小故事

Experiencing Scotland
感受苏格兰
Scotland is a unique and austere place, laden with history, where you can find aristocratic palaces and castles, as well as the traditional parades in national costumes. It has some of the most beautiful cities in Europe, a living testimony of a proud and splendid past.
苏格兰是一个独特的地方，自然条件虽不得天独厚，历史的厚重感却随处可见。你不仅能看见无数豪门望族的府第与城堡，还可以观看人们穿着民族服装举行传统巡游。这里有全欧洲最美的城市，诉说着苏格兰昔日的荣光。
In order to see and discover the true soul of Scotland today, what forged the character of this splendid region, we have to go towards the northern regions, to the Grampian Mountains. Beautiful and unspoiled, it was difficult to farm. The Scots subdued the environment with simple spades and strong arms.
想看看真正的苏格兰，追寻这里民族精神的源泉，就得去北部的格兰扁山区。格兰扁山区景色怡人，还没有受到现代文明的污染。格兰扁过去并不适合耕作，倔强的苏格兰人凭着双手征服了这片土地。
The history of this ancient struggle, and its people's ancient love affair with the hard land, is enclosed within the walls of the Angus Folk Museum. You are able to get a feel of the typical rural atmosphere of times past from the everyday artifacts displayed here.
苏格兰先民的艰苦劳作与他们自古对这片贫瘠土地的眷恋，在安格斯民俗博物馆里一览无余。这里展出的都是史前的日常物品，你能从中体味到典型的旧日乡间氛围。
From coastal Aberdeen in towards the interior of the Grampian Mountains there runs the Castle Trail, a road that touches on many fortresses, which are witnesses of continual revolts against the dominion of neighboring England in Scottish history.
一条古堡之路从沿海的阿伯丁一直蜿蜒到格兰扁山区深处。沿途的众多要塞见证了英格兰不断反抗英格兰统治的历史。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. be laden with
装满的；满载的；
eg. The branch that is laden with most fruits reaches lowest.
硕果累累的树枝总是低垂向土地。
eg. This building is laden with history.
这座建筑承载着历史。
2. in order to
为了；以便；目的在于；
eg. Anne raised her voice in order to be heard.
为了让人能听得见，安妮提高了嗓门。
eg. She'll need an iron will in order to succeed.
她若想成功，需要有很强的意志力。
3. sb.'s love affair with
极大的喜爱；强烈的的兴趣；
eg. Tom's love affair with France and most things French knew no bounds.
汤姆对法国和大多数法国东西都无比热爱。
eg. My love affair with make-up goes back to my mother.
我对化妆品的热爱来源于我的母亲。