【英语趣味课堂】智利旅行贴士-Chile Travel Tips

Olga: Hey, Daniel, how are you?

Daniel: Hey Olga, I'm fine thanks. How are you?

 

Olga: Fine. Actually I have a favor¹ to ask you.

 

Daniel: Yes, sure.

 

Olga: OK. Like my boyfriend and I are planning to go to Chile next month.

 

Daniel: Really?

 

Olga: Yes, so I was trying to ask if you could recommend² us some place to go.

 

Daniel: Sure.

 

Olga: All over Chile. Actually we're planning to go to three places because we're planning to go to Chile for around one month so I think we have enough time.

 

Daniel: That's good.

 

Olga: Yes.

 

Daniel: So have you been to South America before?

 

Olga: No, never.

 

Daniel: Never?

 

Olga: No, we've never been outside of Mexico.

 

Daniel: Wow, so this is going to be your first time in South America?

 

Olga: Yes.

 

Daniel: Good. Well it depends what you want to do. You said about a month and also it depends on how much money you're taking.

 

Olga: We have been saving³ around like one year money so I think we have enough money to, you know, just travel around and don't worry about money.

 

Daniel: OK, good, because I think if you go to the right places you can save a lot of money.

 

Olga: Oh.

 

Daniel: Because if you go, you know, to like big fancy⁴ restaurants, you're going to take a lot of money but I can give you a lot of tips so you can save money and also have I think a much better time.

 

Olga: That would be great.

 

Daniel: OK. So I can recommend you about three places.

 

Olga: Yeah.

 

Daniel: The first one would be in the north.

 

Olga: Oh.

 

Daniel: We have a desert.

 

Olga: Yeah.

 

Daniel: So if you are OK with the heat.

 

Olga: Yeah, I'm OK. I'm from Mexico.

 

Daniel: OK, that's good then. It's called Atacama Desert and we have a lot of really, really nice places there.

 

Olga: Yeah.

 

Daniel: There's a place called San Pedro de Atacama. There's another one called The Valley of the Moon and it's supposed to be, it's supposed to look like the moon actually, that's why the name.

 

Olga: It sounds so romantic⁵.

 

Daniel: It is. I've never been with my girlfriend but it should be romantic.

 

Olga: Yeah.

 

Daniel: There's also a lot of mountains and if you go to a couple of places near the Andes you can see a lot of beautiful lakes and you will also have to be careful with the altitude⁶.

 

Olga: Oh, right, yeah, because I come from a really low place.

 

Daniel: Yeah.

 

重点词汇：

 

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it depends

 

 

Well, it depends on what you want to do.

 

When one thing 'depends on' another, it means⁷ that there is a connection between the two and if one thing happens, then the other will happen. Notice the following:

 

Our vacation plans will depend a lot on the weather.

Your salary depends on the years of experience you have had.

tips

 

 

I can give you a lot of tips so you can save money.

 

A 'tip' is a useful idea, hint⁸ or suggestion. Notice the following:

 

You can learn a lot by reading the financial tips in this magazine.

She is always interested in cooking tips.

heat

 

 

So if you're okay with the heat.

 

'Heat' is the hotness or high temperature of a place. Notice the following:

 

They keep the heat very low in their house, because it's expensive to keep it warm.

The heat is so intense⁹ in the middle of the day that people stop working.

the Andes

 

 

If you go to a couple of places near the Andes you can see a lot of beautiful lakes.

 

The 'Andes' are a mountain range in South America. Notice the following:

 

Cusco is a famous city which is surrounded by the Andes.

Bus rides through the Andes are beautiful but scary¹⁰.

altitude

 

You will also have to be careful with the altitude.

 

The 'altitude' of a place is how high it is above sea level. Notice the following:

 

Many people get headaches from the altitude here.

It is very difficult to exercise at a high altitude.

 

1 favor   

n.好感；赞同；好事；vt.赞同，喜爱；有利于

参考例句：

• She is out of favor with her employer.她失去了雇主的欢心。
• The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.那位新老师很受家长的欢迎。

2 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。

3 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

4 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

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 altitude   

n.海拔高度；高处

参考例句：

• The plane flew at an altitude of 20,000 feet.这架飞机在两万英尺的高空飞行。
• What is the altitude of the top of the mountain?这座山的顶峰海拔是多少？

7 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。

8 hint   

n.暗示，示意；[pl]建议；线索，迹象；v.暗示

参考例句：

• He gave me a hint that I was being cheated.他暗示我在受人欺骗。
• He quickly took the hint.一点他就明白了。

9 intense   

adj.认真的，专注的；强烈的；紧张的；热情的

参考例句：

• Susan was an intense young lady.苏珊是一个热情的年轻姑娘。
• The quarrel caused her intense unhappiness.争吵令她极其不快。

10 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？