Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘車兜風
First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。 Why did the writer not get off the bus at Woodford Green？
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來自霏霏桃子姐
聽三遍錄音，然後對照附文再聽一遍，尤其是剛才沒有聽懂的句子，要特別留意
【原文】
I love travelling in the country, but I dont like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
“I’m going to Woodford Green, ” I said to the conductor as I got on the bus,“ but I dont know where it is.”
“I‘ll tell you where to get off.” answered the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
“Youll have to get off here,” the conductor said. “This is as far as we go.”
“Is this Woodford Green?” I asked.
“Oh dear, ”said the conductor suddenly.“ I forgot to put you off.”
“It doesnt matter,” I said. “I‘ll get off here. ”
“We’re going back now, ” said the conductor.
“Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,” I answered.
【參考譯文】Taken for a ride 乘車兜風
I love travelling in the country, but I dont like losing my way.
我喜歡在鄉間旅行，但卻不願意迷路。
I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
最近我作了一次短途旅行，但這次旅行所花費的時間比我預計的要長。
“I‘m going to Woodford Green,” I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, “but I dont know where it is.”
“我要去伍德福德草地，”我一上車就對售票員說，“但我不知道它在那兒。”
“I’ll tell you where to get off. ” answered the conductor.
“我來告訴您在哪兒下車，”售票員回答說。
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.
我坐在汽車的前部，以便飽覽農村風光。
After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
過了一些時候，車停了。我環視了一下身旁，驚奇地發現車裡就只剩我一個乘客了。
“Youll have to get off here, ” the conductor said. “This is as far as we go. ”
“您得在這裡下車，”售票員說，“我們的車就到此為止了。”
“Is this Woodford Green?” I asked.
“這裡是伍德福德草地嗎？”我問道。
“Oh dear,” said the conductor suddenly.“ I forgot to put you off.”
“哎呀，”售票員突然說，“我忘了讓您下車了。”
“It doesn’t matter,” I said.“ I‘ll get off here.”
“沒關係，”我說，“我就在這兒下吧。”
“We‘re going back now, ” said the conductor. Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus, I answered.
“我們現在要返回去，”售票員說。
“Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,” I answered.
“好吧，既然如此，我還是留在車上吧。”我回答說。
【課文講解】
love
love doing/like doing 強調一種習慣, 喜歡做某事
I love my brother, but I don't like his girlfriend
I love having dinner with you, but I don't like paying for dinner
go on an excursion (固定短語)＝have an excursion : go on 可譯為 “進行”
take花費
take sb some time
Eg. : My trip took me a long time.
it 形式主語
It takes sb some time to do sth
It takes sb some time that...
It took me a month to learn book 2
Sb. spend some time doing sth
Eg. : I spent a month learning English
sb spend some time on sth
金錢上的花費cost, pay for sth.
than I expected【口語化】比我所預料的
The question is easier than I expected.
You are greater than i expected.
You are more beautiful than i expected.
You are better than i expected.
Than I thought 比我原以為的
The holiday took you longer than I expected.
The English class took me longer than I thought.
get on the bus 上車
get off the bus 下車
I will tell you where you can(should) get off.
I will tell you where to get off
語法結構 : 特殊疑問詞+to+動詞原形 可用來取代賓語從句
How can I get there?
can you tell me how I can get there
can you tell me how to get there
can you tell me how I should do ?
can you tell me what to do?
I don't know which to choose.
I wonder when to have a meeting.
Can you tell me how to begin a letter?
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★ride n 旅行
trip (出差性的)旅行
travel (周遊世界性的)旅行
journey (陸地上的)旅行
flight (空中)旅行
voyage (海上)旅行
tour 遊玩
sightseeing 觀光遊
ride v 騎(車, 馬)
★excursion n 遠足
excursion n 遊玩, 郊遊(距離不會很遠)
weekend's excursion 週末遊
Tomorrow we will have (a day's excursion 一日遊)
★conductor n 售票員 (在火車上稱為列車員)
★view n 景色
sight n. 景色, 視線, 視野
in one's view＝in one's opinion就某人看來
view n 景色(主觀性較強)
sight n景色, 視線, 視野(強調客觀)
Can I have a room with a good view?
