41 Illusions of pastoral peace

The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me.

宁静的乡村生活从来没有吸引过我。

City born and city bred, I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend.

我生在城市,长在城市,总认为乡村是透过火车车窗看到的那个样子，或偶尔周末去游玩一下的景象。

Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.

我的许多朋友都住在城市，但他们只要一提起乡村,马上就会变得欣喜若狂。

Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.

尽管他们都交口称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点,但其中只有一人真去农村住过,而且不足6个月就回来了。

Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.

即使他也仍存有幻觉,好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。

He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living.

他滔滔不绝地大谈友好的农民,洁净的空气,贴近大自然的环境和悠闲的生活节奏。