one-way fare 单程票 round-trip fare 往返票
dream of/ about doing sth 梦想做某事 graduate from 从…毕业
go for long bike rides 做长途自行车旅行
persuade sb to do sth= persuade sb into doing sth 说服某人做某事
persuade sb not to do sth= persuade sb out of doing sth 说服某人不做某事
get sb interested in 使某人对… 感兴趣
insist on (one’s) sth/ doing sth 一定要；坚持要
the best way of doing sth/ the best way to do sth 干某事的最好办法
at an altitude of 在…海拔上 attitude to/ toward(s) 对…态度
care about 忧虑，关心 care for喜欢，照顾 care to do愿意/同意做某事
change one’s mind 改变主意 to my mind = in my opinion
make up one’s mind to do 决心干某事
determine to do sth ( 动作) / be determined to do sth （心理） 决心干某事
give in (to) 投降；屈服；让步 give in (vt) 上交
give up 放弃 give up doing/sth
as usual 像往常一样 at midnight 午夜
make camp 野营，宿营 put up one’s tents 搭起帐篷
sth be familiar to sb某事为某人所熟悉 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 （用来引出某事的理由）一则… 二则…
take one’s breath away 使某人大吃一惊
1. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River.
强调句基本句型：it is/ was…. that….其中指人时可用who(主)，whom(宾)。
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 坚持要；坚持要求
insist that….陈述语气 坚持说；坚持认为
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)