(71)This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and night.

(72) He decided to turn his little school into a dormitory(宿舍楼) for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there.(73) This was the first hostel(青年招待所).

Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country.(74)

Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes, a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. (75) For this reason, s few weeks spent “hosteling” can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.

 A. In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation.

 B. People can stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them.

 C. One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.

D. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.

 E. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.

  1. F. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.
  2. G. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

 

 0  42921  42929  42935  42939  42945  42947  42951  42957  42959  42965  42971  42975  42977  42981  42987  42989  42995  42999  43001  43005  43007  43011  43013  43015  43016  43017  43019  43020  43021  43023  43025  43029  43031  43035  43037  43041  43047  43049  43055  43059  43061  43065  43071  43077  43079  43085  43089  43091  43097  43101  43107  43115  151629 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网