【背景】
許多人都把旅游看作是假期頭等大事。但是鑒于出行旺季旅游景點總是人山人海,交通、住宿費用水漲船高,如何節省旅游開銷已成一門學問。
【新聞】
我們來看一段相關的英文報道
Traveling is a priority for many people during the National Day holiday, and college students are no exception. But with landmarks swamped with tourists, and transportation and accommodation costs even higher during Golden Week, how to travel on a budget is a tricky question.
The first way is to earn on the trip. For some, asking their parents for travel money is outdated. Saving up on your own is the trend now.
The second way is couchsurfing or camping. Instead of paying for an expensive hotel, you can try to score free nights on someone's couch.
對于許多人而言,在過去的國慶假期里,旅行可是頭等大事。大學生們自然也不例外,但是,鑒于黃金周各大景點人山人海,交通、住宿費用水漲船高,如何“窮游”成為了一個棘手的問題。
第一個方法是邊旅行邊賺錢。對于一些人而言,“啃老旅行”已經過時了,時下最流行的是自己掙錢去旅游。
第二個方法是成為一名沙發客或帳篷客。不必為酒店一擲千金,你可以免費留宿在別人的沙發上。
【講解】
文中的travel on a budget就是“窮游”的意思。“on a budget”解釋為節省費用,“窮游族”可以用budget traveler表示。budget一詞既可以用作名詞,又可以用作動詞,解釋為“預算”,如the defence budget 國防預算。
另外,文中與旅游相關的詞匯有:landmark 景點、Golden Week 黃金周、accommodation cost 住宿費用、couchsurfing 沙發客。