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02 交通

速度快還數飛機

dialogue

blake is going to take a business trip tomorrow morning.

布萊克明天早上要出差。

anna: when will you leave for the business trip, blake?

安娜：你什么時候出差，布萊克？

blake: tomorrow morning.

布萊克：明天早上。

anna: how will you get there, by train or by air?

安娜：你怎么去呢？搭火車還是飛機？

blake: by air. i have bought a plane ticket.

布萊克：搭飛機。我已經買過機票了。

anna: the price of the plane ticket must be very high. i think it would be cheaper by train.

安娜：機票的價格一定很高。坐火車應該會便宜一點。

blake: plane is much faster than train. it just takes a few hours from beijing to guangzhou.

布萊克：飛機比火車要快得多。從北京到廣州只用幾個小時就到了。

anna: hmm, it's really fast. if by train, it would take almost a day and a night to get there.

安娜： 嗯，確實很快，如果坐火車的話，幾乎需要一天一夜才能到達。

blake: yes, the faster, the better. and what's more, the company will reimburse all expenses for my trip.

布萊克：是的，越快越好。更重要的是，公司會報銷我這次出差的所有費用。

anna: that's wonderful!

安娜：那好極了！

notes

1. almost [??:lm?ust] adv. 幾乎，差不多；差一點；將近

2. reimburse [?ri:im'b?:s] v. 償還；付還

3. expense [iks'pens] n. 消耗，花費；費用

4. wonderful [?w?nd?ful] adj. 極好的，精彩的，絕妙的

小貼士

1. we'd better go there by air. flying is much faster.

我們最好坐飛機去那兒，飛機要快很多。

2. i always shiver instinctively each time the plane is about to take off.

每次飛機起飛時我通常都會不由自主地發抖。

3. be sure to take your visa and passport before boarding the plane.

登機前要確保已攜帶簽證和護照。

4. i can't buckle the seal belt. could you give a hand, please?

我系不上安全帶，請您幫個忙好嗎？

5. i don't have any appetite to eat food at the height of 5000 meters above the horizon.

在海拔5000米的高度，我沒有一點食欲。

6. i like the feeling to overlook the scenery of the ground on a plane.

我喜歡在飛機上俯瞰地面景色的那種感覺。

火車出行最安全

dialogue

andrew is talking with his girlfriend that he is going to shanghai for a business trip.

安德魯正在和他女朋友討論他去上海出差的事。

andrew: i'm going to shanghai for a business trip next week.

安德魯：我下周要去上海出差。

emily: that's a long way. will you get there by plane or by train?

埃米莉：那路途很遠啊。你打算乘飛機還是坐火車？

andrew: i want to get there by train. it's cheaper and safer than plane.

安德魯：我想坐火車。它比飛機更便宜，更安全。

emily: the plane is also very safe now. there're few accidents happened in recent years.

埃米莉：現在坐飛機也很安全啊。近年來基本沒有什么事故發生。

andrew: but i'm still afraid to take a plane. i have the acrophobia.

安德魯：但我還是很害怕，我有恐高癥。

emily: in fact, it's not so awful. it will be ok if you don't look out of the window.

埃米莉：實際上沒那么可怕。你不往窗外看就沒事了。

andrew: i still can't do it. each time i think about it, my brain just freaks out. moreover,the train is much faster now than the past.

安德魯：還是不行，一想到做飛機，我就頭暈。況且，現在火車的速度也比以前快多了。

emily: oh, i know. have you bought the ticket?

埃米莉：哦，我了解了。你票買好了嗎？

andrew: not yet. i'll buy it tomorrow.

安德魯：還沒呢，明天就去買。

notes

1. accident [??ksid?nt] n. 意外遭遇，事故；機遇；命運，造化

2. acrophobia [??kr?'f?ubi?] n. 恐高癥

3. awful [??:ful] adj. 糟糕的，可怕的；驚人的；非常的，極大的

4. freak [fri:k] v.（使）強烈反應；震驚，畏懼；n. 畸形生物，怪物；反常的事，怪事；有怪癖的人

5. moreover [m?:?r?uv?] adv. 再者，此外，而且

小貼士

1. it is more economical and convenient to get there by train than driving a car.

坐火車去那里比開汽車更經濟方便。

2. what's your carriage number?

你在幾號車廂？

3. excuse me, is there any ticket to kunming tomorrow morning?

打擾一下，有明天早上去昆明的票嗎？

4. wait here for a moment. i'll buy a magazine to spend the dull time on the train.

在這兒等一下。我去買本雜志，用來打發火車上的無聊時光。

5. stay away from the scalper when buying tickets on the train station.

在火車站買票時要遠離黃牛黨。

6. we need to hurry up. the train is about to start.

我們要快點，火車就要開了。

方便出行坐汽車

dialogue

mary plans a trip to chengdu.

瑪麗打算到成都旅行。

john: hey, mary, how do you get to chengdu next week?

約翰：嘿，瑪麗，你下周怎么去成都？

mary: i'm not sure yet. i may take the train,but then again i may take the bus.

瑪麗：我還不確定呢。我可能坐火車，也可能坐汽車去。

john: i think bus would be a better choice.you can go directly to chengdu from our city by bus.

約翰：我認為坐汽車會是個不錯的選擇。你可以從我們城市直接坐汽車到成都。

mary: and what about train?

瑪麗：那火車呢？

john: it is not very convenient by train. and there are always too many people on the train.

約翰：坐火車不是很方便。況且，火車上經常人滿為患。

mary: is the price of bus ticket expensive?

瑪麗：汽車票貴嗎？

john: it's a little higher than train. while taking all things into consideration, it is still the best way to get chengdu.

約翰：比火車票稍微貴一點。不過如果把所有東西都考慮進去的話，那是到成都最好的方式了。

mary: really? maybe i'll take a bus then. thank you, john.

瑪麗：真的? 那也許我就坐汽車了。謝謝你，約翰。

john: my pleasure.

約翰：不用謝。

notes

1. choice [t??is] n. 選擇，挑選；供選擇的東西

2. directly [di?rektli] adv. 直接地，徑直地；直爽地；立即，很快地；conj. 一……就……

3. convenient [k?n?vi:ni?nt] adj. 方便的，便利的；合適的；附近的

4. consideration [k?n?sid??rei??n] n. 體貼，關心；考慮；要考慮的事

小貼士

1. do you have any extra money? my money is not enough to buy the bus ticket?

你有多余的錢嗎？我的錢不夠買汽車票。

2. it is more convenient to go to that small town by bus.

去那個小鎮坐汽車更方便一些。

3. it's quicker to go there by train than by bus.

乘火車到那兒比坐汽車更快。

4. i hitched a ride to get here from my hometown.

我從家鄉一路搭便車過來的。

5. a car trip would be an exciting thing for sure.

汽車旅行一定會是件非常令人興奮的事。

6. we can see more beautiful sceneries along the trip by bus than by train.

比起坐火車，坐汽車能欣賞到更多的沿途美景。

你打到出租車了嗎？

dialogue

owen went to beijing on business. he just came out from the airport.

歐文到北京出差，他剛從機場出來。

owen: hi, taxi!

歐文：嗨，出租車！

driver: yes, sir. where to?

司機：先生，您去哪兒？

owen: pacific building, please.

歐文：太平洋大廈。

driver: ok, no problem.

司機：好的，沒問題。

（on the taxi）

（在出租車上）

owen: excuse me, what's the screen on the back of the seat for?

歐文：不好意思，請問一下，座位后面的那個屏幕是干什么的？

driver: it's a portable multimedia. it's a popular thing now.

司機：這是個移動多媒體，現在非常流行。

owen: oh, that's new to me. so what's on everyday?

歐文：哦，對我來說這真是個新鮮事物。它每天都播放些什么？

driver: it's mainly about current affairs, music, food and travel information and so on.

司機：時事新聞、音樂、食品和旅游信息等等。

owen: it is very useful, i think.

歐文：我認為這很有用。

driver: yes, there is something good and informative. i think that many people begin to realize the value of public media.

司機：是啊，有些內容非常好，而且信息量也非常大。我想很多人都意識到了公共媒體的價值。

owen: sure it is.

歐文：確實是這樣。

driver: yeah. you know driving is boring. tv can get me out of the fatigue of driving.

司機：是啊。你知道，駕駛是非常乏味的。電視可以解除我開車的疲勞。

owen: it can also entertain your passengers like me.

歐文：而且它還能給像我一樣的乘客帶來娛樂。

driver: that's the point.

司機：你說對了。

notes

1. screen [skri:n] n. 屏風，簾，紗窗；掩護物；屏幕；v. 遮蔽；掩護；放映（電影），播放（電視節目）

2. portable [?p?:t?b?l] adj. 便于攜帶的，手提式的，輕便的

3. realize [?ri?laiz] v. 實現；了解，認識到；變賣；賺得

4. boring [?b?:ri?] adj. 無趣的，單調的，乏味的

5. fatigue [f??ti:g] n. 疲勞，勞累

小貼士

1. we need to take a cab to get there earlier.

我們需要坐出租車，以便早點兒趕到那兒。

2. it's hard to get a taxi now. how about taking a bus?

現在很難打到車。坐公交車怎么樣？

3. what's the rate per kilometer?

每公里多少錢？

4. it's a taxi-rank. it's easier to take a taxi there.

那有一個計程車候客站。在那里打的容易一點。

5. can i put the luggage into the trunk?