虛擬假期 “virtual holiday” 能讓你在預算和時間有限、或者沒有護照的情況下到遙遠的地方旅遊。許多在線服務都能幫助人們足不出戶地外出旅行。你可以通過遠程遊覽大英博物館和印度泰姬陵，甚至通過虛擬的潛水體驗看到沉船和珊瑚礁等等。本文討論互聯網和虛擬現實技術帶來的旅行體驗。
詞匯：travel 旅行
Have you ever dreamt of strolling along the streets of Venice, climbing the Eiffel Tower or flying above the Grand Canyon? It’s much easier to take a virtual holiday now than ever before. Doesn’t it sound adventurous – travelling to breathtaking destinations around the world while never leaving the comfort of your own home?
Digital maps let you roam almost any location on the planet, meaning you can explore the night markets in Bangkok, hover over mountainous regions like the Himalayas or zoom in on tiny islands and imagine you’re sunbathing and smelling the sea. Of course, you won’t experience the weather and culture in exactly the same way, but at least it’s an option.
If you are a nature lover, it’s possible to take an interactive virtual tour, with the option of virtual commentary, of a national park like Yellowstone in the USA. This area has a lot of volcanic activity, so you can watch geysers erupt, see sulphur lakes and virtually hike iconic trails. Their website is full of videos walking you to famous viewpoints like Dragon’s Mouth Spring and the cascading waterfall at Upper Falls. And then there are oceanic adventures too. National Geographic offers virtual underwater experiences so you can dive with sharks and other marine life, see coral reefs come alive and explore sunken shipwrecks.
You can now tour many museums and landmarks virtually too, like The British Museum in London. You can explore more than 60 galleries where you’ll see priceless artefacts from around the world, like the Rosetta Stone, and famous paintings and sculptures. The Taj Mahal is another place you can visit virtually and at a 360-degree angle, so you can scale heights that would be almost impossible if you were there in person.
They say ‘the world is your oyster‘. So next time you get the travel bug, try a virtual escape. A shoestring budget is no problem – you can still explore the world, and you don’t even need a passport.
詞匯表
virtual holiday 虛擬假期，通過互聯網或虛擬現實技術遊玩景點
adventurous 充滿冒險精神的
breathtaking destination 令人驚嘆的目的地
roam 漫步，閑逛
night market 夜市
interactive 互動式的
commentary 現場解說
national park 國傢公園
geyser 間歇泉
sulphur lake 硫磺湖
trail 徒步路線
viewpoint 觀景點
tour 遊覽，參觀
landmark 地標
the world is your oyster “世界是你的牡蠣”，比喻世界任人馳騁，人盡可隨心所欲
travel bug “旅行蟲”，對旅行的強烈興趣
shoestring budget 非常有限的預算
passport 護照
測驗與練習
1. 閱讀課文並回答問題。
1. What places are given as examples of where to go using a digital map?
2. What is a downside about virtual travel?
3. What could you add on to an interactive virtual tour of Yellowstone?
4. True or False? You can see shipwrecks virtually with National Geographic.
5. Why can you see more detail visiting the Taj Mahal virtually, rather than in person?
2. 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. We’re taking a bus so that we can _______ the city without having to walk everywhere.
run tour hike stroll
2. I couldn’t fly. I got to the airport and realised I’d left my _______ at home!
commentary passport landmark tour
3. I’m addicted to travelling. My mum says I’ve got the _______.
trail geyser holiday travel bug
4. I have no money to go out. I’m living on a _______ budget at the moment.
breathtaking virtual adventurous shoestring
5. Do what makes you happy. You only live once, and the world is your _______.
viewpoint oyster national park destination
答案
1. 閱讀課文並回答問題。
1. What places are given as examples of where to go using a digital map?
With a digital map, you can explore the night markets in Bangkok, hover over mountainous regions like the Himalayas or zoom in on tiny islands.
2. What is a downside about virtual travel?
A downside about virtual travel is that you won’t experience the weather and culture in exactly the same way.
3. What could you add on to an interactive virtual tour of Yellowstone?
It’s possible to take an interactive virtual tour, with the option of virtual commentary.
4. True or False? You can see shipwrecks virtually with National Geographic.
True. National Geographic offers virtual underwater experiences so you can explore sunken shipwrecks.
5. Why can you see more detail visiting the Taj Mahal virtually, rather than in person?
Because you can visit the Taj Mahal at a 360-degree angle, which means you can scale heights that would be almost impossible if you were there in person.
2. 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. We’re taking a bus so that we can tour the city without having to walk everywhere.
2. I couldn’t fly. I got to the airport and realised I’d left my passport at home!
3. I’m addicted to travelling. My mum says I’ve got the travel bug.
4. I have no money to go out. I’m living on a shoestring budget at the moment.
5. Do what makes you happy. You only live once, and the world is your oyster.
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