纯正地道美语(外教讲解)238：买火车票

　　A: Hi, I would like to purchase a one way ticket to Brussels, please.
B: Certainly sir, this is our train schedule.  We have  an express train departing every morning and an overnight train that departs at nine pm.
A: How long does it take to get there?
B: About twelve hours.   We currently have tickets available only for first class on the express train.  If you’d like, you can choose a sleeper¹ on the overnight train which is a bit less expensive.
A: Yeah, I think that is the best option. Do you serve food on the train?  Twelve hours is such a long time!
B: Yes,of course. There is a dining car towards the front of the train where they serve meals at all  times.  We do provide complimentary² water and coffee for all of our passengers.
A: Great! I’ll take it.
B: Here you are sir. Your train leaves from platform number nine at nine on the dot. Remember to be here at least thirty minutes before your scheduled departure time or else you might miss your train!
A: I understand. Thank you very much !
B: Have a great trip.

　　one  way ticket 单程票
depart v.出发
platform n.站台
on  the dot准时地
scheduled departure time 计划出发时间
 

　　A:你好，我想买一张去Brussels的票。
B: 好的，先生，这是我们的列车时刻表。每天早晨我们有一趟特快列车出发，晚上有一趟9点的火车。
A: 到哪儿需要多长时间？
B: 大概12小时，目前只有特快列车的1等车厢票。如果你愿意，可以买张晚上的卧铺票，票稍微贵些。
A: 是的，我想那是最好的选择。火车上有供餐服务吗？12小时挺长的。
B: 当然有，列车的前部有餐车，会一直提供餐饭。我们为所有乘客提供免费的水和咖啡。
A: 太好了。我就买这个票吧。
B: 给你。火车晚9点准时开发。一定要在计划出发时间提前30分钟来，或否你会错过火车。
A: 我知道。非常感谢。
B: 旅途愉快。
 

 

1 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

2 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。