Notes on the text課文注釋
1 city, born and city bred, 城里生，城里長(zhǎng)。
這是由“名詞+過(guò)去分詞”構(gòu)成的合成形容詞，此處作原因狀語(yǔ)。
2 go into raptures, 變得欣喜若狂起來(lái)。
at the mere mention of, 一提到。
3 be under an illusion, 作“有……的錯(cuò)覺(jué)”講，that引起的是同位語(yǔ)從句。
4 beyond me, 我所無(wú)法理解的。
5 do without…，沒(méi)有……也行。
6 draw to a close，結(jié)束，告終。
7 you never have to make do with second best, 你從來(lái)不必用二等品來(lái)湊合。
make do with…, 湊合著用……。
參考譯文
寧?kù)o的鄉(xiāng)村生活從來(lái)沒(méi)有吸引過(guò)我。我生在城市，長(zhǎng)在城市，總認(rèn)為鄉(xiāng)村是透過(guò)火車車窗看到的那個(gè)樣子，或偶爾周末去游玩一下的景象。我的許多朋友都住在城市，但他們只要一提起鄉(xiāng)村，馬上就會(huì)變得欣喜若狂。盡管他們都交口稱贊寧?kù)o的鄉(xiāng)村生活的種種優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但其中只有一人真去農(nóng)村住過(guò)，而且不足6個(gè)月就回來(lái)了。即使他也仍存有幻覺(jué)，好像鄉(xiāng)村生活就是比城市生活優(yōu)越。他滔滔不絕地大談?dòng)押玫霓r(nóng)民，潔凈的空氣，貼近大自然的環(huán)境和悠閑的生活節(jié)奏。他堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，凌晨雄雞第一聲啼叫，黎明時(shí)分小鳥(niǎo)吱喳歡叫，冉冉升起的朝陽(yáng)染紅樹(shù)木、牧場(chǎng)，此番美景無(wú)與倫比。但這種田園詩(shī)般的鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)光僅僅是一個(gè)側(cè)面。我的朋友沒(méi)有提到在電視機(jī)前度過(guò)的漫長(zhǎng)寂寞的冬夜——電視是的娛樂(lè)形式。他也不說(shuō)商店貨物品種單調(diào)，以及那些每天不得不從鄉(xiāng)下趕到城里工作的不幸的人們。人們?yōu)槭裁辞樵该刻煸诼飞媳疾?個(gè)小時(shí)去換取值得懷疑的鄉(xiāng)間的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，我是無(wú)法理解的。要是他們?cè)敢庾≡诒緛?lái)屬于他們的城市，則可以讓他們省去諸多不便與節(jié)約大量開(kāi)支。
如果你愿舍棄鄉(xiāng)下生活那一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)樂(lè)趣的話，那么你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)城市可以為你提供生活中美好的東西。你去看朋友根本不用跋涉好幾英里，因?yàn)樗麄兌甲≡诟浇汶S時(shí)可以同他們聊天或在晚上一起娛樂(lè)。我在鄉(xiāng)村有一些熟人，他們每年進(jìn)城來(lái)看一回或幾回戲，并把此看作一種特殊的享受?？磻蛟谒麄兪羌笫拢枰挠?jì)劃。當(dāng)戲快演完時(shí)，他們又為是否能趕上末班火車回家而犯愁。這種焦慮，城里人是從未體驗(yàn)過(guò)的。坐公共汽車幾站路，就可看到新的展覽、電影、戲劇。買(mǎi)東西也是一種樂(lè)趣。物品品種繁多，從來(lái)不必用二等品來(lái)湊合。鄉(xiāng)里人進(jìn)城采購(gòu)欣喜若狂，每次回家時(shí)都買(mǎi)足了外來(lái)商品，直到拿不動(dòng)方才罷休，連走路都搖搖晃晃的。城市也并非沒(méi)有良辰美景。寒冷潮濕的冬夜里，廣告燈箱發(fā)出的暖光，會(huì)給人某種安慰。周末，當(dāng)成千上萬(wàn)進(jìn)城上班的人回到了他們的鄉(xiāng)間寓所之后，空曠的街市籠罩著一種寧?kù)o的氣氛，沒(méi)有什么能比此時(shí)的寧?kù)o更令人難忘了。城里人對(duì)這一切心里很明白，卻偏要執(zhí)拗地裝出他們喜歡住在鄉(xiāng)村的樣子，這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)一直是個(gè)謎。
Multiple choice questions多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 What is the main difference between the writer and most of his friends?
a．They often visit the country but he has only spent one weekend there.
b．Unlike them, being brought up in the city, he can appreciate its worth.
c．In contrast to them, he finds city people friendlier than country people.
d．He thinks them hypocritical to maintain a preference for country life.
2 What advantage has the city dweller over the country dweller in terms of entertainment?
a．He can entertain his country friends more often than they can him.
b．His choice of entertainment is wide and within easy reach of him.
c．As he travels by bus and not by train, he can see the latest plays.
d．He does not need a major operation when planning a visit to the theatre.
3 When he speaks of the beauty to be found in the city, the writer ______ .
a．a(chǎn)lludes to the comparative cheerlessness of winter nights in the country
b．means that if more people settled in the city they would find peace
c．a(chǎn)dvertises the fact that the city is a warmer place than the country
d．implies that the country is less peaceful than the city at weekends
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 I ______ and bred in the city and have always regarded …(11. 1-2)
a．being born
b．had been born
c．was born
d．a(chǎn)m born
5 He ______ talking about the friendly people … (11. 8-9)
a．never tires of
b．is never tiring of
c．is never tired
d．is never tiring when
6 The latest exhibitions, films or plays are only ______ . (1. 23)
a．by bus a short distance away
b．a(chǎn) short distance by bus away
c．a(chǎn) short distance away by bus
d．the distance of a short bus away
7 ---- and stagger home loaded with ______ exotic items as they can carry. (11. 25-26)
a．a(chǎn)s many of the
b．a(chǎn)s many
c．so many
d．the most
8 I have always been mystified ______ city dwellers, who …(11. 29-30)
a．why
b．by the fact that
c．for what
d．with
Vocabulary詞匯
9 ______ the only form of entertainment (1. 12)
a．pretty well
b．a(chǎn)ltogether
c．certainly
d．in particular
10 If you can ______ without the few pastoral pleasures of the country …(1. 17)
a．make
b．manage
c．succeed
d．pass
11 As the play ______ … (11. 21-22)
a．reaches its climax
b．nears its end
c．ends its run
d．draws the curtain
12 Few things can have such an ______ as the peace …(11. 27-28)
a．impact
b．imposition
c．imprint
d．impression
1 city, born and city bred, 城里生，城里長(zhǎng)。
這是由“名詞+過(guò)去分詞”構(gòu)成的合成形容詞，此處作原因狀語(yǔ)。
2 go into raptures, 變得欣喜若狂起來(lái)。
at the mere mention of, 一提到。
3 be under an illusion, 作“有……的錯(cuò)覺(jué)”講，that引起的是同位語(yǔ)從句。
4 beyond me, 我所無(wú)法理解的。
5 do without…，沒(méi)有……也行。
6 draw to a close，結(jié)束，告終。
7 you never have to make do with second best, 你從來(lái)不必用二等品來(lái)湊合。
make do with…, 湊合著用……。
參考譯文
寧?kù)o的鄉(xiāng)村生活從來(lái)沒(méi)有吸引過(guò)我。我生在城市，長(zhǎng)在城市，總認(rèn)為鄉(xiāng)村是透過(guò)火車車窗看到的那個(gè)樣子，或偶爾周末去游玩一下的景象。我的許多朋友都住在城市，但他們只要一提起鄉(xiāng)村，馬上就會(huì)變得欣喜若狂。盡管他們都交口稱贊寧?kù)o的鄉(xiāng)村生活的種種優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但其中只有一人真去農(nóng)村住過(guò)，而且不足6個(gè)月就回來(lái)了。即使他也仍存有幻覺(jué)，好像鄉(xiāng)村生活就是比城市生活優(yōu)越。他滔滔不絕地大談?dòng)押玫霓r(nóng)民，潔凈的空氣，貼近大自然的環(huán)境和悠閑的生活節(jié)奏。他堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，凌晨雄雞第一聲啼叫，黎明時(shí)分小鳥(niǎo)吱喳歡叫，冉冉升起的朝陽(yáng)染紅樹(shù)木、牧場(chǎng)，此番美景無(wú)與倫比。但這種田園詩(shī)般的鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)光僅僅是一個(gè)側(cè)面。我的朋友沒(méi)有提到在電視機(jī)前度過(guò)的漫長(zhǎng)寂寞的冬夜——電視是的娛樂(lè)形式。他也不說(shuō)商店貨物品種單調(diào)，以及那些每天不得不從鄉(xiāng)下趕到城里工作的不幸的人們。人們?yōu)槭裁辞樵该刻煸诼飞媳疾?個(gè)小時(shí)去換取值得懷疑的鄉(xiāng)間的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，我是無(wú)法理解的。要是他們?cè)敢庾≡诒緛?lái)屬于他們的城市，則可以讓他們省去諸多不便與節(jié)約大量開(kāi)支。
如果你愿舍棄鄉(xiāng)下生活那一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)樂(lè)趣的話，那么你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)城市可以為你提供生活中美好的東西。你去看朋友根本不用跋涉好幾英里，因?yàn)樗麄兌甲≡诟浇汶S時(shí)可以同他們聊天或在晚上一起娛樂(lè)。我在鄉(xiāng)村有一些熟人，他們每年進(jìn)城來(lái)看一回或幾回戲，并把此看作一種特殊的享受?？磻蛟谒麄兪羌笫拢枰挠?jì)劃。當(dāng)戲快演完時(shí)，他們又為是否能趕上末班火車回家而犯愁。這種焦慮，城里人是從未體驗(yàn)過(guò)的。坐公共汽車幾站路，就可看到新的展覽、電影、戲劇。買(mǎi)東西也是一種樂(lè)趣。物品品種繁多，從來(lái)不必用二等品來(lái)湊合。鄉(xiāng)里人進(jìn)城采購(gòu)欣喜若狂，每次回家時(shí)都買(mǎi)足了外來(lái)商品，直到拿不動(dòng)方才罷休，連走路都搖搖晃晃的。城市也并非沒(méi)有良辰美景。寒冷潮濕的冬夜里，廣告燈箱發(fā)出的暖光，會(huì)給人某種安慰。周末，當(dāng)成千上萬(wàn)進(jìn)城上班的人回到了他們的鄉(xiāng)間寓所之后，空曠的街市籠罩著一種寧?kù)o的氣氛，沒(méi)有什么能比此時(shí)的寧?kù)o更令人難忘了。城里人對(duì)這一切心里很明白，卻偏要執(zhí)拗地裝出他們喜歡住在鄉(xiāng)村的樣子，這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)一直是個(gè)謎。
Multiple choice questions多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 What is the main difference between the writer and most of his friends?
a．They often visit the country but he has only spent one weekend there.
b．Unlike them, being brought up in the city, he can appreciate its worth.
c．In contrast to them, he finds city people friendlier than country people.
d．He thinks them hypocritical to maintain a preference for country life.
2 What advantage has the city dweller over the country dweller in terms of entertainment?
a．He can entertain his country friends more often than they can him.
b．His choice of entertainment is wide and within easy reach of him.
c．As he travels by bus and not by train, he can see the latest plays.
d．He does not need a major operation when planning a visit to the theatre.
3 When he speaks of the beauty to be found in the city, the writer ______ .
a．a(chǎn)lludes to the comparative cheerlessness of winter nights in the country
b．means that if more people settled in the city they would find peace
c．a(chǎn)dvertises the fact that the city is a warmer place than the country
d．implies that the country is less peaceful than the city at weekends
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 I ______ and bred in the city and have always regarded …(11. 1-2)
a．being born
b．had been born
c．was born
d．a(chǎn)m born
5 He ______ talking about the friendly people … (11. 8-9)
a．never tires of
b．is never tiring of
c．is never tired
d．is never tiring when
6 The latest exhibitions, films or plays are only ______ . (1. 23)
a．by bus a short distance away
b．a(chǎn) short distance by bus away
c．a(chǎn) short distance away by bus
d．the distance of a short bus away
7 ---- and stagger home loaded with ______ exotic items as they can carry. (11. 25-26)
a．a(chǎn)s many of the
b．a(chǎn)s many
c．so many
d．the most
8 I have always been mystified ______ city dwellers, who …(11. 29-30)
a．why
b．by the fact that
c．for what
d．with
Vocabulary詞匯
9 ______ the only form of entertainment (1. 12)
a．pretty well
b．a(chǎn)ltogether
c．certainly
d．in particular
10 If you can ______ without the few pastoral pleasures of the country …(1. 17)
a．make
b．manage
c．succeed
d．pass
11 As the play ______ … (11. 21-22)
a．reaches its climax
b．nears its end
c．ends its run
d．draws the curtain
12 Few things can have such an ______ as the peace …(11. 27-28)
a．impact
b．imposition
c．imprint
d．impression