lesson 48 the silent village 沉默的村庄

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1、Lesson48Thesilentvillage沉默的村庄2010考研同学的礼物14：新概念第三册课文精读详解50篇标签：新概念英语Lesson48Thesilentvillage沉默的村庄一、【Text】课文Inthismuch-travelledworld,therearestillthousandsofplaceswhichareinaccessibletotourists.Wealwaysassumethatvillagersinremoteplacesarefriendlyandhospitable.Butpeoplewhoarecutoffnotonlyf

2、romforeigntourists,butevenfromtheirowncountrymencanbehostiletotravellers.Visitstoreallyremotevillagesareseldomenjoyable--asmywifeandIdiscoveredduringatourthroughtheBalkans.Wehadspentseveraldaysinasmalltownandvisitedanumberofoldchurchesinthevicinity.Theseattractedmanyvisitors,fortheywere

3、notonlyofgreatarchitecturalinterest,butcontainedalargenumberofbeautifullypreservedfrescoesaswell.Onthedaybeforeourdeparture,severalbusloadsoftouristsdescendedonthetown.Thiswasmorethanwecouldbear,sowedecidedtospendourlastdayexploringthecountryside.Takingapathwhichledoutofthetown,wecrosse

4、dafewfieldsuntilwecametoadensewood.Weexpectedthepathtoendabruptly,butwefoundthatittraceditswaythroughthetrees.Wetrampedthroughthewoodforovertwohoursuntilwearrivedatadeepstream.Wecouldseethatthepathcontinuedontheotherside,butwehadnoideahowwecouldgetacrossthestream.Suddenlymywifespottedab

5、oatmooredtothebank.Inittherewasaboatmanfastasleep.Wegentlywokehimupandaskedhimtoferryustotheotherside.Thoughhewasreluctanttodosoatfirst,weeventuallypersuadedhimtotakeus.Thepathledtoatinyvillageperchedonthesteepsidesofamountain.Theplaceconsistedofastragglingunmaderoadwhichwaslinedoneithe

6、rsidebysmallhouses.Evenunderaclearbluesky,thevillagelookedforbidding,asallthehouseswerebuiltofgreymudbricks.Thevillageseemeddeserted,theonlysignoflifebeinganugly-lookingblackgoatonashortlengthofropetiedtoatreeinafieldnearby.Sittingdownonadilapidatedwoodenfencenearthefield,weopenedacoupl

7、eoftinsofsardinesandhadapicniclunch.Allatonce,Inoticedthatmywifeseemedtobefilledwithalarm.LookingupIsawthatweweresurroundedbychildreninragswhowerelookingatussilentlyasweate.Weofferedthemfoodandspoketothemkindly,buttheyremainedmotionless.Iconcludedthattheyweresimplyshyofstranger