实战口语情景对话 第2期:双层巴士

 Todd: OK. Steven, you're looking at a picture. Please describe what you see! Steven，你能描述一下你看到的这张图片吗？

Steven: Uh, I can see a red double-decker bus. It's the kind of bus you'll see very often in London. In fact I know this bus is from London because I can see the names: Chelsea, Sloan Square, Victoria, Herring Cross. These are all areas in London. Um, so obviously¹ the bus is in London. 我看到的是一辆双层巴士。它在伦敦随处可见。事实上，这辆巴士来自伦敦是一目了然的，切尔西，斯隆广场，维多利亚，Herring Cross，这些都是伦敦的地名。所以这辆车一定是伦敦的。

Todd: OK. Have you ever been on a double-decker bus? 好的，那么你有没有乘坐过双层巴士呢？

Steven: Yeah, yeah, yeah. many times. Many times. When I was younger, you used to get double-decker all over England but now you only tend to see them in the big cities. 是的，经常。我小时候，我经常乘坐上层巴士到伦敦的各个地方，但现在只有在大城市才能看到它。

Todd: Oh, really. Mm! How much is the fare? 真的吗！那么双层巴士的费用是多少？

Steven: Well, it depends on the journey. It's..I guess it's not too expensive, but the minimum² price you would pay is, for a short journey, is about a pound. 费用多少是由乘坐的距离长短决定的。我猜想不是很贵，上车要支付的最少车费，也就是短途的车费，是1英镑。

Todd: Mm, yeah, who can you see on the bus? Can you pick out anyone on the bus who looks interesting? 你在这量巴士上看到了什么人？你觉得这辆巴士上有没有看上去有趣的人？

Steven: Hmm, yeah, well this girl here at the back, that's leaning³ on the door, um, she looks really bored, actually. Maybe she is going to work or something and she doesn't want to go! 是的，后面这个女孩。她依着车门，看上去很无聊。也许她正要去上班或是去她不想去的地方！

Todd: Is that how you feel on the bus? 你乘坐巴士也是这样的吗？

Steven: Uh, well, no, not really, because I haven't worked in England for a long time, so I haven't taken a bus for a long time. 不，不全是。因为我很长时间不在英国工作了，所以我很长时间没有乘坐过双层巴士了。

Todd: So, so you're British, do you missing⁴ them? 这么说，你是英国人，那你怀念双层巴士吗？

Steven: Um, yes, sometimes. Sometimes. 是的，有时候是的。

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot. 好的，谢谢

Steven: No problem. 没问题。

 

1 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

2 minimum   

adj.最低的，最小的；n.最小量，最低限度

参考例句：

• What is the minimum price?最低价是多少？
• Today's minimum temperature is 10℃.今天的最低气温是10℃。

3 leaning   

n.倾向，爱好，偏爱v.（使）倾斜，屈身( lean的现在分词 )；倚；依赖；使斜靠

参考例句：

• a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy 偏爱喜剧而不是悲剧
• Jackson is leaning over backwards to persuade his wealthy uncle. 杰克逊想尽种种办法去讨好他那个有钱的叔叔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。