雅思口語：a car trip that is interesting that you want to go to

剛發現雅思口語里A car trip that you want to go to的時候就想到之前有人跟我說，「西藏一定要去，那裡美得讓人窒息!」然後補了一刀「剛到就被送去醫院吸氧了……」Well, having said that，西藏還是非常值得一去的!雖然可能沒有機會和勇氣親身「到此一游」，不過聽那些從那邊回來的小朋友激動的描述和電視里的紀錄片，我們是完全有能力在雅思口語里搞出來一篇「假裝自己去過西藏」，或者「正在計劃去西藏」的素材的!

I』ve always wanted to take a car trip to Tibet. I got my driver』s license 3 years ago, but I』ve never driven to a place that far.

I plan to go there by myself this summer vacation. And I am really looking forward to this trip.

My dad has been there once, and he told me, the scenery there is gorgeous. And the Potala Palace is splendid. I』ve seen pictures of it on travel magazines, and the unique architecture deeply attracted me. Around the building, there are lines of golden or red prayer wheels. People in Tibet are all devout Buddhists, you know, so the atmosphere is pretty sacred.

But there』s a problem. Tibet is really far from my hometown, and I couldn』t go there by air, 『cause I would suffer from the altitude sickness. So taking the train to the neighboring city and driving there is my only option, that way I could get used to the altitude gradually. Plus, it is convenient for me to get around in a car. I mean, I can use my GPS to find all the places I want to visit, and I could admire the view along the way.

I also checked the travel tips online. I』ve worked out all the places I want to go, and I heard the barbecue there is out of this world. And I』ve already made a hotel reservation in advance, so the price is much lower.

So… basically, that』s how I planned my trip, and I just couldn』t wait to start it.

語言點解析：

1. devout Buddhist

Devout means believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices. 也就是「虔誠的」，例如：a devout Christian / Muslim.

2. altitude sickness

Altitude sickness is an illness caused by a lack of oxygen, because of being very high above sea level, for example on a mountain. 即「高原反應」。

3. travel tips就是「旅行攻略」。

4. work something out

Work something out有「算出」的意思，例如to work out the answer. 不過這裡，它是to plan or think of something的意思，例如：I』ve worked out a new way of doing it.

很多去過西藏或者內蒙(Inner Mongolia)的孩子，回來之後都會聊起念念不忘的烤全羊(roast lamb)，這頓special meal也可以扔進雅思素材里呀：

They have a specialty called roast lamb, and they would serve the whole lamb on the table for the guests. It』s a special culture. And the meat was so palatable, I mean, it』s crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. It could just melt in your mouth. And it tastes better if we eat them with the special sauce they made.

And I have to mention the way they eat the lamb. After the dish was put on the table, the most powerful man around the table gets to try the first bite, and then take a sip of strong liquor, just to show our respect to the nature and God, you know, because they provide us with the food we eat.

語言點解析：

1. specialty = a type of food or product that a restaurant or place is famous for because it is so good. 也就是當地特產!

2. crisp on the outside and tender on the inside就是「外焦里嫩」。

3. melt in your mouth = to be soft and very good to eat，我們形容東西好吃，不是經常用「入口即化」來描述么!

4. take a sip of something不是喝一大口，而是「小抿一口」。

上面就是描寫烤全羊的口感和吃的時候風俗，大家再加一些自己獨特的體驗就OK了~

作者簡介：

朱博，新東方吉林學校雅思口語美女講師，畢業於985院校大連理工大學，碩士保送一等獎學金。在校期間曾遊學美國，任出版社英語出版中心校對四年，工作嚴謹，活潑開朗，讓大家快樂的學習英語。