Lesson 28

【给自己放个假——筹划一场旅行吧】

1. I want to know if it is very convenient to travel from London to Sheffield and how long will it take and how about travelling from London to other cities.
我想知道从伦敦到谢菲尔德的交通是否方便，大概要花多长时间，还有就是从伦敦到英国其它城市的交通是否便捷。

2. The links from London to many other cities around the country including Sheffield are very good, both by road and by rail.
从伦敦到谢菲尔德的交通非常便捷，从伦敦到英国其它城市，不论是坐火车还是汽车也都很方便快捷。

3.King’s Cross Station serves the north and the east of England and Scotland.
国王车站主要连接伦敦与英格兰和苏格兰北部和东部。 

4.You can drive your own car or you can hire a car to go to many destinations and even places in Scotland are not really  that far away either by car or by train.
你可以自驾车旅游，如果没有车，可以租。甚至很多苏格兰的旅游景点坐汽车或者火车去也不是太远。

 

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Today Topic：Keep the change  不用找零了
Hosts: Mark and Judi  (韦博上海五角场中心外教）

—— Hi. How are you doing this afternoon?
嗨，下午好！

——Fine, thank you. Can I see a menu, please?
你好，我能看一下菜单吗？

——Certainly, here you are.
当然，请。

——Thank you. Uhmm, what's today's special?
谢谢，今天有什么特色菜吗？

——Grilled tuna and cheese on rye.
烤金枪鱼和黑麦干酪。

——That sounds good. I'll have that.
听起来不错，就要这个了。

——Would you like something to drink?
请问您需要一些饮料吗？

——Yes, I'd like some coffee.
是的，我要一杯咖啡。

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——Here you are. Enjoy your meal!
这是您的点餐，请慢用。

—— Thank you.
谢谢。

——Can I get you anything else?
您还需要点些别的吗？

——No thanks. I'd like the bill please.
不用了，我先买单吧。

——That'll be $6.75.
一共是6.75美元。

——Here you are. Keep the change!
给，不用找零了。

——Thank you! Have a good day!
谢谢！祝您愉快！

——Bye.
再见。

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【技巧】手把手教你打包供10天用的行李

10 Days in a Carry-On
Great article on how this lovely flight attendant packs for 10 day trips.
I am definitely going to do something like this before packing for Europe for 6 weeks.
 
关于一个可爱的空姐打包供10天旅程用的行李的故事。
我一定要在去欧洲六星期的度假前也要这么弄一番。

This is what she packs:
Three pairs of shorts
Three pairs of dress pants
One skirt
Three pairs of casual pants or jeans
Three nightgowns
Three bathing suits
One sarong
Three lightweight sweaters
Four dresses
10 casual shirts
Six dress shirts
A clutch
Toiletries
Two pairs of shoes
她是这样打包的：
3条短裤
3条裙裤
一件衬衫
3条随意的裤子或牛仔裤
3件睡袍
3件浴袍
1件围裙
3件轻装毛衣
4条裙子
10件非正式的衬衣
6件衬裙
1个手袋
化妆品
2双鞋子

She’ll wear the third pair of shoes, as well as jeans and a longer sweater.
Personally, I wouldn’t bring nightgowns, shorts or bathing suits, or as many casual shirts, but I’ll post my list and justifications for my lifestyle before Europe.
This is the way she manages to pack her suitcase carefully:
Roll up all of your clothing tightly and set it aside
Shoes should be packed around the sides
Softer clothing that is rolled up, goes on top
Harder clothing rolled up, is stacked on the bottom
Toiletries on top
Anything that is wrinkle-resistant can go around the edges

她穿着第三双鞋，还有牛仔裤和一件长毛衣。
我个人认为，我不会带睡袍、短裤、浴袍，或者那么多非正式的衬衣，但是在去欧洲前我会根据自己的风格了解和修正自己的清单。

这是她成功地认真装行李箱的方式：
紧紧地卷起你所有的衣服，放在一边
鞋子要装起来放在边上
软一点的衣服卷起来，放在上面
硬一点的衣服卷起来，堆在底下
化妆品在上面
防皱的东西可以放在边缘上

And she ends up with this:最后是这样的:

 

Instead of this, with the traditional flat pack way with the SAME amount of stuff (incredible, huh?)

相反，同样多的东西是可以装的很平的（不可思议, 是吧?)。

My own tip is I also have a purse I use — a larger one that I stick my liquid and gel toiletries so I can easily pull it out, stick it through security and then put it away.
我的个人贴士是，我也有一个自己用的小包——一个更大的，我可以竖放起我的液体和胶状的化妆品，那么我可以很容易拔出来，安全的固定住，然后收好。