My sister was fond of traveling.

be fond of:喜欢;爱好

同义词组

be keen on……/Be interested in……/Be crazy about……（对……疯狂）/Be addicted to……（沉迷于）

Ever since graduating, she had been determined to organize a trip to an old temple.

Ever since:自从;打…以后一直

Graduating:（graduate的现在分词）;大学毕业;毕业(尤指中学);授予(某人)学位

Determined：决心;决定;坚决的;果断的v.查明;测定;准确算出;决定;形成;支配

下决心做某事

be determined to：（表状态的做某事）

Decide to do……/Determine to do……

make up ones mind to do……/make a decision to do……

Organize：组织;筹备;安排;处理;分配;规划;管理;照料

organize－Organized （adj）－Organization（n）－oganizaor组织者（n）

Temple：寺庙;(非基督教的)庙宇，寺院，神殿，圣堂;太阳穴;鬓角

Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantages.

since：原因状语从句

because/as/for（加句子放句尾）/now that（既然）

Transporting：交通

Fare：(飞机)票价;车费;船费;出租车乘客;饭菜vi成功(或不成功、更好等)

fare 常指车费，船费，飞机票的费用。

fee 常指学费

tip 常指小费

Cycle：周期;循环;自行车;摩托车;vi骑自行车;骑自行车旅行

四季循环

the cycle of four seasons

caring about：在意;关心;在乎

care about：在意;关心;在乎

care for=Take care of（照顾）

Disadvantages：（disadvantage的复数）不利因素;障碍;不便之处

Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind.

Stubborn：固执的;顽固的;倔强的;执拗的;难以去除(或对付)的

Attitude：态度;看法;我行我素的作派;姿势

attitude/approach/key/secret/entrance/answer + to doing

……的态度/方法/关键/秘密/入口/答案

Shortcoming：缺点;短处（性格上的缺点）

made up her mind

下决心做某事

make up ones mind to do……/make a decision to do……

be determined to：（表状态的做某事）

Decide to do……/Determine to do……

Persuade：劝说;说服;使信服;使相信

persuade sb into doing sth（劝某人做某事）

Persuade sb out of doing sth（劝某人不做某事）

change her mind

change ones mind 改变某人想法

Finally, we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a train.

Finally：最后;终于;最终;彻底地;决定性地

gave in：屈服

give的固定搭配

give away：泄露;分发;捐赠

give off：放出;发出

give out：分发

give up：放弃

as usual：像平常一样;照例

Though：虽然;尽管;即使;不过，可是，然而

though不得与but连用

Preferred：（prefer的过去分词和过去式）较喜欢;喜欢…多于…

After we prepared everything, including the schedule, reliable weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.

Including：包括…在内v.包括;包含;使成为…的一部分

Include用法

including＋A＋B＋C/A＋B＋C＋included

Schedule:工作计划;日程安排;节目表;明细表，清单vt安排;为…安排时间;预定;列入

Reliable:可信赖的;可依靠的;真实可信的;可靠的

Forecast:预测;预报

Insurance:保险;保险业;保险费;保费

Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude.

Journey:旅行;(尤指长途)行程

Flowing:流动;流浪记;流动的;流畅;流丽（河流主动流用ing）

Altitude：海拔高度;海拔;高程;(海拔高的)高处，高地

attitude态度

latitude纬度

Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, where the water seemed to boil.

Pace：步伐;节奏;一步的距离;步幅v.来回踱步;走来走去;确定速度

Bend：弯曲;(使)倾斜，偏向;把…弄弯(或折起)n.拐弯，弯道;

Valley：山谷;谷;流域;溪谷

Boil：煮;煮沸;(使)沸腾;(把壶、锅等)里面的水烧开;用沸水煮(或烫洗);被煮(或烫洗)

Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views.

Journal：杂志;日记;日志;(某学科或专业的)报纸;刊物

Hard：困难的

Hardly：几乎不

View：看法，意见，见解方法，方式;观看;看;视野;视域;视线v.把…视为;以…看待;看;观看;

Scenery：主要指某个地区的全部景色（不可数）

Sight：主要指你看到的景色

Scene：你看到的场景或电影场景

One night, I put my head on my pillow a parcel of wool coats, and lay beneath the stars.

Pillow：枕头vt枕着(某物)

a parcel of：一包

Wool:羊毛;毛线;毛料;绒线;(羊等的)绒，毛;毛织物

Lay-laid-laid（下蛋/放置）

Lie-lay-lain（躺）

Lie-lied-lied（撒谎）

Beneath:在下方;在(或往)…下面;在(或往)…下方;(对某人来说)不够好

When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful!

Flame:火焰;火舌;鲜红色;橘红色;橙黄色;强烈的感情;激情

went out：出去;(火,灯)熄;退职;下台

went out=go out

Go through：经过;经历，经受（尤指苦难或艰难时期）;翻阅;翻找;整理;通读;彻查

Go over：仔细检查;认真讨论;用心思考

Go up：（价格、数量或水平）上涨，上升;被建起;爆炸;起火;（喊声或欢呼声）响起，大作

Go back to……：追溯到……;重新开始;重操（旧业）;回到（原来的话题等）

Go by：过去;路过;顺便走访;流逝;去了

Cave：山洞;洞穴v.（使）塌陷;倒塌;屈服;洞穴潜水

at midnight：在午夜

结语

旅行看的不是风景。其实最好的风景，是人心