北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit8 expansion-2

[00:00.00]In most subways,there are stations
[00:04.12]about every one kilometer along the route¹.
[00:08.20]Most subway are very modern and clean,
[00:12.34]but they can get very crowded sometimes.
[00:14.88]So,people have to follow certain rules
[00:18.36]to make the trip more comfortable.
[00:21.12]In London,when people use the Tube²,
[00:24.79]they must stand on the right
[00:27.06]so that people in a hurry can walk on the left.
[00:31.86]They let passengers get off the train
[00:34.78]before others get on,
[00:37.64]and people are expected to give up their seats
[00:42.08]to old and disabled³ people.
[00:45.31]Some subways provide frequent⁴ services.
[00:49.75]Trains arrive at a station
[00:51.90]about every two minutes.
[00:54.55]Subways carry a lot of passengers.
[00:58.32]The number of people traveling oneway each hour
[01:02.30]in London can be about 30,000.
[01:06.52]However,in some cities it is much higher.
[01:10.77]Hong Kong's subway holds the record
[01:14.17]of about 80,000 passengers an hour.
[01:16.63]

1 route   

n.路径，途径，路线；vt.确定路线，按规定路线发送

参考例句：

• On the way home, we took an indirect route.回家的路上，我们绕了一个大圈。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

2 tube   

n.（英）地铁；管，软管，隧道；vt.把…装管，使通过管子

参考例句：

• You may get to the railway station by tube.你可以乘地铁到火车站。
• Take care not to break the test tube!当心别把试管打碎了！

3 disabled   

adj.肢体有残疾的，伤残的；残疾的

参考例句：

• She has disabled herself from walking by a fall. 她因跌伤不能行走。
• Old age disabled him for hard work. 年迈使他不能胜任繁重工作。

4 frequent   

adj.经常的，频繁的；vt.常到，常去

参考例句：

• There are frequent contacts between the peoples of the two countries.两国人民之间交往频繁。
• Rains are frequent here in spring.这儿春季雨很频。