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ID: 2577 Upper Intermediate
In this lesson, we hear two girls planning a holiday to Australia and New Zealand. Planning a holiday with someone can be stressful, as the other person can get upset that you're hijacking your holiday and throwing your weight around too much or that you're not giving enough input and leaving all the planning to them. Being equipped with the right vocabulary however, can reduce the chance of this kind of misunderstanding.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
攻略 gōngluè plan of action; strategy
功夫 gōngfu time
现成 xiànchéng ready made
路线 lùxiàn route
小黄,咱们去澳洲新西兰的旅行攻略你做好了没?我天天加班,完全没功夫弄,这次可全靠你了。
xiǎo huáng ,zánmen qù àozhōu xīnxīlán de lǚxíng gōngluè nǐ zuò hǎo le méi ?wǒ tiāntiān jiābān ,wánquán méi gōngfu nòng ,zhècì kě quán kào nǐ le 。
Xiao Huang, have you prepared the itinerary for our trip to Australia and New Zealand? I work overtime everyday, so I've got no time to do it, so it is all on you.
才刚刚开始呢,我这两天在网上借鉴别人现成的攻略。我觉得咱们准备工作要做得充分些。
cái gānggāng kāishǐ ne ,wǒ zhèliǎngtiān zàiwǎngshàng jièjiàn biérén xiànchéng de gōngluè 。wǒ juéde zánmen zhǔnbèi gōngzuò yào zuò de chōngfèn xiē 。
I've just started on it, I looked up one by someone online. I think we should do more preparation work.
是啊,重中之重得先把路线和具体目的地确定下来。澳大利亚和新西兰对我来说都有些陌生,有哪些有名的城市和景点啊?
shì a ,zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng děi xiān bǎ lùxiàn hé jùtǐ mùdìdì quèdìng xiàlai 。Àodàlìyà hé xīnxīlán duìwǒláishuō dōu yǒuxiē mòshēng ,yǒu nǎxiē yǒumíng de chéngshì hé jǐngdiǎn ā ?
Yes, the first priority is to fix some specific routes and destinations. Australia and New Zealand are both unfamiliar to me, what are the famous cities and tourist spots?
多了去了。先和你说说澳大利亚的啊:悉尼除了有歌剧院,还有海滩。昆士兰有黄金海岸,有很多主题公园,比如华纳兄弟影城什么的。哦,还有大堡礁,还有……
duōleqùle 。xiān hé nǐ shuō shuo Àodàlìyà de ā :Xīní chúle yǒu gējùyuàn ,háiyǒu hǎitān 。kūnshìlán yǒu huángjīnhǎiàn ,yǒu hěn duō zhǔtí gōngyuán ,bǐrú huánàxiōngdìyǐngchéng shénme de 。ò ,háiyǒu dàbǎojiāo ,háiyǒu ……
There's so many. Well first let me tell you about Australia: As well as the opera house, Sydney also has beaches. On the Gold Coast in Queensland there are lots of theme parks, like Warner Bros. Movie World among others. Oh, and there's the Great Barrier Reef, and...
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