春假時，我和家人到馬來西亞作短期旅游。

　　After a three-hour flight, we landed in Penang, the country's second largest city.

　　經過二個小時的飛行，我們抵達馬來西亞第二大城——檳城。

　　Then we took a long bus trip followed by a nice little boat ride to Pangkor, an off-the-beaten-path vacation spot in Malaysia.

　　然后我們坐了很久的巴士再搭小渡船到馬來西亞一處偏遠的度假勝地——邦咯島。

　　Pangkor's smooth blue sea, fine swimming beaches and unpollufed environment make it a dreamland for those who want to get away from it all for a while.

　　邦咯島平靜無波的藍色海洋，美麗的海灘和未受污染的環(huán)境，是那些想暫時放下一切出外遨游者的樂土。

　　There we engaged in such thrilling water sports as deep-sea fishing, jet-skiing, and even parasailing!

　　在那里我們參加了各種驚險刺激的水上活動，例如深海釣魚、水上摩托車甚至還有滑翔傘廷行!

　　What's more, drinking fresh coconut milk was an experience I will never forget.

　　更棒的是，喝新鮮的椰子汁是一項我永遠不會忘記的經歷。

　　For those who haven't been to Malaysia, such a trip is well worth taking.

　　對尚未去過馬來西亞的人來說，前往一游是值得的。

　　短語講解:

　　1.go to…for a short holiday 到……度個短假

　　例:Summer is already here;John and I are going to Miami Beach

　　for a short holiday.

　　夏天到了，我和約翰要去邁阿密海灘度個短假。

　　2. take a bus trip 乘公交車旅游

　　例:During the summer vacation，she took along bus trip to Kenting.

　　暑假時，她坐了很久的巴士去墾丁旅游。

　　3. for a while 一會兒

　　例:After overworking she had to rest for a while

　　在工作過度后，她必須休息一下。

　　英語四級寫作美文：墾丁之旅

　　In spite of the oncoming typhoon, May and I still went on our trip to Kenting.

　　盡管臺風即將來臨，我和梅仍然去墾丁玩。

　　We rented a scooter as soon as we arrived and began our exciting adventure.

　　我們一到墾丁就租了一輛小型摩托車展開刺激的歷險。

　　Our first stop was Sheding Park, a wild nature park.

　　我們的第一站是社頂公園，一座原始的自然公園。

　　We took a walk on the trails and spotted many goats.

　　我們在小徑上散步時看見了許多山羊。

　　We were so thrilled that we decided to follow them.

　　我們非常興奮，因此決定跟蹤它們。

　　It wasn't long before we realized we had gotten lost.

　　沒多久我們就迷路了。

　　It took us hours to get out of the woods.

　　我們花了好幾個小時才走出森林

　　On the way back to our hostel, I was so taken with the lovely scene that I crashed into a fence.

　　在回旅社的途中，我欣賞美景太過入神以致撞上一處圍欄。

　　Fortunately, May and I were not injured.

　　幸好，我和梅都沒受傷。

　　The next day, we went to the beach for a swim.

　　第二天.我們到海灘游泳。

　　The sea was so rough, we almost drowned.

　　海上風浪很大，因此我們差點淹死。

　　Despite all that had happened, our trip was really an unforgettable adventure.

　　盡管發(fā)生獷這么多事，此行依然令人難忘。

　　短語講解:

　　1.in spite of+N/V-ing盡管/雖然....

　　例:In spite of all his hard work, Tim still failed the exam.

　　盡管很努力，蒂姆仍未通過考試。

　　2.As soon as.…主句 一……就……

　　例:As soon as Father gets home，all the kids behave themselves.

　　爸爸一回到家，所有的小孩就都很守規(guī)矩.

　　3.so+adj./adv.+that從句 如此…以致…

　　例:The test was so easy that I finished it sooner than expected.

　　這次測驗很容易.因此我比預期的要早寫完。