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Off the beaten track 是什么意思?偏僻也能是夸赞?

Off the beaten track 指远离常见旅游路线,通常带着赞赏。In the middle of nowhere 也说地方偏远,为什么却更容易听出抱怨?

Off the beaten track 表示不在常见路线之上,远离游客通常前往的地方。它常描述安静、少有人知的地点,通常带有赞赏,强调能看到当地生活,而不只是纪念品商店。语气中性,适用于交谈和雅思旅游话题作文。美式英语更常说 off the beaten path。

什么情境适合说 off the beaten track?

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go/travel + off the beaten track; a village/café + off the beaten track; off the beaten path (US)

  • We rented a car to explore the villages off the beaten track.
  • The best restaurant we found in Lisbon was a tiny place off the beaten track.
  • If you want to avoid the crowds, go a little off the beaten track.

修改原因

修改前We stayed in a small village out of the beaten track.

修改后We stayed in a small village off the beaten track.

想到“在外面、远离”时,容易选 out of。但这个习语固定用 off,表示偏离某处,类似 off the main road。原句应把 out of 改成 off。

Cambridge Dictionary

Off the beaten track 通常是在称赞一个地方安静、有当地特色。In the middle of nowhere 表示远离一切,更多时候是在抱怨:The hotel was in the middle of nowhere, and there wasn't even a shop nearby。

动手练习

We avoided the crowded beaches and found a quiet little bay ___.

(off the beaten track / out of the beaten track)

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off the beaten track — 固定表达是 off the beaten track,介词用 off,不用 out of。意思也符合题目:避开拥挤海滩,找到一处游客较少、安静的小海湾。

写一个你去过或想去的安静小众地点。说明在哪里,以及为什么你觉得它比热门地点更好。

In Georgia we drove to a mountain village off the beaten track, where the food was cheaper and the people were friendlier than in Tbilisi.

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