The Weekend Telegraph

That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveler who has sworn to get away from it all. It also provides--and some student sociologist might care to base his thesis upon the phenomenon--an escape of another kind. The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendide and the Bellavista, not because he cannot afford, or shuns, their meterial comforts, but because he is afraid of them. Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what, to tip the doorman or the chambermaid. Master in his own house, he has little idea of when to say boo to a maitre d'hotel.*

From all such fears camping releases him. Granted, a snobbery of camping itself, based upon equipment and techniques, already exists, but it is of a kind that, if he meets it, he can readily understand and deal with. There is no superior 'they' in the shape of managements and hotel hierarchies to darken his holiday days.

To such motives, yet another must be added. The contemporary phenomenon of motor-car worship is to be explained not least by the sense of independence and freedom that ownership entails. To this pleasure camping gives an exquisite refinement.

From one's own front door to home or foreign hills or sands and back again, everything is to hand. Not only are the means of arriving at the holiday paradise entirely within one's own command and keeping, but the means of escape from holiday hell (if the beach proves too crowded, the local weather too inclement) are there, outside--or, as likely, part of--the tent.

Idealists have objected to the practice of camping, as to the packaged tour, that the traveller abroad thereby denies himself the opportunity of getting to know the people of the country visited. Insularity and self-containment, it is argued, go hand in hand. The opinion does not survive experience of a popular Continental camping place. Holiday hotels tend to cater for one nationality of visitors especially, sometimes exclusively. Camping sites, by contrast, are highly cosmopolitan. Granted, a preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that. seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage. Notices forbidding the open-air drying of clothes, or the use of water points for car washing, or those inviting 'our camping friends' to a dance or a boat trip are printed not only in French or Italian or Spanish, but also in English, German and Dutch. At meal times the odour of sauerkraut vies with that of garlic. The Frenchman's breakfast coffee competes with the Englishman's bacon and eggs.

Whether the remarkable growth of organized camping means the eventual death of the more independent kind is hard to say. Municipalities naturally want to secure the campers' site fees and other custom. Police are wary of itinerants who cannot be traced to a recognized camp boundary or to four walls. But most probably it will all depend upon campers themselves: how many heath fires they cause, how much litter they leave, in short, whether or not they wholly alienate landowners and those who live in the countryside. Only good scouting is likely to preserve the freedoms so dear to the heart of the eternal Boy Scout.

New words and expressions

assumption n. 假定

insularity n. 偏狭

manoeuvre v. 驱车（移动） cater v. 迎合

myriad adj. 无数的

exclusively adv. 排他地

paradox n. 自相矛盾的事

cosmopolitan adj. 世界的

cynic n. 愤世嫉俗者

preponderance n. 优势

sociologist n. 社会学家

overwhelmingly adv. 以压倒优势地，

shun v. 避开 清一色地

affluent adj. 富有的

patronage n. 恩惠，惠顾

chambermaid n. 女招待员

sauerkraut n. 泡菜

boo n. 呸的一声

vie v. 竞争

maitre d'hotel n. ［法语］总管 municipality n. 市政当局

snobbery n. 势利

itinerant n. 巡回者

hierarchy n. 等级制度

heath n. 荒地

entail v. 使成为必要

alienate v. 使疏远

inclement adj. 险恶的

eternal adj. 永久的

package tour 由旅行社安排一切的一揽子旅游

manoeuvre vt. （驱车）移动 部队军事演习，大量的调动部队

myriad a. 无数的用期  myriad-即为多

 myriad in poem中其意为一万，如周星弛在大话西游所说的一万，这样诗味很浓  CountlessUnnumbered Immeasurable Myriad stars 无数的星星

bicycles made for two 双人自行车

to be hub to hub with 与……紧挨  hub相当于centre的意思

 I sit hub to hub with him.

Wangfujing is the business hub of Beijing.

 Side by side 肩并肩

paradox n..自相矛盾的事 第五课讲过**

swear vi. 发誓 Swear words 诅咒的话，这里当名词讲 (swore sworn) sworn in 宣誓就职 Jan. 20

cynic n.愤世嫉俗者 犬儒哲学者。这种人有两种观点：（1）对社会（进步）的仇恨；（2）逃循中、逃避现实

cynophobia:恐犬症 gooseflesh all over 起一身鸡皮疙瘩

student sociologist 社会学学生

shun vt.避开shun publicity不爱抛头漏面shun society 不爱社交

他很爱社交：He is sociable.她很爱社交：She is a social butterfly.

affluent a.富有的prosperous well of   well to do 小康水平，过得很好。High-heeled 富裕Moneyed有钱的 moneyness 无钱的

chambermaid n.女招待员 合成词West Chamber 中国古代小说《西厢记》

boo n.呸的一声

maitre d'hotel n. 总管不达意** 法语词即为：master of hotel

resume CV-curriculum vitae

granted conj. 即使 假使，eg: Granted you are right, you can't be so rude.假使你对你也不能如此粗鲁。

换用词；given provided 作连接词，不作过去分词。

snobbery n.势利 1、小看那些不如自己的人；2、巴结比自己高的人snob 势利小人snob appeal 崇洋媚外

entail vt. 使成为必要 包含

eg: Learning English entails patience/perseverance/strong will.

exquisite a.精细的，高雅的 exquisite meal 美味佳肴exquisite fashion高雅时装 exquisite furniture

修饰人比如花花公子 playboy   Don Juan    Dante

hell n.苦境、地狱go to hell 见鬼去吧！

I am in the living hell. 人间地狱Hell cat 指人很厉害。

to hand 在手边**

inclement a.险恶的 指天气比较恶劣inclement heat/cold 酷热/严寒   hitter 苦 harsh 糟糕 severe

天气不太好可用it's +上边的词

insularity n.偏狭  来源：insular 海岛——peninsula 半岛

island岛，由岛无往外逃生的可能性可联想到封闭，偏狭

insulated 隔绝的 insulated body 绝缘体

narrow minded / small minded / short sighted / provincial没有眼光的

cater vi.迎合 cater to sb. / cater for sth.

Gratify/tend to/please/satisfy

exclusively ad.排他地 exclusive news 独家报道

exclusive right to sale sth 专卖权 exclusive shop 专卖店

inclusive包含

Cosmopolitan a.全世界的 cosmos表宇宙

Cosmopolis大都市Cosmonaut 宇航员universal

Preponderance n.优势 predominant  prevalence 来自prevail

Overwhelmingly ad.以压倒优势地，清一色地 注意读音

 Overwhelmingly victory大选中获得绝对性胜利

 Landslide 山崩所以译为绝对胜利

Patronage n.恩惠，惠顾

 Patron倚伥帮助成名的人。所给的恩赐叫patronage

同favor—指具体实在的，而patronage不一定很具体，是抽象的 do me a favor

Sauerkraut n.泡菜 sauer来自于德语, 在英语中为sour

Vie vi.竞争 Vie with sb. For sth.

I vie with him for the vacancy.

同义：compete contend  This is a vying society

Municipality n.市政当局 带有自治性质 Municipal 市政府 可作直辖市讲

Be wary of 对……保持警惕on the look-out

 Be wary of unhealthy trend

 Be on the look-out for sth

 Be on guard against sth.     Be on alert

Itinerant n.浪荡者 来自于itinerary 旅行线路 tramp vagrant gypsy nomad

Heath n.荒地

Alienate vt.使疏远 alien

 Don't alienate us.不要挑拨离间。 She is a alien.

 I alienate my mom.我和母亲疏远了。

Eternal a.永久的 immortal 不朽的 见37课解释。

Boy Scout n.童子军 该词来源于英国，请根据以下听讲述。

Boll战争, Britain and Holand 为争夺 cape of good Hope的战争

Notes on the text 5 star

Outlay=expense tent, food, alpine jacket  finance 钱 initial:beginning, first  motive: 动力

1．It is far from…, 远不是… it: economy  only one: motive

Assumption 假想 far from  He is far from being honest.

Site: comping site   bump into

2．Twenty pounds' worth of space, 价值20英镑的空地，其中worth是名词

3．Hub to hub with, 车轴与……车轴相接

Yearly: year after year, annually

Entertaining: enjoyable

It: equipment

4．The Splendide and the Bellavista, 两大酒店的名字。

Though he is affluent=affluent he may be

Poor he maybe=poor as he may be…

Tip: to insure prompt service

Master in his own house 作he的同位语

5．Say boo to a maitre d'hotel, 对酒店的经理表示不满。Say boo to a maitre d'hotel, 是从not say boo to a goose （非常胆小，不敢得罪）演变而来的。在这个成语中，a goose 常被人们幽默地换成其他字眼。

6．Granted ,… but …（虽然……但是……）这种句型中的Granted总被放在句首，意思是Yes，相当于一连接副词的作用

7．In the shape of , 以……形式出现的

Managements 管理层 hierarchies: ranking

Dampen one’s heart 使人扫兴

Not least: most 强调

Sense of honor/responsibility/humor/master/guilt

Superiority complex 优越感 inferiority complex 自卑感

Refinement: enjoyment

Foreign 异乡的 sands 沙滩 means: way  keeping: 保管

8．To be hand, 唾手可得

Proves: 亲眼验证 packed like sardines

Package tour:组团旅行 that后作package tour同位语

第18句后采用反证法

object to +名词、动名词

thereby: in this way, by which hereby这里证明，兹证明

deny sb. Sth.

Self-containment 自我封闭

Go hand in hand: 结伴而行

正常19句写为：It is argued that insularity and self-containment go hand in hand.

Continental: European

Survived the flood

She survived her spouse by ten years. 她比她老伴多活十年。

Survive 同 stand up to

Characteristic   to build socialism with Chinese characteristics

Mediterranean 地中海 As yet = however  Dutch:荷兰语

Odour 味道Garlic: 大蒜 Remarkable:显著 Custom：风俗习惯

Trace: 跟着、跟踪

……to four walls: 居无定所

can't be traced to any culprits 找不出他与主犯有什么关系

litter:垃圾 litter bug乱扔东西让人讨厌

scouting: 童子军的行为：camping

troubled water 一团混水