“自贸英语,每周一课学起来”第十一课(二)开讲啦!
2024-06-15 来源:旧番剧
Lesson Eleven Taking the High-Speed Train
第11课 坐高铁
John在海口考察了三天,今天他要结束在海口的行程,在何娜娜的陪同下前往三亚。他们将如何去三亚呢?
请听听他们的对话。
课文
Conversation 2
Nana: Here is your fare. Please have your passport and ticket ready when going through security.
这是你的车票。过安检时请出示你的护照和车票。
John: All right.
好的。
Nana: We"ll get on the train at Platform 2. Let"s take the elevator to get upstairs.
我们在2号站台上车。我们乘电梯上去。
John: Okay. I"m wondering whether our seats are first-class or second-class.
好的。我想知道我们的座位是一等座,还是二等座。
Nana: They"re first-class seats.
是一等座。
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attentoin, please? Train D7323 for Sanya is now boarding at Platform 2. Would you please go boarding wih your baggage?
女士们、先生们,请注意。开往三亚的D7323次列车现在开始检票进站了,请您携带好行李在2号站台乘车。
Nana: Now the train is boarding. Let"s go to the first-class carriage. My seat is D14, and yours is D15.
现在该上车了。我们去一等车厢。我的座号是D14,你的是D15。
(Now they are in the train. 他们在火车上了。)
John: Lovely! It"s clean, bright, spacious, and comfortable as well.
太好了!车里干净明亮、空间宽大,坐着也很舒服。
Nana: And it goes very fast. It"s safe and steady.
而且速度很快,安全平稳。
John: How fast does the high-speed train run?
高铁的速度如何?
Nana: It runs at a speed of 250 kilometers an hour. The maximum speed is 300 kilometers per hour.
时速250千米。最高时速300千米。
John: Wow, amazing!
哇,太快了!
Nana: Yah. We"re arriving at Sanya Station at 12:00 noon.
是的。我们将于中午十二点到达三亚站。
John: Wonderful!
好棒啊!

重点句子轻松学14.We"ll get on the train at Platform 2.
我们在2号站台上车。
动词 get 的用法非常多,习惯搭配也很多。句中“get on 交通工具”的表达意为“上车”。如:get on a train/bus/car 上火车/公交车/小汽车。
get off 意为“下车”。如:
I"m getting off (the bus/train) at the next station.
我在下一站下车。
15.Let"s take the elevator to get upstairs.
我们乘电梯上去。
“乘电梯”的英文是 take an elevator (美国英语)、take a lift (英国英语)、take an escalator (乘自动扶梯)。get upstairs (到楼上)、get downstairs (到楼下)。
16.I"m wondering whether our seats are first-class or second-class.
我想知道我们的座位是一等座,还是二等座。
I"m/was wondering whether/if...是英语口语中很常用的句型,凡是你要询问对方什么事情,或要请对方帮个忙,或想邀请对方做什么,都可用这个句型。请看下面的句子:
(1)I"m wondering if you can go shopping with me this weekend.
我想知道你这个周末能否和我一起去购物。
(2)I was wondering whether you could do me a favor by moving the furniture.
我不知道你能否赏脸帮我搬一下家具。
(3)I was wondering if your brother could go on an outing with us.
我想知道你弟弟能否跟我们一起去郊游。
17.Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?
女士们、先生们,请注意。
句子“ May I have your attention, please?” 是个请求句和礼貌用句,在火车站、机场等公共场所很常用,用于提醒公众注意。类似的句子还有:
(1)May I have your business card, please?
请把您的名片给我(一张)可以吗?
(2)May I have your address, please?
请把您的地址给我(一下)可以吗?
(3)May I have your passport, please?
请把您的护照给我(看一下)可以吗?
18.Train D7323 for Sanya is now boarding at Platform 2.
开往三亚的D7323次列车在2号站台开始上车了。
board 在此用作动词,意为“上(车、船);登机”,go boarding 上车(船)、登机。如:
Now the train is boarding.
现在该上(火)车了。
The flight/plane is now boarding.
开始登机了。
19.Would you please go boarding with your baggage?
请带上您的行李上车。
would you please do sth 也是个常用的请求句型,语气委婉。请看下面的对话:
(1)A: Would you please give me a hand?
请您帮我一下好吗?
B: Sure. 当然。
(2)A: Would you please come to the meeting on time?
请您按时来开会好吗?
B: Okay. No problem.
好的,没问题。
20.Lovely! 太好了!
英语口语中表达“很好;太好了;好极了;妙极了”等带有赞赏情感的感叹词语很多,如:good、very good、great、amazing、lovely、fabulous、fantastic、fascinating、wonderful等。
21.It"s clean, bright, spacious, and comfortable as well.
车里干净明亮、空间宽大,坐着也很舒服。
and...as well 是一个常用短语,意为“除……之外;也;还”。请看下面的句子:
(1)He likes coffee and tea as well.
他喜欢喝茶,也喜欢喝咖啡。
比较:He likes coffee as well as tea.
他既喝茶,也喝咖啡。
(2)The bookstore sells books and newspapers as well.
这家书店既卖报也卖书。
(3)He is a successful businessman and a novelist as well.
他是个成功的商人,同时也是一位小说家。
22.And it goes very fast.
而且速度很快。
本句也可说成“The train runs fast.”,动词 go 指“移动;旅行;行走”的方式。如:
She"s going too fast.
她走得太快。
The train went very slowly.
这趟车行驶得很慢。
23.How fast does the high-speed train run?
高铁的速度如何?
这句话用来询问某种交通工具的速度。请看下面的对话,
(1)A: How fast does a car run/go?
这辆车能跑多快?
B: It runs/goes at a speed of 150 kilometers an hour.
每小时150千米的速度。
(2)A: How fast does the train run/go?
这趟列车的速度是多少?
B: It runs at a speed of 250 kilometers an hour.
每小时跑250千米。
24.The maximum speed is 300 kilometers per hour.
最高时速300千米。
maximum可用作形容词,意为“最高的;最多的;最大极限的”,如:the maximum temperature 最高气温。该词也可作名词用,其复数是maxima。如:
There are a maximum of twenty-five students in an English class.
英语教学班学生人数至多25名。
This job requires you to use your skills to the maximum.
这份工作要求你最大限度地发挥你的技能。
25.We"re arriving at Sanya Station at 12:00 noon.
我们将于中午十二点到达三亚站。
这是一个用现在进行时表示将来时间的句型。arrive at/in 意为“到达、抵达某地”。通常到达具体的地点,如机场、火车站、汽车站、酒店、小村庄等用介词 at;到达较大的地方,如城镇、国家等用介词 in。请看下面的句子:
(1)The children were playing computer games when I arrived home.
我到家时孩子们在玩电脑游戏。
(2)We arrived at the hotel at two o"clock in the early morning.
我们凌晨两点到达了酒店。
(3)She"s arriving in New York in twelve hours.
她12小时后将抵达纽约。

词汇加油站

火车站 railway station地铁站 subway / underground / metro station
售票口 ticket window
检票口 ticket gate
候车室 waiting room /station hall
时刻表 timetable / schedule
火车站台 railway platform
餐车 dining car
卧铺车厢 sleeping car
卧铺 sleeping berth
上/中/下铺 upper berth / middle berth / lower berth
列车员 attendant / train crew
乘务员 conductor / conductress
乘警 train police
货运 列车 goods / freight train
特快 express train
来源:海南省妇联、海南出版社

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