早安英文 第638期:不是所有的地铁都叫subway（在线收听）

Yes, correct, so in the U.K for example, we call it the "Underground" or the "Tube"

是的，没错，就拿英国举例子，我们把地铁叫做 underground 或者tube.

Subways can also be called "Metro" or "Metro system"

地铁还可以被称作为，Metro 或者 Metro system（地铁系统）。

Excuse me, could you show me where the nearest subway station is?

你好，请问最近的地铁站在哪里？

I’ve seen footage of people being pushed on to it and held in so the door can close!

我看到很多人被推进地铁后，门才关的了。

Right, rush hour is the busiest time of the day for travel, and is usually from 7-9 in the morning and 4-6 in the evening. Not a good time to go somewhere in a big city!

没错，高峰期就是一天里交通最繁忙的时间，通常都是早上7-9点，下午的4-6点。在大城市，这个点出门，可不好。

How about we move on to some subway etiquette？

我们现在谈谈地铁礼仪如何？

We were queuing for 15 minutes, we nearly missed our train.

我们排队排了十五分钟，差点错过了火车。