Economy is one powerful motive for camping, since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it, the
total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels. But,contrary to a popular assumption, it is far from being the
only one, or even the greatest. The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his five shillings worth of space at one of Europe's myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley. More likely,Ford Consul will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two.That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveler who has sworn to get away from it all. It also provides--and some student sociologist might care to base his thesis upon the phenomenon--an escape of another kind. The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendide and the Bellavista, not because he cannot afford, or shuns, their meterial comforts, but because he is afraid of them. Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what, to tip the doorman or the chambermaid. Master in his own house, he has little idea of when to say boo to amaitre d'hotel.*
From all such fears camping releases him. Granted, a snobbery of camping itself, based upon
equipment and techniques, already exists, but it is of a kind that, if he meets it, he can readily
understand and deal with. There is no superior 'they' in the shape of managements and hotel
hierarchies to darken his holiday days.
To such motives, yet another must be added. The contemporary phenomenon of motor-car worship
is to be explained not least by the sense of independence and freedom that ownership entails. To
this pleasure camping gives an exquisite refinement.
From one's own front door to Home or foreign hills or sands and back again, everything is to hand.
Not only are the means of arriving at the holiday paradise entirely within one's own command and
keeping, but the means of escape from holiday hell (if the beach proves too crowded, the local
weather too inclement) are there, outside--or, as likely, part of--the tent. Idealists have objected to
the practice of camping, as to the packaged tour, that the traveller abroad thereby denies himself
the opportunity of getting to know the people of the country visited. Insularity and
self-containment, it is argued, go hand in hand. The opinion does not survive experience of a
popular Continental camping place. holiday hotels tend to cater for one nationality of visitors
especially, sometimes exclusively. Camping sites, by contrast, are highly cosmopolitan. Granted, a
preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that. seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but
as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage. Notices forbidding the open-air drying of
clothes, or the use of water points for car washing, or those inviting 'our camping friends' to a
dance or a boat trip are printed not only in French or Italian or Spanish, but also in English,
German and Dutch. At meal times the odour of sauerkraut vies with that of garlic. The
Frenchman's breakfast Coffee competes with the Englishman's bacon and eggs.
Whether the remarkable growth of organized camping means the eventual death of the more
independent kind is hard to say. Municipalities naturally want to secure the campers' site fees and
other custom. Police are wary of itinerants who cannot be traced to a recognized camp boundary or
to four walls. But most probably it will all depend upon campers themselves: how many heath fires
they cause, how much litter they leave, in short, whether or not they wholly alienate landowners
and those who live in the countryside. Only good scouting is likely to preserve the freedoms so
dear to the heart of the eternal Boy Scout.
New words and expressions 生詞短語
assumption n. 假定insularity n. 偏狹
manoeuvre v. 驅(qū)車（移動）cater v. 迎合
myriad adj. 無數(shù)的exclusively adv. 排他地
paradox n. 自相矛盾的事cosmopolitan adj. 世界的
cynic n. 憤世嫉俗者preponderance n. 優(yōu)勢
sociologist n. 社會學(xué)家overwhelmingly adv. 以壓倒優(yōu)勢地，
shun v. 避開清一色地
affluent adj. 富有的patronage n. 恩惠，惠顧
chambermaid n. 女招待員sauerkraut n. 泡菜
boo n. 呸的一聲vie v. 競爭
maitre d’hotel n. ［法語］總管municipality n. 市政*
snobbery n. 勢利itinerant n. 巡回者
hierarchy n. 等級制度heath n. 荒地
entail v. 使成為必要alienate v. 使疏遠(yuǎn)
inclement adj. 險惡的eternal adj. 永久的
package tour 由旅行社安排一切的一攬子旅游
manoeuvrevt. （驅(qū)車）移動 部隊軍事演習(xí)，大量的調(diào)動部隊
myriada. 無數(shù)的用期 ** myriad-即為多
myriad in poem
中其意為一萬，如周星弛在大話西游所說的一萬，這樣詩味很濃。
CountlessUnnumberedMeasurable
Immeasurable Myriad stars 無數(shù)的星星
bicycles made for two 雙人自行車
to be hub to hub with 與……緊挨 ** hub 相當(dāng)于 centre 的意思
I sit hub to hub with him.
Wangfujing is the Business hub of Beijing.
Side by side 肩并肩
paradox n..自相矛盾的事 第五課講過**
swear vi. 發(fā)誓**
Swear words 詛咒的話，這里當(dāng)名詞講 (swore sworn) sworn in 宣誓就職
cynic n.憤世嫉俗者** 犬儒哲學(xué)者。這種人有兩種觀點(diǎn)：（1）對社會（進(jìn)步）的仇恨；
（2）逃循中、逃避現(xiàn)實
cynophobia:恐犬癥
gooseflesh all over 起一身雞皮疙瘩
student sociologist 社會學(xué)學(xué)生
shun vt.避開**shun publicity 不愛拋頭漏面
shun society 不愛社交
他很愛社交：He is sociable.
她很愛社交：She is a social butterfly.
affluent a.富有的**
prosperouswell ofwell to do小康水平，過得很好。
High-heeled 富裕Moneyed 有錢的moneyness 無錢的
chambermaid n.女招待員**合成詞 West Chamber 中國古代小說《西廂記》
boo n.呸的一聲
maitre d’hotel n. 總管不達(dá)意** 法語詞即為：master of hotel
resumeCV-curriculum vitae
granted conj. 即使**假使，
eg: Granted you are right, you can’t be so rude.假使你對你也不能如此粗魯。
換用詞；givenprovided 作連接詞，不作過去分詞。
snobbery n.勢利**1、小看那些不如自己的人；2、巴結(jié)比自己高的人
snob 勢利小人
snob appeal 崇洋媚外
entail vt. 使成為必要** 包含
eg: Learning English entails patience/perseverance/strong will.學(xué)英語需要……
exquisite a.精細(xì)的，高雅的**
exquisite meal 美味佳肴 exquisite fashion 高雅時裝
exquisite furniture 修飾人比如花花公子 playboyDon Juan Dante
hell n.苦境、地獄**
go to hell 見鬼去吧！
I am in the living hell. 在……干活，簡直讓我受不了了。
Hell cat 指人很厲害。
Heaven
to hand 在手邊**
inclement a.險惡的 指天氣比較惡劣， inclement heat/cold 酷熱/嚴(yán)寒
hitter 苦harsh 糟糕severe
天氣不太好可用 it’s +上邊的詞
insularity n.偏狹來源：insular 海島——peninsula 半島
island 島，由島無往外逃生的可能性可聯(lián)想到封閉，偏狹
insulated 隔絕的 insulated body 絕緣體
narrow minded / small minded / short sighted / provincial 沒有眼光的
cater vi.迎合** cater to sb./cater for sth.
Gratifytend topleasesatisfy
exclusively ad.排他地**
exclusive news 報道exclusive right to sale sth 專賣權(quán)
exclusive shop 專賣店inclusive 包含
Cosmopolitan a.全世界的cosmos 表宇宙
Cosmopolis 大都市Cosmonaut 宇航員universal
Preponderance n.優(yōu)勢 predominant ** 來源于名詞 prevail
Overwhelmingly ad.以壓倒優(yōu)勢地，清一色地 **注意讀音
Overwhelmingly victory 大選中獲得絕對性勝利
Landslide 山崩所以譯為絕對勝利
Patronage n.恩惠，惠顧 **
Patron 倚倀幫助成名的人。所給的恩賜叫 patronage
同 favor—指具體實在的，而 patronage 不一定很具體，是抽象的
do me a favor
Sauerkraut n.泡菜** sauer 來自于德語, 在英語中為 sour
Vievi.競爭** Vie with sb. For sth.I vie with him for the vacancy.
同義：compete contendMunicipality n.市政* Municipal 市政府 city
可作直轄市講
Be wary of 對……保持警惕** on the look-out
Be wary of unhealthy trend
Be on the look-out for sth
Be on guard against sth.
Be on alert
Itinerant n.浪蕩著** 來自于 itinerary 旅行線路 trampvagrant gypsynomad
Heathn.荒地
Alienate vt.使疏遠(yuǎn)**alien
Don’t alienate us.不要挑撥離間。 She is a alien.
I alienate my mom.我和母親疏遠(yuǎn)了。
Eternala.永久的**immortal 不朽的 見 37 課解釋。
Boy Scout n.童子軍
該詞來源于英國，請根據(jù)以下聽講述。
Boll 戰(zhàn)爭, Britain and Holand 為爭奪 cape of good Hope 的戰(zhàn)爭
Notes on the text 課文注釋
1． It is far from…, 遠(yuǎn)不是……。
2． Twenty pounds’ worth of space, 價值 20 英鎊的空地，其中 worth 是名詞。
3． Hub to hub with, 車軸與……車軸相接
4． The Splendide and the Bellavista, 兩大酒店的名字。
5． Say boo to a maitre d’hotel, 對酒店的經(jīng)理表示不滿。 boo to a maitre d’hotel, 是從 notSay
say boo to a goose （非常膽小，不敢得罪）演變而來的。在這個成語中，a goose 常被
人們幽默地?fù)Q成其他字眼。
6． Granted ,… but …（雖然……但是……）這種句型中的 Granted 總被放在句首，意思是
Yes，相當(dāng)于一個連接副詞的作用。
7． In the shape of , 以……形式出現(xiàn)的。
8． To be hand, 唾手可得。
9． Cater for, 迎合……。
10．be wary of , 提防……。
11．Boy Scout 童子軍。
Motive: 動力finance:錢
Initial: beginning, first
Outlay:expense
Tent,food,alpine jacket 登山服
Assumption: 假想only one: motive
Far fromHe is far from being honest.
Shilling 先令worth of
Space: parking out
Site: camping site
Bump intolimousine 高級車
Yearly: year after year, annualannually
An entertaining paradox for the cynic一件有趣的自相矛盾的事情
Prospect
Entertaining: enjoyable
第五句：現(xiàn)代露營裝備一年比一年講究，這對那些厭世嫉俗者來說是一件有趣的自相矛盾
的事情。而對于發(fā)誓用露營來擺脫煩惱的人來說，卻帶來了更光明的前景。
第六句首 it 指 equipment
Though he is affluent……
Poor he may be/Poor as he may be……
Tip 小費(fèi)
EconomyEscape
That the equipment of modern camping becomes……
Affluent he may be……
Camping releases him form all such fears.
granted: suppose
snobberyskillfulsomersault 翻勁斗
managements: 管理層
hierarchies: ranking
darkendampen one’s heart 令人很掃興
Yet another must be added to such motives.
Not least: most
Sense of honor
Sense of responsibility
Sense of humor
Sense of master
Sense of guilt
Superiority complex 優(yōu)越感，特殊不同于其他
Inferiority complex自卑感
Refinement: enjoyment
Foreign: 異鄉(xiāng)的
Sands: 沙灘
Means: way
Keeping: 保管
Proves: 親眼驗證
Packed like sardines 擁擠的要死
Sesame
Van
第 18 句后采用反證法
object to +名詞、動名詞
package tour 組團(tuán)旅行
package plan 一攬子計劃
本句中間的 that 作 package tour 的同位語
thereby: in this way, by whichhereby 這里證明，茲證明
deny sb. Sth.
Self-containment 自我封閉
Go hand in hand: 結(jié)伴而行
正常 19 句寫為：It is argued that insularity and self-containment go hand in hand.
Continental: European
Survived the flood
She survived her spouse by ten years. 她比她老伴多活十年。
Survive 同 stand up to
Characteristic to build socialism with Chinese characteristics
Mediterranean 地中海
As yet = however
Dutch:荷蘭語
Garlic: 大蒜
Remarkable:顯著
Custom：風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣
Trace: 跟著、跟蹤
……to four walls: 居無定所
can’t be traced to any culprits 找不出他與主犯有什么關(guān)系
litter:垃圾litter bug 亂扔?xùn)|西讓人討厭
scouting: 童子軍的行為：camping
troubled water 一團(tuán)混水
