计划旅行 Planning a Trip
各种假期来了,你会怎样安排呢?一些人习惯宅在家里,看 看书、看看电影。也有许多人计划外出旅行,来缓解生活和工作带 来的各种压力,因为这真的是一种很不错的放松方式。
Jane:
I’m excited about the 10-day holiday. I’m planning a trip to Thailand.
Peter: That sounds cool. How much is your budget?
Jane:
I don’t want to spend too much on accommodation, and I’d like to have a relaxing trip.
Peter:
Then DIY traveling is better. You can stay at a youth hostel. It’s cheap.
Jane:
Good idea. I’d like to visit some of the tourist attractions. Do you have any suggestions?
Peter:
I recommend Bangkok, the capital of the country, and
Phuket Island, the biggest island there.
Jane:
I see. Thank you. I’d better try to get more information on the two places.
简:
十天的长假让人很兴奋!我计划去泰国旅游。
皮特:这听起来很酷。你的预算是多少?
简:
我不想在住宿方面花费太多,并且我想要一次轻松的旅行。
皮特:那自助游比较好。你可以住在青年旅馆,那里便宜一些。
简:好主意。我想参观一些旅游景点。你有什么建议吗?
皮特:
我推荐这个国家的首都——曼谷,还有最大的岛屿—— 普吉岛。
简:
我知道了。谢谢。我再多收集一些有关这两个地方的资料。
高频词汇
budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] n. 预算on a tight budget 预算紧张
accommodation [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn] n. 住宿 (美语常用复数)
relax [rɪˈlæks] vt.&vi. (使) 轻松;(使) 松弛
hostel [ˈhɒstl] n. 旅社,招待所
visit [ˈvɪzɪt] vt. 参观;游览
tourist attraction 旅游景点
recommend [ˌrekəˈmend] vt. 推荐
had better do sth. 固定词组 意为“最好做某事”(常简略为’d better)。其否定形式为had better not。
实用表达
① I would like to create a travel itinerary.
我想制订一个旅行计划。
=I would like to put together a travel itinerary.
·itinerary n. 路线,旅程;旅行指南
② I am going to visit the Netherlands alone.
我打算独自去荷兰游玩。
= I am planning a trip to the Netherlands alone.
·be going to do 打算做……
③ How much is your travel budget ?
你的旅游预算是多少?
·travel budget 旅游费用预算
④
The price is only for the acommodations and exclusive of meals.
这价格只含住宿,不含餐饮。
·be exclusive of sb./sth. 不包括;不算;除……外
⑤ We’ll stay at a youth hostel.
我们会住在青年旅社。
有关住房类型的其他说法:
flat 公寓 house 别墅 tent 帐篷
hotel 酒店 lodge 小旅馆 motel 汽车旅店
⑥ Have you decided where you’d like to visit?
你决定好去哪里旅游了吗?
可以这样回答:
Yes, I’ve made up my mind to travel to Singapore.
是的,我已经决定去新加坡旅行。
·make up one’s mind to do sth. 决心要做……
⑦ We don’t want the travel plans to be too strict.
我们不想让旅行日程过于紧凑。
其相反意思的句子表达为:
We want a relaxing trip.
我们想要一次令人放松的旅程。
⑧ What places do you want to visit in particular?
你有没有什么特别想去的地方?
可这样回答:
I have always wanted to go to New Zealand.
我一直都很想去新西兰。
·in particular 特别地,尤其
⑨ I’ll go by plane. It should save me a lot of time.
我坐飞机去。它能帮我节省很多时间。
如果喜欢乘坐豪华邮轮,你可以这样表达:
I’d love a trip on a luxury liner.
我喜欢乘坐豪华邮轮去旅行。
⑩ How about Paris?
巴黎怎么样?
=What about Paris?
how about/what about 用于询问某人对某事物的看法, 意为“你(们)认为……怎么样?”
I prefer to travel rather than stay at home.
比起在家待着,我更喜欢出去旅游。
= I prefer to travel instead of staying at home.
知识加油站
★ spend 的主语只能是人,不能是物;其宾语可以是时间, 也可以是金钱,意为“用,花费,消耗”。
例 :She spends too much time on her homework.
她在家庭作业上用了太多时间。
They spend two hours (in)doing exercises every day.
他们每天花两个小时的时间锻炼。
★ 区别 alone 与 lonely:在上面的句子中,alone 作副词,意为“独自地”,修饰 visit。但 alone 也可作形容词,多指一个人的状态,不带感情色彩,意为“单独的,独自的”;而 lonely 更强调的是孤独感,意为“孤独的,寂寞的”,只能作形容词。
例 :If you feel lonely, you can give me a call.
当你孤独的时候,你可以打电话给我。