【英语趣味课堂】西班牙旅游提示-Spanish Travel Tips

Todd: Hey, Jessica, you lived in Spain right?

 

Jessica: Yes

 

Todd: OK, believe it or not I'm going to Spain this summer.

 

Jessica: Are you really?

 

Todd: Yeah, yeah, on my way home I decided¹ to stop over in Europe.

 

Jessica: Really!

 

Todd: So I plan to spend about ten days in Spain.

 

Jessica: Oh, cool. very cool!

 

Todd: What do you recommend I do?

 

Jessica: OK, well, I lived in Madrid, so I'm a little bit partial to that city. It's a really, really, nice time.., when are you going?

 

Todd: I should get there mid² August.

 

Jessica: OK, then stay away from Madrid because it's too hot. It's about like 40, 45 degrees Celsius³, so it's really, really hot. So, the south is really, extremely warm as well, but the north and the east coast is really nice, cause they have a lot of really nice beaches, and Barcelona is really beautiful. It's a really great place. They have this cathedral there by Gaudi which is incredible⁴, it's incredible. Ah, Valencia is really cool. It's a very nice place to go. They have a really nice beach. A really nice downtown city. The southern coast is really nice. They, but it's incredibly hot, like I said so, so you definitely have to take advantage of the siesta⁵, and sleep through the majority of the day and then stay up late at night, so you wouldn't burn outside basically, so sleep away the warmest part of the day, but.

 

Todd: OK, now if I can go to one country around Spain - Morocco, Portugal, or France, which one would you recommend?

 

Jessica: I would say that Morocco is definitely the most different. It's definitely the most unique. Portugal is very similar to Spain, and France is of course France. Personally I would probably go to France, but if you want something very exotic⁶ and different, Morocco is definitely, definitely the place to go.

 

Todd: OK, thanks Jessica.

 

Jessica: Thank you.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

stop over

 

On my way home, I decided to stop over in Europe.

 

If you 'stop over' someplace you go to a location that wasn't part of your original plan.  Usually you are passing over or through this location and decide to stay for a short period of time. Notice the following:

 

Why don't you stop over in Chicago on your way?

I am going to stop over at my mother's house on the way home.

partial to

 

I lived in Madrid, so I'm a little bit partial to that city.

 

If you are 'partial to' something you have a biased⁷ opinion in favor of it or you think it is better than other similar things. Notice the following:

 

She is partial to the work that her husband's company does.

I am definitely partial to the home team.

mid

 

I should get to Spain mid August.

 

'Mid' is a short way of saying 'in the middle of.' Notice the following:

 

Their baby was born mid June.

She will be into the office mid-morning.

take advantage of

 

You have to take advantage of the siesta, and sleep through the majority of the day, so you wouldn't burn outside.

 

When you 'take advantage of' something you make use of it for your own personal gain. Notice the following:

 

People always take advantage of him for his car.

Try to take advantage of the sales that they have at the markets.

exotic

 

If you want something very exotic and different, Morocco is definitely the place to go.

 

Something that is 'exotic' is very different from what you are used to in an interesting and exciting way. Notice the following:

 

There are many different types of exotic foods to try.

She definitely looks very exotic.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

3 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

4 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

5 siesta   

n.午睡

参考例句：

• Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.午后很多人在阴凉处小睡。
• He had acquired the knack of snatching his siesta in the most unfavourable circumstance.他学会了在最喧闹的场合下抓紧时间睡觉的诀窍。

6 exotic   

adj.奇异的，异乎寻常的，外（国）来的，外国产

参考例句：

• There are some exotic words in English language.英语中有一些外来词。
• She likes to wear exotic clothes.她喜欢穿奇装异服。

7 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。