2/2Unit5閱讀導讀備課資料IOurFirstTrainTrip導讀：“我”和女兒最近乘美國鐵路公司的火車旅行，這是“我”女兒25年來第一次乘火車旅行，也是“我”第一次乘火車旅行。讓我們一起來感受一下這不一樣的體驗吧。Wonderingwhattoexpectonyourfirsttraintrip?Wedidtoo!MydaughterandIrecentlytravelledbyAmtrakTrain.Thiswasindeedmydaughtersfirsttraintripandmyfirsttravelbytrainin25years.WewouldbetravellingfromSt.Augustine,FloridatoColumbia,SCforawedding.WeleftfromjacksonvillebecausethereisnotrainstationinSt.Augustine.Whenwediscussedthetrip,mymumsaid,“Whydon’tyoutakethetrain?Whatagreatquestion!Whywouldn’twe?Wedecidedrightthentolookintoit.Wewouldweighthecostofgasandtheconvenienceofridinginsteadofdrivingforthe6-7hourtrip.Travellingbycaris340miles.Thecostofgasalonewouldbeabout$190roundtrip.Thecostofroundtriptrainticketsforustwowas$156.It’simportanttonoteherethathadIbookedtheticketsafewdaysearlier,thefarewouldhavebeenonly$135.Thetrainarrivedontime,Wehandedinourticketsandgotinlinetoboardthetrain.Thereisnoassignedseatingonyourticket,butasyouboardthetrain,theconductorwilltellyouwheretosit.Conductorskeepgroupstogetherasmuchaspossible.Whenitwasourturntoboard.Iinformedtheconductor“TwotoColumbia”.Hegaveustwoseatsoneithersideofamiddleaisle.Notonlydidwenothaveawindow,butwewerealsointhefrontofthecarandabrightlightaboveuslightedthedoorway.TryingtosleepwiththisbrightlightwasachallengeandIendedupputtingonmysunglasses,hopingitwouldhelp.Wemusthavelookedpathetictryingtogetcomfortableinthoseseats,becausetheconductorcamebyandtriedtocoverthatlightwithanewspaper.Hepromisedtomoveusatthenextstop.Thenewseatswereamajorimprovementandwewereabletogetsomesleep.注解：1.assignedadj.指定的2.conductorn.列車長，售票員3.aislen.過道4.carn.火車車廂5.patheticadj.可憐的IITheBestPlacestoTravelinAustralia導讀：澳大利亞四面環海，擁有很多獨特的動植物和自然景觀，深深吸引著海內外游客。澳大利亞有許多必看景點，以下是澳大利亞的一些主要目的地。Acontinentfullofstrikinglandformsandwelcomingcities,Australiaisanobviouschoiceforaninternationalvacationdestination.Youcangofromabeautifulcitytoaremotetowninashorttime.Nomatterwhereyourtravelsgo,twothingsareconsistent:theweather,whichisgenerallypleasantallyearandthetypicallywarmdispositionofthepopulation.Australiahasmanymust-seespots,butit’samassivecontinent.Youshouldaimforaminimumlengthofthreeweeksforyourtrip,butifyoucan’tswingthat,you’llwanttoplanwiselysoyoucangetthebestmileageoutofyourvisit.HerearesomeofAustralia’skeydestinations.Ideallyyoucanseethemall,butifnot,youcanchoosetheonethatmostappealstoyou—theGreatBarrierReef,forexample—andbuildyourtriparoundit.SydneyThisisanobviouschoice.Australia’sbiggestcity,itishometoaniconicimagethat’scertainlyfamiliartoyou—theSydneyOperaHouse.SituatedonSydneyHarbour,it’sthestunningwhitestructurefeaturedincountlessphotosofthecity.Sydneyhastonsofattractions,includingaworld-classaquarium,museums,andbeaches.ThesurroundinglandscapeincludestheBlueMountainsandoffersplentyofopportunitiesforeco-adventure.ThegreatBarrierReefAmustforanyonepassionateaboutsealife,thisisthelargestcoralreefecosystemintheworld.Thismeansyou’llcomeacrossabrilliantspectrumofmarinecreatureswhilelearningaboutthedelicatebalancerequiredtokeepsuchasystemalive.ThesurroundinglocaleofQueenslandoffersatonofotherchancestoexplorenaturalAustralia.RedCentreHometotheUluru,thatfamousredmonoliththat’ssynonymouswiththeOutback,thisplaceissacredtoAustralianAboriginalsofthesurroundingarea.Thereareplentyofchancestohiketheruggedlandscapehere,andfindoutabouttherichcultureofthepeoplewhowereherelongbeforeEuropeancolonization.PerthEasternAustraliahasthemosttouristtraffic,butthatdoesn’tmeanthere’snothingonthewestcoast.Thisareaishometosomestunningbeaches,luxuryhotels,andopportunitiesforuniqueremoteadventures.WhenitcomestothetoptraveldestinationsinAustralia,thelistispracticallyendless.Thesearejustafewoftheplacestowhichmillionsoftouristsflock,soyoucantailoryouritineraryinawaythatwillmakeyourAustraliavacationoneofthemostphenomenalexperiencesofyourlife.注解：1.destinationn.目的地2.dispositionn，性格，性情3.mileagen.里程；好處4.iconicadj.符號的；偶像的5.stunningadj.驚人的6.passionateadj.熱誠的，狂熱的7.spectrumn.譜，光譜8.monolithn.單塊巨石，獨石柱9.Itineraryn.行程，旅行日程IIIHowtoMakeTravelPlans導讀：相信有很多愛旅游的朋友，都喜歡自己制定計劃進行體驗，因為這樣更能體會旅游的意義，將旅游的樂趣滲透到生命里。那么，如何制定一次完美的旅游計劃呢？下面跟大家分享一下制定旅游計劃需要哪幾個步驟。Whetheryou’retravellingforbusinessorpleasureeverytripneedsalittleplanning.Thingslikeflightsandhotelshavetobebookedinadvancetomakesureyougettheitineraryyouneed.Travelplanningdoesn’thavetobestressful,though.Aslongasyouallowyourselfplentyoftimetolookaround,compareprices,andmakesureyouhaveeverythingyouneedbeforeyouleaveyoucanplanagreattravelexperience.Startplanning3-6monthsinadvanceThefurtherawayyouwanttogo,thesooneryoushouldstartplanning.Internationaltripscantakemonthstoplanproperly.Likewise,tripsduringhighseasons,suchassummerorovertheholidays,needtobebookedfurtheroutthantripsduringlowseasons.Asageneralrule,giveyourself6monthstoplananinternationaltrip,3monthstoplanadomesticvacation,andatleast4-6weeksforatriplikealongweekend.Somemajordestinationssuchasresortsmayrequireadepositwellinadvance.Assoonasyoudecideonadestination,contactthemtofigureoutiftheyrequireadeposit,andhowfarinadvanceyouneedtopayit.Ifyouareplanningalast-minutetrip,bemindfulthatyouwillneedtobeflexibleinwhereyougoandexactlywhatyourvacationwilllooklike.Youcancertainlyplanasuccessfullast-minutevacation,butitoftentakesmoremaneuvering.SetatravelbudgetBeforeyoudoanything,youneedtoknowhowmuchmoneyyouwillhaveatyourdisposal.It’seasytooverspendwhenyou’retravellingifyoudon’tplanahead,sostartyourplanningbybreakingdownhowmuchyouwanttospendontransportation,food,lodging,sightseeing,nightlife,andanyotheractivitiesyouhopetoincludeinyourtrip.Yourbudgetbreakdownwillvarysignificantlydependingonyourtrip.Ifyou’regoingabroad,forexample,alotofyourbudgetmaybededicatedtotransportation.Ifyou’replanningafoodtour,youmaybespendingalotonmealsbutrelativelylittleonattractions.Ifyouwantorneedtogotoaspecificdestination,thegoingratesinthatlocationwillfactorintoestablishingyourbudget.YoumaybeabletofindahotelinDesMoinesfor$60/night,butyouwon’tgetthatsamedealinNewYork.Remembertoplanforlittlethingsliketaxisorridesharesaroundtown,thecostofboardingyourpets,foreigntransactionfees,baggagefees,anddifferentsalestaxratesindifferentregions.It’swisetosetasideabout10%ofyouroverallvacationfundasanemergencyfundforunforeseencircumstances.Forgettingyoursunscreenathome,havingtotakeataxibecauseyoumissedthelastbus,andorderinganextradrinkatdinneralladdup.Haveanemergencycreditcardincaseyouneedit,buttrytoavoidrelyingoncreditcardstocurbthepotentialforoverspending.ChooseadestinationthatfitsyouravailableresourcesAvailableresourcesincludenotonlyyourtravelbudgetbutalsothingslikehowmanyvacationdaysyouhaveorhowcloseyoumustbetoaclient’soffice.It’stemptingtogoaboveandbeyondwhenplanningyourdreamtrip,butyou’llhavethemostsuccessifyoupickadestinationwhereyouhavethetimeandmoneyforfunonceyougetthere.If,forexample,youwanttotakeaninternationaltriptoParisbutyouonlyhave2vacationdays,Pariprobablyisn’ttherightdestinationatthistime.Youcanalwayschoosetowaituntilyouhavemorevacationsaveduporchooseadestinationthatdoesn’trequiresuchalargetimecommitmentforbothtransitandtourism.Likewise,ifyouaremeetingaclientwithofficesdowntown,don’tstayinafar-offsuburbtoavoidthecitynoise.Itcanoftentakealotofvaluabletimetocommuteinthemorning—andthat’stimeyoucouldbeusingtoprepareforyourmeeting.PickavacationdestinationthatyouwillenjoyIfyou’retravellingforpleasure,lookforadestinationthatwillbeenjoyableforeveryonegoing.Thinkaboutyourinterestsandtheinterestsofthepeopletravellingwithyou,andconsiderdestinati