Lesson 4
I Like Travel

Guidance

The ancient said the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. 古人云：讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路。旅行就是一個發現美的過程，旅行總是令人向往，尤其是一個人的旅行。

1 I like travel, because travel not only allows me to enjoy the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, but also brings me knowledge and exercise. Beautiful sceneries make me impressed and friendly people make me warm.

2 Travel is a process of discovery of beauty that would company my whole life.^① I like the feeling on the road, which greatly enrich my life and fields of vision. Being to different places, seeing different views makes me know how big the world is, so that I won’t bother my trifles.^② I think a broad mind is extremely important to a person, and traveling is a good way to get it. Maybe some people would say that I travel just because I want to relax. There’s no doubt about that. No matter for what reason, traveling is attractive to us all.^③

3 Many people like traveling. They just feel happy when traveling. But not many people will think the meaning of travel. What is the meaning of travel? Actually, one of the meanings is to find happiness. Putting aside all the trouble to enjoy themselves usually makes people happy. There is another important meaning. It is to learn things. To go out for a visit can enlarge people’s vision. People can learn a lot from it. Therefore, sometimes we will find that some people will be different after they return home from travel. It is because they learn the true meaning of travel.

4 I believe different ways for traveling will have different feelings. And I prefer traveling alone. Traveling alone is more exciting. Just imagine, you go to a beautiful place, but you have never gone there before, so you have to deal with all the things by yourself. It is very adventure ous, right? In addition, traveling alone can avoid many conflicts that will have when traveling in group.^④

5 Last, watching the same scenery by yourself or with many people will have different feelings. Therefore, sometimes you can think about traveling alone.

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Notes

^① Travel is a process of discovery of beauty that would company my whole life. 旅行就是一個發現美的過程，這種美的感受將會陪伴我終生。

^② …so that I won’t bother my trifles. ……從而不會被瑣事叨擾。

^③ No matter for what reason, traveling is attractive to us all. 不管出于什么原因，旅行對所有人來說，總是充滿誘惑。

^④ In addition, traveling alone can avoid many conflicts that will have when traveling in group. 此外，獨自旅行也可以避免很多人旅行時會碰到的沖突。

Practice

Ⅰ. Reading comprehension

1. What’s the meaning of travel?

A. To relax.

B. To find happiness.

C. To enlarge people’s vision.

D. All of the above.

2. What does “it” mean in the sentence “traveling is a good way to get it ”?

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3. Sometimes we will find that some people will be different after they return home from travel. Can you tell the reason?

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4. Why does the writer think traveling alone is more excited?

5. Beautiful sceneries make me impressed and friendly people make me warm. “Impressed” means__________.

A. 感動

B. 印象深刻

C. 有壓力

D. 感到鼓舞

Ⅱ. Writing practice

Have you ever had an exciting trip or vacation? Why is it unforgettable to you? Try to wtite down something unusual about your vacation.

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