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SectionⅢ Vocabulary and writing and Cultural corner 1 课文·英汉对译 Postcards to Myself In 50 years of traveljing Colin McCorquodale has visited every country in the world, except three. And everywhere he goes,he sends himseLf a postcard. He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view,and sticks on an interesting stamp. Usually he writes just a short message to himself. His latest one,from the Malvinas islands,reads Good fishing. On a wall in his home in London there is a large map of the world. There are hundreds of.little red pins stuck in it. Its good to get a pin in the map, says Mr McCorquodale, but I follow the rules.Im allowed to stick one in only if Ive been in a place for more than 24 hours. Naturally, Mr McCorquodale has his favourite places. New Zealand he describes aswonderful;. In Europe,Italy is a favourite place. Theres a saying in the travel trade that all tourists are ripped off. Well,at least the Italians rip you off with a srriile. Of China he says, This is one country in the world which is completely different. Theres no European influence. Its been around for 6,000 years,yet its a country of the future. Wherever he goes,Mr McCorquodale takes with him a photo of his wife,a candle,a torch,a shirt with a secret pocket,and a pen for writing his postcards. So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travel? Mr McCorquodale laughs. I do it for the joumey, he says. I get a kick out of travelling. And all the planning. 寄给自己的明信片 在50年的旅行中，科林·麦科克代尔游览了世界上除了三个国家以外的其余国家。他每到一处都会给自己寄一张明信片。他总挑选带有美丽风景的明信片，在上面贴上有趣的邮票。他通常只为自己写上简短的话。最近的一张，是从马尔维纳斯群岛寄来的，上面写着“钓鱼真好”。 在他伦敦的家中的墙上有一幅很大的世界地图：上面钉着几百个红色大头针。“在地图上用针做记号“很好妒’他说，“但我有一个原则，只有我在那里待过24小时以’上的我才会作个标记。” 当然，麦科克代尔先生有他最喜欢的地方。他说新西兰很不错，意大利也是欧洲的一个好地方。“在旅游贸易时有一个说法，所有的游客都会被敲竹杠。但至少意大利人会微笑着敲你竹杠。”对于中国，他说，“这是世界上一个完全不同的国家，那里没有被欧洲影响过。虽然已有六千年的历史了，但仍然是一个充满希望的国家。” 无论到哪里，麦科克代尔先生都会带上妻子的照片、一支蜡烛、一个手电筒、一件有隐秘口袋的衬衣和一支用来写明信片的钢笔。 他为什么这么做呢？是为了旅游还是明信片？麦科克代尔先生笑了，“当然是为了旅游，”他说，“我只是从旅行中找点乐趣，仅此而已。”