格里克是一个宜人的保持着原始风貌的小村,它位于河口上被田野和树林包围着,如果从繁华的哈伯利城前往这里,仅需要很短的时间。这个小村的周围是童话般的绿,肥沃的土地和橄榄林还有些高大的树木；一条清澈的小河穿过小村；岸边是成排的渔船；河的上游水浅而广阔,那里是鸟儿们的家园及其它一些野生动物的憩栖地。在长长的河岸边,你可以看到成群的野鸭和那些生活在灌木丛里的羞怯的小动物。

    如果你是个大自然爱好者，你可步行穿过小村即可到达美丽的克利漠湖，并且花不了你一个小时，那是一处非常值得去的地方，这个大内陆湖很适宜游泳，渔民们说这是一处极为美丽的风景，虽然我没能亲自去看一看。

    格里克小村的中央是个广场，在那里有一些条条道道似路般纵横，只是若真的在那些用卵石铺就的小路上走起来却不那么容易了。如果俯视这个广场一对银灰色树皮的大树非常显眼，春天这里是鸟儿做巢的地方。树木的中间是一个雕像和喷泉，广场的周围是一些经济实惠的小餐馆、一对酒吧和一些小商店，在广场的正中央有一个老太太经营的小商店，这里出售的商品很齐全，从糖果到圆领运动衫样样尽有。一些当地人和那些参观者喜欢坐在酒吧花上几小时饮两杯为的是寻求一份心灵的清静。

    从小村的广场沿着一些泥足印，不几分钟就可以穿过密深的树林到达一片沙滩地，这是一片一望无垠的黄色沙滩。如俯视，那些翠竹和少许的树木就会成为一条长长的地平线延伸到视野的尽头，一个酒吧正好在沙滩上可以为人们提供午餐和饮料等等。

    当地的人都是一些农民或渔民，如今越来越多的很精巧、别致的私人建筑出现在那里，特别是私人旅馆，在夏天他们可以租给那些参观旅游者，至今那里没有一家大酒店，并且村庄也尽量避免一些大规模旅游的影响，格利克仍然保持着它原有的特色和迷人风光。

    如果想享受一处平和、安静、宜人的乡村，格里克是一个逃开喧嚣的好去处，以前很少有人知道有这么一个美丽的村庄。

                                                  2008年10月26日于莞  (译\红罗) 

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                          Delightful  Village

Garrick is a delightfully unspoiled village surrounded by fields and woods at the mouth of a river. Yet it's only a short bus ride from the old city of Harbury with its factories,industry,and heavy traffic.

  The countryside around the village is incredibly green,with fertile fields,olive groves,and tall trees. Through the village flows a wide,clear river,along the banks of which are a fleet of fishing boats.Upstream the river is broader and shallower an is the home of a great variety of birds and other wildlife. Along the banks of the river you can glimpse wild ducks peeping shyly from the undergrowth.

   if you are nature-lover,the walk through the countryside to Lake Kellymore is wonderful and as it takes less than an hour,it is well worth the effort. This big inland lake is lovely for swimming.The fishing is said to be excellent, though I've no personal experience of this.

    In the centre of Garrick is the village square .Like many of the "roads"in Garrick, the square is unpaved but rock hard from centrries of foot traffic. Dominating the square are a couple of silver barked trees which in the spring are alive with nesting birds. Between the trees are a statue and a fountain. Around the square are a few inexpensive restaurants, a couple of bars, and some little shops.Right in the middle of the square is a small store run by an old lady,who sells everything from sweets to T-shirts. Locals and visitors alike sit for hours over a drink in one of the bars, watching nothing much happen.

  From the village square a dirt track leads you down through the tall trees to the beach in a few minutes.This is a magnificent stretch of pale yellow sand,overlooked by bamboo and a few trees, which stretches away to the horizon.There's just one bar on the beach which serves light lunches and drinks.

    The local people are farmers or fishermen, though more and more are now building extra rooms on their property, which they let to visitors in the summer. However,so far there are no large hotels and the village has avoided the effects of mass tourism and kept its character and charm.

    If you're looking for peace and quiet and a lovely rurla environment,then Garrick is the place to escape to--before everyone else discovers it.