Can you imagine trying to go to a new place without a travel guide?
Hundreds of years ago, explorers had no such things.
As these people opened up more new areas to us, they wrote about them.
These writings formed a new genre of literature called travel writing.
Some travel guides are just pure factual data, others are more entertaining.
Perhaps we could call train, plane and bus schedules travel guides, but they are not very interesting.
So, what do people expect when they buy and read such guides?
They expect to get a lot of details about the places they are interested in.
They want to know what to expect when they get there, climate, food customs.
They like to know what other most interesting places to visit, and what difficulties to expect when they get there.
The variety of places to eat and kinds of foods served will also be mentioned in the guides.
But a travel guide need not be a book. It could be a pamphlet or even a person.
In most major tourist areas, you can hire the service of a person who will act as your travel guide.
They will help you to get to the right places as safely as possible.
There are millions of travel guides of all kinds in the world.
And reading them can be almost as good as the real thing.

Section 66 Travel Guides六十六　旅游指南

1.Can you imagine trying to go to a new place without a travel guide? 到一个陌生的地方去而没有旅游指南，能想像吗?

2.Hundreds of years ago, explorers had no such things. 几百年前，开拓者们不存在这些问题。

3.As these people opened up more new areas to us, they wrote about them. 当他们开发出新的地区后，他们作了记录。

4.These writings formed a new genre of literature called travel writing. 这些记录形成了一种新的文学形式――旅游文学。

5.Some travel guides are just pure factual data, others are more entertaining. 有些导游只作事实上的描述，有些导游则比较有趣。

6.Perhaps we could call train, plane and bus schedules travel guides, but they are not very interesting. 也许我们可以称火车、飞机和公共汽车时刻表为旅游指南，但是他们不是很有趣。

7.So, what do people expect when they buy and read such guides? 那么，人们够买这类导游资料时，他们希望看到什么?

8.They expect to get a lot of details about the places they are interested in. 他们希望看到他们感兴趣地方的详细资料。

9.They want to know what to expect when they get there, climate, food customs. 他们希望知道那里的气候、饮食、风俗。

10.They like to know what other most interesting places to visit, and what difficulties to expect when they get there. 他们想知道那里最有趣的景点，以及到那儿之后可能遇到的困难。

11.The variety of places to eat and kinds of foods served will also be mentioned in the guides. 各种餐饮地点以及饮食种类也会在导游资料里提及。

12.But a travel guide need not be a book. It could be a pamphlet or even a person. 但导游可以不必是一本书，可以是一本小册子，可是一个人。

13.In most major tourist areas, you can hire the service of a person who will act as your travel guide. 在主要的旅游景点，你可以雇个人当个导游。

14.They will help you to get to the right places as safely as possible. 他们会把你安全地带到要去的地方。

15.There are millions of travel guides of all kinds in the world. 世界上有无数不同类型的导游(资料)，

16.And reading them can be almost as good as the real thing. 深入其中如同身临其境。