说走就走的旅行：情侣改造房车游欧洲(双语)

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2014年07月24日15:28     来源：沪江英语



　　The only clue that this ordinary-looking van gives to show it’s not just your average Transit is the chimney protruding from the roof。
　　这辆看起来十分寻常的厢式车从顶上伸出了一根烟囱，只有从这个线索你能看出，这绝非是一辆普通的交通工具。
　　This leads down to a wood burner and into the interior of the former window-glazing van, which a pair of university graduates have converted into a caravan。
　　这顶烟囱从曾经的厢式车顶窗向下连接着车里的一个木质烤炉。一对大学毕业生将这辆厢式车改造成了一辆房车。
　　Former Leeds Metropolitan University students Stuart Humphreys, 24, and Claire Bragg, 25, spent just over ￡6,000 and two years transforming their second-hand van into what will be their home while they travel around Europe。
　　利兹都会大学的两名毕业生，24岁的斯图尔特·汉弗莱斯和25岁的克莱尔·布拉格花了两年时间，耗资6千英镑，将他们的二手厢式车改造成了一个移动之家，他们乘坐它游遍了欧洲。
　　Ms Bragg said: ‘We really like the freedom of it, we can go wherever we like, do whatever we like, whenever we like.’
　　布拉格小姐说：“我们非常喜欢这种自由的感觉，我们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿、想做什么就做什么、想什么时候出发就什么时候出发。”
　　1.Innocuous: From the outside, the Ford Transit looks like any other van, save for the chimney which leads to a wood burner on the inside。
　　无伤大雅：这辆老福特车看起来和其他厢式车十分相似，除了一顶连接着车里烤炉的烟囱。
　　2.Room for three: Mr Humphreys, who is 6ft tall, plans to sleep in the foetal position in the tiny bed。
　　三人房间：身高6英尺(约1.82米)的汉弗莱斯打算在这张小小的床榻中微小位置上睡觉。
　　3.Compact: The inside of the van, which is 1.7 metres by 1.8 metres, contains a bed, kitchen and wood burner。
　　结构紧凑：这辆约1.7米宽，1.8米长的厢式车里，有床、厨房、还有木质烤炉。

　　4.While the van seems to contain all the things, it does not however contain a toilet。
　　这辆车里看似什么都有，就是少了一个马桶。
　　5.Mr Humphreys and Ms Bragg insulated their van before installing the rest of the fittings。
　　在安装其他的生活用品之前，汉弗莱斯和布拉格首先对这辆车做了绝缘处理。
　　6.Humphreys bought the Ford Transit for ￡3,500. Two years and ￡6,020 later he converted it into a dream caravan。
　　汉弗莱斯花了3500英镑买了这辆福特车，两年后又花了6千零20英镑将它改造成了他理想中的房车。
　　7.The van was fitted out with pine before the fittings like the wood burner were installed。
　　在车内装上木质烤炉等内部设施之前，他们先在车外装上了一顶烟囱。

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　Ms Bragg said: ‘We really like the freedom of it, we can go wherever we like, do whatever we like, whenever we like.’ 9 ZGV%Tw  
　　布拉格小姐说：“我们非常喜欢这种自由的感觉，我们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿、想做什么就做什么、想什么时候出发就什么时候出发。”