表达 “off the beaten track” 用来描述 “一个游客不常光顾的地方”,意思是 “人迹罕至的,偏远的”。其中,“the beaten track” 的意思是 “游客们正常的旅游目的地和路线”。
He decided to go into the jungle and went off the beaten track. He prefers to be alone.
他决定到丛林里去,不走寻常路。他更喜欢独处。
We book our holidays with a tour-guide and stick to the main tourist regions. We don’t like going off the beaten track.
我们预定假期时会找个导游,只参观主要旅游区。我们不喜欢到偏远的地方去。
My parents ended up staying in a cottage by the sea, way off the beaten track.
我父母最后住进了一间海滨小屋,远离喧嚣。