英语访谈对话 86 The Commute

 　　Todd: Hello, Yoko.

　　Yoko: Hello, Todd.

　　Todd: How are you?

　　Yoko: Good. How are you?

　　Todd: Good. OK. We're gonna talk about trains.

　　Yoko: OK.

　　Todd: Do you take the train everyday?

　　Yoko: Yes, I have to.

　　Todd: Oh, really?

　　Yoko: Yeah, cause I don't have a car.

　　Todd: Oh, really?

　　Yoko: Yeah!

　　Todd: Are you have happy with that? Do you mind?

　　Yoko: Actually no!

　　Todd: Yeah, well, what's the train like in the morning when you get on?

　　Yoko: It's really crowded.

　　Todd: Yeah!

　　Yoko: Yes.

　　Todd: OK. How much is your train fare?

　　Yoko: Almost 500 yen¹.

　　Todd: What's the best thing about taking the train?

　　Yoko: Mm, nothing.

　　Todd: Nothing.

　　Yoko: Nothing. I don't think it's great. Ah, I can sleep on the train.

　　Todd: OK. Do you normally² get a seat?

　　Yoko: Ah, sometimes I can.

　　Todd: Yeah.

　　Yoko: Yeah.

　　Todd: OK. Do you read?

　　Yoko: Cause I can't read a book. I'll get sick.

　　Todd: Oh, cause your eyes move around.

　　Yoko: Yeah.

　　Todd: Yeah, I gocha. What's the worse thing about the train?

　　Yoko: Ah, too crowded in Japan.

　　Todd: Yeah. It's terrible.

　　Yoko: And I have to pay.

　　Todd: Oh, you have to pay. Your company does not pay.

　　Yoko: No.

1 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。