ESL露西的一天 第54期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(4)

 Lucy is at the platform¹ and she's waiting "for the first express² train." 露西在站台上，她正在“等第一辆特快列车”。

Express, "express," here means³ the train that makes the fewest⁴ number of stops. 快车（express），指的是停靠站最少的列车。

Express trains, such⁵ as⁶ in New York, will only stop at some of the subway⁷ stations, not at all of them. 特快列车，像在纽约这样的，只会在几个地铁站停，不会所有站都停。

If you want a subway train that stops at all the stations, you would⁸ get what we would call a local⁹ train. 如果你想乘一辆每站都停的地铁，你可以乘我们所说的普通列车。

This is true¹⁰ especially¹¹ in New York City; if you look at their map of the subway,  尤其是在纽约；你看一下他们的地铁地图，

you will see that some subway trains are express, meaning¹² they make fewer¹³ stops. They don't stop at every subway station, and some are local. 会看到一些地铁列车是特快列车，这意味着他们会少停几站，他们不会在每个地铁站都停，还有一些是普通列车。

1 platform   

n.平台，月台，讲台，坛

参考例句：

• Which platform do I want?我该上哪个站台？
• Your train is waiting at Platform 5.你要坐的那列火车在第五号站台。

2 express   

vt.表达，表示，表现；压榨，榨出；n.快车，快邮，快件，速递；adj.特快的，特殊的

参考例句：

• Everyone is free to express himself.每个人都可以畅所欲言。
• Send the letter by express.用快件把这封信寄出去。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 fewest   

adj.不多的( few的最高级 )；很少；（与复数名词和复数动词连用）有些；几个

参考例句：

• What is the fewest number of times the bug needed to cross the circle? 问昆虫至少要穿过圆几次才能离开这张纸？ 来自辞典例句
• To write in a straight line is to say something clearly in the fewest possible words. 写文章不要转弯抹角，就是说要用尽可能少的词来阐明问题。 来自辞典例句

5 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 subway   

n.地下人行道；（美）地铁；vi.乘坐地下铁路

参考例句：

• I go to the library by subway.我坐地铁去图书馆。
• Where is the nearest subway station?最近的地铁站在哪里？

8 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

9 local   

adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻

参考例句：

• She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。
• He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。

10 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

11 especially   

adv.特别，尤其，格外；专门地，主要地

参考例句：

• I like to swim,especially in the sea.我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• I am especially by math problems.我对数学问题特别感兴趣。

12 meaning   

n.意义，含意，目的，意图；adj.意味深长的

参考例句：

• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。
• Could you catch her meaning?你明白她的意思吗？

13 fewer   

int.较少数；adj.较少的

参考例句：

• We need more apples and fewer oranges.我们需要多些苹果，少些橘子。
• Now I meet with fewer difficulties in my work.现在我工作中困难少些了。