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来源How to Prepare and Organize a Trip
译者MISS宅
With millions traveling abroad each year, Americans are great travelers. Some return delighted, while others walk away with a bitter taste in their mouths. The difference? Planning. That's all!
随着每年都有上百万人出国旅行，美国人真是伟大的旅者呀。有些人开开心心地回来了，有些人却带着苦涩的回忆归来。出现这些不同的原因何在？计划。就是这个原因！
Organizing for a smooth journey takes a lot of planning. Work that goes into a trip is, in fact, made up of 80% of the time spent before leaving, and the remaining 20% once on your way. Indeed, most of one’s time goes in mainly dreaming about the beautiful holiday to come! Planning outings, clothing, destinations, immunizations, and important papers in advance is beneficial. Also think of tickets, luggage, and new clothes well in advance. Just a bit of foresight will help you truly relax and enjoy what the holidays have to offer.
想组织一次顺利的旅行，需要做很多准备。事实上，涉及一次旅行所做的准备工作，占据了出发前80%的时间，剩下的20%才是旅途中所花费的时间。确实，一个人大多数的时间都用在向往美丽的假期快点到来上了！计划好外出，衣物，目的地，免疫接种，以及提前签署重要的票证，都是有好处的。同时也得提前考虑好车票，行李和新衣服的事宜。稍稍有点远见，将会有助于你真正放松下来好好享受假期给你带来的一切。
Before you Travel
在你开始旅游之前
To begin planning, you need to first list your needs. Sit down together with the people with whom you will be travelling. What are the needs this trip calls for? Rest, cultural discoveries, work, or sport? Are there persons with different characteristics, and therefore, special needs? A pregnant woman, perhaps? A person with allergies? A young baby or an elderly person?
开始计划，首先你得为必需品列个清单。与你的同行者们坐下来一起计划。这次的旅行需要什么？是休憩，文化发现，工作，还是运动？想想同行者中有很有个性的人吗，那么，他有什么特殊需要吗？有孕妇吗?有人是过敏体质的吗？有孩子或者老人吗？
Then, set yourself a budget. Vacations that far exceed the budget available will give you stress, just the opposite of what you're looking for. Provide for contingencies precisely.
然后，给你自己做个预算。花费远远超过可用预算的假期将给你带来压力，给你带来与预想中相反的情绪。你得提前为可能发生的意外事件做好打算。
Finally, think over all those important documents you need, and begin somewhat early the steps needed to obtain them prior to departure. Whether it is your passport, an international driving license, travelers checks, copies of prescriptions, travel dictionaries, air, ferry, or train tickets, all these documents need time to be arranged for. Don’t stress about these at the last minute! Start planning early.
最后，好好考虑一下你需要哪些重要票证。在出发前早早为得到那些票证做好准备。无论是你的护照，国际驾驶证，旅行支票，几张药方，旅游词典，机票，油轮票，或者火车票，所有这些票证都需要时间来准备。不要在最后一刻为了这些东西紧张！早点做好准备。
During the Journey
在旅途中
During the journey, just enjoy yourself! There are so many people who worry about all that they’ve left back home. What can you do anyway, sitting on your island paradise? You can solve problems, if any, when you return. Learn to awaken your senses: listen to new songs of birds and the sound of waves. Smell the scents of new flowers. Touch the so soft and warm sand. Watch a sunset splitting itself into infinite hues. Delight in new flavors on your palate. Make the most of every second available to you and consider yourself blessed to be there at that time.
在旅途中，你就好好享受吧！但很多人都还在担心他们放家里的东西。但不管怎样，除了呆在你的海岛乐园里，你还能做什么呢？要解决任何问题，也得等你回去了才行。学着让你的感觉活过来吧：去听听小鸟们的新曲，听听海浪声，闻闻新花的芳香，抚摸柔软而温暖的细沙，看看夕阳分解成无穷的色彩，也为味蕾上的新风味而开开怀。充分利用好可利用的每一秒，并感谢上帝能让你此刻在此地好好地享受一切。
After the Trip
旅行过后
If you were ill abroad, when you return, visit your doctor without delay. Above all, don’t curse the end of the holidays. That’ll ruin whatever good you got out of it. Admit you were privileged to have had one, and continue to live your life. Nothing’s stopping you from choosing to continue life a little slower, a little calmer, and much happier!
如果你出国期间病了，当你回国时，得立马去看医生。最重要的是，不要把假期的末尾弄得很苦恼，那会把你在假期中得到的一切好东西都给毁灭掉的。你得承认你很荣幸能有一个假期，而回来后还得继续生活。没有什么可以阻止你选择一种更慢调，更冷静，更开心的生活！
Tips to Better Manage Your Luggage
更好地打点行装的要点
Before leaving, make sure there’s enough for souvenirs. Make a list of people you plan to buy them for one and the nature of the purchase. This will help calculate the additional space.
出发之前，确定有足够的买纪念品的钱。把你想送纪念品的对象，购买明细列在一张单子上。这将会帮你预测出额外的空间。
If you’re traveling with another person, divide the contents of your luggage so that they each contain a bit of the other’s clothes. If a bag gets lost, you’ll thank us for this one.
如果你是与人同行，把你们的行李分摊，如此，每个人都会带着一些别人的衣物。要是有人的包遗失了，你将会对这种打包行李的方式庆幸不已。
To avoid damage, replace all aerosol products with their equivalents in stick or powder form. Do not fill bottles to the brim with liquid products, because they can expand under the effect of cold. As a precaution, put them in an airtight freezer bag.
为避免带来损坏，将所有气溶胶类产品用同等的固状或粉状产品替代。不要将液态产品灌满瓶子，因为它们在严寒作用下会膨胀。以防万一，将它们储存在密闭冷藏袋吧。
If you plan to write letters or postcards to loved ones, copy their addresses on a piece of paper.
如果你准备写信或明信片给你亲爱的人，把他们的地址抄在一张纸上。
Shoes take up more space. Slip into each shoe a plastic bag that contains rolled socks or underwear. This will fill the gap and prevent the shoe from deforming.
鞋子会占更多的位子。你可以每只鞋子各塞进一个卷着袜子或内衣的塑料袋。这招不但可以填满空间，还能防止鞋子变形。
To preserve the freshness of your clothes, place a sheet of fabric softener in your luggage.
为使你的衣服保持清爽，在你的行李箱里放一包织物柔顺剂。
Roll your ties to avoid the unsightly fold that forms when you simply fold them in half.
将你的领带整个地卷好，这样可以避免由于你只卷一半而导致的难看的皱褶。
Choose wrinkle-free clothes.
选择那些不起皱褶的衣物。
Button up shirts or blouses so that they fall properly when you wear them.
扣上衬衫的扣子，如此，当你穿上它们的时候，它们就会垂顺合身。
Roll t-shirts and surround them with your other clothes, and place them wrapped in clear bags of laundry. It is contact between clothes which creates wrinkles.
卷起T恤，把你的其它衣物围着放到它们旁边，并将衣物折叠放置在洗衣店的干净袋子里。但这会使衣服相接触而起皱褶。
Use the straps inside the bag to prevent the clothes from moving.
那就借助包里的带子来阻止衣物移动吧。
Unpack as soon as you arrive. If some items are wrinkled, hang them in the bathroom while you take a shower. Steam the wrinkles.
你一到达目的地就打开行李。如果有什么东西起皱褶了，在你洗澡的时候，就可以把它们悬挂在浴室，好让蒸汽熨烫皱褶。
For a vacation outside of Canada and the United States, electrical adapters are ideal in order to use your hairdryer or your cell phone charger.
对于在美国和加拿大之外的假期，当你使用你的吹风机或是为手机充电时，电插头是理想之物。
A combination lock, a travel alarm clock, nail clippers, spare batteries for the camera and a bit of laundry soap are always needed, regardless of your destination.
无论你去哪，一个密码锁，一个旅游闹钟，指甲刀，相机的备用电池以及一些洗衣香皂，总是不可或缺的。
Standards for Gels, Liquids and Aerosols Permitted in Carry-On Baggage
随身行李中允许携带的凝胶，液体，气溶胶状产品的量的标准
Gels, liquids and aerosols are allowed at checkpoints and boarding in sizes of 100 ml, 100 g (3.4 oz) or less. Containers must be placed and well-sealed in one transparent plastic bag with a press-seal, of a maximum capacity of one liter (quart). The approximate dimensions of this bag need to be 6 inches by 9 inches, or 8 inches by 7 inches. Articles should neither fill the bag fully nor stretch the sides. One bag per person is allowed.
在关卡和登机处，最多允许携带100ml,100g(3.4oz)的凝胶，液体和气溶胶状产品。这些东西必须被密封放置在一个有冲压密封圈的，最大容量为一公升（一夸脱）的透明塑料袋中。这个容量的袋子大概尺寸为长6英寸，宽9英寸，或者长8英寸，宽7英寸。放在袋子里的东西不能填满袋子，也不能撑开袋子侧部。每人允许带一个袋子。
Checklist of Items you Leave Behind
出发前需要核查的物品的清单:
Pets
宠物
Plants
植物
Water heater
热水炉
Snow or grass Fire risks
降雪或草坪的火灾隐患
Newspapers and circulars
报纸和通知
Garbage
垃圾
Refrigerator
冰箱
Heating oil
取暖用油
Bills
账单
Timers on lamps
定时器上的灯
Doors and windows
门和窗
Blinds and curtains
百叶窗和窗帘
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