跟艾米莉一起学口语 第359期:到那儿要花多长时间

 How long does it take to get there?
到那儿要花多长时间？

A:Good afternoon,ma'am.Where do you want to go?
下午好。女士。您要去那里？
B:I would like to go to the airport.
我要去机场。
A:Yes,ma'am.Please get in.
好的，女士。请上车吧。
B:How long does it take to get there?
到那儿要花多长时间？
A:About 40 minutes if we get stuck in a traffic jam.But if we're lucky,25 minutes will be fairly¹ enough.
如果堵车的话差不多要40分钟。如果幸运的话，25分钟就绰绰有余了。
B:By the way,is the traffic very heavy now?
顺便问一下。现在这个时间会很堵吗？
A:It's hard to say.Generally speaking,traffic during rush hours is usually very heavy.
很难说。一般来讲，高峰时间通常会很堵。
B:Well.how do you charge for the taxi fare here?
那么，这里的出租车怎么收费？
A:US$70 for the first one kilometer and US$20 for any additional² kilometer.
前一公里70美元。以后每公里加收20美元。
B:I see.The charge here is a little more expensive than it is in my country.
原来如此。这里的收费比我国家稍微贵一点。

1 fairly   

adv.公正地，正当地；相当；完全，简直

参考例句：

• I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
• It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。

2 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。