新概念英语第四册课文翻译及学习笔记Lesson47文档格式.docx

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　　Economyisonepowerfulmotiveforcamping,sinceaftertheinitialoutlayuponequipment,orthroughhiringit,thetotalexpensecanbefarlessthanthecostofhotels.But,contrarytoapopularassumption,itisfarfrombeingtheonlyone,oreventhegreatest.Themanwhomanoeuvrescarelesslyintohistwentypounds'

worthofspaceatoneofEurope'

smyriadpermanentsitesmayfindhimselfbumpingaBentley.Morelikely,FordEscortwillbehubtohubwithRenaultorMercedes,butrarelywithbicyclesmadefortwo.

　　Thattheequipmentofmoderncampingbecomesyearlymoresophisticatedisanentertainingparadoxforthecynic,abrighterpromiseforthehopefultravelerwhohassworntogetawayfromitall.Italsoprovidesandsomestudentsociologistmightcaretobasehisthesisuponthephenomenon--anescapeofanotherkind.ThemoderntravellerisoftenamanwhodislikestheSplendideandtheBellavista,notbecausehecannotafford,orshunstheirmaterialcomforts.butbecauseheisafraidofthem.Affluenthemaybe,butheisbynomeanssurewhattotipthedoormanorthechambermaid.Masterinhisownhouse,hehaslittleideaofwhentosaybootoamaitred'

hotel.

　　Fromallsuchfearscampingreleaseshim.Granted,asnobberyofcampingitself,baseduponequipmentandtechniques,alreadyexists;

butitisofakindthat,ifhemeetsit,hecanreadilyunderstandanddealwith.Thereisnosuperior'

they'

intheshapeofmanagementsandhotelhierarchiestodarkenhisholidaydays.

　　Tosuchmotives,yetanothermustbeadded.Thecontemporaryphenomenonofcarworshipistobeexplainednotleastbythesenseofindependenceandfreedomthatownershipentails.Tothispleasurecampinggivesanexquisiterefinement.

　　Fromone'

sownfrontdoortohomeorforeignhillsorsandsandbackagain,everythingistohand.Notonlyarethemeansofarrivingattheholidayparadiseentirelywithinone'

sowncommandandkeeping,butthemeansofescapefromholidayhell（ifthebeachprovestoocrowded,thelocalweathertooinclement）arethere,outside--or,aslikely,partof--thetent.

　　Idealistshaveobjectedtothepracticeofcamping,astopackagetour,thatthetravellerabroadtherebydenieshimselftheopportunityofgettingtoknowthepeopleofthecountryvisited.Insularityandself-containment,itisargued,gohandinhand.TheopiniondoesnotsurviveexperienceofapopularContinentalcampingplace.Holidayhotelstendtocaterforonenationalityofvisitorsespecially,sometimesexclusively.Campingsites,bycontrast,arehighlycosmopolitan.Granted,apreponderanceofGermansisacharacteristicthatseemscommontomostMediterraneansites;

butasyetthereisnooverwhelminglyspecializedpatronage.Noticesforbiddingtheopen-airdryingofclothes,ortheuseofwaterpointsforcarwashing,orthoseinviting'

ourcampingfriends'

toadanceoraboattripareprintednotonlyinFrenchorItalianorSpanish,butalsoinEnglish,GermanandDutch.Atmealtimestheodourofsauerkrautvieswiththatofgarlic.TheFrenchman'

sbreakfastcoffeecompeteswiththeEnglishman'

sbaconandeggs.

　　Whethertheremarkablegrowthoforganizedcampingmeanstheeventualdeathofthemoreindependentkindishardtosay.Municipalitiesnaturallywanttosecurethecampers'

sitefeesandothercustom.Policearewaryofitinerantswhocannotbetracedtoarecognizedcampboundaryortofourwalls.Butmostprobablyitwillalldependuponcampersthemselves：

howmanyheathfirestheycause;

howmuchlittertheyleave;

inshort,whetherornottheywhollyalienatelandownersandthosewholiveinthecountryside.OnlygoodscoutingislikelytopreservethefreedomssodeartotheheartoftheeternalBoyScout.

　　NIGELBUXTONTheGreatEscapefromTheWeekendTelegraph

　　【Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语】

　　assumptionn.假定

　　manoeuvrev.（驱车）移动

　　myriadadj.无数的

　　paradoxn.自相矛盾的事

　　cynicn.愤世嫉俗者

　　sociologistn.社会学家

　　shunv.避开

　　affluentadj.富有的

　　chambermaidn.女招待员

　　boob.呸的一声

　　maitred'

hoteln.[法语]总管

　　snobberyn.势利

　　hierarchyn.等级制度

　　entailv.便成为必要

　　inclementadj.险恶的

　　packagetour由旅行社安排一切的一揽子旅游

　　insularityn.偏狭

　　caterv.迎合

　　exclusivelyadv.排他地

　　cosmopolitanadj.世界的

　　preponderancen.优势

　　overwhelminglyadv.以压倒优势地，清一色地

　　patronagen.恩惠，惠顾

　　sauerkrautn.泡菜

　　viev.竞争

　　municipalityn.市政*

　　itinerantn.巡回者

　　heathv.荒地

　　alienatev.便疏远

　　eternaladj.永久的

　　【课文注释】

　　1.itisfarfrom远不是

　　befarfrom毫不,一点也不,远非,几乎相反

　　例句：

Hisexplanationwasfarfromsatisfactory.

　　他的解释一点也不令人满意。

　　Whathesaidwasfarfromthetruth.

　　他所说的远非事实。

　　2.twentypounds'

worthofspace价值20镑的空地，其