英语口语900句 04.05.对话.1.买火车票

We want to take a train to NewYork.

Regular¹ or express² train? How much time will be saved³ if we took⁴ the express?

About one hour. The next express train arrives in NewYork at 3:15.

And how much more do we have to pay⁵ for the express?

First class is 24 dollars more and second class 15 dollars more.

As⁶ long as we arrived one hour earler I don't mind⁷ paying⁸ a little extra⁹. Then give me two second class tickets on the express,please.

1 regular   

adj.有规律的，有规则的，整齐的，正规的

参考例句：

• I had no regular education.我没有受过正规教育。
• Saturday is my regular day for shopping.我通常在星期六到商店买东西。

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 saved   

v.拯救( save的过去式和过去分词 )；收集；保留；避免

参考例句：

• They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education. 他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
• She had saved a few titbits for her cat. 她给猫留了点好吃的东西。

4 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

5 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

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 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

8 paying   

adj.支付的，有利的n.付，支付v.付给( pay的现在分词 )；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent. 你不付房租就不能永远住在这里。
• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。

9 extra   

adj.额外的，外加的；特大的

参考例句：

• We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
• You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。