Two-thirds of British people take two weeks of vacation during the summer months. Most of them go to the beach. But for hundreds of years, British people were not interested in going to the seaside.
每年夏天，三分之二的英國人都得到為期兩周的假期。他們大多數(shù)人都前往海灘。但是在長達(dá)幾百年的時間里，英國人對于前往海濱不感興趣。
Then, in the mid-1700s, a doctor named Richard Russell said that drinking sea water cured disease (1). Suddenly, many people wanted to go to the sea to solve their health problems. New health resorts (2) and hotels were built. These places needed to entertain their new guests so they offered card games, performers (3), and puppet (4) shows. Soon, people stopped going to the ocean for the salt water, and went just for fun.
然而在十八世紀(jì)中期，一個名叫理查德-羅素的醫(yī)生提出喝海水能夠治療疾病。忽然間，很多人想去海邊解決自己的健康問題。人們在海邊建造了新的療養(yǎng)院和賓館。為了滿足新來的游客們的娛樂需求，這些場所還提供紙牌游戲、組織表演和木偶節(jié)目。不久之后，人們不再為了咸海水前往海邊，他們?nèi)ズ＿厓H僅是為了找樂子。
Next, the invention of the railroad made it easier for people to go to the coast on short trips. British families and young people fell in love with the seaside. Children liked to play in the water and the adults liked to socialize (5) and walk along the promenades (6). The rich sailed on their yachts (7). At that time, British men and women were still very modest (8). They did not want other people to see them swimming. So “bathing machines” were invented. They were rooms on wheels pulled into the sea by horses. That way, people could swim in private (9).
接著，鐵路的發(fā)明大大方便了人們到海邊的短途旅行。英國家庭以及年輕人愛上了海濱勝地。孩子們喜歡在水里嬉戲，成年人喜歡在海邊的公共散步場所開展社交或者四處走走。富人們駕駛著他們的游艇。那時，英國的男男女女仍然十分靦腆，他們不希望別人看見自己游泳。因此才有了“游泳機(jī)”的發(fā)明。游泳機(jī)就是帶輪子的房間，由馬拉到海里去。這樣，人們可以單獨(dú)游泳、不被別人看見。
By 1900, the coast of Britain had many towns and villages. People moved to the seaside to escape the crowded cities.
到了二十世紀(jì)，英國的海岸邊有了許多城鎮(zhèn)和村莊。人們到海邊以擺脫擁擠的城市。
Brighton was the first major seaside town in England. It soon became Britain's most popular resort.
布萊頓是第一座重要的海濱城鎮(zhèn)，很快這里就成為了英國最熱門的度假勝地。
Word Key
1.cured disease (to cure disease) verb + object治療疾病
2.resort noun 勝地，常去之地
3.performer noun 表演者
4.puppet noun 木偶
5.socialize verb (同他人)來往，交往，交際
6.promenade noun a public place for leisurely walking公共散步場所
7.yacht noun 游艇，快艇
8.modest adjective 靦腆的；樸素的
9. in private phrase not in public; secretly or confidentially私下地，無他人在場
每年夏天，三分之二的英國人都得到為期兩周的假期。他們大多數(shù)人都前往海灘。但是在長達(dá)幾百年的時間里，英國人對于前往海濱不感興趣。
Then, in the mid-1700s, a doctor named Richard Russell said that drinking sea water cured disease (1). Suddenly, many people wanted to go to the sea to solve their health problems. New health resorts (2) and hotels were built. These places needed to entertain their new guests so they offered card games, performers (3), and puppet (4) shows. Soon, people stopped going to the ocean for the salt water, and went just for fun.
然而在十八世紀(jì)中期，一個名叫理查德-羅素的醫(yī)生提出喝海水能夠治療疾病。忽然間，很多人想去海邊解決自己的健康問題。人們在海邊建造了新的療養(yǎng)院和賓館。為了滿足新來的游客們的娛樂需求，這些場所還提供紙牌游戲、組織表演和木偶節(jié)目。不久之后，人們不再為了咸海水前往海邊，他們?nèi)ズ＿厓H僅是為了找樂子。
Next, the invention of the railroad made it easier for people to go to the coast on short trips. British families and young people fell in love with the seaside. Children liked to play in the water and the adults liked to socialize (5) and walk along the promenades (6). The rich sailed on their yachts (7). At that time, British men and women were still very modest (8). They did not want other people to see them swimming. So “bathing machines” were invented. They were rooms on wheels pulled into the sea by horses. That way, people could swim in private (9).
接著，鐵路的發(fā)明大大方便了人們到海邊的短途旅行。英國家庭以及年輕人愛上了海濱勝地。孩子們喜歡在水里嬉戲，成年人喜歡在海邊的公共散步場所開展社交或者四處走走。富人們駕駛著他們的游艇。那時，英國的男男女女仍然十分靦腆，他們不希望別人看見自己游泳。因此才有了“游泳機(jī)”的發(fā)明。游泳機(jī)就是帶輪子的房間，由馬拉到海里去。這樣，人們可以單獨(dú)游泳、不被別人看見。
By 1900, the coast of Britain had many towns and villages. People moved to the seaside to escape the crowded cities.
到了二十世紀(jì)，英國的海岸邊有了許多城鎮(zhèn)和村莊。人們到海邊以擺脫擁擠的城市。
Brighton was the first major seaside town in England. It soon became Britain's most popular resort.
布萊頓是第一座重要的海濱城鎮(zhèn)，很快這里就成為了英國最熱門的度假勝地。
Word Key
1.cured disease (to cure disease) verb + object治療疾病
2.resort noun 勝地，常去之地
3.performer noun 表演者
4.puppet noun 木偶
5.socialize verb (同他人)來往，交往，交際
6.promenade noun a public place for leisurely walking公共散步場所
7.yacht noun 游艇，快艇
8.modest adjective 靦腆的；樸素的
9. in private phrase not in public; secretly or confidentially私下地，無他人在場