des b2 unit 2: travel and transport

voyage

n a long journey, especially on a ship

It was a long way from London to New York by sea, but the voyage was quite relaxing

journey

n an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially over a long distance

we had a long journey ahead of us

trip

n an occasion when you go sw and come back again

the whole family went on a trip to florida

travel

the activity of travelling

foreign travel never really appealed to him until he retired

excursion

n a short journey that you make for pleasure

My grandmother often talks about going on excursions to the sea when she was a girl

view

n the things that you can see from a particular place

quang cảnh, tầm nhìn

we had a spectacular view of the mountains from our room

sight

n a person or a thing that you can see that has a particular feature

cảnh vật

windmills are a common sight in this part of the country

world

n the planet we live on

it’s easy these days to communicate with people who live on the other side of the world

earth

n the land on which we live

they felt the earth shake

area

n a part of a place or bulding

bus services in rural areas are not very good

territory

n an area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or army

vùng lãnh thổ

Russian troops (đoàn quân đội) crossed into Austrian territory in February 1849.

season

n one of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather

she likes to paint the changing seasons in the garden

period

an amount of time

The long dry period ended with heavy rain

fare

n the money that you pay for a journey

the fare from York to Leeds has gone up

ticket

n a piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do st such as travel on a train, bus, plane,etc.

we’ll send your tickets a week before your flight

fee

n an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do st such as join an org

the gallery charges a small entrance fee

miss

v to be late for st such as a train or bus

i missed the last train home again

lose

v to no longer have st

Mike lost his job last year

take

v to move or carry so or st from 1 place to another

what time do you take Amy to school?

bring

v to take so or st with you from 1 place to another

bring a coat in case it turns cold

go

v to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now

we’re planning to go to Spain this winter

book

v to arrange to have or use st at a particular time in the future

shall i book a room for you?

keep

v to continue to have or own st

we should keep this car and sell the other one

arrive

v to reach a place

what time does your plane arrive?

reach

v to arrive sw

we hoped to reach the camp before dark

live

v to have your home in a particular place

Paris is a nice place to live

stay

v to live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor

How long is he planning to stay with you?

border

n the official line that seperates two countries or regions

Thousands of refugees (người lánh nạn) were fleeing (chạy trốn,bỏ chạy) across the border

edge

n the part of st that is furthest from its centre

rìa

Victoria was sitting on the edge of the bed

length

n a measurement of how long st is in size

the boat was 16 feet in length

distance

n the amount of space between two people or things

they started to walk the shore distance to the camp

guide

v to show so where to go by going with them

he guided them through the forest

lead

v to take so to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them

The estate (bất động sản) agent led us into the kitchen

native

a living in a particular country or area since birth

My wife’s a native New Yorker, but I’m from Atlanta

home (town)

n the city or town where you lived as a child

I live in Washington, but my home town is Denver, Colorado

catch up with

reach the same point/level as

cố gắng theo kịp (điểm số,mức độ, tốc độ)

check in

register at a hotel or an airport

làm thủ tục (nhận phòng)

check out

leave a hotel; investigate

trả phòng

drop off

let so get out of a vehicle; fall asleep

buồn ngủ, dừng xe cho ai xuống

get back

return from a place

trở về từ 1 nơi

go away

go on holiday

đi du lịch, đi nghỉ ngơi

keep up with

stay at the same point/level as

cố gắng duy trì cùng mức độ/trình độ (mức lạm phát)

make for

go in the direction of

tìm kiếm một nơi, đi đến một nơi, đi theo hướng

pick up

stop in a vehicle to give so a lift

đón ai đó (cho quá giang)

pull in

stop by the side of the road in a car

dừng xe bên đường ( đúng chỗ thiết kế để đỗ xe)

run over

hit with a car

tông, đụng xe

see off

go to a train station,etc, to see so leave

tiễn bạn lên đường

see out/off

start a journey

khởi hành (chuyến đi)

take off

leave the ground

cất cánh

turn round

go back in the opposite direction

quay ngược lại hướng

off the top of your head

nhớ mang mán, nhớ trong đầu

head for/towards a place

hướng về một nơi

head over heels (in love)

si mê, yêu điên cuồng ai đó

= hang up on sb

a change of direction

thay đổi hướng đi

in the direction of st

theo hướng

a high/full speed

ở tốc độ tối đa

a burst of speed

tăng tốc đột ngột, vi phạm tốc độ

speed limit

tốc độ tối đa