初阶旅行|第6集：原来还有这么贵的火车？！

对话一：

W: Excuse me. Do you know when the train will arrive?

M: I’m sorry. The train is behind schedule. You have to wait another twenty minutes.

对话二：

M: So, when are the other guys going to get here? The train is leaving in 10 minutes. We can’t wait here forever!

W: It’s 10:30 already? They are supposed to be here by now! I told everybody to meet here by 10:15.

对话三：

W: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by train.

M: That’s true. But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.

对话四：

M: Have you ever traveled on the luxury train, the Orient Express, for example?

W: No, I haven't. But I've traveled on the Glacial Express through Switzerland and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel.

重点单词：

1, schedule 美 /ˈskedʒʊl/英 /ˈʃedju:l/ n. 计划表；〔公共汽车、火车等的〕时间表

a train/bus timetable 火车/公共汽车时刻表

2, suppose /sə'pəʊz/ v. 认为，料想，猜想，假定

be supposed to do/be sth 本应[本该]做某事/是某事物〔用于表示某事本应发生而没有发生〕

3, luxury /ˈlʌkʃəri/ n. 奢华，奢侈

luxury hotel/car/home 豪华的酒店/汽车/宅邸等

4, comfort /'kʌmfət/  n. 舒适感，满足感

discomfort  /dɪs'kʌmfɚt/ n.不舒服，不适

5, convenience  /kən'vinɪəns/  n.方便，便利

convenience store 便利店

6, Orient Express  /'ɔːrient ɪk'spres/ 东方快车

7, Glacial Express /'ɡleɪʃəl ɪk'spres/ 冰川快车

8, Switzerland /'swɪtsələnd/  n. 瑞士（欧洲国家）

跟读训练：

W: Excuse me. Do you know when the train will arrive?

不好意思，请问你知道火车什么时候来吗？

M: I’m sorry. The train is behind schedule. You have to wait another twenty minutes.

抱歉，火车晚点了。你得再等20分钟了。

M: So, when are the other guys going to get here? The train is leaving in 10 minutes. We can’t wait here forever!

所以其他人什么时候才能来，火车还有10分钟就要开了，咱们不能在这儿等一辈子吧。

W: It’s 10:30 already? They are supposed to be here by now! I told everybody to meet here by 10:15.

都10点半了？他们本来现在就应该到了。我告诉大家10：15见面的。

W: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by train.

坐巴士去迈阿密比坐火车便宜。

M: That’s true. But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.

确实，但我宁愿多花点儿钱，买个方便舒适。

M: Have you ever traveled on the luxury train, the Orient Express, for example?

你以前坐过豪华火车吗？比如东方快车。

W: No, I haven't. But I've traveled on the Glacial Express through Switzerland and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel.

没坐过东方快车，不过我坐过穿越瑞士的冰川快车。大概8年前，我还坐火车横穿过中国。我喜欢火车旅行。

背景拓展：

冰川快车，是世界十大顶级豪华列车之一。它每小时以30公里左右的速度行驶，被称为是世界上最慢的快车，但也是世界上最受欢迎的全景观列车。每年大约有25万游客登上“冰川快车”，体验瑞士阿尔卑斯山区的梦幻之旅。