情景会话口袋书人际篇 第412期:坐火车(4)

　　13. What is your train time?
火车什么时候发车？
还能这样说：
When does the train start?
What time does your train leave?
应用解析：
start a car 发动汽车；
start a baby 已怀孕；
start a fire 点火；
start sb. in business 帮助某人开始经商；
to start with 首先，第一；起初
14. I forgot to get off.
我忘记下车了。
还能这样说：
I didn't remember to get off.
I forgot to get down.
应用解析：
forget about it 不要介意，算不了什么；不用谢了；别再提了
15. You can buy the train ticket one week in advance.
你可以提前一周订火车票。
还能这样说：
You can book the train ticket seven days in advance.
The train ticket can be booked ahead of one week.
应用解析：
not quite the ticket 有点不对头，不对路；
split¹ a ticket 用混合选票进行投票
16. All the railway tickets are sold out.
所有的火车票已经售完。
还能这样说：
We have sold out all the tickets.
The train tickets are not available now.
应用解析：
sell short 卖空；低估，轻视；欺骗；
sell up 卖光，出盘；变卖财产；
sell well 易于销售，行销
17. Once can enjoy the view when he goes travelling by train.
乘火车旅行可以欣赏沿途风景。
还能这样说：
Travelling by train is good to appreciate the view along the way.
The virtue² of travelling by train is that one can enjoy the view on the way.
应用解析：
take a dim view of 不赞成，不乐观；
take a grave view of 认为……很严重；
take a jaundiced view of 对……存有偏见；
take a rose-colored view of 对……抱乐观态度

1 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

2 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。