1、journey,voyage ,trip ,tour ,travel 的辨析1. journey 指从一地到另一地,通常指陆地上的远距离“旅行” ,有时也可以表示经常走的或长或短的“路程” 。只作名词。例如:I took a journey from Beijing to Shanghai last year.- How long is your journey to school? -Only about 10 minutes.2. voyage 主要指远距离的水上旅行,也可以指空中旅行意思为“航海、航空、航行”等。只作名词。例如:She usually gets seasick durin
2、g the voyage.They made a voyage across the Pacific by air.3. trip 一般指时间短、距离近的“旅行、远足” ,也可以指长途旅行。在非正式用语中可代替 journey。只作名词。例如:We made a boat trip to the island last week and had a good time.I will be on a trip to / journey to the south next summer holiday.4. tour 着重指旅行线路比较曲折,常表示“(周游各地的)参观、访问、 (巡回)旅游、视察、
3、购物、演出”等意思。可作动词和名词。例如:I will tour the world in the future.My father has gone down-town on a shopping tour.5. travel 作“旅行、游历”解,一般表示从一地到另一地旅行这一总的概念。常指长时间、远距离的“旅行” 。尤指出国旅行。可作动词和名词。其复数形式意思为“旅游笔记” 、 “游记” 。例如:At present, many people are fond of travel in their spare time.I am reading a book about the trave
4、l to North Pole.They came home after years of foreign travel.Light travels faster than sound.6. visit 作 “参观,访问”时常是提前计划好的,具有一定的正式性。练习:用 journey、voyage 、trip、tour、travel 填空1The _ from America to France used to take two months.2How did you enjoy your _ in Europe?3I go to work by train, and the _ takes
5、half an hour.4He made a five-month _ of India and the Far East.5He took us on a _ of his new house.6The _ across the sea was smooth.7She had been away on a long _ .8I dont believe well be able to afford any _ .9Will you please bring back some sugar on your next _ to the kitchen?Key: 1.voyage 2.travels 3.trip/journey 4.tour 5.tour 6.voyage 7.trip/journey 8.travel 9.journey