lesson 17 交通工具
    vehicles
    01 how do you go to work every day, lynette?
    丽奈特，你每天都怎么去上班啊？
    类似表达
    by what means do you come to work every day, lynette? / how do you commute to the office, lynette?
    02 maria usually takes a bus to her office.
    玛利亚经常乘坐公交车去上班。
    词组释义 take a bus 乘坐公交车
    03 could you please tell me when i get the city square?
    到城市广场的时候能请你告诉我一下吗？
    类似表达
    would you like to tell me when i get the city square, please? / would you mind telling me when i get the city square?
    04 please take me to the heathrow airport.
    请载我到希思罗机场。
    注意事项
    这句话是日常生活的高频用语，多用在乘坐出租车时，向司机表明自己的目的地。
    05 could you help me put the luggage in the trunk, please?
    你能帮我把行李箱放到后备箱里去吗？
    单词释义
    luggage [?l?g?d?] n. 行李，行李箱 trunk [tr??k] n. 汽车车尾的后备箱，树干
    06 nowadays, the main means of transportation in the cities are buses,taxies, and subways.
    现如今，城市里的主要交通工具有公交车、出租车和地铁。
    语法提要
    main既可以作名词，也可以作形容词，在这里用作形容词，意为“主要的”；mean既可以作动词，也可以作名词，在这里用作名词，表示“工具，方法，手段”。
    07 the train is bound for seattle.
    这列火车是开往西雅图的。
    词组释义 be bound for 开往……，以……为目的地
    08 show me your train tickets, please.
    请出示你的火车票。
    类似表达
    may i see your train tickets, please? / please show me your train tickets. / can you show me your train tickets?
    09 the train is leaving after twenty minutes.
    火车将在二十分钟后出发。
    类似表达
    the train is due after twenty minutes. / the train starts in twenty minutes. / the train leaves in twenty minutes. / the train goes in twenty minutes.
    10 smoking is not allowed on the train.
    在火车上是禁止吸烟的。
    类似表达
    there is a ban on smoking on the train. / smoking is forbidden on the train. / no smoking on the train.
    11 when does the train leave?
    这列火车几点发车？
    类似表达 what time does the train start? / what time does your train leave?
    12 have you gone through check-in procedures?
    您办理完登记手续了吗？
    词组释义 check-in procedures 办理登记，入住下榻
    13 this is my boarding check.
    这是我的登机牌。
    词组释义 boarding check 登机牌，登机证
    14 please fasten your seat belt.
    请系好您的安全带。
    类似表达
    please keep your seat belt fastened. / please tie your belt well. / fasten your seat belt,please. / put on your seat belt, please.
    15 travelling by train is much cheaper than by airplane.
    乘坐火车出行要比乘坐飞机便宜的多。
    类似表达
    travelling by airplane is more expensive than train travel. / rail travel is much cheaper than air travel.
    16 please don't forget to take along your personal belongings when you get off the plane.
    下机时请不要忘了随身携带您的行李。
    注意事项
    这句话会经常在飞机上听到，一般出自飞机机舱内的广播，或是空乘人员在旅客下机之前的提示。
    17 please check that your seat belt is fastened.
    请检查一下您的安全带是否系好。
    词组释义 seat belt 安全带
    18 the train travel is the cheapest way.
    乘火车旅行是最经济实惠的方法。
    类似表达
    the most economical way to travel is taking a train. / the cheapest way to travel is by train.
    note
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