乘车英语对话-The Bus System in LA(1)

A: Can you tell me what bus to catch from Altadena to downtown¹ LA?
B: You can catch the 486.
A: That bus goes all the way to LA?
B: I believe² so.
A: Is the bus ride long?
B: It only takes 45 minutes to an hour.
A: That's all?
B: It's a pretty short trip.
A: Is there always a lot of people on that bus?
B: It only gets crowded³ once it gets to LA.
A: Oh okay⁴, thank you.
B: No problem⁵.

1 downtown   

n.市中心区，市中心；adj.市中心的；adv.往闹区

参考例句：

• You have to be downtown in a hurry.你得赶快去市中心。
• How often does the bus to downtown run?到市中心的公共汽车多久来一班？

2 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

3 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

4 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

5 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。