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Going it alone: tips for successful solotravel
一個人也開心:獨自旅行的小貼士
Lose the invisible "HelplessRube" sign
丟掉看不見的“無助的鄉巴佬”標志
Nothing says "clueless" like standing on a street corner with a huge map and terrified expression. The keyto traveling solo is looking confident, even if you don't always feel it.
拿著一張大地圖,滿臉畏懼的表情站在街角,是“沒見過世面”最明顯的特征了。獨自旅行的關鍵是要看起來自信,即使你不總是有自信的感覺。
The U.S. Peace Corps has this advice fortravelers: "Walk confidently ... and wear sunglasses if you need to walkwith your head held high." More specifically: when traveling alone, alwaysgo into a shop or doorway to consult a map. Work out where you need to be andthen stride off confidently.
美國和平對給旅行者以下建議:“自信地走路…如果你需要高昂著頭走路,可以戴上太陽鏡。”再具體點講:一個人旅行時,總可以走去商店或者別人家門口咨詢關于地圖的問題。找到你要去的地方,然后自信地大步前進!
【知識點講解】
even if 即使,縱然; 雖然; 即若; 哪怕
例句:
Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.
友情是理解,不是妥協;是原諒,不是遺忘。即使不聯系,感情依然在。
Even if the amendment is passed it can be defeated judicially.
即使修正案獲得通過,也有可能通過司法途徑被廢除。
Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do.
即使天氣很差,也還有好多事情可做。
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