Traveling in Vietnam was like visiting a mysterious neighbor. You have lived next door to each other for years but know very 1 about what happened on 2 side of the fence.
I travelled there last August. A(n) 3 180-kilometre trip from a Chinese border town to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, 4 an adventurous eight hours. That's 5 the country still doesn't have a modern expressway system. The major passage going through the country is only a two-way road. 6, many areas are mountainous.
Vietnamese drivers are 7 and fearless. They compete with each other at full speeds no matter how scared the8feel. When the bus shook us violently for the hundredth time, the driver made a 9 to make us feel better. "See, this is just a(n)10Vietnamese people give you, a free massage(按摩) service."
It was midnight11I reached that hotel. Switching on the television, I was12by something: All the13in the TV plays spoke in the same voice. 14, modern Korean plays and historical Chinese plays are 15 with the Vietnamese. But it seemed they didn't have enough16to dub(为……配音)all these programs. So, the same boring woman appears17 every TV play to speak for the roles. The next morning when I opened the window, I found myself in a huge "18". The buildings in the streets were 19 in all kinds of colors you can imagine. Vietnamese are allowed to20their houses as they like. Each one was different. The large number of colors brought the city alive.
Lately I've been concerned about the environment. Last weekend I participated in the great Canadian shoreline 1. On that day, my mother and I arrived at 9:30 a.m. More than fifty people 2 and all the volunteers were divided into groups.
The shoreline has four sections with the last two being the most 3 terrain(地形)—steep hills, lots of trees and rocks. We chose section four and after a brief speech from the organizer, we set off. We saw a lot of waste along the way, like newspapers, ropes, bottles, caps, bricks and cigarette ends.
4, we filled almost 30 bags with 160.5 kilos of garbage, including 5 1,000—1,200 cigarette ends. It was amazing how much we were able to 6. I couldn't believe the 7 we made — the shoreline looked clean! 8, we had to leave the bricks as they would have broken our garbage and recycling bags! I did find one tire but it 9 so deep in the mud and dirt that I couldn't dig it out, 10 with the help of one of those metal rods.
11 the waste was easy; it was trying to keep a record of everything we found that was the 12 part. We had a sheet with many categories (种类) of items to 13. It's great to get all 14 but it wasn't much fun for the volunteer stuck 15 recording all the information. Our purpose was to make the shoreline 16, not to write lines and lines of what we have discovered.
We often hear some people 17 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I'd like to say the only way to change things is by 18 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 19 . We can't blame others 20 we start with ourselves. I was very happy to make a small change by cleaning up a little bit of our shoreline.
Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏). Our legs were so heavy and cold that 1 felt like big pieces of ice. Have you 2 seen snowmen ride bicycles? That's what we looked like! Along the way children who were 3 long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late 4 we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰). However, the lakes 5 like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit and I knew I didn't need to 6 her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 7 us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going 8 the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 9. At the foot of the mountains, colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to 10 our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we stopped to 11. We put up our tent and then we ate. After supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed 12. At midnight the sky became 13 and the stars grew brighter. As I 14 below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yun Nan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 15 hardly wait to see them!
Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffics develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much easier than before.
Staying healthy：while traveling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful for you.
Before leaving：
● Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
● Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
● If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing on your trip, you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
While traveling：
● Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
● Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
● Tap water(自来水) is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover on the bottle.
Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then return to the places that 1 them. It's not true! What you see from the 2of a moving bus is 3 It's different from the real sights, sounds, and 4outside.
Be adventurous (冒险的)! The best 5 to experience any place is on foot and with completely no travel plan.6 go wherever your feet and your interests 7you. You finally will get to the 8 places that are on the bus tour—the museums, city hall—but you will have seen much more. You will have 9 the present life of the city.
“But what if I get lost?” people might ask. No one ever gets 10 lost in a big city. At last, you can find your way back to a(n)11 place. If it makes you afraid of being “12”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started. However, the 13 things can happen if you are lost. You 14 at a café to sit and relax. You can ask the local (当地的) people at the next table for directions. And 15 they don't speak your language, your trip becomes more interesting because of the 16 Here are two more ways to help you. Know before you go.17 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination (目的地).
Move around like a 18 Use the subway and buses of the city that you're 19 You'll not only 20 money, but you'll also learn how people really live.
According to a Chinese saying, he who doesn't reach the Great Wall of China is never a great man.
Growing up in Beijing I1 its historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However, I'd 2 climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I, along with my friends3for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more 4 than we had imagined. But we didn't 5.It took us about two hours to finally6 where we had wanted to get to.
As I 7 at the top of the Great Wall, I looked back at the waves of8 walking to the top. At that moment, I saw an amazing 9 that would forever change my opinion on humans' limits. I saw young couples carrying their children, walking10 but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a11 under the hot sun.
As I stood there, I began to 12 words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe Giraffes (长颈鹿), he/she would use words such as 13 and long-necked -But what about us? I took another look down below and my 14began to gather, persevering (坚持不懈的), determined, and 15As these words came into my mind, I 16 that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define (定义) us humans, but the 17 that we share.
I don't know if I became a 18 man after returning from this 19 according to the Chinese saying20 I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.
For centuries, time was measured by the position of the sun with the use of sundials. Noon was recognized when the sun was the highest in the sky, and cities would set their clock by this apparent 1 time, even though some cities would often be on a slightly different time. Daylight Saving Time (DST), sometimes called summer time, was 2 to make better use of daylight. Thus, clocks are set forward one hour in the spring to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening and then set back one hour in the fall to return to 3 daylight.
Benjamin Franklin first conceived the idea of daylight saving during his term as an American delegate in Paris in 1784 and wrote about it 4 in his essay, “An Economical Project.” It is said that Franklin awoke early one morning and was surprised to see the sunlight at such an hour. Always the 5, Franklin believed the practice of moving the time could save on the use of candlelight, as candles were expensive at the time.
In England, builder William Willett (1857–1915) became a strong supporter for Daylight Saving Time upon noticing blinds(百叶窗) of many houses were 6 on an early sunny morning. Willet believed everyone, including himself, would appreciate longer hours of light in the evenings. In 1909, Sir Robert Pearce 7 a bill in the House of Commons to make it obligatory(义务) to 8 the clocks. A bill was drafted and introduced into Parliament several times but met with great opposition, mostly from farmers. 9, in 1925, it was decided that summer time should begin on the day following the third Saturday in April and close after the first Saturday in October.
The U.S. Congress passed the Standard Time Act of 1918 to establish standard time and 10 and set Daylight Saving Time across the continent. This act also devised(制定) five time 11 throughout the United States: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, and Alaska. The first time zone was set on “the mean astronomical time of the seventy-fifth degree of longitude west from Greenwich” (England). In 1919, this act was abandoned.
President Roosevelt established year-round Daylight Saving Time (also called War Time) from 1942–1945. However, after this period, each state 12 its own DST, which proved to be 13 to television and radio broadcasting and transportation. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson created the Department of Transportation and signed the Uniform Time Act. As a result, the Department of Transportation was given the responsibility for the time laws. During the oil embargo(禁运) and energy crisis of the 1970s, President Richard Nixon 14 DST through the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act of 1973 to conserve energy further. This law was 15 in 1986, and Daylight Saving Time was reset to begin on the first Sunday in April (to spring ahead) and end on the last Sunday in October (to fall back).
It's once again been declared the world's most popular museum. 1, it may not be a2 thing for the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris.
The museum broke its own3in 2018, welcoming 10.2 million4and claiming the top spot in an index of the world's most-visited museums.
But the Louvre's uptick (小幅上升) in visitors is5 too much for many of its workers, 6 by reception and security staff over the number of tourists7 through its doors have hit opening hours throughout the week.
"The Louvre is suffocating (令人窒息的)," the workers union said in a statement. "The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the palace has not grown," it8.
The museum was 9on Monday and opened later than advertised on Wednesday, due to a 10with the dissatisfied workers, visitors have 11outside the building throughout the week, and those without bookings have been12.
Although tensions with its workers13 , the museum's bottom line is looking 14. The Louvre broke its 2012 15record last year, marking a dramatic 16 from a sharp downturn in visits in 2017 that was due to a sudden decrease in17in Paris.
The social media that are18about Beyoncé and Jay Z's music19filmed at the museum may have played into that increase.
But while visitor numbers rose at the Louvre, overall attendance was relatively20among the top 20 museums in the world last year. Attendance grew among the top 20 by just 0.1% from 2017 to 2018.
The term "staycation" means vacations that you take at home or near your home rather than traveling to another place. It is closely connected with less pollution, saving money and not contributing to the overwhelming disorder that takes place in some of the world's most touristic areas.
The concept of staycation was born at the time of the 2008 market1in the United States. Because of it, many households were forced to2their expenses and consequently limit their vacation budget. The shortage of money to travel abroad is at the origin of why many people started to (re) discover their most3surroundings
At the same time, awareness of the4impacts of tourism, especially on what concerns the impacts of transportation, started to increase too. And so did the perception that some of the main cities (abroad) are increasingly overloaded with people-- with places such as Barcelona, Venice, or the Seychelles planning on 5a tourist cap.
Staycation appears like a great solution for the6above mentioned. It is a great way of spending joyful vacations while helping one's7and the environment. 8staying close to home eliminates the budget for accommodation and transport.
Apart from the financial 9gained by leaving behind expensive plane tickets or by not booking hotel rooms that aren't cheap, staycation also has the benefit of keeping harmful 10in the ground. Cars, boats, and planes are not (or are less) used; 11other means of transport such as public transport, bicycles, electric scooters or just walking are favored.
This allows people's carbon footprints not to12as much as they would if long distances had been traveled.
A staycation is a form of alternative tourism that is fully in line with the slow tourism trend. Slow tourism invites you to live in the13moment. It encourages you to take your time, discover nearby landscapes, reconnect and spend more time outdoors in nature with the people you enjoy. There are no fully-booked days, and there is no14to go from one activity to another just to stay busy all the time.
Given the multiple15of local tourism, you no longer have a reason to be embarrassed at the coffee machine at work when you are asked where you are going on vacation this year.
While traveling, there are chances that you stay at a hotel or a family member's house. But have you ever thought about staying in a stranger's 1?
This might sound 2, but it's actually a trend that is becoming popular around the world, including China.
Lodging rental companies like Airbnb are helping people look for cheap ways to 3. This website allows people to rent out their 4 rooms or apartments as an alternative to 5 in over 190 countries.
Created by young American men Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb is a good example of a 6 economy. Through the Internet, people share 7 such as cars, apartments and 8 their expertise (专门知识).
9 post information about the location, prices, descriptions and pictures. Guests can go to the 10 and find their favorite places to stay. Users 11 their opinions on their stay so that people know whether a place is good or not.
A man in New York named Jonathan Powley even rents out his 12 for $22 (140 yuan) per night through Airbnb. This isn't a (n) 13 car. Powley takes out the car seats and changes the 14 to look more welcoming.
He keeps it clean and puts flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells travelers where they can go and shower.
But Airbnb does have some 15. Sometimes it is not as 16 as it looks like online. 17, hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and it's a complete 18.
In China, Airbnb operates in five 19 including Beijing and Shanghai. The country has seen a major 20 in Airbnb users in the past year.
The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holidays last year, of course, is my trip 1 England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me 2.
There were quite a lot of interesting 3 in England, such as Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on 4 sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist 5 in Oxford is Christ (基督) Church. It's 6 one of Oxford University's 38 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church, 7 was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter 8. I felt really excited when I heard this.
9 place that impressed me 10 during my trip was a place called Stratford-upon-Avon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven't 11 it, but I'm sure you have heard about William Shakespeare —the great man's 12. In Stratford-upon-Avon, I could 13 Shakespeare's Birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with 14.
I went to Shakespeare's Birthplace. It was the house 15 Shakespeare was born and 16 his early years. 17 sitting room, hallway (走廊) , bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished (布置) in 16th century 18. I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated (展示，说明) Shakespeare's life and career in both Stratford and London.
I really enjoyed this nice trip to England, 19 which I learnt a lot. I'm very happy that I could visit such an interesting 20. I want to go there again in the future.
Many people enjoy taking trips by themselves. Unluckily, they do not always have the best 1. Instead, people should consider group tours. Taking a group tour is a wise choice for people to 2themselves.
First, group tours plan travelers' routes, so people don't have to 3where they are going next or how they are getting there. They can just 4and enjoy their trip. 5, my family once took a group tour to China. The travel agency (旅行社)6everything for us. We just looked at the schedule the travel agency had7and followed it. Thanks to the travel agency, we had a 8trip. This made things 9on my father since he didn't have to worry about where we would go next and 10at night.
Another11of group tours is that they allow people to communicate with one another while traveling. Travelers are able to develop12with people they would never have met 13they are traveling together for a number of days. As I know, my parents 14Russia on a group tour for their honeymoon (蜜月). They 15another couple on that trip, and everyone had a great time together. Even after many years, they still 16together from time to time. If my parents had traveled by themselves, it would have been 17for them to get to know this couple.
In short, there is 18better than a group tour when traveling. Group tours schedule everything on the trip, and they give us the 19to meet others and make friends with them. Group tours are the 20way to travel when taking a trip.
If you've ever been to a Disney Park, you've obviously seen little children running around dressed as their favorite characters. In fact, it's 1 by the park, and you can even purchase a Disney makeover for your kids in the park 2 with authentic costumes (戏服), hairstyles, and makeup by the professionals. But as the kids get 3, they are less likely to be dressed up, and 4 they hit the age of 14, you won't 5 a single one of them in costume.
It isn't because they're “too cool for school”; it's 6 against the rules. According to the Disney Park rule-book, any guest aged 14 or older may be 7 admittance if they are 8 costumes or masks.
The 9 of this rule is two-fold. One, your face can't be 10 and you can't be carrying anything resembling a real gun. This is obviously a 11 issue, so choose your cosplay wisely. The second intention is to 12 that any interactions park guests have with cast members remain genuine (真实的) and on brand. If there were 20 13 running around dressed like Cinderella, some of the guests in costume may get one confused with Disney's official princess, ruining the fantasy for children. He may convey false messages or break one of the 15 Disney etiquette (礼仪) rules all Disney employees must 14.
15, that doesn't mean that you can't truly get into the 16 of your favorite Disney character the next time you head to one of the parks. 17 Disney fan Leslie Kay began a trend that is called Disney Bounding. In 18, Disney Bounding is dressing up in a non-costume outfit 19 by your favorite character. So maybe you can't dress up in Princess Belle's iconic (标志性的) yellow dress, but you could wear a yellow dress with teacup-themed jewelry. Try to be creative with your 20 the next time you head to one of the parks.
Disneyland opened on July 17 and is1one hour south of Los Angeles, California. You may get there by air or by bus.
Disneyland attracts most of its visitors from 2. So avoid weekends and school vacations to get the 3 waits. The period before or after Christmas Day is the busiest of the year, with the park often holding more extra guests each day. Whenever you visit, 4 early—about an hour 5 the opening time—to get the popular attractions before crowds 6.
Disneyland also sells tickets online, but does not allow you to 7 them at home. So you'll have to order far enough 8 for them to arrive by mail. Tickets 9 also be available through your local auto club, Disney Store or your school or work office.
Space Mountain 10 in early July, 2005 after a two-year rehab (修复) to rebuild the track and improve show 11. If you are travelling with little kids, you'll want to visit Fantasyland first in the morning, 12 several popular kids' rides in that area, especially Dumbo and Peter Pan, have low capacities (容量) and build long 13 early in the day. 14, head west to Adventureland and New Orleans Square 15 the park opens, visiting the Indiana Jones Adventure and Splash Mountain, and coming back to the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean.
