节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2012-08-06
难易度:Medium
关键字:delightful, assume, wary, black out
(Music).
Hi, everybody.
Welcome to Studio Classroom Worldwide.
Thanks for joining us today.
In this month's LIFE EXPERIENCE feature, Studio Classroom talks with Julie
Whitmore about the importance of travel safety.
Whitmore lives in Asia, where she works as a writer.
She has traveled extensively in Europe, North America and Asia, and much of that
traveling was done alone.
In her travels, Whitmore has experienced some pretty hairy situations.
So she knows firsthand about the importance of solo-travel safety.
OK. Let's jump into our interview with Julie Whitmore now on page 20.
(Music).
Solo-Travel Safety.
It pays to be careful when you travel alone.
Tell us about your travels.
I started traveling internationally when I was 20.
Since then, I've lived in five countries and visited about 21 others.
I enjoy traveling because I'm pretty curious by nature.
Most of the time, I've had delightful experiences but not always...
Do tell.
Once I went to the Philippines for a weekend trip.
While I was there, some locals I met put drugs in my food and stole my money.
Really! What happened?
I met some local people who helped me get on the right bus to the beach.
I assumed they were safe because most of them were women in their 40s.
Hello, everyone.
Thank you for joining us.
My name is Ryan.
And my name is Kaylah.
And today we're in our LIFE EXPERIENCE article talking about actually one of my
favorite topics.
And of course, that is traveling.
Today we are talking about Solo-Travel Safety, how to be careful when you're
traveling alone.
That's right.
Traveling can be a lot of fun, as many of you know, but it's still important to
be careful.
In fact, we see it pays to be careful especially when you travel alone.
That's right.
It pays to do something means it is good or it is a benefit to you as if you
were getting paid money, but you get benefit.
So it is good for you to be careful when you're traveling, especially alone.
Now that goes for everyone.
So today we're talking with a lady.
But Ryan, it's still important for gentlemen when you travel alone to be just as
careful.
That's right, gentlemen.
And of course, everyone, we're talking about solo-travel.
And the word "solo" there simply means to do something alone; so be careful when
you're traveling alone.
Well, this month Studio Classroom talks to Julie Whitmore about the importance
of travel safety.
Now to know a little bit about Whitmore - she lives in Asia, where she works as
a writer.
But she has a lot of experience.
That's right.
And she has been able to travel extensively in Europe, North America and Asia.
So Kaylah, what does it mean if you do something extensively?
"Extensively" means a lot of or great or big or very stretched out.
So she has traveled extensively, which means she has done a lot of traveling
probably to a lot of countries.
In our article, we're going to see just how many places she has been.
And I think, friends, you will agree that it is very extensive.
OK. Now with many of our articles each month, we like to interview people who
have experience.
So here we have an interview.
And we first ask Julie: Tell us about your travels.
And she replies: I started traveling internationally when I was 20.
Now Julie is from the United States but does now live in Asia.
But she started traveling, Ryan, whe she was only 20 years old.
That's impressive to be traveling internationally at a young age.
Yeah. Actually, she was still in school when she started traveling.
And so that's quite young and unusual for people to travel internationally while
they're still in school.
Well, she says: Since then, I've lived in five countries and visited about 21
others.
Now we know who Julie is, and we know that she's actually not that old.
So she has been a lot of places in a very short time.
Yeah. That's very impressive.
I don't think I know anyone who's been to more countries than that off the top
of my head.
She has been a lot of places.
Twenty one countries is a lot to visit.
Well, she says: I enjoy traveling because I'm pretty curious by nature.
OK. So she is curious by nature.
Now the word "curious" simply means that you want to learn more about something.
And if you're something by nature, what does that mean?
Well, Liz has more information on that.
So let's go visit her for Grammar on the Go.
Hello, friends.
How are you doing today?
My name is Liz.
And it's time for Grammar on the Go.
Our article today is on safety issues of solo-traveling.
We read: I enjoy traveling because I'm pretty curious by nature.
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
Today our Grammar Tip focus is on the phrase at the end of the sentence, by
nature.
It's another way to say having the natural characteristic of what was just said.
So in the case of today's sentence, Julie Whitmore is saying that she has the
characteristic of being curious.
It's very natural for her to be that way.
She is curious by nature.
OK. Let's have a look at some example sentences.
Although Ronald wants to improve his English, he is always very lazy and never
puts in enough effort to practice.
So we can say: Ronald never practices his English because he is quite lazy by
nature.
We can also use this phrase, by nature, to describe a common characteristic.
For example, cats care a lot about their territory and will get defensive when
they find other cats walking through their space.
So we can say: Cats are territorial by nature.
If you'd like to see some more example sentences, they're available in today's
Grammar Tip section in your Studio Classroom magazine.
That's all the time we have for today.
This is Liz with Grammar on the Go signing off.
Bye-bye.
All right. We've been interviewing Julie asking her about her solo-travel
experiences.
And we've seen that she loves traveling.
She's traveled to 21 different countries because she's curious by nature.
That's right. She's curious by nature.
Well, most of the time, she says, I've had delightful experiences but not
always...
And we see the "dot dot dot," that ellipsis there, mean there's more to her
story coming up.
But first let's see what makes something delightful?
OK. Well, something that is "delightful" is very enjoyable, very pleasant or
attractive.
So she had a lot of travel experiences that were fun, that were enjoyable but
not always.
Well, Studio Classroom were very interested in what she has to say, so we say:
Do tell.
Now that sentence is a short and kind of fun slang way of saying:
We want to know more. Please go on.
I'm very interested. Do tell.
OK. So she starts to tell us what wasn't fun.
She says: Once I went to the Philippines for a weekend trip.
And a weekend trip is just a short trip that you take over a couple days.
Now she says: While I was there, some locals - the people who live there - that
she met put drugs in my noodles.
They... they drugged her food.
Wow, they drugged her food and stole her money.
So they took her money.
And so Studio Classroom asks: Really! What happened?
She says: I met some local people who helped me get on the right bus to the
beach.
She said: I assumed they were safe because most of them were women in their 40s.
Usually we think of women, and usually that are a little older, maybe in their
40s, as safe women to be around.
But this just shows you to be careful.
Right. That's something you might assume.
And if you "assume" something, that means you believe it could be true without
questioning it.
That's right.
And you need to make sure you question the people you're with to always be
careful because you never know who might be tricking you or getting you in
trouble.
We're going to hear more about a Julie's story and what happens with these women
after we visit the Chat Room.
(Background Noise).
Bless you, Bryan.
Are you getting sick?
You've been sneezing a lot today.
Yeah, I think I am coming down with a cold.
It just started today.
You know, you should get to bed early tonight.
And maybe eat some medicine too.
I will.
But Ken, you should say "take" some medicine, not "eat" some medicine.
Oh, really!
So anytime you talk about medicine, you should use the verb "take"?
That's right.
I think I'm going to get some cold medicine on the way home from work today.
Good idea.
So there's a medicine store near here?
Yes, there is.
And we call that a drugstore.
Drugstore?
But isn't selling drugs illegal?
Well, that depends on what you mean by drug.
A drug can be an illegal chemical that people take to change how they feel.
Selling that kind of drug would be illegal.
But drug can also be another word for medicine.
Oh, so only some drugs are illegal.
And the drugs they sell in a drugstore are just medicine?
That's right.
But actually, drugstores often sell more than just medicine.
They may sell soap, makeup, household products or other things.
The part of the drugstore that sells the medicine is called a pharmacy.
So if there's a store that only sells medicine, what is that called?
We call that a pharmacy too.
OK. Well, thanks for the English lesson, Bryan.
You really should stop at the drugstore to get some medicine for you cold.
You don't want it to keep getting worse.
No, I don't.
Thanks for your concern, Ken.
Sure.