新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 48 The silent village
1 . The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.村裡似乎無人居住，唯一的生命跡像是附近田里一隻面目可憎的黑山羊，用一截短繩拴在一棵樹上。
2 . We expected the path to end abruptly,我們原以為小路會到此突然終止。
3 . we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.快速地朝深溪邊走去，希望船夫還在那兒等著我們。
4 . We needed no further warning.我們不需要進一步的警告了。
5 . I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers.我認為這不過是他們在陌生人面前表現出的害羞。
6 . When we later walked down the main street of the villager, we were followed by a silent procession of children.後來，我們在村裡的主要街道上行走的時候，一隊默不作聲的孩子跟在我們後頭。
7 . On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town.我們離開小鎮的前一天，鎮上來了幾輛滿載遊客的公共汽車。
8 . Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable --到真正偏僻的村莊去旅遊並不是一件愉快的事情。
9 . All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm.突然，我注意到妻子十分驚恐。
10 . Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch.我們在田邊一堵東倒西歪的籬笆牆上坐下來，打開幾聽沙丁魚罐頭，吃了一頓野外午餐。
11 . Taking a path which led out of the town, we crossed a few fields until we came to a dense wood.我們走上了一條出鎮的小路，穿過幾塊農田，來到一片茂密的樹林。
12 . but we found that it traced its way through the trees.沒想到它到樹林中繼續向前延伸。
13 . We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side.我們輕輕地把他喚醒，請他把我們擺渡過溪。
14 . We tramped through the wood for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream.我們在樹林中跋涉了兩個多小時，到了一條深溪邊。
15 . The village which had seemed deserted, immediately came to life.Faces appeared at windows.剛才還似乎空蕩蕩的村莊一下子活躍了起來，窗口露出了一張張面孔，
16 . Men in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us.只穿著襯衣的男人們站在屋子外面凶狠地盯著我們，
17 . These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.這些教堂吸引大量遊客，不僅是因為建築風格奇特，而且還有大量保存完好的壁畫。
18 . Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.我抬頭一看，發現我們被一群衣衫襤褸的小孩團團圍住了，他們在默不作聲地看著我們吃飯。
19 . We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionless.我們給他們東西吃，客客氣氣地同他們交談，但他們卻一動也不動。
20 . Suddenly my wife spotted a boat moored to the bank.突然，妻子發現岸邊泊著一條小船，
21 . The most frightening thing of all was that not a sound could be heard.最令人害怕的是到處沒有一點聲音。
22 . There was no doubt that we were unwelcome visitors.毫無疑問，我們的來訪是不受歡迎的。
23 . In it there was a boatman fast asleep.船上有一船夫在呼呼大睡。
24 . We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.我們在一座小鎮上逗留了幾天，參觀了附近的許多古老的教堂。
25 . We could see that the path continued on the other side, but we had no idea how we could get across the stream.我們可以看到小路在深溪對岸繼續向前伸展，但卻不知如何越過這道深溪。
26 . Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways.披黑紗巾的老婦人站在門口偷偷地瞅著我們。
27 . Though he was reluctant to do so at first, we eventually persuaded him to take us.一開始，他很不願意，但經勸說，終於同意了。
28 . But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.但是，那些不但與外國旅遊者隔絕，而且與本國同胞隔絕的人們有可能對遊客抱有敵意。
29 . This was more than we could bear, so we decided to spend our last day exploring the countryside.人多得使我們難以忍受，於是我們決定利用最後一天去鄉間一遊。
30 . The path led to a tiny village perched on the steep sides of a mountain.順著小路，我們來到一個座落在陡峭山坡上的小村莊。
31 . In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists.在這個旅遊頻繁的世界上，仍有成千上萬個遊人足跡未至的地方。
32 . as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.我與妻子在一次周遊巴爾幹半島時對此深有體會。
33 . We always assume that villagers in remote places are friendly and hospitable.人們總是以為偏僻的地方的村民們熱情好客。
34 . Turning back down the main street,便掉轉身子，沿著那條主要街道加快步伐，
35 . The place consisted of a straggling unmade road which was lined on either side by small houses.這兒有一條未經修築的彎彎曲曲的道路，路兩邊排列著一些矮小的農舍。
36 . Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.農舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的藍天底下，村莊看上去也會令人感到難以親近。