Can you imagine trying to go to a new place without a travel guide?
Hundreds of years ago, explorers had no such things.
As these people opened up more new areas to us, they wrote about them.
These writings formed a new genre of literature called travel writing.
Some travel guides are just pure factual data, others are more entertaining.
Perhaps we could call train, plane and bus schedules travel guides, but they are not very interesting.
So, what do people expect when they buy and read such guides?
They expect to get a lot of details about the places they are interested in.
They want to know what to expect when they get there, climate, food customs.
They like to know what other most interesting places to visit, and what difficulties to expect when they get there.
The variety of places to eat and kinds of foods served will also be mentioned in the guides.
But a travel guide need not be a book. It could be a pamphlet or even a person.
In most major tourist areas, you can hire the service of a person who will act as your travel guide.
They will help you to get to the right places as safely as possible.
There are millions of travel guides of all kinds in the world.
And reading them can be almost as good as the real thing.
Section 66 Travel Guides六十六 旅游指南
1.Can you imagine trying to go to a new place without a travel guide? 到一個陌生的地方去而沒有旅游指南,能想像嗎?
2.Hundreds of years ago, explorers had no such things. 幾百年前,開拓者們不存在這些問題。
3.As these people opened up more new areas to us, they wrote about them. 當(dāng)他們開發(fā)出新的地區(qū)后,他們作了記錄。
4.These writings formed a new genre of literature called travel writing. 這些記錄形成了一種新的文學(xué)形式――旅游文學(xué)。
5.Some travel guides are just pure factual data, others are more entertaining. 有些導(dǎo)游只作事實上的描述,有些導(dǎo)游則比較有趣。
6.Perhaps we could call train, plane and bus schedules travel guides, but they are not very interesting. 也許我們可以稱火車、飛機和公共汽車時刻表為旅游指南,但是他們不是很有趣。
7.So, what do people expect when they buy and read such guides? 那么,人們夠買這類導(dǎo)游資料時,他們希望看到什么?
8.They expect to get a lot of details about the places they are interested in. 他們希望看到他們感興趣地方的詳細資料。
9.They want to know what to expect when they get there, climate, food customs. 他們希望知道那里的氣候、飲食、風(fēng)俗。
10.They like to know what other most interesting places to visit, and what difficulties to expect when they get there. 他們想知道那里最有趣的景點,以及到那兒之后可能遇到的困難。
11.The variety of places to eat and kinds of foods served will also be mentioned in the guides. 各種餐飲地點以及飲食種類也會在導(dǎo)游資料里提及。
12.But a travel guide need not be a book. It could be a pamphlet or even a person. 但導(dǎo)游可以不必是一本書,可以是一本小冊子,可是一個人。
13.In most major tourist areas, you can hire the service of a person who will act as your travel guide. 在主要的旅游景點,你可以雇個人當(dāng)個導(dǎo)游。
14.They will help you to get to the right places as safely as possible. 他們會把你安全地帶到要去的地方。
15.There are millions of travel guides of all kinds in the world. 世界上有無數(shù)不同類型的導(dǎo)游(資料),
16.And reading them can be almost as good as the real thing. 深入其中如同身臨其境。