02 交通
  02 交通

  速度快还数飞机

  dialogue

  blake is going to take a business trip tomorrow morning.

  布莱克明天早上要出差。

  anna: when will you leave for the business trip, blake?

  安娜:你什么时候出差,布莱克?

  blake: tomorrow morning.

  布莱克:明天早上。

  anna: how will you get there, by train or by air?

  安娜:你怎么去呢?搭火车还是飞机?

  blake: by air. i have bought a plane ticket.

  布莱克:搭飞机。我已经买过机票了。

  anna: the price of the plane ticket must be very high. i think it would be cheaper by train.

  安娜:机票的价格一定很高。坐火车应该会便宜一点。

  blake: plane is much faster than train. it just takes a few hours from beijing to guangzhou.

  布莱克:飞机比火车要快得多。从北京到广州只用几个小时就到了。

  anna: hmm, it's really fast. if by train, it would take almost a day and a night to get there.

  安娜: 嗯,确实很快,如果坐火车的话,几乎需要一天一夜才能到达。

  blake: yes, the faster, the better. and what's more, thepany will reimburse all expenses for my trip.

  布莱克:是的,越快越好。更重要的是,公司会报销我这次出差的所有费用。

  anna: that's wonderful!

  安娜:那好极了!

  notes

  1. almost [??:lm?ust] adv. 几乎,差不多;差一点;将近

  2. reimburse [?ri:im'b?:s] v. 偿还;付还

  3. expense [iks'pens] n. 消耗,花费;费用

  4. wonderful [?w?nd?ful] adj. 极好的,精彩的,绝妙的

  小贴士

  1. we'd better go there by air. flying is much faster.

  我们最好坐飞机去那儿,飞机要快很多。

  2. i always shiver instinctively each time the plane is about to take off.

  每次飞机起飞时我通常都会不由自主地发抖。

  3. be sure to take your visa and passport before boarding the plane.

  登机前要确保已携带签证和护照。