「每日一讀」——新二 Lesson 50Taken for a ride乘車兜風
Lesson 50Taken for a ride乘車兜風First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音,然後回答以下問題。
Why did the writer not get off the bus at Woodford Green?
為什麼作者沒有在伍德福德格林下車?
I love travelling in the country, but I dont like losing my way。
I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected。
Im going to Woodford Green, I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, but I dont know where it is。
Ill tell you where to get off。 answered the conductor。
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside。 After some time, the bus stopped。 Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus。
Youll have to get off here, the conductor said。 This is as far as we go。
Is this Woodford Green? I asked。
Oh dear, said the conductor suddenly。 I forgot to put you off。
It doesnt matter, I said。 Ill get off here。
Were going back now, said the conductor。
Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus, I answered。
乘車兜風
我喜歡在鄉間旅行,但卻不願意迷路。最近我作了一次短途旅行,但這次旅行所花費的時間比我預計的要長。
“我要去伍德福德草地,”我一上車就對售票員說,“但我不知道它在那兒。”
“我來告訴您在哪兒下車,”售票員回答說。
我坐在汽車的前部,以便飽覽農村風光。過了一些時候,車停了。我環視了一下身旁,驚奇地發現車裡就只剩我一個乘客了。
“您得在這裡下車,”售票員說,“我們的車就到此為止了。”
“這裡是伍德福德草地嗎?”我問道。
“哎呀,”售票員突然說,“我忘了讓您下車了。”
“沒關係,”我說,“我就在這兒下吧。”
“我們現在要返回去,”售票員說。
“好吧,既然如此,我還是留在車上吧。”我回答說。
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
ride n. 旅行
trip(出差性的)旅行
travel(周遊世界性的)旅行
journey(陸地上的)旅行
flight(空中)旅行
voyage(海上)旅行
tour遊玩
sightseeing觀光遊
ride v 騎(車, 馬)
excursion n. 遠足
excursion n 遊玩, 郊遊(距離不會很遠)
weekend‘s excursion 週末遊
Tomorrow we will have (a day’s excursion 一日遊)
conductor n. 售票員
view n. 景色
sight n 景色, 視線, 視野
in one‘s view=in one’s opinion就某人看來
view n 景色(主觀性較強)
sight n景色, 視線, 視野(強調客觀)
Can I have a room with a good view?
能給我一間視野好的房間嗎?