T: Terry Y: Yvonne
Terry is looking at flight prices on his computer when Yvonne sits down next to him.
T: Ugh, have you checked out the flight prices for a trip to Sydney? They’re insane.
Y: Yeah, I looked them up before. Travel costs have been soaring lately. Have you heard about the trend called “travel dupes”?
T: What’s that?
Y: It’s like finding a more affordable alternative to popular destinations. For example, instead of Sydney, you could consider going to Perth.
T: I know nothing about Perth. Is it even worth it?
Y: Of course. It’s a beautiful place you shouldn’t miss.
伊芳在泰瑞旁邊坐下時，泰瑞正在電腦上查看飛機票價。
泰 瑞： 呃，妳有查過飛往雪梨的飛機票價嗎？好誇張喔。
伊 芳： 有啊，我之前查過。最近旅行費用不斷飆升。你聽過「替代式旅遊」這股趨勢嗎？
泰 瑞： 那是什麼？
伊 芳： 就是尋找比熱門目的地更實惠的替代方案。例如，你可以考慮前往珀斯，而不是雪梨。
泰 瑞： 我對珀斯一無所知。這值得嗎？
伊 芳： 當然。這是個你不該錯過的美麗地方。
生活必備字詞：
catch up with... 趕上……
look... up / look up... 查詢（資訊、字義等）
alternative n. 替代方案
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見五月號。
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