We went on a short road trip to Yilan for the holiday. 我們利用連假開車去宜蘭小旅行。
Many people like to travel to nearby counties during long weekends. 很多人會利用連假安排近郊旅行。
二、理想與現實的拉鋸戰
談到連假,最有趣也最真實的,莫過於「完美計畫」與「最終結果」之間的巨大鴻溝。
I planned to wake up early, go hiking, and take some beautiful photos for my Instagram. 我原本打算早起去爬山,拍一堆美照發 IG。
I ended up sleeping in until noon and spent the rest of the day on the couch. 結果我直接睡到中午,然後在沙發上廢了一整天。
實用句型 end up + V-ing:用來表示「出乎意料的結果是……」,非常適合描述這種哭笑不得的狀況。
三、連假的殘酷真相:不可不知的挑戰
交通夢魘 The Traffic Nightmare 關鍵片語:heavy traffic 或 bumper-to-bumper traffic 交通壅塞 / 走走停停的車陣 The heavy traffic was insane; we were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for three hours. 交通壅塞太可怕了,我們在走走停停的車陣中卡了三個小時。
人山人海 Seas of People 關鍵片語:swamped with tourists 或 packed with people 被遊客/人群擠爆 We wanted to go to the night market, but it was completely packed with people. 我們本來想去夜市,但那裡完全被人潮擠爆了。
荷包失血 A Bleeding Wallet 關鍵片語:overpriced 或 a total rip-off 價格過高 / 根本是敲竹槓 Be careful, many restaurants in tourist areas are overpriced. Sometimes it’s a total rip-off. 要小心,很多觀光區的餐廳都定價過高,有時候根本是在敲竹槓。
訂房戰爭 The Hotel Booking War 關鍵片語:fully booked 全部訂滿了 I tried to find a hotel for the long weekend, but everything was already fully booked.我試著為連假找間飯店,但所有地方都已經被訂滿了。