【英语趣味课堂】去智利旅游-Travelling to Chile

Olga: The next place?

Daniel: The next place would be well Santiago.

 

Olga: I don't really look forward to going to Santiago. I would rather go to some other place.

 

Daniel: OK then. Then if it's around like the center of the country, I would recommend¹ you to go to Easter Island.

 

Olga: Oh, I've heard about it. The place where they have those big statues, right?

 

Daniel: Right. Do you know the names of them?

 

Olga: Actually no.

 

Daniel: OK. They're called Moai statues. Yes, and you can see them. If you take a plane from Santiago, it will take you around five hours and you can see the indigenous² people. You can see the statues and if you're lucky you can stay in a house with an indigenous family.

 

Olga: Actually those families, do they speak Spanish?

 

Daniel: They do speak Spanish.

 

Olga: That's great.

 

Daniel: But they also speak their local language.

 

Olga: Maybe I can learn.

 

Daniel: Yeah. I think you can learn if you live like, if you stay with a family for a week.

 

Olga: It is thoroughly³ different from Spanish, right?

 

Daniel: It is. It's more close, it's more closer to the Polynesia.

 

Olga: I see. That's great.

 

Daniel: But it's really interesting and the island it's really beautiful and if you go in summer you can swim and it's going to be a really, really good time.

 

Olga: It's not expensive to go there, right?

 

Daniel: It's about five hundred dollars.

 

Olga: It's OK. Yeah, I can manage.

 

Daniel: You have to be careful though because the prices in the island are a bit more expensive than...

 

Olga: Yeah, they do that sometimes in Mexico too. Yeah, touristic places.

 

Daniel: Yeah. And if you want to go south, I can recommend you Patagonia.

 

Olga: Yeah, I heard it's really hard to go there. Is it?

 

Daniel: Well it's really hard to get there if you go on the Chilean part but if you go on the Argentinian part it's not that difficult.

 

Olga: Then I think we want to go there too.

 

Daniel: And it's beautiful because you have a lot of mountains, rivers, glaciers⁴.

 

Olga: It sounds so romantic⁵ too.

 

Daniel: Yeah. It's good that you go with a boyfriend.

 

Olga: Thank you. I'm looking forward to go there.

 

Daniel: Good. If you need any other advice just let me know.

 

Olga: Thank you.

 

Daniel: You're welcome.

重点词汇：

 

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look forward

 

I don't really look forward to going to Santiago.

 

You 'look forward to' something that you are excited about that will happen in the future. Notice the following:

 

I look forward to spring vacation every year.

Are you looking forward to starting your new job?

indigenous

 

 

You can see the indigenous people.

 

'Indigenous' people are the people who are native to a certain area.  This word is used to describe the original people in a location⁶, not the colonialists who moved there. Notice the following:

 

This is a tradition which is practiced by the indigenous people in this area.

There are almost no indigenous people left in this country.

if you're lucky

 

 

If you're lucky, you can stay in a house with an indigenous family.

 

We can say 'if you are lucky' to mean that something would be good outcome⁷ or option⁸, but might not be possible or happen. Notice the following:

 

If you're lucky, you will get to see some wild animals around here.

If we are lucky, we won't miss the flight.

manage

 

 

Yeah, I can manage.

 

If you can 'manage' to do something, it means⁹ you will be able to do it. Notice the following:

 

How do you manage to take care of 5 children by yourself?

I can only manage to make it to the gym 3 times a week.

glaciers

 

You have a lot of mountains, rivers, glaciers.

 

'Glaciers' are large ice formations¹⁰ that can be as big as mountains. Notice the following:

 

You can take a boat onto to a lake that is surrounded by glaciers.

Many animals live in the glaciers.

 

 

1 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

2 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

4 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

5 romantic   

adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的

参考例句：

• She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
• Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。

6 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

7 outcome   

n.结果，出口，演变

参考例句：

• The outcome of the experiment is in the lap of the gods.实验结果尚难预料。
• The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.战争胜负难以预卜。

8 option   

n.选择，取舍，选择权，选择的自由

参考例句：

• You will have to pay them;you have no option.你必须付给他们钱，别无选择。
• The option for peace should never be closed off.和平的选择之门永远不应被关死。

9 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

10 formations   

n.形成( formation的名词复数 )；构成；形成物；编队

参考例句：

• Clouds are formations of condensed water vapour. 云是由凝聚的水蒸气构成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• New word formations have not regularity. 新词的构成没有规律。 来自《简明英汉词典》