1.Useful Sentences常用句型

①Which line goes downtown?

哪条线路到市区?

②Which line shall I take to the White House?

去白宫,要坐哪路车?

③Is this subway going to the museum?

这趟地铁开往博物馆吗?

④How long does it take me by subway to get to the zoo?

乘地铁到动物园要多长时间?

⑤How much is the ticket to Queens?

请问去皇后区的车票多少钱?

⑥Please tell me where I shall get off.

请告诉我在哪里下车。

⑦Where do I change?

我在哪里换车?

2.Sample Dialogues对话实例

Dialogue 1 对话一

A.Excuse me.Can you tell me how to get to the Museum of Fine Arts?

打扰一下。您能告诉我去美术馆怎样走吗?

B.You can take the subway.

您可以乘地铁。

A.As soon as I get underground,I lose my sense of direction.

我一到地下就搞不清方向了。

B.You take the D train on the north platform,and go five stops.

您在北站台乘D路车,坐五站。

A.And by the way,if I want to get to Manhattan from here,how to get there?

顺便问一下,如果我想从这里去曼哈顿,又该怎样坐车呢?

B.Oh,it's also very convenient to get to Manhattan from here by subway.

哦,从这里坐地铁去曼哈顿也很方便。

A.OK,please tell me where the nearest subway station is?

好的,请告诉我最近的地铁站在哪里。

B.It's over there across the street in front of the theater.

穿过这条街,在剧院前面。

A.Thanks a lot.

多谢了。

B.You're welcome.

不用客气。

Dialogue 2 对话二

A.Excuse me,is this the right subway to go to Chinatown?

请问这是开往唐人街的地铁吗?

B.Yes,you can get off at Canal Street.

是的,您可以在坚尼街下车。

A.Shall I take the express or local train?

我该乘快车还是慢车?

B.Take the express,it saves you a lot of time.The local train stops at every station.

乘快车,可以节省很多时间。慢车站站停。

A.Thanks.

谢谢啦。

Dialogue 3 对话三

(A:traveller旅客 B:police officer警察)

A.Excuse me.Where can we catch the subway?

请问我可以在哪里坐地铁?

B.Just across the street.See?There is an entrance over there.

在马路对面。看见了吧?那边有个入口。

A.Oh,yeah.I see it.Thanks.

喔!看见了。

(At the subway 在地铁)

A.Oh! I don't have any change!

噢,我没有零钱了!

B.The machine accepts bills,credit cards or debit cards.Just touch the vending machine screen to get started.

售票机可以接受纸币、信用卡或借记卡。只要按照售票机屏幕上的提示操作就行。

A.How much does it cost to get to Broadway?

到百老汇要多少钱?

B.Well,a One-day Unlimited Ride Fun Pass costs $8.25,or you could buy a single-ride ticket for $2.25.

欢乐日卡一张8.25美元,一天之内不限使用次数;也可以买2.25美元的单程票。

New Words and Expressions生词和词组

subway [?sΛbwe?] n.地铁

museum [mju?zi??m] n.博物馆

underground [?Λnd?ɡra?nd] n.地下

lose [lu?z] v.丧失;丢失

sense of direction方向感

train [tre?n] n.列车

north platform 北站台

debit [?deb?t] n.借方

debit cards 借记卡

Chinatown [?t?a?n?ta?n] 唐人街

express [?ks?pres] n.特快列车

local train慢车

save [se?v] v.节省

accept [?k?sept] vt.接受

Broadway [?br??dwe?] 百老汇