新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
1 . Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.儘管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒險徒步跨越聖伯納德山口。
2 . The temperature drops to -- 30 o and very few people attempt to cross the Pass.氣溫下降到零下30度，試圖跨越山口的人寥寥無幾。
3 . These young people, who love the peace of mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St.Bernard's monastery.這些熱愛高山清靜環境的年輕人每年都受到聖伯納德道院的熱烈歡迎。
4 . During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars.夏天的幾個月裡，修道院十分忙碌，因為有成千上萬的人駕車通過山口，順道來修道院參觀。
5 . Now that a tunnel ahs been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous,如今由於山裡開挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那麼危險了。
6 . At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe.海拔2，473O米，是歐洲最高的山口。
7 . The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.狗也比較自由，被放出圍欄，四處遛達。
8 . In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different.然而到了冬天，修道院裡的生活則是另一番景象。
9 . The famous monastery of St.Bernard, witch was founded in eleventh century, lies about a mile away.11世紀建造的著名的聖伯納德修道院位於離山口1英里遠的地方。
10 . The Great St.Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.聖伯納德大山口連接著瑞士與意大利，
11 . The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.冬天常來修道院參觀的只有一批批滑雪者。他們在聖誕節或復活節到那兒去。
12 . The monks prefer winter to summer of they have more privacy.修道士們喜歡冬天，而不太喜歡夏天。因為在冬天，他們可以更多地過無人打擾的生活。
13 . These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.那些最先從亞洲引進的狗，待人友好，早在羅馬時代就給人當看門狗了。
14 . As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure.由於來人太多，狗被關在專門的圍欄裡。
15 . For hundreds of years, St.Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.幾百年來，聖伯納德修道院馴養狗拯救了許多翻越這道山口的旅遊者的生命。
16 . but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty.但每年還要派狗到雪山地裡去幫助那些遇到困難的旅遊者，