16 Flashcards
Summertime Vacations
out East
to go to the eastern coast the US
‘I’m going out west’ general to refer to any part western of US
real old, real fast
informal
to get old = to be boring not any more
“going to the museum every Friday gets old” = is bps ring if you do it all the time
“ talking to my friend bob gets old after a while”
“gets old real fast”= very quakl y
headed for / head some where
to go some where/ the long or short distance
“where you headed?
i headed to the dining room, I’m hungry”
a hassle
when you have a problem with sth
“its a reall hassle to go through immigration” = its really bother-it always causes some problems
“dont hassle me”= don’t cause me any problem
double bed
refer to the type of bed
a smaller bed
2 people sleeping close together
king
refer to the type of bed
the largest bed-for 2 people
the biggest bed=a california bed
Lodging
a general term we use t cover any place you stye or sleep over night
a trailer park- a hotel- a bed and breakfast
tourist attractions
any thing that people visiting that place would want t o see like muasume historical site or…
to declare
when you go through custom means that you have sth you are bringing in that usually need permission or nee pay a tax = making a declaration
a pain
informal = to hassle it bother you-cause problem a pain it neck! its a pain-its problem
the standard sth/menu/routine/question
the normal
the regular
“how long will you stay in this country?”
“”
tourist traps to sidetrack
tourist traps : a type of tourist attraction that designed to take your money but not necessary be very intertaining
a place that some one go there and spend a lot of money but its not really enjoyable
to side track : to get of the track/path/the road that you on
to be pushed up or detracted a way you are going
searched
to look in
when you into the custom or when you stop by the police they search your car/bag/house
home sweet home
the place you leave that also your home state
im glad to be home
sweet=nice
road trip
” lets take a road trip” = lets drive some where more less on the spare of the moment
on the spare of the moment
without a lot of planning
What is the (nature) of your visit?
the reason
why are here?
for business or pleasure
the nature of sth
the most important quality of sth
“the nature of jogging is that you get tired” = an essential part of jogging after awhile is you get tired
to side track some one
to get them talking about or interested in a different topic then the one where interest in before
usually use as negative thing
“I don’t want to get side track” = i wan to focus on the most important thing and not thins that are less important
a negative things
I think the best summer vacation I’ve ever taken was when I went out East a few years ago. Two of my friends and I went on a two-week road trip. At the time, I was living in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the Midwest of the United States. Anyway, we started off camping every night, but that got real old, real fast. So we started checking in to hotels after about the third day. We were headed for Washington, DC first. Checking in to the hotel was always a bit of a hassle. I wanted to sleep in a double bed, my friends wanted to get a king to share. Lodging is more expensive at a hotel than in a campground, but it is much, much more comfortable!
We went to the major tourist attractions in Washington, D.C. - the Capitol, Lincoln’s Memorial, the White House. We then headed north, passing through Boston and headed towards Canada, to Quebec City. When we arrived at the Canadian border, we had to pass through customs and immigration. Customs was easy. We had nothing to declare. Immigration was more of a pain . We were asked the standard questions. How long will you be staying in Canada? What is the nature of your visit? Finally, we were permitted to enter, and we drove on to our destination.
Quebec City is beautiful! Unlike many cities, there are no tourist traps to sidetrack you. We spent two days there, then drove on to Montreal. Of course, we had to pass through customs and immigration again when we re-entered the United States. Our bags were searched in customs, but other than that we got through fairly easily. A few days later, we were back in Minnesota–home sweet home.
