跟读练习: INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY ✈️ Solo Travel 🌄 B1 - B2 | British English Listening Practice - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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B1 B2 English Story Solo Travel
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Daisy woke up with a smile on her face for the first time in a long time.
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She knew it was now time for her to book her next travel adventure.
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Like many people,
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Daisy had experienced a lousy few years Her relationship had broken
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down She'd started a new job She had moved house And her pet cat,
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Jerry, had passed away She was now starting to come out of the other end of it
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No longer did she feel like a heavy cloud was looming over her.
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She could see the light at the end of the tunnel and she was working her way towards it.
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She had a lovely day planned.
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It was a Saturday and she was going to go for a quick 5km run before showering
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and meeting her friends for brunch and a walk around a local nature reserve.
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Then Daisy planned to come home and spend the rest of the day on her computer.
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That might not sound overly exciting,
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but what she was going to do was incredibly thrilling.
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Daisy had been thinking for some time that she wanted to go on a solo travel adventure.
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She thought about the countries she wanted to visit and how much money she had in her savings account.
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She was saving up to buy a house,
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but the last few years had reminded her that it was now or never.
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She needed to take life by the horns and enjoy herself.
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She had set herself a budget and decided she was going to book a two week trip to Vancouver.
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She had wanted to go for many years and she had met
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so many wonderful Canadian people that she knew she would like it.
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Daisy had never been to Canada before.
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She was excited but she wasn't looking forward to the long plane journey as she didn't like flying.
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Nevertheless, Daisy couldn't wait to get her trip planned and booked.
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She completed her plans for the day,
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and after getting home after socializing with her friends,
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she made herself a big cup of hot chocolate and curled up on the sofa.
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On her way home, she had stopped off at the bookshop and purchased a travel guide about Vancouver.
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She looked through the options and decided that 10 days in the city would be enough.
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She planned to spend half her time in Vancouver and half exploring Vancouver Island.
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Daisy really wanted to see the sights at Whistler and Banff but unfortunately she didn't have the budget or the time.
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Daisy didn't tell her friends about her travel plans.
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She decided that she wouldn't tell anyone until she had booked everything.
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The first thing she did was try and find cheap flights.
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She managed to find a return flight from London Heathrow to Vancouver for £550.
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She had some air miles so she actually paid £475.
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Then she sorted out her travel insurance just in case she got sick or had an accident.
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Then she paid for her electronic travel authorization,
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which is like a tourist visa.
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It was cheap.
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It only cost $7.
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Now she had the difficult decision of where to stay.
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Daisy didn't really fancy staying in a hotel.
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She preferred to stay in hostels so she could chat with other people
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and get ideas of places to see and things to do.
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She opted for a private room in a hostel in downtown Vancouver
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as she wanted to be able to walk
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or cycle to most places rather than paying a lot for public transport or taxis.
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She would stay there for five nights.
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Then she checked where she could stay on Vancouver Island.
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There were so many places she wanted to see.
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It was hard to narrow down her options.
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She decided she would be daring
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and would leave it until she was in Vancouver to decide on where she would stay on the island.
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After all, she wasn't going at a busy time of the year.
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And if she got stuck,
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she could always extend her stay in Vancouver.
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The last thing Daisy needed to do was book her transport to and from the airport in the UK.
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She decided she would drive and park at the airport as she had a money off voucher.
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It was a little expensive,
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but she preferred that to getting a train that might end up being late.
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For the rest of the evening,
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Daisy looked up blogs and YouTube videos about where to stay and what to see.
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Now she just had a couple of months until she could go
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and explore a city that she has wanted to see since she was a little girl.
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If you could visit any city in the world,
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where would you go and why?
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Tell us in the comments below.
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Now let's go through some of the vocabulary budget budget a
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budget is a plan to show how much money you will earn
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and how much you will need extend to extend to extend
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is to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer.
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Genuinely.
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Genuinely.
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Genuinely means honestly or in a sincere way.
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Insurance.
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Insurance.
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Insurance is an agreement in which you pay a company money
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and they pay your costs if you have an accident or an illness.
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Purchase to purchase to purchase is to buy something.
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Savings savings the money you keep usually in a bank.
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Solo Solo Solo is to do something alone.
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Thrilling Thrilling is extremely exciting.
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Account
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Account In the story an account is an arrangement with a bank to keep your money
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and to take it out when you need to.
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So, a bank account.
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Decision.
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Decision.
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A decision is a choice that you make about something.
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Explore.
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To explore.
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To explore is to travel to a place in order to learn about it or to search for something.
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Transport.
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Transport.
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Transport is a vehicle that gets you from one place to another,
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like a train, bus, plane or car.
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Visa.
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Visa.
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A visa is an official document which is usually in a passport and it allows you to enter or leave a country.
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在本节课中，您将通过听取关于独自旅行的故事来提高您的英语听力和口语能力。这个故事专门为中级英语学习者设计，涵盖了旅行计划、预算管理、以及个人情绪的表达等内容。通过练习此课，您不仅能提高您的英语理解能力，还能增强您的口语表达，特别是在讨论旅行和冒险方面。
关键词汇及短语
- 独自旅行 (solo travel) - 指一个人单独进行旅行的行为。
- 预算 (budget) - 旅行前为开支设定的金额限制。
- 机票 (flights) - 前往目的地的航班票。
- 旅行保险 (travel insurance) - 防范旅行期间潜在风险的保险。
- 电子旅行授权 (electronic travel authorization) - 访问某国所需的电子签证。
- 旅游指南 (travel guide) - 介绍目的地信息的书籍或手册。
- 欣赏风景 (see the sights) - 参观名胜或美丽的自然景观。
- 采取行动 (take action) - 主动采取措施来实现目标。
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