Take a river cruise and visit quaint villages. 河上漫游和参观古雅的村庄
It bothers me when people use words like adorable or quaint to describe a village like the one we visited, which might seem like praise but just comes off as condescending. And I don’t pretend that this wasn’t a tame way to rough it. Occasionally you feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere, and then you happen upon a roadside stand selling popsicles and a house with a satellite TV dish.
当别人使用迷人的、古雅的来形容我所去过的村庄,我总是会感到不安,因为它虽然听上是一句赞美,却让人感觉像是一种居高心下的施舍 。我也不会假装过简单的生活没有它的乏味之处 。有时候你感觉自己在一个无人之地,然后路边忽现一个卖冰棍的小摊,或是一栋装着卫星电视的房子 。
Still, I’d do this trip again in a minute, and would go for more than one night if I had the chance. I feel lucky that I went, and was happy to ditch the disorder of the city for the playground of the jungle.
我仍然愿意再来一次这样的旅行 。如果有机会,我会待上更多个夜晚 。我很庆幸我去了那里,也对我放弃城市喧嚣、投入丛林怀抱的决定感到满意 。