one-way fare 單程票 round-trip fare 往返票

dream of/ about doing sth 夢想做某事 graduate from 從…畢業

go for long bike rides 做長途自行車旅行

persuade sb to do sth= persuade sb into doing sth 說服某人做某事

persuade sb not to do sth= persuade sb out of doing sth 說服某人不做某事

get sb interested in 使某人對… 感興趣

insist on (one’s) sth/ doing sth 一定要；堅持要

the best way of doing sth/ the best way to do sth 干某事的最好辦法

at an altitude of 在…海拔上 attitude to/ toward(s) 對…態度

care about 憂慮，關心 care for喜歡，照顧 care to do愿意/同意做某事

change one’s mind 改變主意 to my mind = in my opinion

make up one’s mind to do 決心干某事

determine to do sth ( 動作) / be determined to do sth （心理） 決心干某事

give in (to) 投降；屈服；讓步 give in (vt) 上交

give up 放棄 give up doing/sth

as usual 像往常一樣 at midnight 午夜

make camp 野營，宿營 put up one’s tents 搭起帳篷

sth be familiar to sb某事為某人所熟悉 sb be familiar with sth某人熟悉某事

can’t wait/ can hardly wait to do sth 迫不及待想干某事

for one thing… for another （用來引出某事的理由）一則… 二則…

take one’s breath away 使某人大吃一驚

1. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River.

強調句基本句型：it is/ was…. that….其中指人時可用who(主)，whom(賓)。

2. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that we (should) find the source of the river.

insist that….(should)+ v原形 堅持要；堅持要求

insist that….陳述語氣 堅持說；堅持認為

3. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles? (metaphor)

4. To climb the mountain road was hard work but to go down the hills was great fun.

5. Good luck on your journey.

6. The lake shone like glass in the moonlight. (simile)