2024年4月21日发(作者：电信宽带一年多少钱2021)

Tourists

旅游者/观光客/游客

Nancy Mitford 南西·密特福德

New words

minute, small

Venetian, 威尼斯的`

lagoon, A shallow body of water, especially one separated from a sea by

sandbars or coral reefs.

vineyard, Ground planted with cultivated grapevines.

William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, who set up a claim to the

throne of England and launched an attack against the island in 1066.

intersected, criss-crossed

campanile, A bell tower, especially one near but not attached to a church

or other public building.

reproach, To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in

(someone).

cloches, cloches, divines reproaches, [French] Bells, bells, divine

reproaches

chorus, A simultaneous utterance by a number of people; The sounds so

made

chartered motor-boats, motor-boats hired for an exclusive use

yachts, small sailing or motor-driven vessels, generally with smart,

graceful lines, used for pleasure cruises or racing.

amblev, To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll.

tow-path, a path along which people draw a boat against the current

mosaics, a form of surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of

colored glass or stone; a picture or design so made.

austere, Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave

Madonna, a statue or picture of the Virgin Mary.

Byzantine, an artistic style of architecture developed in the Byzantine

Empire (The East Roman Empire) during the 4th century, characterized

by the round arch springing from the columns or piers, and the dome

resting on pendentives.

the throne of Attila, Attila (406-453), king of the Huns, who overran

much of the Byzantine and Western Roman Empires. In 451 he advanced

as far as Orlean in Gaul and in 452 to the river Mincio in Italy. he later

came to be called "Scourge of God."

scent, To fill with a pleasant odor;

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standing, Permanent and unchanging; fixed

megaphone, A funnel-shaped device used to direct and amplify the voice.

luncheon, A lunch, especially a formal one.

undergo, To pass through; experience

litter, Carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper

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1 The most intensive study I ever made of tourists as at An outline of

Torcello, where it is impossible to avoid them. Torcello is the selection:

a minute island in the Venetian lagoon: here, among A. Torcello

vineyards and wild flowers, some thirty cottages surround which used to

a great cathedral which was being built when William the be lonely has

Conqueror came to England. A canal and a path lead from recently

the lagoon to the village, the vineyards are intersected by become an

canals; red and yellow sails glide slowly through the outing from

vines. Bells from the campanile ring out reproaches three Venice.

times a day ("cloches, cloches, divines reproaches") a) Tocello's

joined by a chorus from the surrounding islands. There is location

an inn where I lived one summer, writing my book and b) A general

observing the tourist. Torcello which used to be lonely as view of

a cloud has recently become an outing from Venice. Tocello.

Many more visitors than it can comfortably hold pour into c) Too many

it, off the regular steamers, off chartered motor-boats, and visitors pour

off yachts; all day they ambled up the tow-path, looking into it.

for what? The cathedral is decorated with early mosaics -- d) Most of

scenes from hell, much restored, and a great sad, austere them are

Madonna; Byzantine art is an acquired taste and probably ignorant and

not one in ten of the visitors has acquired it. They wander rude.

into the church and look round aimlessly. They come out e) Concrete

on to the village green and photograph each other in a description of

stone armchair, said to be the throne of Attila. They the visitors:

relentlessly tear at the wild roses which one has seen in

bud and longed to see in bloom and which, for a day have

scented the whole island. As soon as they are picked the

roses fade and are thrown into the canal. The Americans

visit the inn to eat or drink something. The English

declare that they can't afford to do this. They take food

which they have brought with them into the vineyard and 1) Americans.

I am sorry to say leave the devil of a mess behind them. 2)

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