Useful Words 第1步 熟悉詞匯
crossroads 交叉路口 minibus 小型公共汽車 pedestrian 行人
stop 車站 swipe 刷卡 fare 票價
queue 排隊 brake 剎車 overtake 超車
highway 公路 ticket 車票 destination 目的地
Useful Sentences 第2步 牢記句型
Excuse me , where is the bus stop for …?
打擾一下,往……的公交車站在哪里?
Excuse me , which bus should I take for the …?
打擾一下,去……我該乘幾路車?
What is the fare from here to …?
從這里……的車費是多少?
Is this the bus that goes by …? 這趟公交車經過……嗎?
What stop are we at ? 我們到哪一站了?
Where do I get off for ……?我到……要在哪里下車呢?
You took the wrong bus . 你坐錯車了。
1. Excuse me , where is the bus stop for the National Library ?
打擾一下,往國家圖書館的公交車站在哪里?
Could you tell me where the bus stop for the National Library is ?
你能告訴我往國家圖書館的公交車站在哪里嗎?
Would you like to show me the bus stop for the National Library ?
你能指給我往國家圖書館的公交車站在哪里嗎?
2. Excuse me , which bus should I take if I go to the zoo ?
打擾一下,我要去動物園該乘幾路車?
Excuse me , could you tell me which bus is heading for the zoo ?
打擾一下,你能告訴我哪路車開往動物園嗎?
head for 前往
3. How much is bus fare ?車費是多少?
How much is the fare to this station ?到這個站要多少錢?
What is the fare from here to Park Avenue ?從這里到公園大街的車費是多少?
4. Is this the bus that goes by the cinema ? 這趟公交車經過電影院嗎?
Is this the direct bus to the public library ?
這是到公共圖書館的直達公交車嗎?
direct bus 直達公交車
5. I hate traffic jams . 我討厭堵車 。
I can’t stand being in traffic. 我受不了堵車。
Did we run into a traffic jam ?我們遇到堵車了嗎?
traffic jam 交通阻塞,塞車 run into 遇上,遭遇
6. What stop are we at ? 我們到哪一站了?
How many stops to the Central Park ? 去中央公園有幾站路?
How many more stops before we reach the end of the line ?
還有幾站到終點站。
7. Where do I get off for the Fifth Avenue ?我到第五大道要在哪里下車呢?
Where should I get off for the Fifth Avenue ?我到第五大道要在哪里下車呢?
Where should I get off if I want to go to the Fifth Avenue ?
我想去第五大道我該在哪里下車呢?
get off 下車
8. You took the wrong bus . 你坐錯車了。
You’ve got on the wrong bus . 你坐錯車了。
9. Where do I change ? 我在哪里換乘?
Which bus shall I change after I get off at the next stop ?
下一站下車后我換乘哪輛公交車?
Where can I transfer to the bus that goes to the railway station ?
我在哪里換乘去火車站的公交車?
10. I’ll let you know when we arrive there .我們到那兒的時候我會告訴你的。
I’ll inform you when we get there . 我們到那兒的時候我會告訴你的。
I’ll let you off when we get there .我們到那兒的時候我會讓你下車的。
inform v. 通知,告訴
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿對話
1. 去盧浮宮的公交車 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 .
瑪麗:這里有開往盧浮宮的公交車嗎?
約翰:有,但是你需要轉幾趟車才能到達那里。
瑪麗:我想也是的。
約翰:先乘5路車,坐三站。在第三站下車然后換乘7路車,做八站。下車后你就到達盧浮宮了。
2. 坐車去埃菲爾鐵塔 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 !
瑪麗:你好,我想從盧浮宮去埃菲爾鐵塔。你能告訴我需要在哪一站下車嗎?
約翰:你想去鐵塔的南面還是北面?這里沒有車能直達鐵塔。
瑪麗:這樣看來我還是坐出租車去鐵塔吧。
約翰:我不建議你坐出租車,因為在這個時間段所有的出租車都是滿員的。
瑪麗:我知道了。我想我還是坐公交車去鐵塔吧。我坐8路車去鐵塔南面。
約翰:聽起來不錯。到南站通常比到北站要快一些。
瑪麗:太好了,謝謝你的提醒。
recommend v. 推薦 in that case 既然那樣
Useful Paragraph 第4步 誦讀短篇
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 .
你的明天充滿陽光,如你心中所想。你沒有理由把昨天的黑暗帶到今天。今天是美妙的全新體驗,有那么多種可能,使你的生活如你所愿。今天開始有新的幸福,新的方向和新的伙伴。
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
美國的公交系統沒有中國那么發達。中國遍地都是公交車網絡,美國有些直線的公交車最長可能兩個小時才來一趟,一旦沒趕上,恐怕就得耐下心來等了。大城市的公交系統也不是很發達。紐約的公交車相當好一些,但依然沒有中國那么發達,而且也不可能有中國公交的價格。傳說中的灰狗也挺貴的,而且搭乘它去旅游挺累的,因為時間較長。在美國坐公交,學生一般用學生證可以免費,學校里一般也會有專門為學生服務的車,不過僅是學校范圍的。
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