寧靜場所。
生活必備字詞： peak n. 山頂，尖峰 make room for… 為……騰出空間 peaceful a. 平靜的；和平的
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