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08. 아프리카 야생 체험에 도전해보자!
If you are ready for a 360-degree change in scenery and lifestyle, an African overland tour might be the ticket.
- scenery: 경치, 풍경, (무대) 배경
- overland: 육로의, 육상의
- be the ticket: 적당하다, 안성맞춤이다
Such once-in-a-lifetime tours are not only thrilling but also economical in that you travel together with a group of people by truck. Although there is no age limit, those in their 20s and 30s tend to sign up for such tours. But provided that you bring a spirit of adventure, anyone is welcome. You can sign up for safaris as short as seven days.
- in that: ...라는 점에서, ...이므로
- sign up for SOMETHING: (강좌 등)에 등록/신청/가입하다
- provided = providing: 만약 ...라면
Almost as soon as your truck rumbles out of town, you will be greeted by a dramatic landscape alternating between wide-open savanna and hills teeming with wildlife such as giraffes, zebras, elephants, and lions.
- rumble: 우르르거리는 소리를 내다, (느리고 무겁게) 우르릉거리며 나아가다
- be greeted/met: 마중을 받다
- alternate between A and B: (번갈아가며) A했다 B했다 하다
- wide-open: 훤히 트인, 전부 열린, 무방비의, 단속이 허술한
- savanna: 대초원/대평원, 사바나
- teem with SOMEBODY/SOMETHING: ...이 바글/와글거리다
In addition, sitting around a campfire and watching the sunset is a nightly event.
- nightly: (매일) 밤마다 하는
On certain safaris, there will also be opportunities to observe gorillas in their habitat.
- opportunity to V: V할 기회
cf. have an/the opportunity for doing/of doing/to do: ...할 기회가 있다
cf. lose/miss/neglect no opportunity of doing/to do: ...할 기회를 놓치지 않다
A guide and a bush cutter will accompany you so that you do not get lost in the rain forest.
- bush: 덤불, 관목(灌木)
- get lost = lose one's way/bearings: 길을 잃다
cf. be/get lost = be/go missing: 행방불명되다
[참고] 위키피디아
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
Africa - Wikipedia
Continent Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.[4] With 1.
en.wikipedia.org
[참고] 위키피디아
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari
Safari - Wikipedia
A safari (Swahili: safari) is an overland journey, usually a trip by tourists in Africa. In the past, the trip was often a big-game hunt, but today, safaris are often to observe and photograph wildlife—or hiking and sightseeing, as well. Etymology[edit] Li
en.wikipedia.org
[참고] 위키피디아
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savanna
Savanna - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem Typical tropical savanna in Northern Australia demonstrating the high tree density and regular spacing characteristic of many savannas A savanna or s
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