Useful Words 第1步 熟悉词汇
crossroads 交叉路口 minibus 小型公共汽车 pedestrian 行人
stop 车站 swipe 刷卡 fare 票价
queue 排队 brake 刹车 overtake 超车
highway 公路 ticket 车票 destination 目的地
Useful Sentences 第2步 牢记句型
Excuse me , where is the bus stop for …?
打扰一下,往……的公交车站在哪里?
Excuse me , which bus should I take for the …?
打扰一下,去……我该乘几路车?
What is the fare from here to …?
从这里……的车费是多少?
Is this the bus that goes by …? 这趟公交车经过……吗?
What stop are we at ? 我们到哪一站了?
Where do I get off for ……?我到……要在哪里下车呢?
You took the wrong bus . 你坐错车了。
1. Excuse me , where is the bus stop for the National Library ?
打扰一下,往国家图书馆的公交车站在哪里?
Could you tell me where the bus stop for the National Library is ?
你能告诉我往国家图书馆的公交车站在哪里吗?
Would you like to show me the bus stop for the National Library ?
你能指给我往国家图书馆的公交车站在哪里吗?
2. Excuse me , which bus should I take if I go to the zoo ?
打扰一下,我要去动物园该乘几路车?
Excuse me , could you tell me which bus is heading for the zoo ?
打扰一下,你能告诉我哪路车开往动物园吗?
head for 前往
3. How much is bus fare ?车费是多少?
How much is the fare to this station ?到这个站要多少钱?
What is the fare from here to Park Avenue ?从这里到公园大街的车费是多少?
4. Is this the bus that goes by the cinema ? 这趟公交车经过电影院吗?
Is this the direct bus to the public library ?
这是到公共图书馆的直达公交车吗?
direct bus 直达公交车
5. I hate traffic jams . 我讨厌堵车 。
I can’t stand being in traffic. 我受不了堵车。
Did we run into a traffic jam ?我们遇到堵车了吗?
traffic jam 交通阻塞,塞车 run into 遇上,遭遇
6. What stop are we at ? 我们到哪一站了?
How many stops to the Central Park ? 去中央公园有几站路?
How many more stops before we reach the end of the line ?
还有几站到终点站。
7. Where do I get off for the Fifth Avenue ?我到第五大道要在哪里下车呢?
Where should I get off for the Fifth Avenue ?我到第五大道要在哪里下车呢?
Where should I get off if I want to go to the Fifth Avenue ?
我想去第五大道我该在哪里下车呢?
get off 下车
8. You took the wrong bus . 你坐错车了。
You’ve got on the wrong bus . 你坐错车了。
9. Where do I change ? 我在哪里换乘?
Which bus shall I change after I get off at the next stop ?
下一站下车后我换乘哪辆公交车?
Where can I transfer to the bus that goes to the railway station ?
我在哪里换乘去火车站的公交车?
10. I’ll let you know when we arrive there .我们到那儿的时候我会告诉你的。
I’ll inform you when we get there . 我们到那儿的时候我会告诉你的。
I’ll let you off when we get there .我们到那儿的时候我会让你下车的。
inform v. 通知,告诉
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿对话
1. 去卢浮宫的公交车 Bus to the Louvre
Mary : Is there a bus line that can take me to the Louvre ?
John : Yes , but you’ll need to transfer several lines to get there .
Mary : I can see that .
John : First take bus No. 5 for three stops . Get off at the third stop and then get on bus No. 7 for eight stops . This will bring you to the Louvre .
玛丽:这里有开往卢浮宫的公交车吗?
约翰:有,但是你需要转几趟车才能到达那里。
玛丽:我想也是的。
约翰:先乘5路车,坐三站。在第三站下车然后换乘7路车,做八站。下车后你就到达卢浮宫了。
2. 坐车去埃菲尔铁塔 Take Bus to the Eifel Tower
Mary : Hello , I’d like to get to the Eifel Tower from the Louvre . Can you show me what stop I need to get off at ?
John : Do you want to get to the south or north of the Tower ? There is not a bus directly at the tower .
Mary : In that case I’d like to take a taxi to the Tower .
John : I wouldn’t recommend that because all the taxis will be full at this hour.
Mary : I see . I guess I’ll just take the bus to get to the Tower . I’ll take the bus No. 8 to get to south of the tower .
John: That sounds good .The south stop is usually faster to arrive at than the north stop .
Mary : Great . Thanks for the info !
玛丽:你好,我想从卢浮宫去埃菲尔铁塔。你能告诉我需要在哪一站下车吗?
约翰:你想去铁塔的南面还是北面?这里没有车能直达铁塔。
玛丽:这样看来我还是坐出租车去铁塔吧。
约翰:我不建议你坐出租车,因为在这个时间段所有的出租车都是满员的。
玛丽:我知道了。我想我还是坐公交车去铁塔吧。我坐8路车去铁塔南面。
约翰:听起来不错。到南站通常比到北站要快一些。
玛丽:太好了,谢谢你的提醒。
recommend v. 推荐 in that case 既然那样
Useful Paragraph 第4步 诵读短篇
Your tomorrows are as bright as you want to make them . There is no reason to carry the darkness of the past with you into today . Today is a wonderful new experience , full of every possibility to make your life exactly what you want it to be . Today is the beginning of new happiness , new directions and new relationships .
你的明天充满阳光,如你心中所想。你没有理由把昨天的黑暗带到今天。今天是美妙的全新体验,有那么多种可能,使你的生活如你所愿。今天开始有新的幸福,新的方向和新的伙伴。
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
美国的公交系统没有中国那么发达。中国遍地都是公交车网络,美国有些直线的公交车最长可能两个小时才来一趟,一旦没赶上,恐怕就得耐下心来等了。大城市的公交系统也不是很发达。纽约的公交车相当好一些,但依然没有中国那么发达,而且也不可能有中国公交的价格。传说中的灰狗也挺贵的,而且搭乘它去旅游挺累的,因为时间较长。在美国坐公交,学生一般用学生证可以免费,学校里一般也会有专门为学生服务的车,不过仅是学校范围的。
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