《旅游英语900句》之乘地铁

UsingtheSubway乘地铁KeySentences（重点句子）878.CanyoutellmehowtogettoManhattan？你能否告诉我去曼哈顿怎么走吗？Youcantakethesubway.您可以乘地铁。Oh，Ijustcan’tfigureoutthesubwaysystematall.哦，我对地铁系统就是弄不明白。Butit’seasytogettofromherebythesub-way.可是从这儿乘地铁到曼哈顿很方便。YoutaketheuptownRtrainandgetoffat42ndstreet.您乘北线方向的R路车到第42街下车。O.K.，doyouknowwherethenearestsubwaystationis.好吧。您知道最近的地铁车站在哪么？It’soverthereacrossthestreetinfrontofthecinema.就在街对面电影院的前面。IsthistherightsubwaytotheRockefeller这就是去洛克菲勒中心的地铁吗？taketheDtrainonthedowntowngothreestops.是的，您在南线站乘D路车，一共三站路。886.Howmuchisthefare？车费多少？887.WhatshouldIdowiththetoken？我该怎么用这个辅币呢？888.Youputitintheslotattheturnstileandthenpushtheturnstiletogetintotheplatform.889.BythecanIgetoutoftheplatformafterIgetoffthe顺便问一下，我下车后怎么出站台呢？890.That’sveryeasy.Theexitisalwaysopen.那很容易，出口处总是敞开着。891.Remember，theDtrain，thedowntownplatform.记住，D路车，南线站台。DialogueALinhua：Excuseme，officer.Canyouhelpme？Policeman：Sure.Linhua：CanyoutellmehowtogettoManhattan？Policeman：Youcantakethesubway.Linhua：Oh，Ijustcan’tfigureoutthesubwaysystematall.AssoonasIgetundergroundIlosemysenseofdirection.Policeman：Butit’seasytogettoManhattanfromherebythesubway.YoutaketheuptownRtrainandgetoffat42ndStreet.Linhua：O.K.，doyouknowwherethenearestsubwaystationis？Policeman：It’soverthereacrossthestreetinfrontofthecinema.Linhua：Thanksalot.Policeman：You’rewelcome.DialogueB（A：Visitor；B：Tokenman）A：IsthisrightsubwaytotheRockefellerCenter？B：Yes，youtaketheDtrainonthedowntownplatform，andgothreestops.A：Howmuchisthefare？B：Onedollarandfifteencents.YougivemethemoneyandI’llexchangeitforatoken.A：WhatshouldIdowiththetoken？B：Youputitintheslotattheturnstileandthenpushtheturnstiletogetintotheplatform.A：Oh，Isee.Bytheway，howcanIgetoutoftheplatformafterIgetoffthetrain？B：That’sveryeasy.Theexitisalwaysopen.A：Thankyouverymuch.B：Mypleasure.Remember，theDtrain，thedowntownplatform.DialogueCA：Howdidyouenjoyyoursubwaytripyesterday，Yang？B：VerymuchandIfounditveryfunny，too.A：Really？Whendidyoutakeyourtripthere？B：IwasdownattheLilanStationat7∶30.Iguessthatwasabadtimetotravel.WhenatrainpulledinIwassimplysweptinbytherushofpeoplefrombehind.A：Oh，pooryou！Butdidyoumanagetofindaseat？BThatwasoutofthequestion.ThetrainleftthestationbeforeIwasabletogetbackmybreath.IplannedtogetoffattheBridgeStationforavisit，butIfoundmyselflandedatanentirelynewone.A：Soyouoverrodeyourstation.B：That’sright，andittookmehalfanhourtogetonatrainback.WordsandExpressionstokenmann.地铁售票员slot n.槽turnstilen.（每次容许一人进入的）旋转栅门pull vi.拉，牵overridevt.越过platform n.（火车站的）月台token n.（用作交通运输费等的替代货币的）筹码地铁最常见的称呼除、undergroundmetro以外，英语中还有Elevated一词，意为elevated在地下，而是在地上穿越大街小巷及城市内河。比如最近在上海人气很旺的轻轨也和它相lightrail构成了城市的公共轨道交通系统publicrapidtransitsystem。地铁有关的英语词汇包括platform（站台）subway/line地铁路线图directional方向指示牌）footbridge（人行桥）transferdispensing转车车票机safety安全线）platform月台边缘）stationentrance（车站入口escala