【英语趣味课堂】智利旅游贴士-Chile Travel Tips

Hana: So, you’re from Chile?

 

Daniel: Yeah, that’s right.

 

Hana: If I ever travel to Chile, do you have any tips?

 

Daniel: Well yeah, there are a lot of things that you should do in Chile and also a lot of things that you shouldn’t do in Chile.

 

Hana: Oh! For example?

 

Daniel: Well I would definitely¹ recommend to try Chilean food, especially in the small shops that we have, like in every street. If you go to like big restaurants, it’s not going to be really authentic². So I think you should try small shops, in every street. Also if you’re interested in nature, well you know, Chile has really long mountains, right. And they’re beautiful, especially if you go in winter, you can go skiing and it’s not far, it’s about like two hours from like anywhere. So that’s really cool. You should definitely do that. Also one thing, remember that it’s Latin³ America, so you have to take care of your belongings⁴. A lot of my friends have lost stuff⁵ there. But if you pay attention, it’s going to be fine, just don’t be too obvious that you’re a tourist, and that’s going to be alright. And probably lastly, I think you can see a lot of history there, our history, like the Indians we had before the Spanish came, and also the mix between the Spanish and those Indians.

 

Hana: Is there anything I shouldn’t do?

 

Daniel: Well, I wouldn’t really recommend you to take public buses, they’re not very safe, so don’t do it. Metro⁶ is much better, it’s cleaner, it’s faster and you can get pretty much anywhere in the city, so you shouldn’t take buses. And also you should avoid downtown during night, night time, it’s quite dangerous I think as any other big city. It is like any other city in the world, it’s kind of dangerous when you go downtown at night time. So I think those would be my tips for you.

 

Hana: I see, I’ll keep that in mind, thank you.

 

Daniel: You’re welcome.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

like

 

notesDon't go to like big restaurants.

 

Here, 'like' means 'for example' or 'similar to'. Notice the following:

 

I really enjoy eating, like Italian food.

He has, like three cars.

right

 

notesChile has really long mountains, right.

 

The word 'right' is used to clarify⁷ information. Notice the following:

 

The train fare is three dollars, right?

You said you were busy tomorrow, right?

take care of your belongings

 

notes You have to take care of your belongings.

 

Here, this phrase means you must watch your bags and wallet so thst no one steals them. Notice the following:

 

Take care of your belongings or they might get stolen.

If you don't take care of your belongings, you could lose them.

pretty much

 

notesYou can get pretty much anywhere in the city

 

Here, 'pretty much' means 'basically⁸' or 'almost'.Notice the following:

 

I've been pretty much everywhere in the country.

He knows pretty much everyone in the school.

kind of

 

notesIt’s kind of dangerous.

 

The modifier 'kind' means 'a little bit' or 'sort of'. Notice the following:

 

It's kind of difficult to ski.

It's getting kind of late. We should go home.

1 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

2 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

3 Latin   

adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语

参考例句：

• She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
• Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。

4 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

5 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

6 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

7 clarify   

v.澄清，阐明，使变得清晰；净化

参考例句：

• I am happy to clarify any points that are still unclear.我愿意说明任何仍然不清楚的地方。
• Can you clarify this long sentence?你能把这个长句子解释清楚吗？

8 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。