2011年英语专业四级 听写
日期:2013-12-06 08:30

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British Holidaying Habits
英国人的度假习惯
In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more people started traveling abroad for their summer holidays.
上世纪70年代末,英国普通家庭的经济条件允许乘飞机旅行,越来越多的人开始出国度假。
After all, the British weather wasn't very good, even in summer, so a lot of people left the country for a vacation.
毕竟,即使是在夏天,英国的天气也不是很好,所以很多人离开英国去度假。
In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average.
在20世纪八九十年代,英国的年轻人整体变得更富有。
As a result,they started to go abroad in groups to places such as Spain and Greece.
因此,他们开始成群结队地前往西班牙和希腊等地。
Once they arrived at their destination, they met with other groups of young people, and had one long party.
到达目的地后,他们遇到另一群年轻人,并举行长期的聚会。
British holidaying habits have begun to change, however.
然而,英国的度假习惯已经开始改变。
Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate, so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather.
气候变化使得英国现在的气温上升,所以人们不需要去国外也能享受到好天气。
Also, going abroad is more expensive. As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK.
此外,出国的费用也更高。因此,越来越多的英国人选择在英国度暑假。

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重点单词
  • destinationn. 目的地,终点,景点
  • affordableadj. 支付得起的,不太昂贵的