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a difficult journey involving a lot of effort Fue un viaje largo y arduo por el desierto. 开始学习
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It was a long and arduous journey across the desert.
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a different way of travelling to a place Hay mucho tráfico, así que estoy buscando una ruta alternativa. 开始学习
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There's a lot of traffic so I'm looking for an alternative route.
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a quiet village which is not near to places where most things happen Yarthorpe es un bonito pueblo apartado, a unos cinco kilómetros de la costa. 开始学习
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Yarthorpe is a pretty backwater village about three miles from the coast.
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A bumpy flight is uncomfortable because of bad weather. Podría ser un vuelo algo turbulento por los fuertes vientos. 开始学习
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It might be a bit of a bumpy flight because of the strong winds.
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large groups of people with lots of noise and activity Multitudes bulliciosas llenaban la plaza del mercado. 开始学习
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Bustling crowds filled the market square.
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a way of travelling to a place that is longer than it needs to be because it is not direct Tomó una ruta indirecta al parque para evitar pasar por su casa. 开始学习
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He took a circuitous route to the park, to avoid passing her house.
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the nervous or confused feeling that people sometimes get when they arrive in a place that has a very different culture from their own Estudiar aquí es muy diferente a mi país, así que fue un poco un choque cultural. 开始学习
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Studying here is very different to my home country so it was a bit of a culture shock at first.
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a person who shows good judgement and is able to tell whether something is good when they travel El viajero exigente apreciará la atención al detalle en este hotel. 开始学习
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The discerning traveller will appreciate the attention to detail in this hotel.
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a place you travel to that is far away from your home Viajar a destinos tan remotos puede resultar muy caro. 开始学习
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Travelling to such far-flung destinations can prove very expensive.
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Fue solo una visita fugaz, así que no vimos tanto como nos hubiera gustado. 开始学习
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It was only a fleeting visit so we didn't see as much as we would have liked.
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Está bien, no me quedo – solo es una visita relámpago. 开始学习
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It's ok, I'm not stopping – it's just a flying visit.
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the best place to travel to in order to do something Chipre siempre ha sido mi destino favorito para relajarme. 开始学习
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Cyprus has always been my go-to destination when I want to relax.
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a very famous and well-known building or object that you can recognise easily and is often believed to represent a particular idea La Estatua de la Libertad es un monumento emblemático. 开始学习
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The Statue of Liberty is an iconic landmark.
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a visit that is not planned Teníamos un par de horas antes de que saliera el tren, así que hicimos una visita improvisada a la galería de arte. 开始学习
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We had a couple of hours before the train left so we made an impromptu visit to the art gallery.
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Después de comer, di un paseo tranquilo por la playa. 开始学习
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After lunch I took a leisurely stroll along the beach.
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a flight which travels a long distance A Tom le cuesta dormir en los vuelos de larga distancia. 开始学习
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Tom often finds it difficult to sleep on long-haul flights.
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travel to a country across the sea from your country ¿Disfrutarías de un trabajo que implique viajar al extranjero? 开始学习
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Would you enjoy a job involving overseas travel?
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Tuvieron que soportar un viaje peligroso por el océano tormentoso. 开始学习
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They had to endure a perilous journey across the stormy ocean.
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a way of travelling to a place which provides beautiful views of nature Decidimos tomar la ruta escénica por la carretera costera. 开始学习
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We decided to take the scenic route along the coast road.
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work for a customer that is of a very low standard La comida estaba deliciosa, pero no recomendaría el lugar por el servicio increíblemente deficiente. 开始学习
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The food was delicious but I wouldn't recommend the place because of the incredibly shoddy service.
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A smooth flight does not shake or frighten you. Las condiciones son buenas y esperamos un vuelo tranquilo hasta Pensacola hoy. 开始学习
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Conditions are good and we're expecting a smooth flight down to Pensacola today.
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a bad situation in which a plane, train, etc. leaves or arrives late and this should not have been allowed Escribo para solicitar un reembolso por el retraso inaceptable en mi viaje. 开始学习
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I am writing to request a refund because of the unacceptable delay to my journey.
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a situation in which a plane, train, etc. leaves or arrives late but it was impossible to stop this happening Queremos pedir disculpas a los clientes por este retraso inevitable. 开始学习
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We want to apologise to customers for this unavoidable delay.
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a journey without any problems or anything unusual or exciting happening Llegaron a Liverpool tras un viaje sin contratiempos. 开始学习
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They arrived in Liverpool after an uneventful journey.
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a situation in which a plane, train, etc. leaves or arrives late but no one expected this Tras un retraso imprevisto de más de cinco horas, el ferry finalmente zarpó. 开始学习
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After an unforeseen delay of over five hours, the ferry eventually left.
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one of the best places in the world to travel to Hawái se considera a menudo un destino de clase mundial. 开始学习
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Hawaii is often considered a world-class destination.
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used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said Dice que no puede ir porque tiene que ponerse al día con el trabajo... ¡claro, claro! 开始学习
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He claims he can’t go because he has to catch up on work – a likely story.
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used when you are telling someone something that you do not want anyone else to know about Entre tú y yo, creo que tiene problemas con su novio. 开始学习
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Between you and me, I think she’s got problems with her boyfriend.
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used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing something No me malinterpretes, es una buena escuela, pero a veces sus ideas son algo anticuadas. 开始学习
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Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good school, but sometimes their ideas are a bit old-fashioned.
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for an extremely small amount of time Por una fracción de segundo, pensé que se había ido. 开始学习
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For a split second I thought he had left.
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Leslie es, sin duda, la persona más amable que conozco. 开始学习
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Leslie is hands down the nicest person I know.
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to make someone feel extremely frightened La película nos dio un susto de muerte. 开始学习
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scare the wits out of (someone) The film scared the wits out of us.
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something that happens by chance and that helps you to achieve something Por pura suerte, Mia viajaba en el mismo tren. 开始学习
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By a stroke of luck, Mia was travelling on the same train.
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used for saying that there are many advantages in doing something Hay mucho que decir a favor del transporte público. 开始学习
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there's a lot to be said for (something) There's a lot to be said for using public transport.
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used for saying that you will know in the future whether something is true or right El tiempo dirá si tomó la decisión correcta. 开始学习
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Time will tell whether he made the right choice.
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used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as extreme as they could have been Estábamos frustrados por el retraso, por decirlo suavemente. 开始学习
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We were frustrated about the delay, to put it mildly.
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