【英音模仿秀】平静的莫普提

模仿文本： Hundreds of foreign tourists savoured the slow journey along the river, taking in the savannah landscape, camping overnight¹ and eating local food cooked over small fires by their guides. Now the same guides, mostly young men, sit listlessly on their pinnace, playing cards or staring into space. More than half of the long boats have already been taken off the water, they say, their owners unable to repair wear and tear as their source² of income has steadily³ dried up. 

 

译文：在过去，数以百计的外国游客在河边悠然地品味旅行，饱览大草原的美丽风光，在帐篷里过夜， 享受导游亲手烤制的当地美食。这些导游大多数是年轻人。而他们现在正懒散地坐在小船上，打着扑克，呆望着空地。半数多的大船已经被拖上了岸。他们说，由于没有收入，船主们无法修补自己的船只。 

 

1 overnight   

ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的

参考例句：

• She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
• Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。

2 source   

n.来源，水源；原始资料

参考例句：

• They mentioned you as a good source of information.他们说你消息灵通。
• All works of art have life as their source.一切文艺创作都来源于生活。

3 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。