最近中国大妈承包了英国小镇 居民表示很懵逼

 Residents of a village have been baffled by the weekly appearance of "coach loads" of tourists in their road.

最近一个英国小镇发现，每周都有一大批游客来光顾此地，小镇居民表示相当懵逼！

Groups of sightseers in Kidlington have been seen posing for photos in front gardens and against parked cars.

英国牛津的Kidlington小镇来了一群又一群的游客，他们在居民们的私人花园门口和私车旁边大摆姿势，拍照自娱。

Locals have no idea why the quiet suburb, about five miles north of Oxford¹, has become a tourist magnet.

居民们感到莫名其妙，这个距离牛津5公里远的小镇一向无人问津，怎么突然就成了著名旅游景点了呢？

最近中国大妈承包了英国小镇 居民表示很懵逼

Inspector² Morse, Love Island and Harry³ Potter are among the causes suggested for the tourists' interest.

摩斯探长、爱情岛、哈利·波特都莫名的与这个小镇有了联系，游客们正因此而对这个小镇产生了兴趣。

The tourists are a short walk from thatched cottages and an old church, but prefer taking photos of themselves outside modern houses.

游客们身边有不少茅草小屋和老教堂，对这些他们并不感兴趣，他们更喜欢在现代风格的民宅外面自拍。

"I do find it hilarious⁴, but I am at a loss to understand it," one poster said. "Whose idea was it to turn Benmead Road into a tourist attraction?"

“对此我觉得很有趣，不过我还是不明白他们来这儿的原因，”一位本地居民说，“把一条寻寻常常的公路说成是旅游景点，这到底是谁的主意? ”

Residents say the groups have been appearing for the last three weeks.

居民说过去三个月以来此地游客一直不断。

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。