1.At which platform is our train?

　　2.Can I take this train to Glasgow?

　　3.Could you tell me how to go to the platform?

　　4.Is it necessary to change trains?

　　5.What time does the train reach Luxembourg?

　　6.What time is it due to arrive?

　　7.When does the next train for Washington leave?

　　8.Which platform is for the train 79?

　　9.Here's our compartment.

　　10.How long does the train stop here?

　　Dialogue One

　　A:Can I help you?

　　B:Yes.When is the next train to New York City?

　　A:Let me see...the train to New York City...here it is...daily except Sunday at 10:30,12:20 and 15:10.

　　B:Aren't there any trains before 10:30?

　　A:Sorry,not before 10:30.

　　B:Then one to New York at 10:30.

　　A:One way or round trip?

　　B:One way.

　　A:A soft seat or hard one?

　　B:How much is a soft?

　　A:$15.And for a hard one,only $6.

　　B:Then one hard seat,please.

　　A:OK.Here is your change.The train leaves on platform 8.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:Excuse me.Does this train go to Brooklyn?

　　B:Yes,it does.

　　A:Do you know when it leaves?

　　B:I think it leaves at two-thirty.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:Excuse me,when is the next train to Los Angeles?

　　B:10:15 a.m.

　　A:Can I get the ticket here?

　　B:Sorry.You have to buy your ticket at the next counter.

　　A:Thank you.

　　话说火车站

　　A railway station is perhaps the most crowded place in the world.It always leaves me such an impression.People, from almost all parts of the world, rush in and out of railway stations every day. They are completely strangers.They seldom look into each other's eyes,let alone speaking to each other.But ,perhaps, some day if something unusual happens,things will be different.Two strangers might not only get to know each other,but also become life-long friends.So,in some story-teller's eyes a railway station is usually the place where stories may happen.

　　Train

　　1.Children can travel half fare.

　　2.For the 12:25 train,you want platform 24 over there.

　　3.If you catch the 9:26 train,you'll get there at 5 o'clock the next morning.

　　4.It runs every four hours.

　　5.It takes about three hours,so you'll arrive just before 10:45.

　　6.It's a fast one.

　　7.It's a stopping train.

　　8.It's due in at 9:15.

　　9.I want a second-class single to Frankfurt.

　　10.Two one-way tickets to Winchester for tomorrow.

　　Dialogue One

　　A:Good,morning!Can I help you?

　　B:Good morning.Could you tell me the times of trains to London,please?

　　A:Yes.There are trains at 7:59,9:18,10:32 and 11:55.

　　B:What time does the 7:59 get to London ?

　　A:At 9:36.And the 9:18 gets to London at 9:55, the 10:32 at 11:09.

　　B:What about coming back?I'd like to come back about 7 p.m.

　　A:There's one at 19:00 and the next is at 19:40.

　　B:Mmm,how much is it?

　　A:Single or return?

　　B:Return,please.

　　A:If you get on before 4 p.m. or after 6 p.m. there is saver return which is $ 9.45,an ordinary return is $ 16.45.

　　B:An ordinary return,please.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:s there a train leaving for Philadephia?

　　B:Yeah.There's an express that leaves in twenty minutes.

　　A:May I buy a ticket here at the station?

　　B:Sure.

　　A:Where?

　　B:Go to window number eleven.

　　A:Thanks.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:What's the matter?

　　B:Which subway should I take to get to the East Side?

　　A:Oh,you have to take the shuttle to Grand Central.

　　B:Which train is that?Which platform does it leave from?

　　A:It's not on this platform.These trains are uptown and downtown,not crosstown.You have to go up these stairs over there.

　　幸运的乘客

　　A man intended to travel by train to Manchester.Before setting out,he looked up the times of the trains,and discovered that there was an eight o'clock train.

　　As he was walking to the station,he noticed one of his night watchmen.Knowing that the man had worked for the railway previously,the man asked him whether the eight o'clock was the faster train.

　　The watchman shook his head solemnly."Usually,the eight o'clock is very good," he said."But last night as I was sitting here,I had a terrible dream.In my dream,I saw a wrecked train.I knew it was tonight's eight o'clock train.There had been a dreadful accident and every one in the train had been killed.Don't go on that train tonight."

　　The man,who was superstitious,decided to wait for the next train and he reached Manchester.There ,to his horror,he learned that the night watchman had been right.The eight o'clock train had had an accident and all the passengers had been killed.