英语四级写作美文及短语讲解

　　春假时，我和家人到马来西亚作短期旅游。

　　After a three-hour flight, we landed in Penang, the country's second largest city.

　　经过二个小时的飞行，我们抵达马来西亚第二大城——槟城。

　　Then we took a long bus trip followed by a nice little boat ride to Pangkor, an off-the-beaten-path vacation spot in Malaysia.

　　然后我们坐了很久的巴士再搭小渡船到马来西亚一处偏远的度假胜地——邦咯岛。

　　Pangkor's smooth blue sea, fine swimming beaches and unpollufed environment make it a dreamland for those who want to get away from it all for a while.

　　邦咯岛平静无波的蓝色海洋，美丽的海滩和未受污染的环境，是那些想暂时放下一切出外遨游者的乐土。

　　There we engaged in such thrilling water sports as deep-sea fishing, jet-skiing, and even parasailing!

　　在那里我们参加了各种惊险刺激的水上活动，例如深海钓鱼、水上摩托车甚至还有滑翔伞廷行!

　　What's more, drinking fresh coconut milk was an experience I will never forget.

　　更棒的是，喝新鲜的椰子汁是一项我永远不会忘记的经历。

　　For those who haven't been to Malaysia, such a trip is well worth taking.

　　对尚未去过马来西亚的人来说，前往一游是值得的。

　　短语讲解:

　　1.go to…for a short holiday 到……度个短假

　　例:Summer is already here;John and I are going to Miami Beach

　　for a short holiday.

　　夏天到了，我和约翰要去迈阿密海滩度个短假。

　　2. take a bus trip 乘公交车旅游

　　例:During the summer vacation，she took along bus trip to Kenting.

　　暑假时，她坐了很久的巴士去垦丁旅游。

　　3. for a while 一会儿

　　例:After overworking she had to rest for a while

　　在工作过度后，她必须休息一下。

　　英语四级写作美文：垦丁之旅

　　In spite of the oncoming typhoon, May and I still went on our trip to Kenting.

　　尽管台风即将来临，我和梅仍然去垦丁玩。

　　We rented a scooter as soon as we arrived and began our exciting adventure.

　　我们一到垦丁就租了一辆小型摩托车展开刺激的历险。

　　Our first stop was Sheding Park, a wild nature park.

　　我们的第一站是社顶公园，一座原始的自然公园。

　　We took a walk on the trails and spotted many goats.

　　我们在小径上散步时看见了许多山羊。

　　We were so thrilled that we decided to follow them.

　　我们非常兴奋，因此决定跟踪它们。

　　It wasn't long before we realized we had gotten lost.

　　没多久我们就迷路了。

　　It took us hours to get out of the woods.

　　我们花了好几个小时才走出森林

　　On the way back to our hostel, I was so taken with the lovely scene that I crashed into a fence.

　　在回旅社的途中，我欣赏美景太过入神以致撞上一处围栏。

　　Fortunately, May and I were not injured.

　　幸好，我和梅都没受伤。

　　The next day, we went to the beach for a swim.

　　第二天.我们到海滩游泳。

　　The sea was so rough, we almost drowned.

　　海上风浪很大，因此我们差点淹死。

　　Despite all that had happened, our trip was really an unforgettable adventure.

　　尽管发生犷这么多事，此行依然令人难忘。

　　短语讲解:

　　1.in spite of+N/V-ing尽管/虽然....

　　例:In spite of all his hard work, Tim still failed the exam.

　　尽管很努力，蒂姆仍未通过考试。

　　2.As soon as.…主句 一……就……

　　例:As soon as Father gets home，all the kids behave themselves.

　　爸爸一回到家，所有的小孩就都很守规矩.

　　3.so+adj./adv.+that从句 如此…以致…

　　例:The test was so easy that I finished it sooner than expected.

　　这次测验很容易.因此我比预期的要早写完。