Notes on the text
課文注釋
1 much-travelled world，經(jīng)常有游客往來的世界。
2 be inaccessible to…，是……難以到達(dá)的。
3 be cut off from…，與……隔絕。
4 Balkans，巴爾干半島，它位于歐洲東南部，包括阿爾巴尼亞、保加利亞、希臘、羅馬尼亞東南部分、土耳其歐洲部分和前南斯拉夫各州。
5 descend on，突然到來。
6 taking a path which led out of the town是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作時(shí)間狀語，which引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾path。意即“走上了一條出鎮(zhèn)的小路”。
7 (be) fast asleep，熟睡，此處作定語，修飾boatman。
8 the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat，這是一個(gè)由名詞和分詞組成的獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，作狀語，說明seemed deserted。
9 by shy of…，作“對……畏縮”，“害怕……”解。
10 come to life，蘇醒過來，活躍起來。
參考譯文
在這個(gè)旅游頻繁的世界上，仍有成千上萬個(gè)游人足跡未至的地方。人們總是以為偏僻地方的村民們熱情好客。但是，那些不但與外國旅游者隔絕，而且與本國同胞隔絕的人們有可能對游客抱有敵意。到真正偏僻的村莊去旅游并不是一件愉快的事情，我與妻子在周游巴爾干半島時(shí)對此深有體會(huì)。
我們在一座小鎮(zhèn)上逗留了幾天，參觀了附近的許多古老的教堂。這些教堂吸引了大量游客，不僅是因?yàn)榻ㄖL(fēng)格奇特，而且還存有大量保存完好的壁畫。我們離開小鎮(zhèn)的前一天，鎮(zhèn)上來了幾輛滿載游客的公共汽車。人多得使我們難以忍受，于是我們決定利用后一天去鄉(xiāng)間一游。我們走上了一條出鎮(zhèn)的小路，穿過幾塊農(nóng)田，來到一片茂密的樹林。我們原以為小路會(huì)到此突然終止，沒想到它在樹林中繼續(xù)向前延伸。我們在樹林中跋涉了兩個(gè)多小時(shí)，到了一條深溪邊。我們可以看到小路在深溪對岸繼續(xù)向前伸展，但卻不知如何越過這道深溪。突然，妻子發(fā)現(xiàn)岸邊泊著一條小船，船上有一船夫在呼呼大睡。我們輕輕地把他喚醒，請他把我們擺渡過溪。一開始，他很不愿意，但經(jīng)勸說，終于同意了。
順著小路，我們來到一個(gè)座落在陡峭山坡上的小村莊。這兒有一條未經(jīng)修筑的彎彎曲曲的道路，路兩邊排列著一些矮小的農(nóng)舍。農(nóng)舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的藍(lán)天底下，村莊看上去也會(huì)令人感到難以親近。村里似乎無人居住，的生命跡象是附近田里一只面目可憎的黑山羊，用一截短繩拴在一棵樹上。我們在田邊一堵東倒西歪的籬笆墻上坐了下來，打開幾聽沙丁魚罐頭，吃了一頓野外午餐。突然，我注意到妻子十分驚恐。我抬頭一看，發(fā)現(xiàn)我們被一群衣衫襤褸的小孩團(tuán)團(tuán)圍住了，他們在默不作聲地看著我們吃飯。我們給他們東西吃，客客氣氣地同他們交談，但他們卻一動(dòng)也不動(dòng)。我認(rèn)為這不過是他們在陌生人面前表現(xiàn)出的害羞。后來，我們在村里的主要街道上行走的時(shí)候，一隊(duì)默不作聲的孩子跟在我們后頭。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，只穿著襯衣的男人們站在屋子外面兇狠地盯著我們，披黑紗巾的老婦人站在門口偷偷地瞅著我們。令人害怕的是到處沒有一點(diǎn)聲音。毫無疑問，我們的來訪是不受歡迎的。我們不需要進(jìn)一步的警告了，便掉轉(zhuǎn)身子，沿著那條主要的街道加快步伐，快速地朝深溪邊走去，希望船夫還在那兒等著我們。
Multiple choice questions
多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解
1 On the last day of their visit to a Balkan town, the writer and his wife ______ .
a．followed a path which they found to their surprise led them into a wood
b．went exploring for churches further afield, having seen those nearby
c．decided to visit a small village some distance away from the town
d．discovered their own countrymen to be hostile when they are cut off
2 The village looked forbidding in that ______ .
a．the road leading up to it was so steep and rough
b．it had a deserted and gloomy appearance
c．the mountain threw its shadow over the small brick houses
d．there was nobody in the village
3 What made the writer and his wife feel they were unwelcome visitors?
a．Apart from the children, no one had come out to greet them.
b．When they had first gone through the village, the people had hidden.
c．Nobody said a single word as they watched them walk down the street.
d．The men were too shy to speak to them and the women too shy to come out.
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 ______ that the path continued on the other side, we wondered how we could get across the stream. (11. 14-15)
a．Being able to see
b．It could be seen
c．At the sight of
d．Seeing
5 Though he was reluctant to ______ at first, we…(1. 17)
a．ferry us across
b．ferry
c．take to the other side
d．do that
6 ----unmade road ______ small houses lining it on either side. (11. 18-19)
a．with
b．which
c．by
d．a(chǎn)nd
7 ______ of all was that not a sound could be heard. (1. 29)
a．It frightened us most
b．The thing that most frightened us
c．What frightened us most
d．We were most frightened by
8 ----where we hoped the boatman was waiting and ______ us back. (11. 30-31)
a．was ferryiny
b．ferryiny
c．ferried
d．would ferry
Vocabulary 詞匯
9 In it there was a boatman ______ asleep. (1. 16)
a．dead
b．sound
c．quickly
d．hard
10 The fence the writer and his wife sat down on was ______ … (1. 22)
a．no longer in use
b．sheltered by trees
c．in a state of disrepair
d．made of very hard timber
11 All at once, I noticed that my wife ______ to be filled with alarm. (1. 23)
a．came
b．a(chǎn)ppeared
c．turned
d．looked
12 Men stood outside their houses and ______ angrily at us. (11. 27-28)
a．stared
b．frowned
c．grimaced
d．winked
課文注釋
1 much-travelled world，經(jīng)常有游客往來的世界。
2 be inaccessible to…，是……難以到達(dá)的。
3 be cut off from…，與……隔絕。
4 Balkans，巴爾干半島，它位于歐洲東南部，包括阿爾巴尼亞、保加利亞、希臘、羅馬尼亞東南部分、土耳其歐洲部分和前南斯拉夫各州。
5 descend on，突然到來。
6 taking a path which led out of the town是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作時(shí)間狀語，which引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾path。意即“走上了一條出鎮(zhèn)的小路”。
7 (be) fast asleep，熟睡，此處作定語，修飾boatman。
8 the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat，這是一個(gè)由名詞和分詞組成的獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，作狀語，說明seemed deserted。
9 by shy of…，作“對……畏縮”，“害怕……”解。
10 come to life，蘇醒過來，活躍起來。
參考譯文
在這個(gè)旅游頻繁的世界上，仍有成千上萬個(gè)游人足跡未至的地方。人們總是以為偏僻地方的村民們熱情好客。但是，那些不但與外國旅游者隔絕，而且與本國同胞隔絕的人們有可能對游客抱有敵意。到真正偏僻的村莊去旅游并不是一件愉快的事情，我與妻子在周游巴爾干半島時(shí)對此深有體會(huì)。
我們在一座小鎮(zhèn)上逗留了幾天，參觀了附近的許多古老的教堂。這些教堂吸引了大量游客，不僅是因?yàn)榻ㄖL(fēng)格奇特，而且還存有大量保存完好的壁畫。我們離開小鎮(zhèn)的前一天，鎮(zhèn)上來了幾輛滿載游客的公共汽車。人多得使我們難以忍受，于是我們決定利用后一天去鄉(xiāng)間一游。我們走上了一條出鎮(zhèn)的小路，穿過幾塊農(nóng)田，來到一片茂密的樹林。我們原以為小路會(huì)到此突然終止，沒想到它在樹林中繼續(xù)向前延伸。我們在樹林中跋涉了兩個(gè)多小時(shí)，到了一條深溪邊。我們可以看到小路在深溪對岸繼續(xù)向前伸展，但卻不知如何越過這道深溪。突然，妻子發(fā)現(xiàn)岸邊泊著一條小船，船上有一船夫在呼呼大睡。我們輕輕地把他喚醒，請他把我們擺渡過溪。一開始，他很不愿意，但經(jīng)勸說，終于同意了。
順著小路，我們來到一個(gè)座落在陡峭山坡上的小村莊。這兒有一條未經(jīng)修筑的彎彎曲曲的道路，路兩邊排列著一些矮小的農(nóng)舍。農(nóng)舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的藍(lán)天底下，村莊看上去也會(huì)令人感到難以親近。村里似乎無人居住，的生命跡象是附近田里一只面目可憎的黑山羊，用一截短繩拴在一棵樹上。我們在田邊一堵東倒西歪的籬笆墻上坐了下來，打開幾聽沙丁魚罐頭，吃了一頓野外午餐。突然，我注意到妻子十分驚恐。我抬頭一看，發(fā)現(xiàn)我們被一群衣衫襤褸的小孩團(tuán)團(tuán)圍住了，他們在默不作聲地看著我們吃飯。我們給他們東西吃，客客氣氣地同他們交談，但他們卻一動(dòng)也不動(dòng)。我認(rèn)為這不過是他們在陌生人面前表現(xiàn)出的害羞。后來，我們在村里的主要街道上行走的時(shí)候，一隊(duì)默不作聲的孩子跟在我們后頭。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，只穿著襯衣的男人們站在屋子外面兇狠地盯著我們，披黑紗巾的老婦人站在門口偷偷地瞅著我們。令人害怕的是到處沒有一點(diǎn)聲音。毫無疑問，我們的來訪是不受歡迎的。我們不需要進(jìn)一步的警告了，便掉轉(zhuǎn)身子，沿著那條主要的街道加快步伐，快速地朝深溪邊走去，希望船夫還在那兒等著我們。
Multiple choice questions
多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解
1 On the last day of their visit to a Balkan town, the writer and his wife ______ .
a．followed a path which they found to their surprise led them into a wood
b．went exploring for churches further afield, having seen those nearby
c．decided to visit a small village some distance away from the town
d．discovered their own countrymen to be hostile when they are cut off
2 The village looked forbidding in that ______ .
a．the road leading up to it was so steep and rough
b．it had a deserted and gloomy appearance
c．the mountain threw its shadow over the small brick houses
d．there was nobody in the village
3 What made the writer and his wife feel they were unwelcome visitors?
a．Apart from the children, no one had come out to greet them.
b．When they had first gone through the village, the people had hidden.
c．Nobody said a single word as they watched them walk down the street.
d．The men were too shy to speak to them and the women too shy to come out.
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 ______ that the path continued on the other side, we wondered how we could get across the stream. (11. 14-15)
a．Being able to see
b．It could be seen
c．At the sight of
d．Seeing
5 Though he was reluctant to ______ at first, we…(1. 17)
a．ferry us across
b．ferry
c．take to the other side
d．do that
6 ----unmade road ______ small houses lining it on either side. (11. 18-19)
a．with
b．which
c．by
d．a(chǎn)nd
7 ______ of all was that not a sound could be heard. (1. 29)
a．It frightened us most
b．The thing that most frightened us
c．What frightened us most
d．We were most frightened by
8 ----where we hoped the boatman was waiting and ______ us back. (11. 30-31)
a．was ferryiny
b．ferryiny
c．ferried
d．would ferry
Vocabulary 詞匯
9 In it there was a boatman ______ asleep. (1. 16)
a．dead
b．sound
c．quickly
d．hard
10 The fence the writer and his wife sat down on was ______ … (1. 22)
a．no longer in use
b．sheltered by trees
c．in a state of disrepair
d．made of very hard timber
11 All at once, I noticed that my wife ______ to be filled with alarm. (1. 23)
a．came
b．a(chǎn)ppeared
c．turned
d．looked
12 Men stood outside their houses and ______ angrily at us. (11. 27-28)
a．stared
b．frowned
c．grimaced
d．winked