阅读量:
路线
1.How do I get to Noter Dame by metro?
我要怎么搭地铁到巴黎圣母院?
2.Does this train go to the United Nations Building?
这班地铁是开往联合国大厦吗?
3.Does this line take me right to the Times Square?
这条路线可载我直达时代广场吗?
下车
1.Which station should I get off to go to Buckingham Palace?
我要到白金汉宫,应该在哪一站下车?
2.You better get off here and change the yellow line at plat- form number 3.
你在这里下车,到第三月台转黄色路线。
时间
1.How often does the tube for Queen's park come?
往皇后公园的地铁多久会来一班?
2.Every ten minutes.
十分钟一班。
出站
1.By the way,how can I get out of the platform after I get off the train?
顺便问一下,我下车后怎么出站呢?
2.Remember,the D train,the downtown platform.
记住,从D出口出站。
其它
1.Could you show me where I can buy a ticket to go to the National Park.
我要到国家公园,请问我可以到哪儿买票?
2.You can take the subway.
你可以乘坐地铁。
3.I have lost my wallet, where could I make a report?
我的皮夹丢了,我可以到哪里报告?
4.Oh,I just can't figure out the subway system at all.As soon as I get underground I lose my sense of direction.
噢,我一点也不会分辨地铁系统。一到地下就迷失方向了。
背景知识
地铁是地下高速列车系统。世界上个地铁系统是在伦敦修建的,自1890年以来一直运行。地铁比公共汽车运行得更快,效率(efficiency)更高。地铁可以把你送到城市里几乎任何步履所及的地方。并且,地铁的价钱便宜,又帮助缓解了城市交通压力。地铁的缺点是它经常拥挤不堪(crowded)而且噪音(noise)大。