48 The silent village

In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists.

在这个旅游频繁的世界上,仍有成千上万个游人足迹未至的地方。

We always assume that villagers in remote places are friendly and hospitable.

人们总是以为偏僻地方的村民们热情好客。

But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.

但是,那些不但与外国旅游者隔绝,而且与本国同胞隔绝的人们有可能对游客抱有敌意。

Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable - as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.

到真正偏僻的村庄去旅游并不是一件愉快的事情,我与妻子在一次周游巴尔干半岛时对此深有体会。

We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.

我们在一座小镇上逗留了几天,参观了附近的许多古老的教堂。

These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.

这些教堂吸引了大量游客,不仅是因为建筑风格奇特，而且还存有大量保存完好的壁画。