2011年12月英语四级作文优秀范文:旅游方式

 　　Modes of Travelling

　　1.有人选择随团旅游，有人喜欢独自出游

　　2.随团旅游和独自出游的利与弊

　　3.对我而言，最佳的旅游方式是……

　　【精彩范文】

　　Modes of Travelling

　　College students, curious and energetic, love traveling; summer and winter vacations provide them with golden opportunities to travel. There are two major modes of travelling—traveling by oneself or traveling in a group organized by travel agencies.

　　Those two patterns offer different travel experiences, with respective advantages and disadvantages. For the solitary¹ traveler, the greatest advantage is freedom. He is perfectly² free to choose his itinerary³ and plan his schedules, thus he can visit whatever his curiosity leads him to and contemplate⁴ over a historical site or a cultural relic⁵ for as long as he desires. The trouble is he cannot share his perceptions and excitement with any partners. Moreover, it is time-consuming and difficult to buy train tickets and look for accommodations and in emergency situations an individual traveler is largely helpless. Those problems are non-existent for group travelers because travel agencies take care of everything. Within a group, people who used to be strangers soon become friends. However, the fixed⁶ itineraries⁷ and tight schedule prevent travelers from satiating their individual curiosities. In addition, tourists are often subjected to forced shopping by tour guides who are more concerned with securing commissions than providing services.

　　My solution to these two imperfect modes of traveling is to travel with friends or classmates. This pattern incorporates most of their advantages while avoiding all their disadvantages. I am convinced this is the best and most sensible form of traveling which everybody should adopt.

　　【参考译文】

　　不一而足的旅行模式

　　大学生好奇且好动，无不酷爱旅游，而寒假与暑假正好为他们提供了旅游的黄金机会。旅游有两种主要模式：独自出游，或随旅行社组团出游。

　　此两种模式会带来不尽相同的旅行体验，不乏各自的优缺点。对于孤身一人的旅行者来说，最大的优点是自由。他完全可以随心所欲地选择旅行线路，规划行程安排；这样，其兴致所至，必心满意足；面对一处处历史古迹或文物，尽可发思古之幽， 而全无时间之羁绊。问题在于，其感受与兴奋之情，无可与人分享。此外，购买火车票和夜间投宿，既耗时亦费神。一旦突发意外，单枪匹马的旅行者很大程度上孤立无助。所有这些问题对于随团出游者来说均不存在，因为旅行社会安排好一切。在旅行团内部，原来的陌生人旋即就可成为朋友。然则，固定的旅游线路以及仓促的行程，往往会使旅行者无法满足每个人独特的好奇心。此外，旅客也常常被导游逼迫着去作强制性购物，这些导游花在赚取佣金上的心思，远超过如何来为游客提供服务。

　　对于这两种不甚完美的旅行模式，我的解决之道是与朋友或同学结伴而游。此类模式可兼具上述两类模式的大多数优点，而避免它们的全部的缺点。我深信，这是最佳、最明智的旅行方式，所有人都应采用。

　　【值得熟记的句式与短语】

　　1. provide sb. with sth.为某人提供某物

　　2. mode/pattern/form模式、形式

　　3. solitary孤身一人的

　　4. in emergency situations突发意外

　　5. look for accommodations投宿

　　6. largely helpless很大程度上孤立无助

　　7. itinerary/travel旅行

　　8. visit whatever his curiosity leads him to其兴致所至，必心满意足

　　9. contemplate沉思

　　10. a historical site or a cultural relic历史古迹或文物

　　11. share his perceptions and excitement with sb.与某人分享感受和兴奋之情

　　12. it is time-consuming and difficult to do sth.做某事既耗时亦费神

　　13. individual traveler单枪匹马的旅行者

　　14. group traveler随团出游者

　　15. be non-existent for sb.对某人不存在的

　　16. satiate使充分满足

　　17. fixed itineraries and tight schedule固定的旅游线路以及仓促的行程

　　18. tourists are often subjected to forced shopping by tour guides旅客也常常被导游逼迫着去作强制性购物

　　19. secure commissions赚取佣金

　　20. This pattern incorporates most of their advantages while avoiding all their disadvantages.此类模式可兼具上述两类模式的大多数优点，而避免它们的全部的缺点。

1 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 itinerary   

n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划

参考例句：

• The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
• The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。

4 contemplate   

vt.盘算，计议；周密考虑；注视，凝视

参考例句：

• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
• The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。

5 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

7 itineraries   

n.旅程，行程( itinerary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Submit weekly status reports and monthly itineraries to Region Vice President. 每周递交工作报告，每月递交工作计划给总经理。 来自互联网
• Big Ticket ItemsBig Savings-Complex international itineraries can offer opportunities for significant savings. 复杂线路节省更多：复杂的国际航线其实有更多的省钱机会。 来自互联网