How to spend the summer holiday

四川雙流中學 蔣建平

題材體裁 篇幅 建議用時334詞 6分鐘暑期生活 說明文

難詞探意

1.sandcastle /'s?ndkɑ?sl/ n.沙堡

2.reveal /r?'vi?l/ v.顯示；透露

3.cater/'ke?t?(r)/v.迎合；滿足某種需要或要求

4.humility /hju?'m?l?ti/ n.謙遜；謙恭

The summer holiday is just around the corner, and it is the time to think about the plan for this summer vacation.With the development of economy, more and more people have a variety of ways of spending their holidays, such as going out for traveling, shopping online, visiting dear friends, or even making a weight-loss plan and so on.What will you do during this holiday?Let's make a review and see what types are most popular among people to spend holidays this summer.

With so many choices available, beaches are ideal for summer holidays as they offer the sun,warmth, water, sand,sandcastlesfor the kids and opportunities for romantic adults.You can sink your toes into the sand, take surfing lessons or rent a sail boat for more excitement and adventure.They are the perfect places for water sports and relaxing.

Many young adults find that traveling can actually refresh their minds and let them be more prepared for college or a career.The experience of going out opens their eyes and increases their knowledge.They believe the experience is a precious treasure that can be useful all throughout their own life.

Instead of going out for traveling, a study hasrevealednearly 40% of people will stay at home to avoid summer heat, either for sleeping, surfing the Internet or watching summer movies.Some of them arecateringto shop online.Merchants would launch 2020 summer sales this time to satisfy their needs.It is really a good opportunity to get what you want with a very low cost.

You can also volunteer for an organization with a worthy cause for the people.This way, you'll learn a lot of things especially on developing your personal values like patience andhumilitywhile also discovering new friends.You can also enroll on an art class or sports events.All in all, it's the best time to have a rest and to do anything interesting and exciting as you like.

Reading Check

1.Why are beaches ideal for summer holidays?

2.What are the advantages of traveling for young adults?

3.What can you do to develop your personal values?

Language Study

Difficult sentence

All in all, it's the best time to have a rest and to do anything interesting and exciting as you like.

【翻譯】

【點石成金】本句中，it為主語，to have a rest...as you like作time的定語。