TRAVEL

1. Vocabulary
a. General Travel
Agent : i din .
o Ex : You can buy your ticket from the ticket agent at the train
station right before you get on the train .
Announcement : thng bo
o Ex : I expect an announcement any time now about a snow
emergency at the airport .
Beverage : ung
o Ex : The restaurant had a range of beverages on the drinks
menu , including soft drinks and juices .
Blanket : mn ( chn , mn ) , ph ln ,..
o Ex : The snow blanketed the windshield , making it difficult to
see the roads
Board : ln ( tu , b , my bay ,. )
o Ex : We will board the train for New York in ten minutes .
Claim : tuyn b , ly li , nhn li
o Ex : Lost luggage can be claimed at the airline office .
Delay : cn tr ,tr hon
o Ex : The heavy traffic delayed our arrival at the train station .
Depart : khi hnh
o Ex : Were going to depart from our usual policy and allow
you to leave work early one day a week
Embarkation : S ln tu ( my bay ,.)
o Ex : The flight crew ( phi hnh on ) must check the
passengers documents before embarkation .
Itinerary : l trnh
o Ex : I had to change my itinerary when I decided to add two
more countries to my vacation .
Prohibit : cm
o Ex : Airline regulations prohibit the passengers from having
beverages open during takeoff and landing .
Valid : c hiu lc , c l , vng chc
o Ex : The officers argument for increased airport security
seemed valid at the time
Issue : cp pht

o Ex : Once your reservations have been made and confirmed

, the travel agent will issue a ticket and an itinerary .
Carry-on luggage : hnh l xch tay
o Ex :You are prohibited from taking more than one piece of
carry-on luggage onto the plane .
b. Airlines
Deal with : xoay s , gp ai , ni chuyn vi ai , m phn
o Ex : Sick passengers , frightened children ( tr con s hi ) ,
and rude pilots ( phi cng th l ) are just a few of the things
cabin attendants ( tip vin hng khng ) have to deal with .
Destination : ni n :
o Ex : Once you have determined your desired destination ,
we can work toward getting the best airface
Distinguish : lm cho khc bit , phn bit
o Ex : My travel agent has distinguished herself as being one
of the best in our area .
Economize : tit kim
o Ex : We decided to economize this year and take our
vacation during the off season , when prices are lower .
Excursion : du ngon , du lch gi r
o Ex : The finance officer was pleased to find and excursion
for the entire consulting team ( i ng t vn )
Expense : chi ph
o Ex : If we keep our expenses down , we might have enough
money to take a longer trip .
Extend : ni rng , thm , gia hn
o Ex : Our wonderful travel agent extended the full services of
her firm ( cng ty ca c ta ) to us .
Prospective : c trin vng .
o Ex : I narrowed my list of prospective destinations to my
three top choices .
Situation : tnh hung
o Ex : The vast number ( s lng ln ) of different airfares
available makes for a complicated situation .
Substantially : ng k , thy r
o Ex : The airfares charged by different airlines are not
substantially different .
Means : phng tin
o Ex : Flying is the quickest , most convenient means of travel
between countries .

 Take into account : Suy xt

o Ex : When all costs are taken into account for traveling any
substantial distance , air travel is usually less expensive than
driving by car .
Scenery en route : phong cnh trn ng , phong cnh dc
ng :
o Ex : flying is the most economical way to go in terms of time
( xt v mt thi gian ) , but youll miss the scenery en route
.
c. Trains
Comprehensive : ton din
o Our travel agent gave us a comprehensive travel package ,
including rail passes ( v tu )
Deluxe : xa x , xa hoa
o The train station is not near any of deluxe hotels , so we will
have to take a taxi .
Directory : bng hng dn , danh b
o Ex : By calling directory assistance , Mr.Scannel was able to
get the phone number for the train station .
Duration : di v thi gian , thi gian tn ti ca 1 vic no
o Ex : Despite our personal differences , my roommate and I
agreed to be as pleasant as possible for the duration of the
train ride .
Entitle : cho php
o Ex : The mess ( ln xn ) the train line made of Perdros
sleeping room reservations entitled him to a free upgrade to
a better room .
Fare : tin v
o Ex : Pay your fare at the ticket office and you will get a ticket
to board the train
Offset : b tr
o Ex : By reducing her transportation costs once in the United
States , Mrs. Sato offset the cost of getting to this country .
Punctually : 1 cch ng gi
o Ex : The train usually arrives punctually ; I cant imagine
what is delaying it today .
Relatively : kh , tng i
o Ex : The train station has been relatively busy for a weekday
.
Remainder : phn cn li

o Ex : We wil move you to a less expensive room and credit

the remainder of what youve already paid to your charge
card .
Remote : xa xi , ho lnh
o Ex : We took the train out of the city and found a remote
hotel in the country for the weekend .
d. Hotels
Advanced : tin tin ( in advanced = by : trc ) , thng tin
o Ex : Pablo has been promoted to assistant manager and he
is happy with his advanced postion
Chain : chui ( nh hng , khch sn , )
o Ex : The hotel being built in Seoul is the newest one in the
chain .
Check in : th tc ng k ( tr phng )
o Ex : To know that the conference guests have arrived , we
ask them to check in at the registration desk .
Confirm : xc nhn
o Ex : We automatically send a postcard ( bu thip ) to let
you know that your travel dates have been confirmed .
Preclude : ngn lm g , loi tr , loi ci g ra
o Ex : The unexpected cost of the room precluded a gourmet
dinner ( ba n ti chuyn phc v cho ngi snh n ) for
the travelers .
Quote : bo gi
o Ex : Call ahead and get price quote for a week-long stay .
Well-lit : sng sa
o Ex : Travelers naturally expect a clean , well-lit room .
e. Car Rentals :
Coincide : trng hp
o Ex : Kevin was hoping that the days for the special discount
on car rentals would coincide with his vacation , but they did
not .
Intend : nh lm g
o Ex : Do you intend to return the car to this location or to
another location ?
Nervously : 1 cch bn chn , lo lng
o Ex : I looked around nervously the entire time I was in the
dark parking garage .
Tempt : d , cm d

o Ex : Gina is tempted to rent the smaller car to save a few

dollars
Thrill : sung sng pht run
o Ex : Just taking a vacation is thrill enough , even if we are
driving instead of flying .
Tier : hng ( tng lp )
o Ex : If you are on budget , I suggest you think about renting
a car from our lowest tier
Refills : , np (y)
o Ex : The base price did not cover optional costs , like
collision insurance or gas refills .