英文原版对话1000个:814 Off to Osaka

Todd: So, Eoin, you said you are going to Osaka tomorrow night.

Eoin: That's right. I'm catching¹ a ferry leaving at 7 and I'll get in at 6:30 in the morning.

Todd: Oh, you're taking the ferry?

Eoin: Yep. That's right.

Todd: Oh, wow. Why did you choose the ferry?

Eoin: Because previously² when I've been up to Kansai, we caught a night bus, but it's not that comfortable on the night bus. You can't talk and difficult to go to the toilet even. On the ferry, there's a lot more space to move around. You can go to sleep when you want to. There's also a bath, so you can wash before arriving.

Todd: Right. Actually, I took the ferry once to Osaka. I thought it was great. I preferred it. But you could have taken the train?

Eoin: I could have taken the train but it costs considerably³ more than the ferry so I went for the cheaper option.

Todd: Right. It is expensive. How much was the train to...?

Eoin: The train to Osaka, I believe it was somewhere in the region of 20,000 yen⁴.

Todd: Wow!

Eoin: On the shinkansen, which is the bullet train.

Todd: That's round-trip or one-way?

Eoin: That was one-way I think.

Todd: Well, how much is the ferry?

Eoin: The ferry... with the internet booking discount that I got it cost 7,000 one-way.

Todd: Oh, that's not bad. That's what it was when I went two years ago, about 7,000.

Eoin: Yeah. I think there's other ways of getting it cheaper. There's some kind of members card that you can enlist⁵ for which is pretty cheap. Unfortunately, I'm going to be pretty tight for time when I arrive at the ferry port so I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to sign up for it and get the extra discount or not.

Todd: Right. Right. Well, actually when I went, I guess the cheap ticket, you have to sleep in that big room, right.

Eoin: That's right.

Todd: The sleeping area. It makes you feel like an immigrant. You know, people coming to America or something for the first time.

Eoin: Yeah, I actually quite enjoy that in some ways,
It's more social than having your own cabin.

Todd: True. True.

Eoin: And I'm going up there with my band so we spend a lot of time together. It's always nice to meet a few different people on the way up.

Todd: Right.
 

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

4 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

5 enlist   

vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍

参考例句：

• They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
• The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。