壹蘋派生活美語　替代式旅遊風潮崛起

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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