Hi, I'm Gina. Welcome to Oxford Online English.
嗨，我是Gina。歡迎來到牛津大學在線英語課堂。
In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your vacation in English. Where did you go for your last holiday?
在本節課程中，你將會學習如何用英語談論你的假期。你上次假期去哪裡了呢？
What did you do there? Did you have a good time?
你在那裡做什麼了？玩得開心嗎？
In this lesson, you'll learn how to answer these questions and more in clear, natural English. Did you notice how Jack says 'holiday', but I said 'vacation'?
在本節課程中，你會學習如何回答這些問題，以及用更加清晰、自然的英語進行回答。你注意到了Jack說的是 「holiday」，而我說的是「vacation」 嗎？
This is a difference between British and American English. Both words have the same meaning.
這是英式英語和美式英語的區別。這兩個單詞意思是一樣的。
Let's start with some simple language you can use to start your answer. Begin your answer by saying where you went, who with and how long for.
讓我們以一些你可以使用的，來回答問題的簡單語言開始吧。以你去了哪裡、和誰一起以及待了多長時間開始你的回答。
For example: I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.
比如說：我和我家人一起去了鄉下呆了幾周。
I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days. My girlfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend.
我和一群朋友去泰國玩了十天。我女朋友和我去羅馬待了長長的一個周末。
A long weekend means you go for three or four days, usually Friday-Monday or Saturday-Monday, maybe because there's a public holiday on the Monday. What about you?
很長的一個周末意味著你去了三四天，通常是從周五到周一，或者是周六到周一，可能是因為周一有公共假期。那你呢？
Where did you go for your last vacation? Who did you go with, and how long for?
你上次假期去哪裡了呢？你和誰一起去的，呆了多久啊？
Pause the video and make your own sentence. If you want extra practice, write your sentence down.
暫停視頻，組織一下自己的句子。如果你想要額外的練習，寫下你自己的句子。
If you really want extra practice, write down three sentences! Okay?
如果你真的想要額外的練習，寫下三個不同的句子！好嗎？
Next, let's see how you can talk about what you did on your holiday. What do you like doing on holiday?
接下來，讓我們看看你如何討論你在假期做了什麼。你喜歡在假期做什麼呢？
Do you prefer a more active holiday, maybe with lots of adventure sports and activities, or would you rather do something more cultural? Or, maybe you just like relaxing on the beach.
你喜歡更有活力的假期，可能是很多冒險運動和活動，或者是想要做一些文化意味更濃的？或者，也許你只是想在沙灘上休息一下。
Whatever you prefer, it's good if you can say something about how you spent your time on holiday. Let's look at some examples and some good vocabulary for you to use:
無論你喜歡什麼，如果你能夠說一些你是如何度過你的假期的事情，那會是很棒的。讓我們看看一些例子，以及你能夠使用的好詞語：
I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks. Mostly, we went hiking in the hills and mountains nearby.
我和我父母一起去鄉下待了幾周。大多數時候，我們在附近的山丘和山脈遠足。
We also just hung out in the village, playing cards and eating. Do you like hiking?
我們只是在村子裡隨便走走，打打牌，吃點東西。你喜歡遠足嗎？
Hiking means going for longer walks, often in the hills or the mountains. If you hang out, you spend time without having any particular goal.
遠足指的是走很長的路，經常是在山區或者是山脈裡走。如果你出去玩，那就是沒什麼特定的目標到處溜溜。
If you say we just hung out in the village, you mean that you spent time there in a relaxed way. Let's look at our second example:
如果你說，我們只是在村子裡隨便玩玩，你的意思是你非常輕鬆地度過你的時間。讓我們看看第二個例子：
I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days. We did some sightseeing in Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and so on.
我和一群朋友去泰國玩了十天。我們在曼谷觀光：大皇宮，臥佛寺等等。
Then we hit the beaches in Krabi for some sun, swimming and cocktails! Here, sightseeing means visiting the famous places in a city.
然後我們去了甲米的沙灘去享受陽光，遊泳和雞尾酒！遊覽觀光的意思是在一個城市中參觀著名的地方。
You can go sightseeing or do sightseeing. For example, if you go sightseeing in Paris, you'd probably visit the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame and so on.
你可以觀光遊覽。比如說，如果你去巴黎觀光遊覽，你可能會去參觀艾菲爾鐵塔、羅浮宮和巴黎聖母院等地方。
Saying we hit the beaches is a very informal way of saying we went to the beaches. You could also say we hit the bars or we hit the clubs.
說我們 「hit」 沙灘，是一種說我們去沙灘的非正式表達。你也可以說我們去酒吧或者是去夜總會。
Using hit suggests you're going somewhere to party and have a good time, so you probably wouldn't use it with other places. Let's do one more example together:
使用 「hit」 這個詞說明你要去什麼地方參加派對，玩得很開心，所以你可能不會在其他地方用這個詞。讓我們再來看一個例子吧：
My boyfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend. We went on a walking tour of the centre and the Vatican.
我男朋友和我去羅馬待了一個長長的周末。我們在市中心和梵蒂岡進行了徒步旅遊。
Mostly, we went to restaurants and cafes and sampled as much of the local cuisine as we could fit in our stomachs! If you go on a tour, for example a walking tour, you pay for a guide.
大多數時候我們去一些餐廳和咖啡店，吃了很多當地的菜餚！如果你去遊覽，比如說進行徒步旅遊，你會花錢請一位導遊。
Often, tours are in big groups. Do you prefer to go on a tour with a guide, or do you like to explore by yourself?
一般來說，這樣的遊覽都是一大群人。你喜歡和一個導遊一起遊覽，還是你更喜歡自己探索？
Sample means to try many different things. We sampled as much of the local cuisine as we could means that we tried many different dishes.
品嘗意味著嘗試很多不同的東西。我們儘可能嘗試了很多當地的菜餚，意思是我們嘗試了很多不同的菜。
Alright, over to you! What did you do on your last holiday?
好的，到你了！你上一個假期幹了什麼呢？
Did you go hiking in the mountains, go sightseeing, or sample lots of delicious food? Try to make two or three sentences.
你是去山裡遠足，去觀光，還是品嘗了很多美味的食物？試著造一兩個句子吧。
And use the language from this section if you can. Pause the video now and make your answer.
如果可以的話，使用這部分學到的語言。現在暫停視頻，組織一下答案。
Next, let's see how you can describe the place you visited in more detail. Can you think of three adjectives to describe where you went for your last vacation?
接下來，讓我們看看你如何更加具體地描述你參觀過的地方。你能想到三個形容詞來描述你上個假期去的地方嗎？
Here, try to avoid general adjectives like nice or good. Try to find specific adjectives.
儘量不要使用像「好」這種形容詞。試著找一些更加具體的形容詞。
Your answer will be more interesting! Let's look at an example:
你的答案可能會很有趣！讓我們看一個例子：
I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks. We stayed in a very nice village surrounded by nice mountain scenery.
我和我父母去鄉下待了幾周。我們在一個非常好的村莊裡住著，周圍都是美麗的山景環繞。
Do you see what we mean? Saying nice doesn't say much.
你看到我是什麼意思了嗎？說「好」並沒有表達很多意思。
This isn't a very good example. How could you make it better?
那不是一個很好的例子。你怎麼能讓它更好一點呢？
Here's one way to improve it: I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.
這裡有一種完善它的方式：我和我家人一起去鄉下待了幾周。
We stayed in a very picturesque, sleepy village surrounded by some dramatic mountain scenery. What do you think dramatic scenery means?
我們住在一個風景秀麗、寧靜的村莊，周圍是令人激動的山景環繞。你覺得令人激動的風景是什麼意思呢？
It means the mountains were very impressive and beautiful. Picturesque is another way to say 'beautiful'.
它意味著山脈令人印象深刻，非常美麗。風景如畫是「美麗」的另一種表達。
If something is picturesque, it's beautiful like a painting. So you can use picturesque to talk about scenery and places.
如果什麼東西風景如畫，它就和畫一樣美麗。所以你能夠使用「風景如畫」來談論風景和某些地方。
Sleepy means that the village was very quiet and peaceful. Now you can see that using more specific adjectives like picturesque, sleepy or dramatic makes your answer more interesting and expressive.
「寧靜」的意思是村莊很安靜，很寧靜。你可以看到，使用更加具體的形容詞，比如說「風景如畫」、「寧靜」和「令人驚心動魄」能夠讓你的答案更加有趣，表達力更豐富。
Of course, you'll need different language to talk about different places. Let's look at another example:
當然了，你需要不同的語言來討論不同的地方。讓我們看看另一個例子：
I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days. Bangkok is a very cosmopolitan place but it could be a little overwhelming because there was so much going on!
我和一群朋友去泰國玩了十天。曼谷是一座國際化大都市，但是可能有點太令人難以忍受，因為周遭發生的事情太多了！
Then we went to Krabi, which has some stunning beaches. Do you know the meaning of the key words in this answer?
然後我們去了甲米，那裡有非常美麗的沙灘。你知道這個答案中的關鍵詞的意思嗎？
Cosmopolitan describes a city which has many different people and cultures mixed together. Overwhelming describes something which is very intense.
「國際性大都市」說的是一個有很多不同種類的人和文化相互混雜融合的城市。「無所適從」指的是某個東西太過強烈了。
For example, a city can be overwhelming if there are lots of people, noises, sights and smells all around you. There's so much to take in that you don't know where to look!
比如說，一個城市可能會讓人無所適從，因為你周圍太多人，太多噪音，太多景色和味道。有太多東西可以領略，以至於你根本不知道該看哪裡！
Stunning means 'very beautiful'. Let's do one more example together:
「絕美的」意味著「非常漂亮」。讓我們再來看一個例子吧：
My girlfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend. It's a fascinating place but it's quite touristy, too.
我女朋友和我去羅馬待了一個長長的周末。那是個很迷人的地方，但是遊客太多了。
The best thing was the food, which was out of this world. Here, we used the adjectives fascinating, touristy and out of this world.
最好的東西是食物，簡直是好得不得了。這裡我們使用了「迷人的」、「旅遊開發過度的」和「太棒了」這些形容詞。
Could you explain what these mean? So fascinating means 'very interesting'.
你能解釋這些是什麼意思嗎？「迷人的」意味著「非常有趣」。
Touristy describes a place where tourism has grown too much. Often, if you describe a place as touristy, you mean that it's lost some of its original atmosphere.
「旅遊開發過度的」指的是一個地方的旅遊業發展過度。一般來說，如果你說一個地方旅遊開發過度，你的意思是它失去了原本的氛圍。
Finally, if you describe something as out of this world, you mean it's really good and you enjoyed it very much. Now, it's your turn.
最後，如果你描述一個東西」好得不得了」，你的意思是它非常好，你非常喜歡它。現在到你了。
Can you describe the place you visited on your last vacation? You can use the adjectives and language from this section, or you can find your own words and phrases.
你能描述你上次假期參觀的地方嗎？你可以使用這部分的形容詞和語言，或者你可以找到你自己的詞彙和短語。
Try to use at least three interesting adjectives in your answer. Pause the video and do it now, either speaking or writing.
試著至少在你的答案中使用三個有趣的形容詞。暫停視頻，現在就做吧，要不就說，要不就寫下來。
How was that? Remember you can always review a section if you find something difficult.
怎麼樣？記住，你如果覺得有點難的話，可以回顧這部分。
Next, how can you talk about what you liked or disliked on your vacation? What's the best vacation you've ever had?
接下來，你如何來談論你的旅行中喜歡或者不喜歡的東西？你最棒的假期是什麼？
What about the worst vacation you've ever been on? What made these holidays so good or so bad?
你體驗過最差的假期又是什麼呢？什麼讓這些假期或好或壞呢？
Let's see how you can talk about the positives and negatives of your holiday. Here's our first example:
讓我們看看你如何談論你假期的優點和缺點。這是我們的第一個例子：
I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks. It was relaxing but by the end I was getting quite bored.
我和我父母去鄉下待了幾周。那非常令人放鬆，但是最後我覺得很無聊。
This is good, but it's always better to add a reason if you can: I went to the countryside with my family for a couple of weeks.
這很好，但是如果可以的話，加上個原因總是很好的：我和我父母去鄉下待了幾周。
It was relaxing but by the end I was getting quite bored, because each day was pretty similar. What does that mean, each day was pretty similar?
那非常令人放鬆，但是最後我感覺很無聊，因為每天基本都是一樣的。那是什麼意思，每天基本都是一樣的？
Do you know? It means that you did the same kind of things each day, so there wasn't much variety from one day to the next.
你知道嗎？它的意思是你每天都做差不多的時事情，所以每天之間沒什麼太大差別。
Let's look at our next example: I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days.
讓我們看看下一個例子：我和一群朋友去泰國玩了十天。
I loved Krabi, because it was like nowhere I'd ever been before. I wasn't so keen on Bangkok.
我喜歡甲米，因為這和我之前去的地方都不一樣。我並不是特別喜歡曼谷。
It's a cool place but it's a bit big and noisy for my tastes.?Saying it was like nowhere I'd ever been before means that the place you went to was really unique.
這是一個很酷的地方，但是對我而言有點太大也很嘈雜。說「它和我之前去過的地方都不一樣」指的是你去的地方非常特別。
You can use I wasn't so keen on… to talk about something you didn't like very much in the past. For example:
你可以使用「我並不是很熱衷...」來討論一些你過去並不是很喜歡的東西。比如說：
I wasn't so keen on the food in the hotel. I wasn't so keen on the museums—I didn't think they were very interesting.
我對酒店裡的食物並不是很喜歡。我並不是很喜歡博物館——我覺得博物館很沒意思。
Adding "for my tastes" after you give your opinion shows that this is just your perspective. You would use it after you give a negative opinion, to soften your idea slightly.
在你給出你的意見之後說「這只是我的看法」，意思是這只是你的觀點。你可以在你說一些負面的觀點之後使用它，讓你的觀點稍微變柔和一點。
For example: It's a nice area, but it's too developed and touristy for my tastes.
比如說：這是個不錯的地方，但是就我而言有點太發達、旅遊開發過度了。
Adding to my tastes makes this sound slightly softer and less direct. Okay, let's do one more example together:
加上「就我而言」讓這句話聽起來變柔和了一點點，沒那麼直接了。好的，讓我們再來一起看一個例子吧：
My girlfriend and I went to Rome for a long weekend. I think I liked the general atmosphere most of all.
我女朋友和我去羅馬待了長長的一個周末。我想我最喜歡那裡的氛圍。
Walking around the little streets in the centre felt like being in an old film. I wish it had been less crowded, though.
在市中心的小街道散步感覺像置身於老電影一樣。但是我希望它沒那麼擁擠。
Here, you can use the phrase "I liked … most of all" to talk about your favourite thing from your vacation. Use I wish plus the past perfect (had done) to talk about something in the past which you would change if you could.
這裡，你可以使用「在所有的裡面我最喜歡......」來談論你假期中最喜歡的事情。使用「我希望」加過去完成時來談論你想要改變的過去的事情。
For example: I wish we'd had more time to explore the city.
比如說：我希望我們能有多一點時間來探索這座城市。
I wish we hadn't stayed in that awful hotel. Okay, your turn again!
我希望我們沒有住在那個糟糕的酒店。好的，又到你了！
What did you like and dislike about your last holiday? Make at least two or three sentences, and say them out loud.
上個假期你喜歡什麼，又不喜歡什麼呢？至少組織兩三個句子，然後大聲說出來。
Remember to give reasons to support your ideas. Now, you should be ready to put everything together into a longer answer.
記住要給出原因來支持你的觀點。現在，你可以準備好把所有東西放在一起，組織一個更長的答案了。
To make a longer answer, you need to: Say where you went, who with, and for how long.
想要一個更長的答案，你需要：說你去了哪裡，和誰一起，去了多久。
Say what you did. Describe the place.
說你幹了什麼。描述一下這個地方。
And talk about what you liked and disliked. Let's do an example using language from the lesson:
說一下你喜歡的和不喜歡的東西。讓我們用這節課學的語言來看一個例子吧：
I went to Thailand with a group of friends for ten days. We did some sightseeing in Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and so on.
我和一群朋友去泰國玩了十天。我們在曼谷遊覽觀光：大皇宮、臥佛寺等等。
Then we hit the beaches in Krabi for some sun, swimming and cocktails! Bangkok is a very cosmopolitan place but it could be a little overwhelming because there was so much going on!
然後我們去甲米的沙灘享受陽光、遊泳和雞尾酒！曼谷是一個國際化大都市，但是有點讓人招架不住，因為有太多東西了！
Krabi has some stunning beaches, and I loved it there, because it was like nowhere I'd ever been before. On the other hand, I wasn't so keen on Bangkok.
甲米有絕美的沙灘，我很喜歡，因為和我之前去過的地方都不一樣。但是，我不是很喜歡曼谷。
It's a cool place but it's a bit big and noisy for my tastes. Do you see how using simple phrases and ideas, you can build a full, clear, detailed answer?
它是個很酷的地方，但是就我而言有點太大太嘈雜了。你看到如何使用簡單的短語和小點子，來組織一個豐富、清晰、詳細的答案了嗎？
We've added some linking words, but otherwise this is only using language you've seen in this lesson. Let's do one more example.
我們加了一些連接詞，但是除此之外，就只是用你在這課程裡看到的語言而已。讓我們再來看另一個例子。
This time, we'll use original ideas: I went to Siberia by myself for three weeks.
這一次，我們用全新的想法：我自己去西伯利亞待了三周。
I travelled around, did some hiking and camping, and explored the countryside. I was near Lake Baikal, which is a huge lake with mountains and villages dotted around the sides.
我到處旅行，遠足野營，探索了鄉村。我很靠近貝加爾湖，這個湖很大，四周是山巒和村莊。
It was beautiful in a wild way, and the emptiness gave me a real feeling of isolation and solitude. I liked the people I met—everyone was so open and welcoming.
它的美麗很狂野，這種空曠給予我一種真實的孤獨感。我喜歡我遇見的人——每個人都很開放，很熱情。
On the other hand, even though it was summer, the nights were so cold! I wish I'd taken a warmer sleeping bag.
但是，儘管是在夏天，晚上也太冷了！多希望我帶的是一個更溫暖的睡袋。
This time, I'm using different ideas and some different language, but I'm still following the same structure. Now, can you make a longer answer like these?
這一次，我使用了不同的點子，和一些不同的語言，但是我還是遵循相同的結構。現在，你能組織一個像這些一樣的更長的答案了嗎？
Try it! If it's difficult, review the video or use a dictionary to get the vocabulary you need.
試試吧！如果很困難的話，溫習一下視頻，或者用詞典查查你需要的單詞。
Practise your answer several times, until you can do it fluently and comfortably. You could also talk about other vacations you had, not just the last one.
多練習幾次你的答案，直到你能夠非常順暢自然地說出來。你也可以談論你的其他假期，不一定是上一個。
If you want feedback on your answer, put it in the comments. We'll give you feedback and show you how you can improve.
如果你想要關於你的答案的反饋，把它放在評論裡吧。我們會給你反饋，以及如何提升。
And remember, you can find many more free English lessons on our website Oxford Online English. com. Thanks for watching!
謝謝觀看！
See you next time!
下次見！