看電視與長(zhǎng)途汽車旅行
乘長(zhǎng)途汽車旅行與看電視倒很像。旅行有開始，中途和結(jié)尾，每隔三四分鐘都會(huì)看到各種商業(yè)廣告這些商業(yè)廣告是不可避免的，不受你的意志左右，大約每過幾分鐘就會(huì)有一塊廣告牌從窗外閃過。比如“買超潔凈牙膏”“飲格威特露啤酒”“請(qǐng)用和平汽油”等等。就像看電視時(shí)，只有你關(guān)機(jī)才不會(huì)聽到那些廣告詞，些時(shí)，你只有睡著了才不致受那些沒完沒了的“你需要它，現(xiàn)在就來買吧！”的吵鬧。
旅行剛開始是蠻舒服的，甚至有點(diǎn)令人興奮，即使你以前曾沿此路線旅行過。通常會(huì)有不少變化，新的房室，新的高樓，有時(shí)甚至?xí)幸欢涡碌牡缆贰Ｋ緳C(jī)有自己的開車方式，開始一、二小時(shí)計(jì)算車速挺有趣的。如果碰上一個(gè)特別粗心大意或膽大的司機(jī)，那乘車就會(huì)像讀扣人心弦的故事一樣讓人興奮。司機(jī)能及時(shí)超過那輛卡車嗎？司機(jī)開車進(jìn)左手還是右手車道呢？當(dāng)然，過了一會(huì)兒興奮也就沒了。小睡片刻對(duì)過好途中幾個(gè)小時(shí)是很有幫助的。而食物則會(huì)讓旅程更加有趣，不過吃食物的時(shí)候，千萬別吃太多咸食，那樣你會(huì)很口渴。
旅程的最后倒有點(diǎn)像剛開始。知道自己快下車了，你滿懷期望和興奮。當(dāng)然，隨著時(shí)間一小時(shí)一小時(shí)過去，座位變得越來越硬，此刻，你交叉著雙腿，把手放在扶手上，甚至你會(huì)把雙手交叉托于腦后。旅行就要結(jié)束了，不再有其他坐的方式。
TV Shows and Long Bus Trips
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle and an end—with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “But Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Golden Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! But It Now! ”
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed—new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-handed lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests—even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.
乘長(zhǎng)途汽車旅行與看電視倒很像。旅行有開始，中途和結(jié)尾，每隔三四分鐘都會(huì)看到各種商業(yè)廣告這些商業(yè)廣告是不可避免的，不受你的意志左右，大約每過幾分鐘就會(huì)有一塊廣告牌從窗外閃過。比如“買超潔凈牙膏”“飲格威特露啤酒”“請(qǐng)用和平汽油”等等。就像看電視時(shí)，只有你關(guān)機(jī)才不會(huì)聽到那些廣告詞，些時(shí)，你只有睡著了才不致受那些沒完沒了的“你需要它，現(xiàn)在就來買吧！”的吵鬧。
旅行剛開始是蠻舒服的，甚至有點(diǎn)令人興奮，即使你以前曾沿此路線旅行過。通常會(huì)有不少變化，新的房室，新的高樓，有時(shí)甚至?xí)幸欢涡碌牡缆贰Ｋ緳C(jī)有自己的開車方式，開始一、二小時(shí)計(jì)算車速挺有趣的。如果碰上一個(gè)特別粗心大意或膽大的司機(jī)，那乘車就會(huì)像讀扣人心弦的故事一樣讓人興奮。司機(jī)能及時(shí)超過那輛卡車嗎？司機(jī)開車進(jìn)左手還是右手車道呢？當(dāng)然，過了一會(huì)兒興奮也就沒了。小睡片刻對(duì)過好途中幾個(gè)小時(shí)是很有幫助的。而食物則會(huì)讓旅程更加有趣，不過吃食物的時(shí)候，千萬別吃太多咸食，那樣你會(huì)很口渴。
旅程的最后倒有點(diǎn)像剛開始。知道自己快下車了，你滿懷期望和興奮。當(dāng)然，隨著時(shí)間一小時(shí)一小時(shí)過去，座位變得越來越硬，此刻，你交叉著雙腿，把手放在扶手上，甚至你會(huì)把雙手交叉托于腦后。旅行就要結(jié)束了，不再有其他坐的方式。
TV Shows and Long Bus Trips
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle and an end—with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “But Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Golden Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! But It Now! ”
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed—new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-handed lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests—even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.