Modern Sun Worshippers带翻译.doc

第七篇 Modern Sun Worshippers现代日光崇拜者People travel for a lot of reasons. 人的旅行有很多理由。Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. .一些游客去看看战场或宗教圣地。 Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken2 in front of famousplaces. 其他正在寻找文化，或只是想将其著名的地方拍摄照片，。 But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on3但是，大多数欧洲游客正在寻找阳光海滩去躺。Northem Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it4. 北欧洲人愿意支付大量的金钱和忍受了很多不便太阳，因为他们如此之少的。Residents of cities like London,Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short,and much of the rest of the year in the rain5. 居民的城市如伦敦，哥本哈根和阿姆斯特丹花费了大量在冬季，因为在黑暗的日子是如此短暂，大部分在今年余下的在雨中。This is the reason the Mediterranean6 has always attracted them. 这也是地中海一直吸引他们。 Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. 每年夏天，有超过2500万人前往地中海度假胜地和海滩的度假。They all come for the same reason:sun!它们都出于同样的原因：阳光 The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. 庞大的人群意味着大量资金的经济地中海县。Italys30,000 hotels are booked solid8 every summer. 意大利的30,000个酒店固定预订每年夏天。 And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. 和1300万人露营在法国的海滩，公园和路旁。 Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 西班牙仅仅沙质海岸线比其他地方吸引了更多的人。 37million tourists visit yearly,or one tourist for every person living in Spain9.每年三千七百万游客，或旅游的每一个人生活在西班牙。 But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. 但有迹象表明，与地区越来越多的旅游相比，The Mediterraneanis already one of the most polluted seas on earth. 地中海已经成为在地球上污染最严重的海洋。 And with increased tourism,its getting worse. 增加旅游，它将变得更糟。The French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. 。法国不能指出垃圾怎么处理，St.Tropez 所有垃圾留了。And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.在许多地方，由于污染游泳是危险的。None of this,however,is spoiling anyones fun. 所有这些，是温柔的太阳光。The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. 地中海因为旅游每年都有污染。会更受欢迎，每年的游客。 Obviously,they dont go there for clean water and solitude12. 显然，他们不到那里不是为了那里的清洁饮水和孤独。 They tolerate traffic jams13 and seem to like crowded beaches. .他们忍受交通阻塞，同样喜欢拥挤的海滩。They dont even mind the pollution. No matter how dirtythe water is, 他们不介意污染。无论多么肮脏的水。the coastline still looks beautiful. 海岸线依然美丽。And as long as4 the sun shines, its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin , London, or Oslo只要阳光普照，但仍优于坐在冷雨水在柏林，伦敦，或奥斯陆。battlefield / btlfi:ld/n战场，疆场inconvenience /inknvi:njns/n带来麻烦的事情，不便resident /rezidnt/n居住者，居民Copenhagen /,kupnheign/n哥本哈根（丹麦首都）Amsterdam /,mstdm/n阿姆斯特丹（荷兰首都）vacation /vkein/n假期，休假coastline /kustlain/n海岸线tourism / turizm/n旅游，观光pollute /plu:t/vt弄脏，污染garbage /ga:bid/n废物，垃圾camper /kmp/n宿营者Berlin /b:lin/n柏林（德国首都）Oslo /zlu/n奥斯陆（挪威首都）economy /iknmi/n经济状况，经济；节省，节约注释：1. religious shrine：宗教圣殿2. have their pictures taken：请别人为他们照相3. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on但大多数欧洲游客愿意寻找阳光充足的海滩晒日光浴。注意look for和fmd的区别。look for是“找”的过程，常解释为“寻找”,find是“找”的结果，所以常解释为“找到”。不妨体会一下它们的差别：Ive been looking for my lost watch and havent found it yet.4. Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it北欧人心甘情愿花大笔金钱，容忍诸多不便去获得阳光，因为阳光对他们来说太难得了。5. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain由于白天很短，像伦敦、哥本哈根和阿姆斯特丹的居民在冬季的大部分时间里，都是在昏暗中度过的，而其余的季节又都是阴雨连绵。这句点出了北欧阴冷潮湿，日短夜长的气候特征，也就解释了欧洲游客执著追求温暖明媚阳光的原因。6. the Mediterranean：地中海地区7. resorts：指常去的地方，胜地8. be booked solid：全部客满9. 37 million tourists visit yearly ,or one tourist for every person living in Spain每年有3 700多万游客，换句话说，旅游者与西班牙居民人数相当