英语访谈对话 2 The Big Red Bus

 

　　Todd: OK. Steven, you're looking at a picture. Please describe what you see!

　　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.

　　Todd: OK. Have you ever been on a double-decker bus?

　　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.

　　Todd: Oh, really. Mm! How much is the fare?

　　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.

　　Todd: Mm, yeah, who can you see on the bus? Can you pick out anyone on the bus who looks interesting?

　　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!

　　Todd: Is that how you feel on the bus?

　　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.

　　Todd: So, so you're British, do you missing⁴ them?

　　Steven: Um, yes, sometimes. Sometimes.

　　Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot.

　　Steven: No problem.

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。