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新概念英语第三册第41课:Illusions of Pastoral peace
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace宁静田园生活的遐想
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后答复以下问题。
What particular anxiety spoils the country dweller s visit to the theatre
The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. City born and city bred.
I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train
window, or something you occasional visit during the weekend. Most of my friends
live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone
to live in the country and he was back in town within six months. Even he still lives
under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever
talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature
and the gentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the
first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting
on the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture. My
friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV -
- virtually the only form of entertainment. He says nothing about the poor selection
of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from
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the country to the city every day to get to work. Why people are prepared to
tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the
country is beyond me. They could be saved so much misery and expense if they
chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find
the city can provide you with the best that life can offer. You never have to travel
miles to see your friends. They invariably live nearby and are always available for
an informal chat or an evening s entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in the
country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat.
For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning. As the
play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train
home. The cit dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort. The latest exhibitions,
films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure.
The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too,
is always a pleasure. There is so much variety that you never have to make do with
second best. Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and
stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry. Nor is the
city without its moments of beauty. There is something comforting about the warm
glow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights. Few things could be more
impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends
when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes
in the country. It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who
appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the
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