英文原版对话1000个:627 The Commute

Tom: Hey Martin, where do you live?

Martin: I live near the train station.

Tom: Really?

Martin: Yeah.

Tom: I live near the train station.

Martin: Oh wow!

Tom: How do you come here?

Martin: I usually take the red bus. Well, I always take the red bus.

Tom: Ok, I take the blue bus.

Martin: Really, so how's that work?

Tom: It's a different route¹. I think it comes straight up through the town.

Martin: Oh, ok.

Tom: And then approaches² from the east side. It's a small old bus and the cost is in the middle of the range³ but I get a little card that gives me three months travel.

Martin: Oh, ok.

Tom: It's quite crowded at the beginning when there is a lot of high school kids getting on, but they get off after a couple of stops and after then the bus is nearly empty.

Martin: Wow, really?

Tom: What's it like on the red bus?

Martin: Almost the opposite. Probably I imagine the cost is the same but this busses are much bigger and I don't know if they are newer but they seem a little more comfortable, almost like a tour bus and they end up being⁴ very, very crowded which is very different than it sounds on your bus by the time they get up here. Usually when I get on the bus, I'm standing⁵ all the way up the mountain so it's really not very comfortable to ride on those even though they have the tour bus comfy seats but it's a pretty quick route --about 15 minutes up here.

Tom: Oh, that is fast. That sounds like it's faster than the blue bus but I heard the drivers are pretty fast.

Martin: Sometimes the drivers can be very nice and courteous⁶ and sometimes the drivers act like your not really there.

Tom: It's quite a steep⁷ route as well, isn't it?

Martin: Yes, it's very steep and there's a few stops up the middle of the hill and I don't know why they are there and the drivers sometimes take the turns quite quickly and especially when you are standing, it's not so comfortable.

 

 

1 route   

n.路径，途径，路线；vt.确定路线，按规定路线发送

参考例句：

• On the way home, we took an indirect route.回家的路上，我们绕了一个大圈。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

2 approaches   

n.（处理问题、完成任务的）方法( approach的名词复数 )；近似（值）v.接近，走近，靠近( approach的第三人称单数 )；（在性质、数量、质量、情形、时间等方面）近似；接洽；使移近

参考例句：

• The two approaches are fundamentally different. 这两个处理方法完全不同。
• He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman. 他具有近乎最能干的政治家的品质。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 range   

n.山脉，行列，范围，射程；vt.排列，归类于，使并列，放牧；vi.平行，延伸，漫游

参考例句：

• The two countries are separated by a range of mountains.这两个国家被一条山脉隔开。
• This weapon can kill at a range of 200 yards.这种兵器在200码内有杀伤力。

4 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

7 steep   

adj.陡峭的，险峻的，急剧升降的，不合理的；n.悬崖，峭壁，浸渍，浸渍液；v.浸，泡，沉浸

参考例句：

• The slope is too steep for us to climb.这斜坡太陡，我们爬不上去。
• There was a steep climb on the road out of town.市外公路上有一处很陡的上坡路。