英文讽刺故事The Logo

　　“Little Travel Dream” is a well-known TV show in America. It aims to help the kids, who live in extremely poor countries with no idea about the outside world, broaden their horizons by realizing their travel dream.

　　In one episode, one Afghan boy was picked out by the “Little Travel Dream”. At first, he didn’t know what happened, and why there came so many people with strange machines. After the TV crews’ patient explanation, he finally understood. According to the arrangement, the team would take the boy to visit the most famous tourist spots in China. Then, the boy’s parents and friends kept urging him to be sure to tell them everything about the Chinese top scenic spots after coming back. It was because all of them, who had no TV and had never left Afghanistan, were too curious about the outside world. The night before setting out, the boy was even too excited to fall asleep.

　　Finally, the day for China came. With the TV crews, he started his “little travel dream”. First, they went to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. Then, they flied to Xi’an, Shanxi to see the Mausoleum of Emperor Qingshihuang. Later they came to Chongqing for the Dazu Rock Carvings. After that, they took train from Chongqing to Lasa, Tibet, because there was one of the cultural heritages of the world- the Potala Palace.

　　Although it was tiring to travel in many spots in such a short time, the boy didn’t dare to relax himself, because he needed to write down what he had saw as much as possible at those famous scenic spots, so as to share with his parents and friends. Also, he felt so lucky to get this valuable opportunity.

　　The last scenic spot was the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang which the boy had been expecting for a long time. However, facing surrounding magnificent desert, the boy seemed a little bit disappointed and kept looking for something.

　　After the TV crews finished shooting and was about to leave, the boy eventually couldn’t help asking them why they took him to this desert. “It’s not so-called one of the most famous attractions in China at all!” He burst into tears unexpectedly.

　　“What? Why do you think so?” The crews asked confusedly. “Because…Because there isn’t the logo for the top spot! Every Chinese most famous tourist attraction we have been has the logo, and that means the top scenic spot instead of just ordinary one!”

　　“Oh? That’s interesting. Why didn’t we notice that? So could you draw the logo for us?” “Sure.” The boy began to draw on his notebook and spent almost three minutes to finish.

　　“The logo may have a complex structure.” The crews thought. Then they took over the notebook, “Wow, is this Chinese?”

　　Yes, it was, and it said “到此一游”.

　　一枚标志

　　“小小旅行梦”是美国很有名的一档电视节目。此节目旨在帮助那些生活在贫困国家，对外面世界一无所知的孩子，通过实现他们的旅行愿望，以此帮助他们来扩宽视野。

　　在一期节目中，一位阿富汗的小男孩被选上参加了。起初，他还完全不知道发生了什么，搞不懂怎么突然来了那么多不认识的人，还扛着奇怪的机器。在工作人员的耐心解释后，他终于明白了。根据安排，节目组会带着小男孩去到中国，参观那里一系列最著名的景点。于是，小男孩的父母和朋友都不停地提醒他，回来后一定要把在那些最著名景点参观时的见闻都统统告诉他们，因为家里没有电视，也从来没离开过阿富汗的他们对于外面世界的一切实在是太好奇了。出发前一晚，小男孩激动得甚至连觉都睡不着。

　　终于可以出发前往中国了，在节目组人员的陪伴下，小男孩开启了他的“小小旅行梦”。首先第一站，他们去到了北京，游览了长城和故宫。随后，他们飞往西安，参观了秦始皇陵。接着，他们又去了重庆著名的景点，大足石刻。在那之后搭火车到拉萨，因为那里有世界一大文化遗产——布达拉宫。

　　虽然短时间内游玩了这么多景点有些疲惫，但小男孩可不敢松懈，因为他得把在那些著名景点的所见所闻尽可能都记下来，以便回去后和父母、朋友分享。同时，他也格外珍惜这次自己获得旅行机会的幸运。

　　最后一站是位于新疆的塔克拉玛干沙漠，这也是小男孩期待已久的一处景点。然而，当到了那里，面对四周壮美的沙漠之景时，他看起来却有一点失落，还不停地找着个什么东西。

　　在节目组结束拍摄准备离开时，小男孩终于忍不住问他们为什么会带他来这儿。“这根本不是所谓的中国最出名的旅游景点之一啊!”没想到他说着竟然哭了出来。

　　“什么?为什么会这么想?”工作人员疑惑问道。“因为……因为这里根本就没有那个代表最著名系列景点的标志!我们之前去过的每一处最著名系列景点都是有一个标志的，那是代表最著名而不只是一般普通景点的标志!”

　　“是吗?有意思，我们怎么没注意到?那你可以为我们画一下那个标志吗?”“好的。”于是小男孩在他的笔记本上画了起来，大概花了近三分钟才画好。

　　“看样子这标志结构还挺复杂的。”工作人员想着，于是接过小男孩的笔记本一看，“哇，这个是中文吗?”

　　是的，上面正写着“到此一游”。