1. Let's go on this coach tour! 讓我們乘坐這趟長途客車旅游一次吧!
2. Do you prefer to travel alone or in a group? 你喜歡單獨旅游還是跟團去旅游呢?
3. Many Americans tour by car every summer. 每年夏天都有許多美國人開著車到各地旅游。
4. We hired a driver to take us on a tour of the city. 我們雇用了一名司機帶領(lǐng)我們游覽這座城市。
5. The tour group is confined to the planned activities. 旅游團只能進行計劃內(nèi)的活動。
6. The plans of tour group is inflexible and quite boring. 旅行團的安排既死板又乏味。
7. That travel agency guarantees satisfaction to tourists. 那家旅行社保證讓游客們滿意。
8. This tour company has discount price on package holidays. 這家旅游公司對包價旅行團有一定的折扣。
9. You may receive a premium discount package of Hong Kong tour. 你可以享受到香港游超值優(yōu)惠套餐。
10. The member of the group is given a detailed tour itinerary by the courier. 旅游團成員從導(dǎo)游那里拿到詳細的日程表。
重點講解:
is confined to: 局限于;限制……范圍內(nèi);使不外出。這是一個比較正式的表述,以強調(diào)規(guī)則的嚴格性。
inflexible: 頑固的;不可彎曲的;不能轉(zhuǎn)變的。
package holidays: 一攬子旅游(路線、地點、時間和費用等均由旅行社做統(tǒng)一規(guī)定和安排的旅游)
premium: 保險費;額外費用;獎金
1. They want a trip for a weekend, and look for out of the way places if they sound attractive. 他們想利用周末旅游,而去想去一些有吸引力的邊遠景點。
2. A party of ten set out on fornight's tour and agreed to go shares in the expenses. 10個人一組進行了為期兩周的旅行,而去大家一致贊同均攤費用。
重點講解:
out of the way: 偏僻的;不同尋常的。同義詞還有:remote, outlandish, off the map等。
fornight: 兩星期。這是英式英語,美式英語為“two weeks”。
go shares: 分享;分擔。例如: Let me go shares with you in the taxi fare. 我和你分攤計程車費吧。
情景對話:
An Individual Tour 散客游
A: Hello! Welcome to Discovery Tour. May I help you?
B: Yes, I want to know something about an individual tour.
A: All right. Have you ever traveled with us before?
B: No, this is my first time.
A: Then where would you like to go?
B: I'm not sure. Somewhere interesting. Where do you suggest?
A: We offer trips all over the world. Is there any part of the world you've never seen?
B: Oh, I haven’t traveled much.
A: OK. How about Africa? Take a look at the brochure.
B: Wow, it's so fantastic! How about the price?
A: We have a preferential price of 3,500 dollars now.
B: It's a little bit higher...
A: Well, we also have a low budget trip to Australia. It's bout 3,000 dollars. Are you interested?
B: Oh, I have never beeb to Australia before. Have you?
A: I was there last spring. It's beautiful. I highly recommend it.
B: OK. I'll plan a trip to Australia.
詞語注釋:
brochure: 手冊,小冊子
preferential: 優(yōu)先的;選擇的;特惠的
旅行小貼士:到世界各地旅游,了解國外的民俗、民風和規(guī)矩是必不可少的。比如:泰國小孩的頭摸不得;印度的小孩抱不得;在英國,小孩子同樣也是抱不得摸不得的啊,除非征得孩子的同意。在新加坡街頭隨地吐痰、亂扔廢物會被高額罰款。 這些都是值得注意的??!