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我可以把行李放到后備箱里嗎?
6. beijing west railway station, please.
去北京西站。
7. here's your tip.
這是你的小費(fèi)。
大眾交通——公交車
dialogue
kitty wanted to go to the cultural palace. but she took the wrong bus.
凱蒂要去文化宮,但是她乘錯(cuò)了公交車。
kitty: i'm going to the cultural palace. when shall i get there?
凱蒂:我要去文化宮,什么時(shí)候能到呢?
mark: sorry, you're on the wrong bus. you should take bus no. 132 near the railway station.
馬克:不好意思,您乘錯(cuò)車了。您得在火車站附近坐132路車。
kitty: how can i get to the railway station, please?
凱蒂:我怎么才能到火車站呢?
mark: get off at the next stop, cross the street, and you'll find a bus stop not far on your right hand side. there're buses to the railway station.
馬克:在下一站下車,穿過街道,在右邊不遠(yuǎn)處,您會(huì)看見一個(gè)公交車站。那里有去火車站的車。
kitty: could i have a transfer ticket, please?
凱蒂:請(qǐng)問我可以要一張轉(zhuǎn)乘車票嗎?
mark: here you are.
馬克:給您。
kitty: thank you.
凱蒂:謝謝。
notes
1. palace [?p?lis] n. 宮,宮殿
2. stop [st?p] n. 停止,逗留;停車站,候車站,車站;v. 停止,中斷;逗留;阻撓
3. cross [kr?s] v. 穿過,越過;交叉,相交;n. 十字架
4. transfer [tr?ns?f?:] v. 轉(zhuǎn)移,轉(zhuǎn)讓;n. 轉(zhuǎn)乘票;轉(zhuǎn)移
小貼士
1. we shall get off at the next stop to get another bus.
我們應(yīng)該在下一站下車,轉(zhuǎn)乘其他公交。
2. how can i get an ic card for bus?
如何辦理公交ic卡?
3. could you please remind me when the bus gets to the zoo?
到動(dòng)物園時(shí)請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝盐乙幌潞脝幔?
4. the k2 bus will take us to the ocean park.
我們坐2路快線可以到達(dá)海洋館。
5. that double-decker bus is what we want.
那輛雙層巴士就是我們要坐的。
6. it's too crowded on the bus. we'd better get there by car next time.
公交車太擠了,下次我們最好開車去那兒。
環(huán)保出行首選自行車
dialogue
lisa and henry are going to the concert, and they are discussing how to get there.
麗薩和亨利要去聽音樂會(huì)。他們正在討論乘坐何種交通工具。
lisa: are you ready to go to the concert?
麗莎:你準(zhǔn)備好去聽音樂會(huì)了嗎?
henry: yes. shall we go there by bus so we won't be late?
亨利:是的。我們一起去坐公共汽車吧?這樣不會(huì)遲到。
lisa: why not go there by bike? we could get stuck in traffic if we take a bus in rush hour.
麗莎:我們?yōu)槭裁床或T自行車去呢?如果我們坐公共汽車的話,趕上高峰期一定會(huì)堵在路上的。
henry: that's true. cycling is good for our environment, too. so it's better to go there by bike.
亨利:有道理。騎自行車對(duì)環(huán)境也有好處,那還是騎自行車比較好。
lisa: is that your new bicycle?
麗莎:這是你的新自行車嗎?
henry: yes, i have just bought it last week. do you like it?
亨利:是啊,我上周才買的。你喜歡嗎?
lisa: it's the newest mountain bike. it's really cool!
麗莎:這是最新款山地車,真酷?。?
henry: i like everything about it except the saddle. it is a bit higher to me. do you know how to change the height?
亨利:除了車座以外什么都好,車座對(duì)我來說有點(diǎn)高了。你知道怎么調(diào)高度嗎?
lisa: that's easy. it's important to have the saddle comfortable enough so that you can control the bike well.
麗莎:那很簡(jiǎn)單。讓座位保持舒適很重要,只有那樣才能控制好自行車。
henry: yes, my feet can't touch the ground. it's easy to fall off.
亨利:是啊,我的腳都挨不著地面,很容易摔倒。
lisa: yes. give me a minute and i can adjust it for you and then we can go.
麗莎:是的。等一下,我把車座給你調(diào)整好,咱們就能走了。
notes
1. concert [?k?ns?t] n. 音樂會(huì)
2. actually [??kt?u?li] adv. 實(shí)際上,實(shí)在地;確實(shí);目前,眼下
3. saddle [?s?dl] n.(馬)鞍,鞍狀物;車座;v. 給(馬)裝鞍;使承擔(dān)
4. adjust [??d??st] v.(改變以)適應(yīng);調(diào)整;校正
小貼士
1. what's the price to rent this bike?
這輛自行車的租金是多少?
2. there's a short cut; we can cross it.
這有條近道,我們可以穿過去。
3. how long does it take to reach there by bike?
騎自行車到那里需要多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間?
4. the chain of my bike is off. could you help me fixing it?
我的自行車鏈子掉了,你能幫我修一下嗎?
5. i think we need to buy a map in case of losing the way.
我想我們應(yīng)該買一張地圖,以防迷路。
6. test the brakes of your bike before leaving.
出發(fā)之前檢查一下你自行車的車閘。
暈船真難受
dialogue
peter and mary will go to hong kong for a business meeting. now, they are on the ship to hong kong.
彼得和瑪麗要去香港參加一個(gè)商務(wù)會(huì)議。此時(shí),他們?cè)谌ハ愀鄣拇稀?
mary: peter, let's go to the deck to enjoy the beautiful sea, ok?
瑪麗:彼得,我們?nèi)ゼ装迳闲蕾p美麗的大海,好嗎?
peter: sorry, i can't. i'm not feeling very well.
彼得:對(duì)不起,我去不了。我感覺不太舒服。
mary: your face looks very pale. what's wrong with you?
瑪麗:你的臉色看起來很蒼白。你怎么了?
peter: i'm feeling a turn of dizziness on my head. i think i'm suffering from seasickness.
彼得:我感到頭部一陣眩暈,我想是暈船了。
mary: are you always so when on board?
瑪麗:你坐船時(shí)總是這樣嗎?
peter: yes, i'm not a good sailor. i always get sick aboard a ship.
彼得:是的,我暈船。坐船總是會(huì)暈船。
mary: do you have any seasick pills?
瑪麗:你有暈船藥嗎?
peter: yes, i have taken some seasick pills just now.
彼得:是的,我剛剛已經(jīng)吃了幾片。
mary: ok. then have a good rest.
瑪麗:哦,那好好休息一下吧。
peter: thank you for your concern.
彼得:多謝關(guān)心。
notes
1. deck [dek] n. 甲板;層面
2. pale [peil] adj. 蒼白的,灰白的;淺色的,淡的;v. 變得蒼白;失色,變得暗淡
3. dizziness ['dizinis] n. 頭昏眼花,頭暈,眩暈
4. seasickness ['si:?siknis] n. 暈船
5. aboard [??b?:d] prep. / adv. 在(船、飛機(jī)、車)上,上(船、飛機(jī)、車)
小貼士
1. the anchor is being lifted now. our trip is about to start.
船正在起錨,我們的旅程就要開始了。
2. there are seagulls flying hither and thither around the ship.
海鷗在輪船四周飛來飛去。
3. the seawaves are so rough that the rolling of the ship makes me feel uneasy.
海浪這么大,船左右搖晃得令我感到很不舒服。
4. take these tablets and then you'll feel better.
把這幾片藥吃下去,你就會(huì)感到好一些。
5. i'm not a good sailor.
我暈船。
6. the ship is going to put in to the harbor. what a nice journey!
船就要進(jìn)港了。真是一次不錯(cuò)的旅行!
7. the next port will come three hours later.
3小時(shí)之后就會(huì)到下一個(gè)港口。
堵車——城市頑疾
dialogue
sam wants to go to the central hotel to meet his client.
山姆要去中央酒店會(huì)見客戶。
sam: taxi!
山姆:出租車!
driver: at your service, sir. where to?
司機(jī):很愿意為您效勞,先生。要去哪兒?
sam: the central hotel, please. how long will it take?
山姆:去中央酒店。需要多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間?
driver: around 20 minutes in normal time. but it's rush hour now. it may need nearly one hour to get there.
司機(jī):平時(shí)需要大概20分鐘。但現(xiàn)在是交通高峰時(shí)段,到那里需要將近一個(gè)小時(shí)。
sam: is there any way around the traffic jam?
山姆:能繞過堵車路段嗎?
driver: we can go back to that intersection and try another way. but it's a longer distance and needs higher price.
司機(jī):我們可以退回那個(gè)十字路口走另外一條路。但是路程會(huì)更遠(yuǎn),價(jià)格也要高一些。
sam: all right, let's do that.
山姆:好吧,就走那里吧。
driver: ok. but we're going to be stuck here for a little while before we go back to that intersection. let's listen to some music. what do you want to listen to, sir?
司機(jī):好的。不過在去十字路口之前還得在這里堵一小會(huì)兒。我們來點(diǎn)音樂吧。先生喜歡聽點(diǎn)什么?
sam: how about some beatles?
山姆:披頭士的怎么樣?
driver: yeah, all right. i love it, too.
司機(jī):好的,我也很喜歡。
notes
1. nearly [?ni?li] adv. 幾乎,差不多,將近
2. intersection [int??sek??n] n. 橫斷,交叉;交叉點(diǎn),十字路口;交集
3. distance [?dist?ns] n. 距離,間距;遠(yuǎn)處,遠(yuǎn)方;(時(shí)間或空間的)相距;疏遠(yuǎn),冷淡
小貼士
1. at your service.
愿為您效勞。(酒店或餐廳服務(wù)員經(jīng)常會(huì)說的一句話,當(dāng)你在餐廳用餐,或住酒店有事找服務(wù)員時(shí),他們通常都會(huì)先說這句話。)另外,古代的臣子、仆人接受國(guó)王、主人的任務(wù)時(shí),理解成愿為您效勞(效力,效忠),劇本里時(shí)常這樣用。有時(shí)候,也表示對(duì)對(duì)象的尊敬,表示愿意幫忙。
2. the beatles
20世紀(jì)最知名的英國(guó)搖滾樂隊(duì),1956年成立于利物浦,成員包括john lennon(1940-1980),節(jié)奏吉他、鍵盤樂及主唱;paul mccartney(1942- ),低音吉他、鍵盤樂及主唱;以及george harrison(1943-2001),主吉他、西達(dá)琴、鋼琴及和音。1962年,ringo starr(原名 richard starkey,1940- )加入,負(fù)責(zé)鼓及和音。1970年,樂隊(duì)解散,4人分道揚(yáng)鑣。
3. it's just a waste of time to be trapped on the road for such a long time.
被堵在路上真是太浪費(fèi)時(shí)間了。
4. there are too many cars on the road.
路上車太多了。
5. as there's no traffic jam and accident, subway is the best choice to go for work.
沒有交通擁堵和交通事故,地鐵是去上班最好的選擇。
6. we should avoid the main street next time. it is too crowded here.
我們下次應(yīng)該避免走主干道,這里太擁擠了。