英语PK台 第805期:翻译入门(10)

 《36小时玩转清迈》

Traditionally, tourists have trekked¹ to the star of Thailand’s north in search of M.E.A.T.: markets, elephants, artisans and temples. And Chiang Mai, a laid-back old riverside city whose population (fewer than 200,000) is a fraction of Bangkok’s (more than eight million), obliges those fantasies. But these days the 700-year-old city is brimming with far more modern attractions, too, namely the works of artists and designers. Thanks to a blossoming creative scene, a Chiang Mai weekend now offers the chance to soak up contemporary art in world-class exhibition spaces, purchase stylish² 21st-century design in new shops and craft villages, and sleep in gallery-like new hotels, from the frivolous³ to the fancy. The culinary and night life scenes are also thriving, with ambitious upstart restaurants and a buzzing bar district joining the city’s traditional eating rooms and street-food zones.

传统上，千里迢迢前往泰国北部之星的游客们，寻找的是M.E.A.T.：市场(markets)、大象(elephants)、匠人(artisans)和寺庙(temples)。清迈作为一座休闲的河畔古城，完全能满足所有这些幻想；它的人口不到20万，是曼谷800万人口的一个零头。但这座拥有700年历史的城市，现在也充满了很多的现代景点，即那些来自艺术家和设计师的作品。由于创作领域的繁荣，现在在清迈过周末，就有机会在世界级的展览空间里领略当代艺术，在新的店铺和工艺村购买21世纪的时尚设计，在画廊般的新酒店里过夜，价格有简有奢。美食和夜生活也是相当热闹，雄心勃勃的新餐厅和一个喧闹的酒吧区，与该城传统的餐厅和路边美食区成鼎立之势。

Friday周五

1) 5 p.m. HANDMADE HAVEN1）

下午5点 手工艺品的聚集地

Handmade creations abound⁴ along Charoenrat Road. Siam meets Soho at Woo, a cafe and concept store that blooms with Thai creativity — literally⁵ — starting with plants and exquisite⁶ floral arrangements. The upstairs art gallery exhibits painting and sculpture, while the boutique’s wide-ranging collection includes rice extract lip balm, minimalist ceramics⁷, kaleidoscopic⁸ hippie-chic dresses and a skull⁹ covered with tiny white seashells. Down the street, The Meeting Room Art Cafe is piled with stacks of prints and canvases by local artists — all for sale. 

Charoenrat路是买手工艺品的好地方。暹罗和苏荷在Woo相遇。这是一家咖啡馆和概念店，泰式创意在这里绽放——是真的有花朵绽放——从植物和精致的插花开始。楼上的艺廊展出绘画和雕塑，而精品店里的商品则包罗万象，有大米提取物润唇膏、极简主义风格的陶瓷、千变万化的嬉皮风连衣裙，以及覆盖着白色小贝壳的骷髅。沿街而行，你会看到The Meeting Room Art Cafe咖啡馆，里面堆满了当地艺术家的版画和油画作品（全都可以出售）。

周六

2) 10 a.m. WISDOM OF THE WAT4）

上午10点：寺院的智慧

First the bad news: “All things arise, exist and expire.” On the other hand: “Detachment is a great way to relax.” Such are just a few of the maxims¹⁰ on signs that adorn¹¹ trees in Wat Umong, a forested sprawl¹² of temples, pavilions, statues, fountains and lakes. Founded in the late 13th century and still home to many Buddhist¹³ monks¹⁴, the complex is best known for its bell-shaped, 14th-century stone pagoda¹⁵. Beat the heat by arriving in the morning and taking a meditative¹⁶ stroll amid a soundtrack of birds, roosters, chants and bells.

先是坏消息：“万物成住坏空。”另一方面：“超然是放松的好办法。”这些是写在悟孟寺(Wat Umong)树木标志上的一些格言，庞大的悟孟寺位于森林之中，有寺庙、亭子、雕像、喷泉和湖泊。该建筑群建于13世纪末，如今仍然是许多佛教僧侣的家园，这里最出名的是14世纪的钟形石塔。趁着早上凉快赶去那里，在鸟儿、公鸡、诵咏和铃铛的伴奏下，沉下心来漫步。

1 trekked   

v.艰苦跋涉，徒步旅行( trek的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指在山中）远足，徒步旅行，游山玩水

参考例句：

• They trekked for three days along the banks of the Zambezi. 他们沿着赞比西河河岸跋涉了三天。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Six-man teams trekked through the woods, respectively for 72 to 96 hours. 6人一组的小分队，经过长途跋涉，穿过了森林，分别用72小时到96小时不等。 来自互联网

2 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

3 frivolous   

adj.轻薄的；轻率的

参考例句：

• This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem.这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
• He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things.他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。

4 abound   

vi.大量存在；(in，with)充满，富于

参考例句：

• Oranges abound here all the year round.这里一年到头都有很多橙子。
• But problems abound in the management of State-owned companies.但是在国有企业的管理中仍然存在不少问题。

5 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

6 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

7 ceramics   

n.制陶业；陶器

参考例句：

• an exhibition of ceramics by Picasso 毕加索陶瓷作品展
• The ceramics bore the imprint of Luca della Robbia. 陶器上印有卢卡·德拉·罗比亚的字样。

8 kaleidoscopic   

adj.千变万化的

参考例句：

• London is a kaleidoscopic world.伦敦是个天花筒般的世界。
• The transfer of administrative personnel in that colony was so frequent as to create kaleidoscopic effect.在那个殖民地，官员调动频繁，就象走马灯似的。

9 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

10 maxims   

n.格言，座右铭( maxim的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Courts also draw freely on traditional maxims of construction. 法院也自由吸收传统的解释准则。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• There are variant formulations of some of the maxims. 有些准则有多种表达方式。 来自辞典例句

11 adorn   

vt.使美化，装饰

参考例句：

• She loved to adorn herself with finery.她喜欢穿戴华丽的服饰。
• His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books.他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。

12 sprawl   

vi.躺卧，扩张，蔓延；vt.使蔓延；n.躺卧，蔓延

参考例句：

• In our garden,bushes are allowed to sprawl as they will.在我们园子里，灌木丛爱怎么蔓延就怎么蔓延。
• He is lying in a sprawl on the bed.他伸开四肢躺在床上。

13 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

14 monks   

n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 pagoda   

n.宝塔（尤指印度和远东的多层宝塔），（印度教或佛教的）塔式庙宇

参考例句：

• The ancient pagoda is undergoing repairs.那座古塔正在修缮中。
• The pagoda is reflected upside down in the water.宝塔影子倒立在水里。

16 meditative   

adj.沉思的，冥想的

参考例句：

• A stupid fellow is talkative;a wise man is meditative.蠢人饶舌，智者思虑。
• Music can induce a meditative state in the listener.音乐能够引导倾听者沉思。