奥运知识—奥运英语1000句:坐一站还是坐十站

　　It's a one-price ticket, either one stop or ten stops.
　　坐一站还是坐十站，票价都一样。

　　A I think I'll take the subway.

　　A 我想我将乘地铁。

　　B OK. It might even be quicker than to take a taxi, especially in rush hours.

　　B 好。乘地铁可能比乘出租车还快，尤其是在交通的高峰时刻。

　　A Tell me what I should do. How do I get a ticket?

　　A 告诉我该做什么。我怎样才能买到地铁票？

　　B It's easy. Just go to the ticket office in the subway.

　　B 这容易。到地铁的售票处去就行了。

　　A And how much is the ticket?

　　A 地铁票多少钱一张？

　　B It's a one-price ticket, either one stop or ten stops. It doesn't matter

how far you are going.

　　B 坐一站还是坐十站票价都一样。你坐多远都没有关系。

　　A Well, that sounds simple enough. I'll take it.

　　A 哦，听起来很简单。我就坐地铁了。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 When you talk about possibilities¹, you can use might / might, e.g. It might be quicker to take the subway than to take a taxi, / It might be quicker to take the subway than to take a taxi.

　　当你在谈论可能性时，你可以用might /可能。例如： It might be quicker to take the subway than to take a taxi /乘地铁可能比乘出租车快。

　　2 To ask the price of something, use: How much . . . ? / How much . . . ? e.g. How much is the ticket? / How much is the ticket?

　　要问某物的价格，用How much . . . ? /…多少钱？例如：How much is the ticket? /车票多少钱?

　　3 If an explanation² sounds clear and easy, you can say: That sounds simple. / That sounds simple; or That sounds easy. / That sounds easy.

　　如果对某事的解释听起来清晰而简单，你可以说：That sounds simple. / 听起来很简单;或者That sounds easy. /听起来很容易。

　　Key phrases³ and sentences
　　重要的短语和句子

　　I think I'll take the subway.
　　我想我将乘地铁。

　　OK.  It might even be quicker than to take a taxi, especially in rush hours.
　　好。乘地铁可能比乘出租车还快，尤其是在交通的高峰时刻。

　　Tell me what I should do. 
　　告诉我该做什么。

　　How do I get a ticket?
　　我怎样才能买到地铁票？

　　It's easy. 
　　这容易。

　　Just go to the ticket office in the subway.
　　到地铁的售票处去就行了。

　　And how much is the ticket?
　　地铁票多少钱一张？

　　It's a one-price ticket, either one stop or ten stops. 
　　坐一站还是坐十站票价都一样。

　　It doesn't matter how far you are going.
　　你坐多远都没有关系。

　　Well, that sounds simple enough.  I'll take it.
　　哦，听起来很简单。我就坐地铁了。

1 possibilities   

n.可能性( possibility的名词复数 )；可能的事；可选择的方法；可以利用和改善的余地

参考例句：

• a finite number of possibilities 为数有限的可能
• The possibilities were manifold. 有很多的可能性。

2 explanation   

n.解释，解说，说明

参考例句：

• I had better say a few words by way of explanation.我最好以解释的方式说几句话。
• She did not continue with her explanation.她没有继续解释下去。

3 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》