⑫be allowed to do被允许去做

　　allow doing sth.允许做某事

　　⑬only if只有......

　　if only"要是......就好了"，常引导虚拟语气的句子。

　　给自己的明信片

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　　在50年的旅行中，科林·麦科克代尔已经游览过除三个国家以外的世界各国。无论他去哪儿，他都给自己寄一张明信片。他总是选一张有着美丽风景的明信片，并贴上一枚有趣的邮票。通常他只是给自己写一条简短的信息。他最近的一张明信片来自马尔维纳斯群岛，上面写着"钓鱼很好"。

　　在伦敦他家里的一面墙上有一幅大的世界地图。上面扎着数百个红色的小别针。"在地图上扎个别针很好，"麦科克代尔先生说，"但我遵守规定。只有待在一个地方超过24小时，我才允许自己钉上一个图钉。"

　　Naturally⑭， Mr McCorquodale has his favourite places. New Zealand he describes as⑮ "wonderful". In Europe, Italy is a favourite⑯ place. "There's a saying⑰ in the travel trade ⑱that all tourists are ripped off⑲. Well, at least the Italians rip you off with a smile." Of China he says, "This is one country in the world which is completely different⑳. There's no European influence\s\up1(21(21). It's been around\s\up1(22(22) for 6,000 years, yet it's a country of the future."

　　Wherever he goes\s\up1(23(23)， Mr McCorquodale takes with him\s\up1(24(24) a photo of his wife, a candle, a torch\s\up1(25(25)， a shirt with a secret pocket, and a pen for writing his postcards.

　　So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travel? Mr McCorquodale laughs. "I do it for the journey，" he says. "I get a kick out of\s\up1(26(26) travelling. And all the planning."

　　⑭naturally/'nætʃrəli/adv.自然地

　　⑮describe ...as ...把......描述为......

　　⑯favourite adj.最喜欢的

　　⑰saying n．谚语

　　⑱that引导同位语从句，具体说明saying的内容。

⑲rip off敲竹杠；敲诈