英语听力精选进阶版 6234

More Brits Are Opting² for a Night under Canvas 更多英国人选择露营度假

In what activity is a torch essential, a roll mat optional and some wellington boots advisable? The answer is of course camping.

Camping has long been popular with holiday-makers looking for a low-cost break in the UK, but the activity is currently experiencing a boom. The Office of National Statistics reports that last year camping trips increased by 29% on the year before, overtaking the number of stays at traditional bed and breakfasts.

The numbers this year are likely to be even higher, as disruptions to UK airspace and concerns over money force many Brits to opt¹ for vacations at home – what have been dubbed³ 'staycations'.

That's not the only example of inventive language related to this topic. The interest in camping has been partly buoyed⁴ by the emergence⁵ of 'glamping' – glamorous⁶ camping.

Glamping combines the allure⁷ of a night under the stars with creature comforts like proper beds, heating, even electric sockets⁸ for hair straighteners. More and more UK campsites are offering exclusive 'comfortable camping' holidays in Mongolian yurts or Native American tipis.

Jonathan Knight⁹, founder¹⁰ of the Cool Camping series of guidebooks, described glamping as "a warmer, drier camping experience".

But of course, everything comes at a price. Whereas it might only cost you ￡10 (106 yuan) to pitch a tent for the night, a fully-equipped yurt could be ten times that price.

The posh camping experience is leading middle-class people to swap¹¹ Tuscany for a tipi. Fran Wintle, who owns Larkhill Tipis in Wales with her husband, said they had been astonished at how popular their tipis and yurts had become. "I would say the majority of people who come here are professionals - a lot of doctors," she said.

Kevin Bird, who with his wife runs Trellyn Woodland Campsite, also in Wales, identified another common feature of glamping sites.

"I think campfires are one of the biggest growth areas where people want to go back to camping as it was when they were kids," he said.

But of course a campfire isn't complete without a song. So perhaps we can expect sales of acoustic¹² guitars and earplugs to go up alongside those of sleeping bags and stoves.

Glossary 词汇表

roll mat 卷毯 

wellington boots （惠灵顿）高筒雨靴 

break 休假 

boom 兴盛/热潮 

bed and breakfast 包早餐的家庭旅馆 

disruption 干扰 

to opt for 选择 

to dub something 把…称为 

to buoy 浮现 

allure 诱惑 

creature comforts 令人感到舒适的东西 

hair straighteners 头发夹直器 

yurt 蒙古包，圆顶帐篷 

tipi 尖顶帐篷 

to pitch a tent 搭个帐篷 

Tuscany (意大利中西部地名) 塔斯卡纳 

campfire 篝火 

earplugs 耳塞 

sleeping bag 睡袋 

stove 火炉/电炉

1 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

2 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

3 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 buoyed   

v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神

参考例句：

• Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
• His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

6 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

7 allure   

n.诱惑力，魅力；vt.诱惑，引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
• The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。

8 sockets   

n.套接字，使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 )；孔( socket的名词复数 )；（电器上的）插口；托座；凹穴

参考例句：

• All new PCs now have USB sockets. 新的个人计算机现在都有通用串行总线插孔。
• Make sure the sockets in your house are fingerproof. 确保你房中的插座是防触电的。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

9 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

10 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

11 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

12 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。