国家地理:为什么旅行是一项基本的人类活动(3)

I think hope lies in the very nature of travel. Travel entails¹ wishful thinking.

在我看来，希望就存在于旅行的本质中。旅行需要你一厢情愿。

It demands a leap of faith, and of imagination, to board a plane for some faraway land, hoping, wishing, for a taste of the ineffable².

需要放手一搏的信念与想象力，才能搭上飞机前往远方充满期盼与希望的土地，一尝难以言喻的滋味。

Travel is one of the few activities we engage in not knowing the outcome and reveling in that uncertainty³.

旅行是少数我们不知道结果却热衷参与的活动之一，着迷于其中的不确定。

Nothing is more forgettable than the trip that goes exactly as planned.

没有什么比完全按计划进行的旅行更容易被忘记的了。

Travel is not a rational activity.

旅行不是理性的活动。

It makes no sense to squeeze yourself into an alleged⁴ seat only to be hurled⁵ at frightening speed to a distant place where you don't speak the language or know the customs.

挤在一张号称是椅子的座位上，只为了以快得吓人的速度被送到一个语言不通、习俗不熟的地方，这实在没道理。

All at great expense. If we stopped to do the cost-benefit analysis, we'd never go anywhere. Yet we do.

而且还很贵。若我们停下来分析成本效益，我们恐怕哪里都不会去。但我们依然东奔西跑。

That's one reason why I'm bullish on travel's future.

这是我看好旅游的未来的原因之一。

In fact, I'd argue travel is an essential industry, an essential activity.

事实上，我甚至敢说旅行是必要产业、必要活动。

It's not essential the way hospitals and grocery stores are essential.

这跟医院和杂货店的必要有所不同。

Travel is essential the way books and hugs are essential. Food for the soul.

旅行之必要就像书本和拥抱之必要，是心灵的粮食。

Right now, we're between courses, savoring⁶ where we've been, anticipating where we'll go.

此刻我们正处于等待上菜的空档，一边回味之前去过的地方，一边期待下个目的地。

Maybe it's Zanzibar and maybe it's the campground down the road that you've always wanted to visit.

或许是桑给巴尔，又或者是一直想着要去的附近露营区。

1 entails   

使…成为必要( entail的第三人称单数 )； 需要； 限定继承； 使必需

参考例句：

• The job entails a lot of hard work. 这工作需要十分艰苦的努力。
• This job entails a lot of hard work. 这项工作需要十分努力。

2 ineffable   

adj.无法表达的，不可言喻的

参考例句：

• The beauty of a sunset is ineffable.日落的美是难以形容的。
• She sighed a sigh of ineffable satisfaction,as if her cup of happiness were now full.她发出了一声说不出多么满意的叹息，仿佛她的幸福之杯已经斟满了。

3 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

4 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 savoring   

v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的现在分词 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝

参考例句：

• Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most. 烹饪当然很好，但他最享受的是闻到的各种味道。 来自互联网
• She sat there for a moment, savoring the smell of the food. 她在那儿坐了一会儿，品尝这些食物的香味。 来自互联网