《双语时代》2006年第12期摘录:PanorarrlabyPau
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PanorarrlabyPaulUnwin/EnglishchiefEditorOFBilingualTimeFiveweeksoflie—ins.That’sprettymuchwhatSpringFestivalmeanttomeafewyearsagoasastudentinBeijing.AtthetimeIhadafewChinesefriends—althoughnoneintimateenoughtoinvitemetoafamiIyparty.Thusthetimewasusuallysquanderednotstudy-ing,andtakingregularexploratorytoursofthe(alreadyoverfam…ar)Beijingbarscene.Latenightliving,withtheusualbatchpadlifestyle:recyclingwearables(environmen—tallyconscious,naturally),pilesofDVD’ssproutinglikefungifromtheshadydampspotsroundtheTV,andhangoverswhichwouldhavehadOliverReedrecuperatinginsometropicalsettingforseveralweeks.ThisistheproblemwiththeSpringFestivalbreakforunistudents:it'slongenoughtox孓语日寸代·50pullyourfingeroutanddosomethingreallygood—horsetrekkingintheNorthwest,ortheMongolianyurtthingstudentsinBeijingseemtoliketodo.Youmayhaveseendocu—mentariesaboutthesetrips.-fresh—.facedandfree—.spiritedtravelersvisittheMon—.golianplainstoliveliketruenomadsforadayortwo.Thereistheobligatorynightscene:sometraditionalfoodtasting,afewthimblefulsoffermentedgoatsboozeinthecameracrew—friendlytent,andtheintrepidstudentsreallygetintotheswingofthings.Oneortwoofthegirlsmaygoalittledewy—eyed,andusuallythereismorethanonesolemnpromisetokeepintouchwiththegrinning,slightlybewilderedherdsmen.Butthesetripsrequiremotivation,organizationandoftenmorethanaIittlemoney.Anditwaslackofmoneythatusuallyconspiredtoconfinemetomyquarters,sotospeak,eventhoughseveralnightsoutinSanlitunwouldprobablyalmostfinanceashoestringtourofthecountry.So?Iusuallyplannedtostayinthecapitalandtakeinsomemoreofitssights.PerhapsanafternoonattheNaturalHistoryMuseum.followedbydinnerinoneofBeijing’sstylishneweateries.Maybeagalleryortwo.Notlikely.Buttheseweretheplans,dreamedupinbedwithashtraybalancedonchest.Infact,Ididoncesplashoutona’real’SpringFestivalholiday:Hainan,alongwiththearmies,thelegionsofmainlandChinesefamiliesuniformedintheirHawaiianshortsandshirts;menandwomen,boysandgirls.Anyonewho。straveledonthetrans—Mon—golianorSiberianwillbequickasaflashtocriticizehere,butthejourneydowntoSanyawasprettyepic.Afterabout30hoursonthetrainthere。sthe’sleeperbus’,ortobemoreaccurate,。coffinonwheels。.Then,anicere—laxingferryrideforanhourorso,andfinallyafewmorehoursonafurnace—likebus.AndSanyamaynotbequiteuptointernationaltropicalresortstandards,butit'scertainlyworththetrip.DuringtheChineseNewYearperiod,justwatchoutonthebeachesforroguefireworks,andmakesureyou
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