一、乘坐公交車
1.詢問車站和車次
Which bus goes to the City Library please?請問哪趟公交車開往市圖書館?
Is this the bus that goes down Central Street?這趟車是去中央大街的嗎?
Does this bus stop at the square?這趟車在廣場停嗎?
Where do I catch the bus to the zoo?去動物園的公交車在哪里乘坐?
2.How often does bus No. 301 come?301路公交車多久一班?
3.How many stops are there to Oxford University?去牛津大學(xué)要坐多少站?
4.Do I need a transfer?我需要轉(zhuǎn)車嗎?
[地道解答]
transfer作名詞和動詞均可表示“轉(zhuǎn)乘”。
5.How much is the fare to the stadium?去體育場的車票多少錢?
6.Excuse me, this is my stop.勞駕，我要下車。
[地道解答]
如果有人坐在你旁邊靠過道的座位上或擋在車門前，你可以用這句話請別人讓一讓。
[常見詞匯]
bus fare公交車票價
conductor售票員
bus pass公交卡
bus shelter公交候車亭
bus lane公交專用車道
bus station公交總站
bus stop公交�？空�
terminus終點站
courtesy/reserved seat老弱病殘孕專座
二、乘坐出租車
1.Let’s just hail a taxi.咱們干脆叫一輛出租車吧。
[地道解答]
hail作名詞有“冰雹”之意，在這里作動詞，意為“大聲招呼”，揮手攔出租車可以用flag down a taxi來表達。
2.Driver: Where are you heading?你要去哪兒?
Passenger: I’m going to the train station, please.勞駕，我要去火車站。
[地道解答]
head作動詞時意為“朝...行進”，例如：head home/north向家/北行進;其后面也可接for/toward/across等介詞來指明方位，例如：head toward the river朝河邊去。
3.Could you take me to the airport?能送我去機場嗎?
4.Is the meter switched on?計價器開始計價了嗎?
[地道解答]
meter計價器;switch on開啟
5.Would you mind making a quick stop?你能不能稍微停一下?
[地道解答]
如果你要順路接某人，可以說這句話讓司機短暫�？�。如果你需要下車辦事，很快就回來，也可以說Could you wait a minute for me here?
6.Are we almost there?我們快到了嗎?
7.Have you got anything smaller?有沒有面額小一點的?
[地道解答]
當你用大面額的紙幣付車資時，司機或許會這么問。
8.May I have a receipt please?請問可以給我開張收據(jù)嗎?
[地道解答]
receipt收據(jù)
