【大家说英语】小城风情

Lesson 7 Around Town

 

第七课 小城风情

September 15

9月15日

Where Is the Bus Station?

巴士转运站在哪里？

Read it!

读读看！

Susie and Rob¹ are going to the new bus station.

苏希和罗柏要去新的巴士转运站，

It opens today.

它今天开始启用。

It is big, new and modern.

那里又大、又新，而且很现代化，

People can catch city buses and long-distance buses there.

乘客可以在那里搭乘市区公交车和长途巴士。

Mark rides the bus often.

马克常常搭公交车，

Tickets aren't expensive.

车票不贵。

Megan is riding the bus to Centerville on Friday.

梅根星期五要搭巴士去先特菲尔镇，

She is looking at the schedule².

她在看乘车时刻表。

She should buy her ticket today.

她应该今天买车票，

The bus is crowded on Fridays.

星期五的巴士会很拥挤。

Conversation A

 

会话A

Hey, Susie. Where are you going?

嘿，苏希，你要去哪里？

I'm going with Rob to the new bus station, Jim.

吉姆，我要和罗柏去新的巴士转运站，

It opens today.

那里今天正式启用。

Are you doing a report on it?

你们要去作采访报导吗？

Yes, we are. It is an interesting story.

是啊，我们要去报导。 这个报导挺有意思的。

Tell me about it.

说来听听。

It is big, new and modern.

它又大、又新，而且很摩登。

Both city buses and long-distance buses stop there.

市区公交车和长途巴士都会停靠那里。

大家说英语

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

So, Rob, tell us about the new bus station.

嘿，罗柏，跟我们说说这个新的巴士转运站吧。

It is big, new and modern.

它很大、很新，又很现代化，

It is very convenient³ for people.

对人们很方便。

I know.

就是啊，

People can catch city buses and long-distance buses there.

人们可以在那里搭乘市区公交车和长途巴士。

Do you ride the bus very often?

你经常搭公交车吗？

Yes, I do.

对，我常搭。

I like the bus a lot. It's cheap.

我很喜欢搭公交车， 很便宜啊。

Yes. Bus tickets aren't expensive.

没错，公车票一点都不贵。

Conversation C

 

会话C

What are you looking at, Megan?

梅根，你在看什么？

I'm looking at the bus schedule.

我在看巴士时刻表。

Are you going somewhere?

你要去哪里吗？

I'm going to Centerville on Friday evening.

我星期五晚上要去先特菲尔市。

And you're going by bus?

你要搭巴士去吗？

Sure. The bus is convenient.

当然，巴士很方便。

I can leave from the new station.

我可以从新车站出发。

Buy your ticket today.

那今天就买车票。

Why?

为什么？

The bus is crowded on Fridays.

星期五的巴士很挤。

 

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 schedule   

n.时间表，进度表，计划表，议事日程；vt.预定，编制目录，为某事安排时间

参考例句：

• The schedule of tomorrow is Paris.明天的日程是巴黎。
• This task is behind schedule.该任务落后于进度。

3 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。