Tourists By coach,by train,by ship,and by plane,millions of tourists annually depart from home like migrating summer birds.They provide the best possible evidence to prove that the world is not nearly as big as it used to be.For the modern tourist is no Marco Polo.He ventures forth into the unknown and returns home in a matter of weeks,not years. Furthermore,he is armed with pamphlets,maps and weighty guidebooks which tell him where to go and how to get there,and where to stay,what to see and what to eat when he arrives.There are travel agencies everywhere to cater for his needs and make all the necessary preparations for him.They make out ambitious programs and promise to whisk him through as many as six countries in fourteen days or,if he is in a hurry,they will cover much the same ground in eight or less. 6
6 Tourists By coach, by train, by ship, and by plane, millions of tourists annually depart from home like migrating summer birds. They provide the best possible evidence to prove that the world is not nearly as big as it used to be. For the modern tourist is no Marco Polo. He ventures forth into the unknown and returns home in a matter of weeks, not years. Furthermore, he is armed with pamphlets, maps and weighty guidebooks which tell him where to go and how to get there, and where to stay, what to see and what to eat when he arrives. There are travel agencies everywhere to cater for his needs and make all the necessary preparations for him. They make out ambitious programs and promise to whisk him through as many as six countries in fourteen days or, if he is in a hurry, they will cover much the same ground in eight or less
ts The tourist begins planning campaign in the dismal winter months.Spread out before him on the floor is a splendid array of brightly-colored leaflets,all of them equally tempting.Now is the time for big decisions to be made,for a fortnight's holiday is not to be squandered lightly.Would he like to go to a place where the sun shines all the year round Would he like to taste the rare delicious of a distant seaside restaurant?And above all,would he like to visit a spot where there are no other tourists?It is all there for the asking.Shivering before the fire and armed with paper and Spencil,the tourist makes rapid calculations.It takes him a long time to decide in which particular paradise he should invest his hard-earned money
7 Tourists The tourist begins planning his campaign in the dismal winter months. Spread out before him on the floor is a splendid array of brightly－colored leaflets, all of them equally tempting. Now is the time for big decisions to be made, for a fortnight’s holiday is not to be squandered lightly. Would he like to go to a place where the sun shines all the year round ?Would he like to taste the rare delicious of a distant seaside restaurant? And above all, would he like to visit a spot where there are no other tourists? It is all there for the asking. Shivering before the fire and armed with paper and pencil, the tourist makes rapid calculations. It takes him a long time to decide in which particular paradise he should invest his hard-earned money
Tourists The tourist begins planning his campaign:n.a connected set ofaction(为达成特 定目标所进行的)一系列活动in the text,.refer campaign in the dismal winter to many preparations for the tour. months.Spread out before him on a political campaign::政治活动 the floor is a splendid array of a campaign speech:竞选演说 an election campaign::竞选活动 brightly-colored leaflets,all of The citizens start a campaign against smoking. them equally tempting.Now is the 市民发起禁烟运动。 The President is on campaign for reelection. time for big decisions to be made, 现任总统为求连任而展开竞选活动。 for a fortnight's holiday is not to be Spread out before him on the floor is a splendid squandered lightly. array of brightly一colored leaflets:这是一个到装句 A splendid array of brightly-colored leaflets is spread out before him on the floor. an array of:系列的 big decisions to be made:做出重大决定，用不定式的被 动形式修饰decision。该短语为make decision作出决 定。类似的用法还有：take measures Some measures are taken to prevent the reckless drive. 采取一些措施对付卤葬驾驶。 fortnight's holiday:两周的假期 8
8 Tourists The tourist begins planning his campaign in the dismal winter months. Spread out before him on the floor is a splendid array of brightly－colored leaflets, all of them equally tempting. Now is the time for big decisions to be made, for a fortnight’s holiday is not to be squandered lightly. campaign: n. a connected set of action (为达成特 定目标所进行的) 一系列活动in the text, refer to many preparations for the tour. a political campaign: 政治活动 a campaignspeech: 竞选演说 an electioncampaign: 竞选活动 The citizens start a campaignagainstsmoking. 市民发起禁烟运动。 The President is on campaign for reelection. 现任总统为求连任而展开竞选活动。 Spread out before him on the floor is a splendid array of brightly－colored leaflets: 这是一个到装句 A splendid array of brightly－colored leaflets is spread out before him on the floor. an array of : 系列的 big decisions to be made: 做出重大决定, 用不定式的被 动形式修饰decision。该短语为make decision 作出决 定。类似的用法还有：take measures Some measures are taken to prevent the reckless drive. 采取一些措施对付卤莽驾驶。 fortnight’s holiday: 两周的假期
Tourists Would he like to go to a place where all the year round::一年到头 The island is warm all the year round.这岛上四季温暖。 the sun shines all the year round? year after year: 年复一年 year by year:逐年地 Would he like to taste the rare delicious year in year out: 年年地 of a distant seaside restaurant?And taste:v.l)品尝 above all,would he like to visit a spot That milk tasted sour. 牛奶有馊味。 This sauce tastes oftomato. 这调味酱有番茄味。 where there are no other tourists?It is 2)体验，领略 all there for the asking.Shivering before My children have never tasted the delights of country life. the fire and armed with paper and 我的孩子从没有体验过乡村生活的乐趣。 pencil,the tourist makes rapid She has never tasted of success. 她从未领略过成功的滋味。 calculations.It takes him a long time to There is no accounting for tastes. decide in which particular paradise he (谚)人的喜好各有不同。 should invest his hard-earned money. a bove all:最重要的，尤其 A clock must be above all correct. 时钟最重要的必须是准确。 It is all there for the asking:指上文提到的各种问题 paradise:n.天堂，极乐世界(the Garden of Eden伊甸园) The tropicalislands are an earthly paradise. 那些热带岛屿是人间天堂。 invest ing:(把时间，金钱，精力)投入于，投资于.课 文中用in which引导定语从句，修饰paradise. He invested a lot of time and money in stocks. 9 他在股票上投入大量的时间和金钱
9 Tourists Would he like to go to a place where the sun shines all the year round？ Would he like to taste the rare delicious of a distant seaside restaurant? And above all, would he like to visit a spot where there are no other tourists? It is all there for the asking. Shivering before the fire and armed with paper and pencil, the tourist makes rapid calculations. It takes him a long time to decide in which particular paradise he should invest his hard-earned money. all the year round:一年到头 The island is warm all the year round. 这岛上四季温暖。 year after year：年复一年 year by year：逐年地 year in year out：年年地 taste: v.1) 品尝 That milk tastedsour. 牛奶有馊味。 This sauce tastes of tomato. 这调味酱有番茄味。 2) 体验，领略 My children have never tasted the delights of country life. 我的孩子从没有体验过乡村生活的乐趣。 She has never tasted of success. 她从未领略过成功的滋味。 There is no accounting for tastes. (谚 ) 人的喜好各有不同。 above all: 最重要的，尤其 A clock must be above all correct. 时钟最重要的必须是准确。 It is all there for the asking : 指上文提到的各种问题 paradise: n. 天堂，极乐世界 ( the Garden of Eden 伊甸园) The tropical islands are an earthly paradise. 那些热带岛屿是人间天堂。 invest in: （把时间，金钱，精力）投入于，投资于... 课 文中用in which 引导定语从句,修饰paradise. He invested a lot of time and money in stocks. 他在股票上投入大量的时间和金钱
Tourists The tourist begins planning his campaign in the dismal winter months.Spread out before him on the floor is a splendid array of brightly-colored leaflets,all of them equally tempting.Now is the time for big decisions to be made,for a fortnight's holiday is not to be squandered lightly.Would he like to go to a place where the sun shines all the year round ?Would he like to taste the rare delicious of a distant seaside restaurant?And above all,would he like to visit a spot where there are no other tourists?It is all there for the asking.Shivering before the fire and armed with paper and pencil,the tourist makes rapid calculations.It takes him a long time to decide in which particular paradise he should invest his hard-earned money. 10
10 Tourists The tourist begins planning his campaign in the dismal winter months. Spread out before him on the floor is a splendid array of brightly－colored leaflets, all of them equally tempting. Now is the time for big decisions to be made, for a fortnight’s holiday is not to be squandered lightly. Would he like to go to a place where the sun shines all the year round ?Would he like to taste the rare delicious of a distant seaside restaurant? And above all, would he like to visit a spot where there are no other tourists? It is all there for the asking. Shivering before the fire and armed with paper and pencil, the tourist makes rapid calculations. It takes him a long time to decide in which particular paradise he should invest his hard-earned money