Lesson 59 The Great Escape 大逃亡

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 生词短语

assumption n. 假定insularity n. 偏狭

manoeuvre v. 驱车(移动)cater v. 迎合

myriad adj. 无数的exclusively adv. 排他地

paradox n. 自相矛盾的事cosmopolitan adj. 世界的

cynic n. 愤世嫉俗者preponderance n. 优势

sociologist n. 社会学家overwhelmingly adv. 以压倒优势地，

shun v. 避开清一色地

affluent adj. 富有的patronage n. 恩惠，惠顾

chambermaid n. 女招待员sauerkraut n. 泡菜

boo n. 呸的一声vie v. 竞争

maitre d’hotel n. [法语]总管municipality n. 市政当局

snobbery n. 势利itinerant n. 巡回者

hierarchy n. 等级制度heath n. 荒地

entail v. 使成为必要alienate v. 使疏远

inclement adj. 险恶的eternal adj. 永久的

package tour 由旅行社安排一切的一揽子旅游

manoeuvrevt. (驱车)移动 部队军事演习，大量的调动部队

myriada. 无数的用期 ** myriad-即为多

myriad in poem

中其意为一万，如周星弛在大话西游所说的一万，这样诗味很浓。

CountlessUnnumberedMeasurable

Immeasurable Myriad stars 无数的星星

bicycles made for two 双人自行车

to be hub to hub with 与……紧挨 ** hub 相当于 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 第五课讲过**

swear vi. 发誓**

Swear words 诅咒的话，这里当名词讲 (swore sworn) sworn in 宣誓就职

cynic n.愤世嫉俗者** 犬儒哲学者。这种人有两种观点：(1)对社会(进步)的仇恨;

(2)逃循中、逃避现实

cynophobia:恐犬症

gooseflesh all over 起一身鸡皮疙瘩

student sociologist 社会学学生

shun vt.避开**shun publicity 不爱抛头漏面

shun society 不爱社交

他很爱社交：He is sociable.

她很爱社交：She is a social butterfly.

affluent a.富有的**

prosperouswell ofwell to do小康水平，过得很好。

High-heeled 富裕Moneyed 有钱的moneyness 无钱的

chambermaid n.女招待员**合成词 West Chamber 中国古代小说《西厢记》

boo n.呸的一声

maitre d’hotel n. 总管不达意** 法语词即为：master of hotel

resumeCV-curriculum vitae

granted conj. 即使**假使，

eg: Granted you are right, you can’t be so rude.假使你对你也不能如此粗鲁。

换用词;givenprovided 作连接词，不作过去分词。

snobbery n.势利**1、小看那些不如自己的人;2、巴结比自己高的人

snob 势利小人

snob appeal 崇洋媚外

entail vt. 使成为必要** 包含

eg: Learning English entails patience/perseverance/strong will.学英语需要……

exquisite a.精细的，高雅的**

exquisite meal 美味佳肴 exquisite fashion 高雅时装

exquisite furniture 修饰人比如花花公子 playboyDon Juan Dante

hell n.苦境、地狱**

go to hell 见鬼去吧!

I am in the living hell. 在……干活，简直让我受不了了。

Hell cat 指人很厉害。

Heaven

to hand 在手边**

inclement a.险恶的 指天气比较恶劣， inclement heat/cold 酷热/严寒

hitter 苦harsh 糟糕severe

天气不太好可用 it’s 上边的词

insularity n.偏狭来源：insular 海岛——peninsula 半岛

island 岛，由岛无往外逃生的可能性可联想到封闭，偏狭

insulated 隔绝的 insulated body 绝缘体

narrow minded / small minded / short sighted / provincial 没有眼光的

cater vi.迎合** cater to sb./cater for sth.

Gratifytend topleasesatisfy

exclusively ad.排他地**

exclusive news 独家报道exclusive right to sale sth 专卖权

exclusive shop 专卖店inclusive 包含

Cosmopolitan a.全世界的cosmos 表宇宙

Cosmopolis 大都市Cosmonaut 宇航员universal

Preponderance n.优势 predominant ** 来源于名词 prevail

Overwhelmingly ad.以压倒优势地，清一色地 **注意读音

Overwhelmingly victory 大选中获得绝对性胜利

Landslide 山崩所以译为绝对胜利

Patronage n.恩惠，惠顾 **

Patron 倚伥帮助成名的人。所给的恩赐叫 patronage

同 favor—指具体实在的，而 patronage 不一定很具体，是抽象的

do me a favor

Sauerkraut n.泡菜** sauer 来自于德语, 在英语中为 sour

Vievi.竞争** Vie with sb. For sth.I vie with him for the vacancy.

同义：compete contendMunicipality n.市政当局 Municipal 市政府 city

可作直辖市讲

Be wary of 对……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.浪荡着** 来自于 itinerary 旅行线路 trampvagrant gypsynomad

Heathn.荒地

Alienate vt.使疏远**alien

Don’t alienate us.不要挑拨离间。 She is a alien.

I alienate my mom.我和母亲疏远了。

Eternala.永久的**immortal 不朽的 见 37 课解释。

Boy Scout n.童子军

该词来源于英国，请根据以下听讲述。

Boll 战争, Britain and Holand 为争夺 cape of good Hope 的战争

Notes on the text 课文注释

1. It is far from…, 远不是……。

2. Twenty pounds’ worth of space, 价值 20 英镑的空地，其中 worth 是名词。

3. Hub to hub with, 车轴与……车轴相接

4. The Splendide and the Bellavista, 两大酒店的名字。

5. Say boo to a maitre d’hotel, 对酒店的经理表示不满。 boo to a maitre d’hotel, 是从 notSay

say boo to a goose (非常胆小，不敢得罪)演变而来的。在这个成语中，a goose 常被

人们幽默地换成其他字眼。

6. Granted ,… but …(虽然……但是……)这种句型中的 Granted 总被放在句首，意思是

Yes，相当于一个连接副词的作用。

7. In the shape of , 以……形式出现的。

8. To be hand, 唾手可得。

9. Cater for, 迎合……。

10.be wary of , 提防……。

11.Boy Scout 童子军。

Motive: 动力finance:钱

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 高级车

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：现代露营装备一年比一年讲究，这对那些厌世嫉俗者来说是一件有趣的自相矛盾

的事情。而对于发誓用露营来摆脱烦恼的人来说，却带来了更光明的前景。

第六句首 it 指 equipment

Though he is affluent……

Poor he may be/Poor as he may be……

Tip 小费

EconomyEscape

That the equipment of modern camping becomes……

Affluent he may be……

Camping releases him form all such fears.

granted: suppose

snobberyskillfulsomersault 翻劲斗

managements: 管理层新概念英语课文下载

hierarchies: ranking

darkendampen one’s heart 令人很扫兴

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 优越感，特殊不同于其他

Inferiority complex自卑感

Refinement: enjoyment

Foreign: 异乡的

Sands: 沙滩

Means: way

Keeping: 保管

Proves: 亲眼验证

Packed like sardines 拥挤的要死

Sesame

Van

第 18 句后采用反证法

object to 名词、动名词

package tour 组团旅行

package plan 一揽子计划

本句中间的 that 作 package tour 的同位语

thereby: in this way, by whichhereby 这里证明，兹证明

deny sb. Sth.

Self-containment 自我封闭

Go hand in hand: 结伴而行

正常 19 句写为：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:荷兰语

Garlic: 大蒜

Remarkable:显著

Custom：风俗习惯

Trace: 跟着、跟踪

……to four walls: 居无定所

can’t be traced to any culprits 找不出他与主犯有什么关系

litter:垃圾litter bug 乱扔东西让人讨厌

scouting: 童子军的行为：camping

troubled water 一团混水