The art of slow travel 慢旅行的藝術(shù)

范小娟

在這個高速運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的時代，慢旅行似乎正變得更加具有吸引力。慢旅行的形式可以是 簡單的斷網(wǎng)或關(guān)機(jī)休息，也可以是日常生活里一些吸引人的活動，比如走路去看風(fēng)景，花 兩周游一個（而非十個）地方，有時還可以是到一個地方無所事事地待著。

Imagine living for a week in a little French cottage， buying fresh vegetables from the farmer's market every morning， sipping （抿）cafe on your favorite sidewalk， and taking leisurely day trips to neighboring villages. Sound appealing？ That's the magic of slow travel， where the emphasis is less on busy sightseeing and more on taking in your surroundings at a relaxed pace.

Slow travel is not so much a particular mode of transportation as it is a mindset. Rather than attempting to squeeze （擠壓）as many sights or cities as possible into each trip， the slow traveler takes time to explore each destination thoroughly and to experience the local culture.

Slow travel can mean renting a cottage or apartment for a week at a time and exploring your im?mediate surroundings on foot or by car. It can mean taking a bike tour from one village to the next， or driving along back roads instead of taking the highway. It can mean crossing long distances by train instead of air so that you can see the scenery along the way. But no matter how you do it， the key is slowing down一and making the most of each moment of your vacation.

Traveling more slowly allows you to form/ stronger connection to the place you^re visiting， and you^？ll feel much less rushed. You'll stay in one place long enough to recognize your neighbors， shop in the local markets， and pick a favorite coffeehouse. Another advantage of slow travel is that it's generally much easier on the environment than other types of travel. While airplanes have been listed?as major contributors to global warming， trains are a much more eco-friendly alternative一as are bikes and， of course， your own two feet！ Slow travel is often kinder to your budget as well. Staying in one place for a week or more at a time reduces your transportation costs， and vacation rentals are often more cost-efficient than hotels since they allow you to cook your own food instead of eating out for ev?ery meal. If you choose a home exchange instead， you'll save even more.

Slow travel is a mindset， not a destination一and with a little planning， you can do it almost any?where.

1. What does slow travel focus on？

A. Busy sightseeing. B. Convenient transportation.

C. A relaxed mindset. D. Low travel expenses.

2. Which may influence global warming most among the following according to the text？

A. Airplanes. B. Trains.

C. Bikes. D. Cars.

3. What's paragraph 4 mainly about？

A. Types of travel. B. Budget of efficient travel.

C. Benefits of slow travel. D. Food choices during travel.

4. What's the purpose of this text？

A. To advertise a business.

B. To introduce a travel trend.

C. To call on people to travel more.

D. To give some advice on protecting environment.

Sentence for writing

Traveling more slowly allows you to form a stronger connection to the place you're visiting， and you，ll feel much less rushed.放慢腳步的旅行可以讓你與你要去的地方形成更緊密的聯(lián)系，你會感 覺不那么匆忙。

【信息提取】該句中Traveling more slowly為動名詞形式作主語，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。

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