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没有旅行的夏天也很美
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  • “读万卷书,行万里路”,旅行可以开拓我们的视野,让我们体验到不同的文化,拥有不同的心境。但是如果有一天,你因为种种原因无法出去旅行,请不要沮丧,因为你可以让这种不旅行成为一种最美的旅行。

    Whether I like it or not, I consider myself an honorary member of East Asian society.

    For the past 2 years, I’ve had the privilege of travelling to various countries in Asia, specifically Indonesia and China. These trips weren’t the typical vacations that last for roughly two weeks and consist of hopping1 from one tourist destination to the next. Rather, I completely immersed myself in the culture, staying in both Indonesia and China for approximately 6 weeks. I befriended the man who made my breakfast everyday in Beijing, and I keep in touch with the girl I worked with at WiCell Technologies in Jakarta.

    After two consecutive2 years of escaping to the Eastern Hemisphere, however, I’m staying at home. In colloquial3 terms, it sucks.

    Everyday, I yearn4 for the thrill of travelling, the thrill of trying a new Asian dish, the thrill of bargaining with a hostile vendor5 on the street for a bracelet6 that caught my eye. I catch myself watching hours Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, and replaying the episodes where he visits a small town in China or secluded7 village deep in Vietnam. Occasionally, I scroll8 through the pictures from my travels, lingering on the ones where my memories stem from.

    My desire to travel, in fact, makes me incredibly impulsive9. One day, I was watching my old friend Andrew Zimmern travel to Cambodia. I watched him taste the peculiar10 foods and float down a massive man-made lake, clustered with locals trying to find dinner. The second the show ended, I ran upstairs to my computer and looked up plane tickets to Phnom Penh. It’s pathetic, I know.

    I apologize for this sob11 story that’s dominated a good portion of my article. Let me try to spin things around.

    Though I’m devastated12 about not being able to travel for the summer, staying in place does have its up’s. I graduated from high school just recently. As I walked across the stage, reaching out for my high school principal’s hand with my right and taking my diploma with my left, I graduated. As I walked across the stage, almost in a trance, I realized I had just wrapped up one of the most important stages in my life. I was soon entering the real world, but I had one last summer that see-sawed in between the real world and the world my peers and I had just left. I had one last summer to make memories with high school friends that I would reminisce about during old age.

    Additionally, I am pleased to say I have found a job this summer. I work at the Seneca Hill Animal Hospital and Resort where I look after dogs whose owners have left for summer vacation. The work may be hard, but at least I’m compensated13.

    All in all, life at home so far has not been all that difficult. I’m spending time with old friends, and earning for myself, two things that could not be done outside the US. Although I would have wanted to spend the summer in a magical land with foreign foods, languages, and people, I have to realize that life is what you make of it. That’s why I’m going to make my time at home the best vacation I’ve ever had.

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    1 hopping ['hɒpɪŋ] hopping   第7级
    n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式
    参考例句:
    • The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
    • I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。
    2 consecutive [kənˈsekjətɪv] DpPz0   第7级
    adj.连续的,联贯的,始终一贯的
    参考例句:
    • It has rained for four consecutive days. 已连续下了四天雨。
    • The policy of our Party is consecutive. 我党的政策始终如一。
    3 colloquial [kəˈləʊkwiəl] ibryG   第9级
    adj.口语的,会话的
    参考例句:
    • It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language. 外语里的口头习语很难懂。
    • They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。
    4 yearn [jɜ:n] nMjzN   第9级
    vi.想念;怀念;渴望
    参考例句:
    • We yearn to surrender our entire being. 我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
    • Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life. 现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。
    5 vendor [ˈvendə(r)] 3izwB   第7级
    n.卖主;小贩
    参考例句:
    • She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste. 她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
    • He must inform the vendor immediately. 他必须立即通知卖方。
    6 bracelet [ˈbreɪslət] nWdzD   第8级
    n.手镯,臂镯
    参考例句:
    • The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet. 珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
    • She left her gold bracelet as a pledge. 她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。
    7 secluded [sɪ'klu:dɪd] wj8zWX   第10级
    adj.与世隔绝的;隐退的;偏僻的v.使隔开,使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时,喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑,有茅草房顶和宁静的花园,漂亮极了,简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    8 scroll [skrəʊl] kD3z9   第9级
    n.卷轴,纸卷;(石刻上的)漩涡
    参考例句:
    • As I opened the scroll, a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded. 我打开卷轴时,黄河的景象展现在眼前。
    • He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴,以表彰其所做出的成就。
    9 impulsive [ɪmˈpʌlsɪv] M9zxc   第9级
    adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
    参考例句:
    • She is impulsive in her actions. 她的行为常出于冲动。
    • He was neither an impulsive nor an emotional man, but a very honest and sincere one. 他不是个一冲动就鲁莽行事的人,也不多愁善感, 他为人十分正直、诚恳。
    10 peculiar [pɪˈkju:liə(r)] cinyo   第7级
    adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
    参考例句:
    • He walks in a peculiar fashion. 他走路的样子很奇特。
    • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression. 他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
    11 sob [sɒb] HwMwx   第7级
    n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣;vi.啜泣,呜咽;(风等)发出呜咽声;vt.哭诉,啜泣
    参考例句:
    • The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother. 孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
    • The girl didn't answer, but continued to sob with her head on the table. 那个女孩不回答,也不抬起头来。她只顾趴在桌子上低声哭着。
    12 devastated [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd] eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada   第8级
    v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的
    参考例句:
    • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
    • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
    13 compensated [ˈkɔmpenseitid] 0b0382816fac7dbf94df37906582be8f   第7级
    补偿,报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 ); 给(某人)赔偿(或赔款)
    参考例句:
    • The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
    • I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。

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