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Los Angeles 洛杉磯

pickup truck 小貨車

public parking lot 公共停車場

scare 嚇到

dessert 甜點

vanilla ice cream 香草冰淇淋

appreciate 感謝

accident 意外

across 越過

onion soup 洋蔥湯

translate 翻譯

suggest 建議

horrible 糟糕的

kilometer  公里

taste 嚐起來

melon  瓜類

crispy 脆脆的

snack 點心

look forward to  期待 

Bangkok 曼谷

toothache 牙痛

dentist 牙醫

sightseeing  觀光

temple  寺廟

designer clothes  設計師衣服

air-conditioned 空調

Context:

People are sharing their travelling experience.

Have you ever go abroad for a vacation?

Do you have a nice or a terrible exprience?

Listening:

1.

Los Angeles is really beautiful. Everyone is so healthy and perfect- looking, but kind of unfriendly. This afternoon I was parking my car at the beach when this man in a pickup truck started yelling at me. He said it was his parking space. At a public parking lot! We had to find another parking space, which wasn’t easy and it really scared my kids. When we finally got to the beach, it was just beautiful. We watched one of those great, slow California sunsets, then we had a delicious seafood dinner. After that, we drove back to our hotel and ordered dessert in our room—apple pie and vanilla ice cream! The hotel staff was helpful, and they were very nice to my kids. I really appreciated that.

2.

When my friends and I arrived in Paris last week, we took this awful taxi from the airport to the hotel. We got in an accident, but no one was hurt! When we finally got to the hotel, the room was really small and dirty. And there was only one bed for three people! So, we asked them to give us a different room. For dinner, we went to this little restaurant across the street. I had the most delicious onion soup! The waiters were really friendly and helpful. They helped translate the menu for us and suggested some really delicious dishes.

3.

The buses in India are horrible! Today it took us twelve hours to go only 100 kilometers. The seats were really small, and it was much too crowded. The bus broke down, and we had to wait by the side of the road for a few hours. After an hour or so, the people on the bus started singing songs—you know, to pass the time—and some of them were even dancing. They asked me a lot of questions about my family back home, and that felt good. Then some kids came by selling these delicious melons and crispy fried snacks. I’d never tasted anything so spicy! I’m really looking forward to sleeping in my hotel room tonight—the bed is really soft and comfortable, and you can see the mountains from the window.

4.

I arrived here in Bangkok a couple of days ago. At first, I was sure I was going to have a horrible vacation, because I had this awful toothache! Luckily the man at the tourist office was really helpful. He found a great English-speaking dentist for me. The people have all been really friendly like that. I got my tooth fixed this morning, and then I went sightseeing and saw all of the wonderful old temples in the city I took so many beautiful pictures. And the shopping! I’ve found a lot of great designer clothes for cheap prices. The only problem is the buses. They aren’t air conditioned! Tomorrow, I’m taking taxis everywhere.

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