雅思口语高频范文：a long journey you had by car

 雅思口语里有一个题目是 a long journey you had by car,这个题目其实可以和an educational trip,atrip you'd like to go on in thefuture.类似这种trip的题目同学们其实准备一个核心语料就够了，后期再根据雅思考试时问到的具体话题做调整。

　　Describe a long journey you traveled by car.

　　You should say:

　　when and where you went

　　who you went with

　　what you saw

　　and explain why you went there by car.

　　I’d like to talk about a holiday I took during the October break. Everyyear in China the first week of October is a national holiday and many peopletake the opportunity to travel. China’s population is huge, so, as you canimagine, some places can get very busy.

　　A few years back, when I first moved to Beijing, I decided¹ to spend theholiday in In-ner Mongolia. I had heard it was beautiful, the culture wasinteresting and best of all there were not so many tourists! It sounded likebliss.

　　My best friend and his girlfriend said they wanted to come and agreed toshare the driving. Another friend didn’t have a driving license², so he just camealong for the ride. We rented a car for a week and drove overnight to avoid someof the notorious³ Beijing traffic.

　　While we were driving we saw towering mountains, lush forests and amagnificent lake called Dali Lake. There was also a very impressive bridge thathad been built over a deep valley.

　　The reason we decided to go by car was that we wanted to go to quite remoteparts of Inner Mongolia that are not accessible by train or plane. I’d alwaysliked the idea of driving on the open road and having a car lets you explore atyour own pace, allowing you to stop and take pictures whenever you want. Withfour people sharing the fuel and rental⁴ costs, it also worked out reasonablycheap.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

3 notorious   

adj.臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的

参考例句：

• He was notorious as a gambler.他是臭名昭著的赌徒。
• His short temper had become notorious.他的臭脾气是出了名的。

4 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。