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五一小长假来了!"穷游"的英文居然不是poor travelling

01.

五一劳动节


International Workers' Day

Labor Day

May Day


  • May Day, also called International Workers' Day or Labor Day, is a day commemorating the historic struggles and gains made by workers.

    五一节,也叫国际劳动节或劳动节,是一个纪念工人的历史性斗争和取得的成就的日子。


  • Labor Day is a five-day holiday, but they are put together by a weekend and two make-up days.

    五一假期一共是五天,但它们是一个周末和两天补班凑在一起的。



02.

假期


holiday

vacation


  • Holidays or vacations don't have to be long breaks. They are just a period of time when you are not at work or school.

    假期不一定是很长的休息时间。它们只是你不工作或不上学的一段时间。


  • Generally, Americans use the word vacation more frequently, but British people use holiday more often.

    一般来说,美国人更频繁地使用vacation这个词,但是英国人更频繁地使用holiday。


  • In most cases, the two words can be used interchangeably.  But you will only say public holidays and bank holidays, not vacations.

    在大多数情况下,这两个词可以互换使用。但是你公共假期只能说 public holidays or bank holidays,而不能说是 vacations。



03.

各种旅游类型


travel on a shoestring 穷游

a packaged tour 跟团游

a road trip 自驾游


  • He is going to travel on a shoestring. He also doesn't want to get ripped off when traveling, so he always makes travel plans in advance.

    他打算穷游。他也不想在旅行时被坑,所以他总是提前制定旅行计划。


  • A packaged tour is organized by a company at a fixed price and that includes the cost of travel, hotels, etc.

    跟团游由旅游公司定价,其中包括旅游、住宿费等。


  • Taking a road trip brings huge fun but it really depends on where you are traveling to.

    自驾游会带来很多乐趣,但是它也取决于你的目的地是哪里。


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