Chinese Conversation - lesson 519
任何一个旅行社都会告诉你所去地的平均降雨量是多少和最好的旅游景点是哪些，但这没有太大的帮助。问问你周围是否有人去过那里。应到旅行社打听其他各种有 关旅行的信息，并到图书馆和书店去查查。确保在你离开之前带上了化妆用品、药品和个人用品。毫无疑问，你可以在你所去的国家找到许多东西，但品牌和成份可 能不同，让人搞不清楚，所以应该有所准备。这将使你最终在需要买东西时容易些。
Any travel agent can tell you what the average rainfall will be and where the best tourist destinations are, but that doesn’t help much. Ask around to find out if anyone you know has been there. Ask the travel agent for any less tourist oriented information and check libraries and bookstores. Make sure you pack toiletries, medicines, and personal items before you leave. Sure, you can find a lot of things in the new country, but the brands and ingredients might be different and confusing, so go prepared. That will make it easier when you eventually do have to do some shopping.
(Source: wwenglish.com)