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时间：2020-10-25 05:37:05

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Everyone loves a holiday! A little time off for some much-needed R & R can be exactly the thing to rejuvenate¹ and refresh. That said, if you're struggling to think of your next destination then look no further. Don't waste time debating, let your blood decide.

Everybody has a lineage. Recently, finding out more about our family origins has become popular. By the start of 2019, 26 million people had taken an ancestry² DNA³ test at home, according to a report by MIT Technology Review. They believe by 2021 this number will have risen to 100 million.

This trend has been noticed by opportunistic travel operators. Some are looking to provide a service that both allows people to trace their heritage - by literally⁴ going back to their roots - and travel to the destinations where their ancestors originated from.

Airbnb, an online lodging⁵ marketplace, recently partnered with 23andMe, a DNA testing and analysis company, to offer recommendations that encourage travellers to walk in the footsteps of their forefathers⁶. And they aren't the only ones.

The Shelbourne hotel in Dublin has its own 'genealogy⁷ butler'. Hellen Kelly offers consultations⁸ to help guests trace their Irish line of descent using official records. This allows them to 'fill in the blanks of their Irish ancestry', she told Good Morning America.

The Conte Club, a luxury travel company, offers custom itineraries⁹ based on DNA tests. 'These experiences are about delving¹⁰ deeper into who we really are,' says Conte Club CEO Rebecca Fielding in an article in the Condé Nast Traveller. 'It might be the most meaningful trip we can take.'

So next time you think of going on vacation, why not take a DNA test first? Once you know how far your family has come, take the time to holiday back.

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1 rejuvenate
v.(使)返老还童；(使)恢复活力
参考例句：
The mountain air will rejuvenate you.山里的空气会使你恢复活力。 Exercise is perhaps the most effective way to rejuvenate your skin.锻炼可能是使皮肤恢复活力的最好手段。

2 ancestry
n.祖先，家世
参考例句：
Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。 He is an American of French ancestry.他是法国血统的美国人。

3 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。 Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

4 literally
adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实
参考例句：
He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。 Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 lodging
n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍
参考例句：
The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。 Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

6 forefathers
n.祖先，先人；祖先，祖宗( forefather的名词复数 )；列祖列宗；前人
参考例句：
They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left. 它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。来自《简明英汉词典》 All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 genealogy
n.家系，宗谱
参考例句：
He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her,twenty minutes of nonstop names.他坐下又给她细数了一遍他家族的家谱，20分钟内说出了一连串的名字。 He was proficient in all questions of genealogy.他非常精通所有家谱的问题。

8 consultations
n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找
参考例句：
Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 itineraries
n.旅程，行程( itinerary的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Submit weekly status reports and monthly itineraries to Region Vice President. 每周递交工作报告，每月递交工作计划给总经理。来自互联网 Big Ticket ItemsBig Savings-Complex international itineraries can offer opportunities for significant savings. 复杂线路节省更多：复杂的国际航线其实有更多的省钱机会。来自互联网

10 delving
v.深入探究，钻研( delve的现在分词 )
参考例句：
He has been delving into the American literature of 20th century. 他一直在潜心研究美国20世纪文学。来自互联网 In some ways studying Beckett is like delving into Shakespeare's words. 在某些方面，研究Beckett的戯好像是深入研究莎士比亚的语句。来自互联网