English TRAVEL Vocabulary: Useful Words & Phrases (Speak Like a Native Speaker When Travelling) · English At The Ready
学习实用的旅行英语词汇和短语，提升在异国他乡的交流能力。适合练习日常对话和实用表达。
Today I'm in Bratislava, Slovakia, and in this video, I'm going to teach you some English vocabulary and phrases you can use when you travel.
今天我在斯洛伐克的布拉迪斯拉发。在这个视频中，我将教你一些旅行时可以使用的英语词汇和短语。
So if you like to travel and you want to learn some new and useful words in English,
那么，如果你喜欢旅行，并且想学习一些新的、实用的英语单词，
then watch until the end of this video.
然后请继续观看这个视频，直到结束。
I wanted to arrive in Bratislava early in the day, so I hit the road at 7 in the morning.
我希望能在当天早些时候到达布拉迪斯拉发，因此我早上 7 点就出发了。
To hit the road means to start a journey or trip, usually by car.
To hit the road”意味着开始一段旅程或出行，通常是通过汽车进行的。
The drive along the highway was pretty scenic.
沿着高速公路行驶的景色非常优美。
When a landscape is scenic, it means it's pretty, it's beautiful, and it's nice to look at.
当一个景观具有观赏价值时，那就意味着它非常漂亮、令人赏心悦目，看着它让人感到愉悦。
I was excited to arrive in Bratislava and go sightseeing.
当我抵达布拉迪斯拉发并开始观光时，感到非常兴奋。
When you go sightseeing, it means you explore a city and you see all the attractions and sights.
当你去观光时，这意味着你要探索一座城市，并参观所有的景点和名胜古迹。
I arrived in the city at 9am and I figured the best way to get around was by walking.
我早上9点到达这座城市，觉得最方便的出行方式就是步行。
Bratislava is a very walkable city, which means it's easy to walk through, but you could also use public transportation.
布拉迪斯拉发是一座非常适合步行的城市——步行游览非常方便；当然，您也可以选择乘坐公共交通工具。
Public transportation is things like buses, trains, or in this case, trams.
公共交通工具包括公交车、火车，以及在这种情况下使用的有轨电车。
A tram is just a train that goes on the road in the city.
有轨电车其实就是一种在城市道路上运行的火车。
I really enjoyed wandering through the Old Town and checking out all the beautiful historic buildings.
我真的很喜欢在老城区漫步，欣赏那些美丽的歷史建筑。
One of my favorite things about Bratislava was definitely the architecture.
布拉迪斯拉发最让我喜欢的地方之一，无疑就是它的建筑风格了。
At 11, I felt like a coffee, so I decided to hang out at a cafe for a bit.
11岁的时候，我想喝杯咖啡，于是决定去咖啡馆待一会儿。
There was a large selection of coffee and tea at this cafe, so I spent some time browsing through the menu.
这家咖啡馆提供了种类繁多的咖啡和茶饮，因此我花了一些时间仔细浏览菜单。
You could say browsing, but if you want to sound even more natural,
你可以称之为“浏览”，但如果你想让表达听起来更加自然的话……
you could say I was flipping through the menu.
你可以说，我当时正在翻阅菜单。
After I finished my coffee, I decided to explore the castle.
喝完咖啡后，我决定去探索一下这座城堡。
Now, the castle was on a hill, so I had to walk up a little bit and get some exercise.
这座城堡坐落在小山上，所以我必须走上一段山路，顺便锻炼一下身体。
To get into the castle, I had to purchase a ticket which cost me 14 euros.
要进入这座城堡，我必须购买门票，门票的价格是14欧元。
In the castle, there was a museum where I discovered more about the history of the city and of Slovakia.
在城堡里，有一个博物馆；在那里我了解到更多关于这座城市以及斯洛伐克的历史。
In the castle museum, I saw a lot of old artifacts.
在城堡博物馆里，我看到了许多古老的文物。
An artifact is just an object from the past or from a long time ago.
一件“文物”只不过是来自过去或很久以前的物品罢了。
There was also an art exhibit which contained a lot of paintings.
还有一个艺术展览，展出了许多绘画作品。
An exhibit is just a collection of something, maybe paintings or artifacts in a museum.
展览只不过是某种物品的集合罢了——比如博物馆里展出的画作或文物。
Outside of the castle, I saw a place selling souvenirs.
在城堡外面，我看到有一个出售纪念品的地方。
A souvenir is something you take home from vacation, like a fridge, magnet or maybe a postcard.
纪念品是你从假期中带回家的东西，比如冰箱、磁铁，或者是一张明信片。
When I travel, I don't normally buy souvenirs, so I didn't get anything today.
我旅行的时候通常不会买纪念品，因此今天什么也没买。
I was about to leave the castle and go back down into the city when I realized I had completely missed the castle gardens.
我正准备离开城堡，返回城里时，突然意识到自己完全忽略了城堡里的花园。
So I went into the castle gardens to check them out and to take a stroll.
于是我走进城堡的花园，想看看那里的景色，同时也想散散步。
To take a stroll means to take a slow, relaxed walk.
散步是指进行一种缓慢、轻松的步行活动。
This is a great word and native speakers use it all the time,
这是一个非常棒的单词，母语使用者经常使用它。
so I would definitely recommend adding it to your vocabulary.
因此，我绝对建议你把它添加到自己的词汇表中。
The gardens were very peaceful and they were a great escape from the busy bustling city.
这些花园非常宁静，是远离喧嚣都市的绝佳去处。
The word bustling means very busy, very noisy or very loud.
Bustling”这个词表示非常繁忙、非常嘈杂或非常热闹。
If you're finding this lesson useful, then make sure to leave a like and let me know in the comments what you think,
如果你觉得这节课很有用，请一定要点赞，并在评论区告诉我你的看法。
what words are new to you and what words you already knew.
哪些单词对你来说是新的，哪些单词你之前就已经知道了？
And if you want to improve your English with me this year,
如果你想在今年通过我的帮助来提高你的英语水平，