We're hearing things like, 'We don't know what the situation will be in six months so let's travel now' ", Ashley Toft, managing director of the U. K. tour operator Explore has been surprised to see an increase in last-minute bookings of high-priced trips to such places as India, Bhutan and Nepal.
出自-2011年6月聽力原文
According to Ashley Toft, managing director of Explore, what is changing now with regard to travels
出自-2011年6月聽力原文
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VERB
管理;經營;掌管
If you manage an organization, business, or system, or the people who work in it, you are responsible for controlling them.
例句
Within two years he was managing the store...
不出兩年他就開始管理這家店了。
Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly managed...
這個地區的絕大多數工廠都十分陳舊，經營狀況也非常糟糕。
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VERB
謹慎地使用，好好地利用(時間、金錢等)
If you manage time, money, or other resources, you deal with them carefully and do not waste them.
例句
In a busy world, managing your time is increasingly important...
在忙碌的世界里，善于利用時間變得越來越重要。
Josh expects me to manage all the household expenses on very little.
喬希指望我對每筆家庭支出都精打細算。
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VERB
設法做到;成功完成
If you manage to do something, especially something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
例句
Somehow, he'd managed to persuade Kay to buy one for him...
不知用了什么方法，他成功說服凱給他買了一個。
I managed to pull myself up onto a wet, sloping ledge...
我終于爬上了一塊潮濕傾斜的暗礁。
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VERB
成功對付;設法應對
If you manage, you succeed in coping with a difficult situation.
例句
She had managed perfectly well without medication for three years...
3年來，她一直沒有服藥卻挺了過來。
I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work...
我正在努力應付，但我不可能放棄工作。
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VERB
抽出，騰出，安排出(時間、金錢等)
If you say that you can manage an amount of time or money for something, you mean that you can afford to spend that time or money on it.
例句
This makes it ideal for those who can only manage a few hours in the morning or evening...
對于那些只能在早晚抽出幾個小時的人來說，這是最理想不過的了。
'All right, I can manage a fiver,' McMinn said with reluctance.
麥克明不情愿地說：“好吧，我可以出5鎊。”
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VERB
勉強做出（微笑、寒暄等);強作
If you say that someone managed a particular response, such as a laugh or a greeting, you mean that it was difficult for them to do it because they were feeling sad or upset.
例句
He looked dazed as he spoke to reporters, managing only a weak smile...
跟記者談話的時候，他只是勉強擠出一絲淡淡的微笑，顯得非常恍惚。
He managed a few sentences about his visit to the prison...
他勉強描述了一下探監情況。
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CONVENTION
（對他人給予幫助的婉拒）我能對付，我能行
You say 'I can manage' or 'I'll manage' as a way of refusing someone's offer of help and insisting on doing something by yourself.
例句
I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself...
我知道您是一番好意，不過我一個人能行。
'I'll do it, Eleanor,' Angus said, quickly jumping up. But this time she only shook her head. 'I'll manage,' she said firmly.
安格斯一躍而起道：“讓我來，埃莉諾。”可是，這一次她只是搖了搖頭，堅定地說：“我能應付。”