Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day88 20210426

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The silent village Part-1

            沉默的村庄

  In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists. We always assume that villagers in remote places are friendly and hospitable. But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers. Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable -- as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.

    We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity. These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well. On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town. This was more than we could bear, so we decided to spend our last day exploring the countryside.

ɪn ðɪs mʌʧ-ˈtrævld wɜːld, ðeər ɑː stɪl ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈpleɪsɪz wɪʧ ɑːr ˌɪnækˈsɛsəbl tuː ˈtʊərɪsts. wiː ˈɔːlweɪz əˈsjuːm ðæt ˈvɪlɪʤəz ɪn rɪˈməʊt ˈpleɪsɪz ɑː ˈfrɛndli ænd ˈhɒspɪtəbl. bʌt ˈpiːpl huː ɑː kʌt ɒf nɒt ˈəʊnli frɒm ˈfɒrɪn ˈtʊərɪsts, bʌt ˈiːvən frɒm ðeər əʊn ˈkʌntrɪmən kæn biː ˈhɒstaɪl tuː ˈtræv(ə)ləz. ˈvɪzɪts tuː ˈrɪəli rɪˈməʊt ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɑː ˈsɛldəm ɪnˈʤɔɪəbl -- æz maɪ waɪf ænd aɪ dɪsˈkʌvəd ˈdjʊərɪŋ ə tʊə θruː ðə ˈbɔːlkənz.

wiː hæd spɛnt ˈsɛvrəl deɪz ɪn ə smɔːl taʊn ænd ˈvɪzɪtɪd ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv əʊld ˈʧɜːʧɪz ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti. ðiːz əˈtræktɪd ˈmɛni ˈvɪzɪtəz, fɔː ðeɪ wɜː nɒt ˈəʊnli ɒv greɪt ˌɑːkɪˈtɛkʧərəl ˈɪntrɪst, bʌt kənˈteɪnd ə lɑːʤ ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˈbjuːtəfʊli prɪˈzɜːvd ˈfrɛskəʊz æz wɛl. ɒn ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr ˈaʊə dɪˈpɑːʧə, ˈsɛvrəl bʌs ləʊdz ɒv ˈtʊərɪsts dɪˈsɛndɪd ɒn ðə taʊn. ðɪs wɒz mɔː ðæn wiː kʊd beə, səʊ wiː dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː spɛnd ˈaʊə lɑːst deɪ ɪksˈplɔːrɪŋ ðə ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd.

在这个旅游频繁的世界上,仍有成千上万个游人足迹未至的地方。人们总是以为偏僻的地方的村民们热情好客。但是,那些不但与外国旅游者隔绝,而且与本国同胞隔绝的人们有可能对游客抱有敌意。到真正偏僻的村庄去旅游并不是一件愉快的事情。我与妻子在一次周游巴尔干半岛时对此深有体会。

    我们在一座小镇上逗留了几天,参观了附近的许多古老的教堂。这些教堂吸引大量游客,不仅是因为建筑风格奇特,而且还有大量保存完好的壁画。我们离开小镇的前一天,镇上来了几辆满载游客的公共汽车。人多得使我们难以忍受,于是我们决定利用最后一天去乡间一游。

任务配置:L0、L3、L4

知识笔记:

单词与短语

inaccessible/ˌɪnækˈsɛsəbl /not accessible; unapproachable.

We always assume that 人们总是以为

cut off not only from不但与...隔绝

be seldom enjoyable并不是一件愉快的事情

On the day before在...的前一天

decide to spend some time doing决定利用...去做某事

练习感悟:今天状态不太好,但还是能跟着流程做下来,习惯的力量让我坚持做。

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