旅游英语：度假省钱小妙招

想出国旅行?但是又怕去了觉得不值当？囊中羞涩不等于一定要禁足。只要小小的花点心思，动动脑筋，你可以花少少的钱实现你的环球梦。

How? By thinking out of the box when it comes to where you stay. Here are six suggestions for getting your accommodation for free or next-to-nothing.

怎样实现？首先在哪里入住，必须要有所创新。这里有六条建议可以帮助不花钱或花很少的钱，解决你出国游的住宿问题。

To learn more, see www.couchsurfing.org. This network of kind souls around the world agree to offer an extra bedroom, couch, or corner of the floor to travelers in exchange for the same kindness when they visit your town.

在世界范围以内找到那些愿意将自己的房间、沙发、或地板提供给你住宿的那些同样热爱旅游的朋友们。条件很简单，只需要在他们想在你的国家或地方旅游的时候你也为他们提供住宿便可。

As implied, this scheme involves trading homes for an agreed-upon amount of time. It works best if your home is in a locale someone wants to visit. And if your dates coincide. There are many websites to use to hook up with fellow swappers.

所谓换房旅游就是在双方达成协议的情况下，在固定的时间里将双方的房屋作交换。如果时间合适，双方的房子又在双方想去的国家或城市，这个选择是很不错的。互联网上有很多网站提供这样的服务。

Now things start to get interesting. Because the obligation here isn't to share your own digs but to tend to someone else's. If you're up for watering plants, scratching the kitties behind the ears now and then, and generally doing what needs to be done around the house, then you stay for free. Learn more and start your search for a caretaking gig.

这个方式找住宿看来是很有意思的。因为你不用将你的房子交换给谁，而是直接住到别人家里去。你只需要做一些简单的家务，比如说给花草浇水、照看一下小猫小狗等，你就可以免费入住。想了解更多信息，请参考这两个网站。

Even though the only thing holy about us is our socks, we love this idea. A book called "Good Night &God Bless," by Australian Trish Clark, explains how to find inexpensive, clean, safe and well-located accommodation in the convents and monasteries of Europe. Learn more atwww.goodnightandgodbless.com.

即使你不是信徒，也可以寻找修道院作为你旅途的落脚点。澳大利亚作家崔西。克拉克写过一本叫《晚安上帝保佑》的书，里面就专门提到如何在欧洲寻找干净、安全、地理位置极佳的修道院作住宿。