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ve at your destination almost exhausted. Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic. By parison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized forts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good foodalways assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling by sea. Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the disadvantage of being the most expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and fort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a free film show and sip champagne on some services. But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled. You will not have to spend the next few days recovering from a long and arduous journey. 【課文翻譯】 出遠(yuǎn)門(mén)的人常常需要決定是走旱路、水路,還是坐飛機(jī)。很少有人能夠真正喜歡坐幾個(gè)小時(shí)以上的火車(chē)。車(chē)廂很快就變得擁擠、悶熱,想擺脫開(kāi)旅途的困擾是很難的。看書(shū)只能解決部分問(wèn)題。車(chē)輪與鐵軌間單調(diào)的嘎喳聲很快就會(huì)送你進(jìn)入夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)。白天是忽睡忽醒,到了夜晚,你真想睡了,卻很難入睡。即使你走運(yùn)弄到一個(gè)臥鋪,夜間有一半時(shí)間你會(huì)盯著車(chē)頂那盞小藍(lán)燈而睡不著覺(jué)。要不然就為查票摸索你的車(chē)票。一旦抵達(dá)目的地,你總是疲憊不堪。乘汽車(chē)作長(zhǎng)途旅行