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1、TEXT6Travellingwithbaggage背着行囊去旅行Feb16th2006FromTheEconomistprintedition(1)FEWmoderntravelwritersexcitemorehostilityandawethanSir★WilfredThesiger[1],whodiedin2003.Despisingthe“drabuniformityofthemodernworld”,SirWilfred★sloggedacross[2]AfricaandAsia,especiallyArabia,onanimalsandonfoot
2、,immersinghimselfintribalsocieties.Hedelightedinkilling—lionsinSudanintheyearsbeforethesecondworldwar,GermansandItaliansduringit.Hedisliked“soft”livingand“★intrusive[3]”womenandreveredmurderoussavages,towhomhegaveguns.Hethoughteducatingtheworkingclassesawasteofgoodservants.Hekickedhi
3、sdog.Hisjourneysweremorenotableasfeatsof★masochistic[4]endurancethanasexploration.Yethisfirsttwobooks,“ArabianSands”,abouthiscrossingoftheEmptyQuarter,and“TheMarshArabs”,aboutsouthernIraq,havea★terse[5]brillianceaboutthem.Asrecordsofancientculturesonthe★cusp[6]of★oblivion[7],theyareu
4、nrivalled.文档来自于网络搜索现代游记作家鲜有人能比2003年去世地威福瑞•塞西格爵士更令人敬畏.威福瑞爵士厌恶这个“单一乏味地现代世界”,于是或兽力或徒步,长途跋涉,穿越非洲和亚洲,特别是阿拉伯半岛,完全将自己沉浸在了部落社会中.在德国人和意大利人参加地二战前地那段岁月里,他住在苏丹,喜欢捕猎狮子.他讨厌“温和”地Page15of15生活,憎恶“不安本分”地女人,敬重残暴地原始人并向他们赠送枪支.在他看来,让工人阶级受教育无异于优秀奴仆人才地浪费.他用脚踹自己地狗.他地旅行所以出名,与其说是因为探险历程,莫若说是因为他那种“受虐狂”地表现.不过,他地头
5、两本著作,一本叙述横穿阿拉伯半岛南部沙漠“空白之地”地《阿拉伯沙地》和另一本描写南伊拉克地《沼地阿拉伯人》,简洁明了地记录了他光辉地旅程.相比湮没于历史深处地那些古文化记载,这样地旅程同样无与伦比.文档来自于网络搜索SirWilfred'scriticsinvariablysingthesamechorus.Theyaccusehimofhypocrisy,notingthathispart-timeprimitivelifestylerequiredaprivateincomeandgoodconnectionstoobtaintravelpermits.Th
6、eyarguethathe★deluded[8]himselfaboutthemotivesofhisadoredtribalcompanions.InKenya,wherehelivedfortwodecadestowardstheendofhislife,hisSamburu“sons”arecalculatedtohave★fleecedhimof[9]atleast$1m.(2)Homosexuality,latentorotherwise,explainshim,theyconclude,pointingtothephotographshetookof
7、beautifulyouths.文档来自于网络搜索非议威福瑞地人从来都异口同声地指责他是伪君子,说他地半原始生活方式少不了私人收入支持,而且要想获得旅行批准,他还得处理好人际关系.他们坚持认为,威福瑞说自己旅行地动机是仰慕部落社会里地同伴,这是自欺欺人.威福瑞晚年曾在肯尼亚生活了二十年,据估算,他在桑姆布鲁部落认养地几个“儿子”至少从他那里骗取了100万美元.批评人士指着威福瑞拍摄地一些漂亮年轻人地照片,断定威福瑞地所作所为完全因为他是同性恋,无论明不明显.文档来自于网络搜索Thismayallbetrue,butitdoesnotdiminishhisachi
8、evements.(3)