英国小镇遭遇中国游客狂拍照

屈联西

　Groups of sightseers in Kidlington have been seen posing for photos in front gardens and against parked cars.

　　英国牛津的Kidlington小镇来了一群又一群的游客，他们在居民们的私人花园门口和私车旁边大摆姿势，拍照自娱。

　　Locals have no idea why the quiet suburb, about five miles north of Oxford, has become a tourist magnet.

　　居民们感到莫名其妙，这个距离牛津5公里远的小镇一向无人问津，怎么突然就成了著名旅游景点了呢？

　　Inspector Morse, Love Island and Harry Potter are among the causes suggested for the tourists’ interest.

　　摩斯探长、爱情岛、哈利·波特都莫名的与这个小镇有了联系，游客们正因此而对这个小镇产生了兴趣。

　　The tourists are a short walk from thatched cottages and an old church, but prefer taking photos of themselves outside modern houses.

　　游客们身边有不少茅草小屋和老教堂，对这些他们并不感兴趣，他们更喜欢在现代风格的民宅外面自拍。

　　I do find it hilarious, but I am at a loss to understand it, one poster said. "Whose idea was it to turn Benmead Road into a tourist attraction？"

　　“对此我觉得很有趣，不过我还是不明白他们来这儿的原因，”一位本地居民说，“把一条寻寻常常的公路说成是旅游景点，这到底是谁的主意？ ”

　　Residents say the groups have been appearing for the last three weeks.

　　居民说过去三个月以来此地游客一直不断。