Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

inevitably ^{adv. 必然，不可避免}

• Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple.

形容词做主语补足语 ^{（补充说明动作发生时主语的状态）}

• ..., you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.
• When I got home, I was tired and sleepy. → I got home tired and sleepy.

Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read.

..., for you are quite impossible to read.  X

quite ^{adv.完全地、相当地}

• They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.
• The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself.
• In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different.

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.

motorway ^{n.高速公路}

• A nine-mile stretch of motorway has been closed. ^{一段九英里长的高速公路已关闭。}
• Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway. ^{抱歉，我来晚了，公路上堵车了。}

more often than not = as often as not ^通常

• More often than not, the arguments could have been avoided.

petrol / service station ^加油站

• In the service station he asked all about my family.^{在加油站他问了关于我家人的一切。}
• Look, Dashan. There's a service station straight ahead.^{大山，你看，前边有一家加油站。}
• There is a petrol station round the bend in the street.^{在下一个街道拐角处有个加油站。}

traffic ^{n.路上行驶的车辆，交通（数不清楚）}

• Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind.
• A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.

造句：Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.^{我的几个住在乡下的熟人每年进 城一两次来看戏，对他们来说这是一种特殊的享受了，但是通常旅程中大部分 时间花在了路上，在路上加油站很少，车辆却很多。}

By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.

by / in comparison ^相比之下

• By comparison, shipments to North America, mainly the U.S., were flat in that period. ^{而与其相比，对以美国为主的北美国家的出口同期基本持平。}
• The amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities such as burning coal and oil is small in comparison. ^{相比之下人类燃烧煤、石油等活动所释放的二氧化碳的量是少的。}

comforts ^{n.使人感觉舒适的事物}

• hotels with all the modern comforts
• After the trip, it was nice getting back to a few home comforts.

You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food — always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm.

stretch one's legs ^舒展筋骨

• He wanted to stretch his legs to relax a little. ^{他想去遛遛腿，休息一会儿。}
• He has just spent eight months at sea, and needs to stretch its legs. ^{这家伙刚在海里度过了八个月，需要舒展筋骨。}

meet ^{v.结识、结交}

• One wants to meet like-minded collectors, ...

If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.

transport _<英> / transportation _<美> ^{交通方式（不可数）}

• public transport / transportation
• A lot of people object to mobile phones, especially when they are used in public places like restaurants or on public transport.

否定词 + 比较级 = 最高级

• Nothing could have been more annoying.
• No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
• There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for.
• Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
• But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.
• Nobody equals / matches him in strength.
• In English she has no equal in her class.
• In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.

Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time.

Even if ^{即使，尽管}

• People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.
• Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
• ..., even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
• ... would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged. 
• Even if one didn't know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) ...
• Even if a piped water supply is safe at its source, it is not always safe by the time it reaches the tap.

Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of travelling by sea.

relatively few / easy / new / minor ... ^{相对较少/容易/新/次要…}

• Cave exploration, or pat-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.

be prepared to do = be willing / ready to do ^{愿意做某事（不要翻译成“准备做某事”）}

• Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.

sacrifice ... for ... ^{为...而牺牲(牺牲前者为了得到后者)}

• Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.

造句： Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice their human dignity for money. ^{没有多少人愿意为了钱而牺牲掉自己作为人的尊严。}