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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

fix / attitude

Hi everyone,

There are some sentences below and I marked some part in bold, which I don't figure out the exact meaning.
Would you take a look at them a moment and tell me some if you have?
Thanks a lot~~^^

pb

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Cross the state line into ‘big sky country’ and slowly make your way northwest through , stopping in funky and lively before visiting . Wind up your trip in . Get your outdoor fix in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area before continuing to up-and-coming .

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From this region you can head south and ski the slopes at Telluride or . Both are true old gold towns, and have a bit more attitude than Vail. Be sure to devote at least a few hours to exploring ’s glitzy shops and Telluride’s down-to-earth bars for a real local vibe in a historic Wild West setting.

  

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Get your outdoor fix in ***** Canyon National Recreation Area before continuing to up-and-coming Boise . As I understand it, it means to stop by to ***** Canyon National Recreation Area. No.

  • Get your outdoor fix in ***** Canyon National Recreation Area before continuing to up-and-coming Boise .
  • As I understand it, it means to stop by to ***** Canyon National Recreation Area.
  • No.
  • 2: From this region you can head south and ski the slopes at Telluride or Aspen.
  • Both are true old gold towns, and have a bit more attitude than Vail.
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Get your outdoor fix in ***** Canyon National Recreation Area before continuing to up-and-coming Boise .
As I understand it, it means to stop by to ***** Canyon National Recreation Area.

No. 2:

From this region you can head south and ski the slopes at Telluride or Aspen.
Both are true old gold towns, and have
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These are both current, and somewhat new, expressions.
1. A 'fix' is a drug term, equalling 'dosage'. He needed another fix before he went on stage. [Extended, it means 'sufficient quantity', a sort of emotional 'high'.]
2. 'Attitude' is an expression of human mental position. He has a really bad attitude about how things are being handled. [Extended, it means that both places have
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A "fix" is a way to satisfy a craving or desire (originating from drug-takers, I've always assumed). So, this is suggesting that the readers have a need for some outdoor recreation every so often. It's not as strong a word here as its origin might suggest.

"Attitude" in this sense is quite hard to explain. Basically, it means it's more of a ballsy place: louder, brasher, more cool people,
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thanks all for your consideration.
As I expected, spokend language seems not easy to understand.
Still we have common senses and kind friends like you, and can cheer up. ^^

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