Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风
I love travelling in the country, but I don't 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 don't 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.
'You'll 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 doesn't 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.
参考译文
我喜欢在乡间旅行，但却不愿意迷路。最近我作了一次短途旅行，但这次旅行所花费的时间比我预计的要长。
“我要去伍德福德草地，”我一上车就对售票员说，“但我不知道它在那儿。”
“我来告诉您在哪儿下车，”售票员回答说。
我坐在汽车的前部，以便饱览农村风光。过了一些时候，车停了。我环视了一下身旁，惊奇地发现车里就只剩我一个乘客了。
“您得在这里下车，”售票员说，“我们的车就到此为止了。”
“这里是伍德福德草地吗?”我问道。
“哎呀，”售票员突然说，“我忘了让您下车了。”
“没关系，”我说，“我就在这儿下吧。”
“我们现在要返回去，”售票员说。
“好吧，既然如此，我还是留在车上吧。”我回答说。
New words and expressions
- ride n. 旅行（搭车）
- go for a ride
- trip
- a day trip
- on a business trip
- journey 长而艰辛的旅行
- flight 航行
- voyage
- drive
- excursion n. 远足，徒步
- go on an excursion
- conductor
- conduct vt. 引导，带领
- view n.
- 视野
- come into view 映入眼帘
- The lake came into view.
- 景色，美景
- enjoy the (breathtaking) view
注释
- country 国家（可数）；乡村（风情、美景）（不可数，往往有 the，抽象名词）
- lose one's way 迷路 = be lost = get lost
- 时间状语从句：when while as 复习
- I was doing my homework when(= at that time，在那时) my mother came in.
- I was doing my homework while(= during that time 在那段时间) my mother was sleeping.
- as 一边 随着（同时开始，同时结束）
- w/h + to do（连接副词 + 不定式）
- When to start has not been decided.
- 例外：Why/why not + do
- in front of 在 ... 前面
- in the front of 在 ... 的前部
- left 过去分词
- prefer n/ing to n/ing
- prefer to do rather than do