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第三课Scotland(原文) As you linger on the mountain pass to admire the rugged reflection of Beinn an Lochain in the waters of Loch Restil , spare a thought for the weary sheep drovers who used to pause here for breath after the long steep climb from Loch Fyne .”Rest and Be Thankful” is the name of this spot, a title coined by the soldiers who built the first road here 250 years ago. Since then its wild beauty has thrilled generations of crofters and passing travelers. And now you. Of course your journey through Scotland may not take you this way, but wherever you go you’re in for a treat. You might linger in the Borders to explore the dignified ruins of once-powerful abbeys or fish for plump salmon in the Tweed. Or follow in the footsteps of Rob Roy and Walter Scott through the Trossachs to soak up ”the scenery of a fairy dream”, as Scott described it.Perhap you’ll potter around colourful fishing villages in the Kingdom if Fife and tee off on the Legendary Old Course in St. Andrews. Or venture into Speyside to tickle your tastebuds on the malt whisky trail. If it’s drama you’re after,you’ll head for the Highlands, a vast swathe of untamed wilderness fringed by mile upon mile of fretted coastline dotted with island. Land and sea collide to create spectacular perspectives, which change with the seasons and within the space of a day. One moment you’re gazing upon rocky mountain peaks, shimmering sea lochs and desolate moors. The next they retreat into a mysterious world of mist and cloud, where the legendary ghosts that inhabit lachside castles seem an credible as the deer you saw grazing on the moors before they vanished from view. Whichever part of Scotland takes your fancy, history is never far away.You feel it in the brooding presence of Glencoe, evocative of that treacherous night in 1692 when Campbell soldiers slaughtered MacDonalds as they slept. You touch it when you hike through the hills and stumble across the ruins of a deserted shieling. You see it in the weat