Talking About Your Vacation in English - Spoken English Lesson

Hi, I'm Gina.

嗨， 我是Gina。

Welcome to Oxford Online English.

歡迎來到Oxford Online English。

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your vacation in English.

在本節課裡，您會學習怎樣用英文聊 您的假期。

Where did you go for your last holiday?

上次假期您去了什麼地方？

What did you do there?

您在哪做什麼？

Did you have a good time?

您玩得開心嗎？

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to answer these questions and more in clear, natural

在本節課中，您會學習怎樣用更清晰 自然的英文來回答

English.

這些問題。

Did you notice how Jack says 'holiday', but I said 'vacation'?

您是否留意到您是否注意到Jack怎樣說“holiday”，但是 我說“vacation”？

This is a difference between British and American English.

這是英式英文和美語之間的區別。

Both words have the same meaning.

這兩個詞有假期的相同意思。

Let's start with some simple language you can use to start your answer.

藉由表達您去過什麼地方、和誰在一起、 去了多久，

Begin your answer by saying where you went, who with and how long for.

我們從一些您能用的簡單說辭 來開始您的回復。

For example:

例如：

I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.

我和家人一起去了鄉下幾個星期。

I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days.

我和一群朋友去了泰國十天。

My girlfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend.

我和女友去了羅馬一個長週末。

A long weekend means you go for three or four days, usually Friday-Monday or Saturday-Monday,

一個長週末意思是您要去三四天 通常是週五—週一或週六—週一，

maybe because there’s a public holiday on the Monday.

也許因為週一有一個公眾假日。

What about you?

您呢？

Where did you go for your last vacation?

上次假期，您去什麼地方了？

Who did you go with, and how long for?

您和誰一起去的？

Pause the video and make your own sentence.

暫停播放影片，之後造句。

If you want extra practice, write your sentence down.

如果您想額外地練習，請寫下您的句子。

If you really want extra practice, write down three different sentences!

如果您真的想要額外練習，請寫下 三個不同的句子！

Okay?

好嗎？

Next, let’s see how you can talk about what you did on your holiday.

接下來，我們看看怎樣談論 您在假期時做過什麼。

What do you like doing on holiday?

您喜歡在假期做什麼？

Do you prefer a more active holiday, maybe with lots of adventure sports and activities,

您喜歡一個更活躍的假期？ 也許有很多冒險運動和活動，

or would you rather do something more cultural?

還是您要做一些更文青的事？

Or, maybe you just like relaxing on the beach.

或許，您只想在海灘上放飛自我。

Whatever you prefer, it’s good if you can say something about how you spent your time

無論您喜歡什麼，如果您能說下您怎樣 消遣假期這段時間，

on holiday.

都很好。

Let’s look at some examples and some good vocabulary for you to use:

我們看一些例子和一些 您能用的好詞：

I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.

我和家人一起去了鄉下 幾周。

Mostly, we went hiking in the hills and mountains nearby.

大部分的時間裡，我們都去附近的山間徒步。

We also just hung out in the village, playing cards and eating.

我們也只在村子裡閒逛、 玩牌和吃飯。

Do you like hiking?

您喜歡徒步嗎？

Hiking means going for longer walks, often in the hills or the mountains.

徒步通常是在山丘或 深山裡走很遠的路。

If you hang out, you spend time without having any particular goal.

如果您閒逛，指的是您不用花時間 在任何特定的目標。

If you say we just hung out in the village, you mean that you spent time there in a relaxed

如果您說我們只在村子裡閒逛， 您的意思是您以休閒的

way.

方式在那打發時間。

Let’s look at our second example:

我們看例二：

I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days.

我和一群朋友去了泰國 十天。

We did some sightseeing in Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and so on.

我們在曼谷去了一些觀光景點： 大皇宮、臥佛寺等。

Then we hit the beaches in Krabi for some sun, swimming and cocktails!

之後，我們去了喀比的海灘， 享受日光浴、游泳及享用雞尾酒！

Sightseeing means visiting the famous places in a city.

觀光意味著參觀一個城市裡著名的地方。

You can go sightseeing or do sightseeing.

您可以go sightseeing或do sightseeing。

For example, if you go sightseeing in Paris, you’d probably visit the Eiffel Tower, the

例如，如果您去巴黎觀光， 可能會參觀艾菲爾鐵塔、

Louvre, Notre Dame and so on.

羅浮宮、巴黎聖母院等。

Saying we hit the beaches is a very informal way of saying we went to the beaches.

we hit the beaches是一個非正式的 說我們去海灘的方式。

You could also say we hit the bars or we hit the clubs.

您可以說we hit the bars或we hit the clubs。

Using hit suggests you’re going somewhere to party and have a good time, so you probably

用hit意思是您要去某個地方 參加聚會並玩得開心，所以您可能

wouldn’t use it with other places.

不會用這個其他地方。

Let’s do one more example together:

我們再多造一個例句：

My boyfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend.

我和男友去了羅馬 一個長週末。

We went on a walking tour of the centre and the Vatican.

我們參加了市中心和梵蒂岡的 步行之旅。

Mostly, we went to restaurants and cafes and sampled as much of the local cuisine as we

我們主要去了餐廳和咖啡館， 品嘗了很多適合我們口味的

could fit in our stomachs!

當地美食！

If you go on a tour, for example a walking tour, you pay for a guide.

如果您參加一個旅行行程，例如 一個徒步之旅，您要付嚮導費。

Often, tours are in big groups.

通常，旅行團是大群人的。

Do you prefer to go on a tour with a guide, or do you like to explore by yourself?

您是否願意參加有導遊的旅行行程， 還是您喜歡自己探索？

Sample means to try many different things.

例句的意思是試下很多不同的事情。

We sampled as much of the local cuisine as we could means that we tried many different

我們品嘗了盡可能多的當地美食， 意味著我們嘗了

dishes.

很多不同的菜。

Alright, over to you!

好了，交給您！

What did you do on your last holiday?

您上個假期做了什麼？

Did you go hiking in the mountains, go sightseeing, or sample lots of delicious food?

您是在山區徒步、去景點觀光、 又或是品嘗了很多美味的食物？

Try to make two or three sentences.

試著造兩三個句子。

Use the language from this section if you can.

如果您可以，用本節課中學到的說辭。

Pause the video now and make your answer.

現在暫停影片並開始造句。

Next, let’s see how you can describe the place you visited in more detail.

接下來，我們看看怎樣描述 那些您到訪地方的詳細資訊。

Can you think of three adjectives to describe where you went for your last vacation?

您能想到用三個形容詞來形容 您上次假期去的地方嗎？

Here, try to avoid general adjectives like nice or good.

在這裡，盡量避免用常見的形容詞， 像是nice或good。

Try to find specific adjectives.

試下找特定的形容詞。

Your answer will be more interesting!

您的答案會很有趣！

Let’s look at an example:

我們看一個例句：

I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.

我和家人一起鄉下 幾個星期。

We stayed in a very nice village surrounded by nice mountain scenery.

我們住在一個漂亮山景圍繞的 很漂亮的村子裡。

Do you see what we mean?

您明白我的意思嗎？

Saying nice doesn’t say much.

不要說太多的nice。

This isn’t a very good example.

這不是一個好例句。

How could you make it better?

您如何才能優化它呢？

Here’s one way to improve it:

這有一種改進方法：

I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.

我和家人一起去了鄉下 幾個星期。

We stayed in a very picturesque, sleepy village surrounded by some dramatic mountain scenery.

我們住在一個夢幻山景環抱的、 風景如畫的、寂靜的村子裡。

What do you think dramatic scenery means?

您認為夢幻的風景意味著什麼？

It means the mountains were very impressive and beautiful.

這意味著山景令人印象深刻， 很美麗。

Picturesque is another way to say ‘beautiful’.

風景如畫是另一種表達“美麗”的方式。

If something is picturesque, it’s beautiful like a painting.

如果風景如畫，那是美得 像一幅畫。

So you can use picturesque to talk about scenery and places.

这样您就可以用风景如画 来谈论风景和地方。

Sleepy means that the village was very quiet and peaceful.

寂靜就是這個村子很安靜祥和。

You can see that using more specific adjectives like picturesque, sleepy or dramatic makes

您可以看到可以用更具體的形容詞 如 picturesque、sleepy或dramatic，這樣

your answer more interesting and expressive.

您的回答更有趣和富有表現力。

Of course, you’ll need different language to talk about different places.

當然，您要用不同的說辭來 談論不同的地方。

Let’s look at another example:

我們看下另外一個例句：

I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days.

我和一群朋友去了泰國十天。

Bangkok is a very cosmopolitan place but it could be a little overwhelming because there

曼谷是一個國際化的都會城市，但 可能有點無所適從，因為那裡

was so much going on!

太多的事情發生了！

Then we went to Krabi, which has some stunning beaches.

然後我們去了喀比，那裡有令人驚艷的海灘。

Do you know the meaning of the key words in this answer?

您知道這個答案裡 關鍵詞的含義嗎？

Cosmopolitan describes a city which has many different people and cultures mixed together.

Cosmopolitan描述了一個多元文化 和多種族交融的城市。

Overwhelming describes something which is very intense.

Overwhelming描述場面是 非常緊張的。

For example, a city can be overwhelming if there are lots of people, noises, sights and

例如，如果周邊人太多、噪音太多、景點和氣味也很多，

smells all around you.

一個城市會是overwhelming。

There’s so much to take in that you don’t know where to look!

太多的東西可以看，而您 不知道看哪裡！

Stunning means ‘very beautiful’.

Stunning意思是“非常美麗”。

Let’s do one more example together:

我們再多造一個例句：

My girlfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend.

我和女友去了羅馬一個長週末。

It’s a fascinating place but it’s quite touristy, too.

這裡也是一個迷人但觀光客十分多的地方。

The best thing was the food, which was out of this world.

這裡最棒的東西是食物， 是世界上最好的。

Here, we used the adjectives fascinating, touristy and out of this world.

在這裡，我們用了形容詞fascinating、 touristy和 out of this world。

Could you explain what these mean?

您能解釋一下他們的意思嗎？

Fascinating means ‘very interesting’.

Fascinating是“非常有趣”。

Touristy describes a place where tourism has grown too much.

Touristy描述一個地方旅遊業過度發展。

Often, if you describe a place as touristy, you mean that it’s lost some of its original

通常，如果您描述某個地方是touristy， 您的意思是說它已經失去了原有的

atmosphere.

樸實風貌。

Finally, if you describe something as out of this world, you mean it’s really good

最後，如果您描述某物是 out of this world， 您的意思是真的很好，

and you enjoyed it very much.

而且您也很享受。

Now, it’s your turn.

現在輪到您了。

Can you describe the place you visited on your last vacation?

您能描述一下最近假期去過的地方嗎？

You can use the adjectives and language from this section, or you can find your own words

您可以用本單元的形容詞和說辭， 或您可以找自己的詞

and phrases.

和短語。

Try to use at least three interesting adjectives in your answer.

試下在您的回答中至少用三個有趣的形容詞。

Pause the video and do it now, either speaking or writing.

暫停播放影片，現在開始說和寫。

How was that?

怎樣？

Remember that you can always review a section if you found something difficult.

請記住，如果有困難， 隨時可以複習本單元。

Next, how can you talk about what you liked or disliked on your vacation?

接下來，您怎樣談論在假期中你最喜歡或 最不喜歡的事情？

What’s the best vacation you’ve ever had?

您有的最好假期是哪一個？

What about the worst vacation you’ve ever been on?

您有史以來最糟糕的假期 又是怎樣？

What made these holidays so good or so bad?

因為什麼，您覺得這個假期好或是不好呢？

Let’s see how you can talk about the positives and negatives of your holiday.

我們看看怎樣談論假期的好評和差評。

Here’s our first example:

這是我們的第一個例句：

I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.

我和家人一起去了鄉下 幾個星期。

It was relaxing but by the end I was getting quite bored.

很悠閒，但最後我覺得 很無聊。

This is good, but it’s always better to add a reason if you can:

很好，但如果您能加一個理由，會更好：

I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.

我和家人一起去了鄉下 幾個星期。

It was relaxing but by the end I was getting quite bored, because each day was pretty similar.

很悠閒，但最後我覺得 很無聊。因為。每天都一樣。

What does that mean, each day was pretty similar?

這是什麼意思，each day was pretty similar？

Do you know?

您知道嗎？

It means that you did the same kind of things each day, so there wasn’t much variety from

這是說您每天做同樣的事情， 所以從第一天到第二天，

one day to the next.

沒有太多的變化。

Let’s look at our next example:

我們看下例句：

I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days.

我和一群朋友去了泰國 十天。

I loved Krabi, because it was like nowhere I’d ever been before.

我愛喀比，因為那是我之前從未去過的地方。

I wasn’t so keen on Bangkok.

對曼谷，我不太感興趣。

It’s a cool place but it’s a bit big and noisy for my tastes.

這是一個很酷的地方，但是它有點大， 對我來說很嘈雜。

Saying it was like nowhere I’d ever been before means that the place you went to was

說 it was like nowhere I'd ever been before 表示您去的地方

really unique.

真的很獨特。

You can use I wasn’t so keen on… to talk about something you didn’t like very much

您可以用I wasn't so keen on... 來談論您之前不太

in the past.

喜歡的事情。

For example:

例如：

I wasn’t so keen on the food in the hotel.

我不是很感興趣酒店裡的食物。

I wasn’t so keen on the museums—I didn’t think they were very interesting.

我不太喜歡博物館-我不認為 他們很有趣。

Adding for my tastes after you give your opinion shows that this is just your perspective.

發表您的意見後，添加您自己的品味 來表明這只是您的觀點。

You would use it after you give a negative opinion, to soften your idea slightly.

您給了一個差評後，您要用這個來 稍微圓潤一下您的想法。

For example:

例如：

It’s a nice area, but it’s too developed and touristy for my tastes.

這個地方不錯，但是對我來說，開發過頭了， 旅遊業發展過度。

Adding for my tastes makes this sound slightly softer and less direct.

加入我的品味，說法會聽起來 更圓融且不太直接。

Okay, let’s do one more example together:

好的，我們在多造一個例句：

My girlfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend.

我和女友去了羅馬 一個長週末。

I think I liked the general atmosphere most of all.

我想我最喜歡的是這的一般風貌。

Walking around the little streets in the centre felt like being in an old film.

在市中心的小街道上漫步， 感覺就像在一部老電影裡。

I wish it had been less crowded, though.

我希望它不要那麼擁擠，說是這樣。

Here, you can use the phrase I liked … most of all to talk about your favourite thing

在這，您可以用短語 I liked … most of all 談論您在假期中

from your vacation.

您最喜歡的事。

Use I wish plus the past perfect (had done) to talk about something in the past which

用I wish plus the past perfect (had done) 來談論過去，

you would change if you could.

如果可以，您要改變一下。

For example:

例如：

I wish we’d had more time to explore the city.

我希望我們有更多的時間在這個城市裡探索。

I wish we hadn’t stayed in that awful hotel.

我不在想住在那家很差的酒店裡。

Okay, your turn again!

好吧，有輪到您了！

What did you like and dislike about your last holiday?

在上一次的假期裡，您喜歡什麼，又不喜歡什麼？

Make at least two or three sentences, and say them out loud.

至少造三個例句，之後 大聲說出來。

Remember to give reasons to support your ideas.

請記住要給出支持您想法的理由。

Now, you should be ready to put everything together into a longer answer.

現在，您要準備好吧所有的東西 放在一起組成一個更長的回答。

To make a longer answer, you need to:

要做出更長的回答，您需要：

Say where you went, who with, and for how long.

說您去的地方，和誰在一起，以及多久。

Say what you did.

說您做了什麼。

Describe the place.

描述這個地方。

Talk about what you liked and disliked.

談談您喜歡和不喜歡的事。

Let’s do an example using language from the lesson:

我們用本節課中看到的說辭來造一個例句：

I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days.

我和一群朋友去了泰國 10天。

We did some sightseeing in Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and so on.

我們在曼谷參觀了大皇宮、 臥佛寺和一些其他的景點。

Then we hit the beaches in Krabi for some sun, swimming and cocktails!

之後我們去了喀比的海灘 享受日光浴、游泳並享用調酒！

Bangkok is a very cosmopolitan place but it could be a little overwhelming because there

曼谷是一個很國際化的都市， 但我們可能有點無所適從，因為那裡

was so much going on!

有太多的事發生了！

Krabi has some stunning beaches, and I loved it there, because it was like nowhere I’d

喀比有一些迷人的海灘，我愛喀比，因為那是

ever been before.

我從未去過的地方。

On the other hand, I wasn’t so keen on Bangkok.

此外，我不太想去曼谷。

It’s a cool place but it’s a bit big and noisy for my tastes.

這是一個很酷的地方，但是有點大， 我也覺得很吵。

Do you see how using simple phrases and ideas, you can build a full, clear, detailed answer?

您是否看到如何用簡單的短語和想法， 來構建一個完整、清晰、詳盡的回答？

We’ve added some linking words, but otherwise this is only using language you’ve seen

我們添加了一些連音詞，但除此之外， 這僅用於本節課裡

in this lesson.

您見到的說辭。

Let’s do one more example.

我們再舉一個例子。

This time, we’ll use original ideas:

這次，我們會用原創想法：

I went to Siberia by myself for three weeks.

我一個人去了西伯利亞三個星期。

I travelled around, did some hiking and camping, and explored the countryside.

我到處旅行、遠足、露營， 還在鄉下探秘。

I was near Lake Baikal, which is a huge lake with mountains and villages dotted around

我曾在貝加爾湖附近，那是一個 周邊由山脈和村莊

the sides.

環繞著的巨大的湖。

It was beautiful in a wild way, and the emptiness gave me a real feeling of isolation and solitude.

這是野性美，空虛給了我一種真正的 與世隔絕的孤獨感。

I liked the people I met—everyone was so open and welcoming.

我喜歡我遇到的每一個人—他們都很 開放熱情。

On the other hand, even though it was summer, the nights were so cold!

此外，即便是在夏天， 夜晚也很冷！

I wish I’d taken a warmer sleeping bag.

我真希望我有帶一個暖和的睡袋。

This time, I’m using different ideas and some different language, but I’m still following

這次，我用了不同的想法 和一些不同的說辭，但我仍採用

the same structure.

相同的結構。

Now, can you make a longer answer like these?

現在，您可以像這樣做一個比較長的回答嗎？

Try it!

試一下！

If it’s difficult, review the video or use a dictionary to get the vocabulary you need.

如果很困難，請複習影片或用一本詞典 來找您要用的詞彙。

Practise your answer several times, until you can do it fluently and comfortably.

聯繫您的答案幾次，直到 您可以流暢、舒適地表達他們。

You could also talk about other vacations you had, not just the last one.

您還可以談論您之前的其他假期， 並不限於最近的一個。

If you want feedback on your answer, put it in the comments.

如果您想反饋給我們您的回答， 請寫在評論中。

We’ll give you feedback and show you how you can improve.

我們也會給您評論，並告訴您 可以怎樣提高。

And remember, you can find many more free English lessons on our website Oxford Online

記住，在我們的Oxford Online English.com網站裡，

English.com.

您可以找到更多免費的課程。

Thanks for watching!

感謝收看！

See you next time!

下次見！