【听英文对话做选择】火车票

原文：

Man: Uh, where am I? Tsk, hum¹ . . .

Woman: Excuse me. Do you need any help?

 

Man: Nah, I . . . I'm just looking . . . well . . . [Okay³ . . .] Uh, well, actually⁴ . . . yeah. Um . . . I want to go to the science museum, but I've been lost for the past few⁵ hours, and I can't make heads or tails of these ticket machines⁶.

 

Woman: Ah², well, just press⁷ this button⁸. [Oh, yeah] And from here, it's a dollar fifty.

 

Man: Okay.

 

Woman: Then, get on the train at platform⁹ number 4.

 

Man: Alright. Oh, and how often do the trains come around this time of day?

 

Woman: Usually, they come about every six minutes.

 

Man: Okay. And where do I get off¹⁰ the train?

 

Woman: Get off at State¹¹ Street Station, three stops from here.

 

Man: Okay. I got¹² it. Thanks for your help.

 

Woman: No problem¹³. Good luck¹⁴.

1. Where does the man want to go?

A. to the science museum

B. to the art museum

C. to the natural¹⁵ history museum

2. How much is the train ride?

A. a dollar fifteen

B. a dollar forty

C. a dollar fifty

 

3. Where should the man get on the train?

A. platform number 3

B. platform number 4

C. platform number 5

 

4. How often do the trains come?

A. about every five minutes

B. about every six minutes

C. about every seven minutes

 

5. Where should the man get off the train?

A. at the State Street Station

B. at the Star Palace¹⁶ Station

C. at the Seventh¹⁷ Street Station

 

正确答案：

1. to the science museum

2. a dollar fifty

3. platform number 4

4. about every six minutes

5. at State Street Station

 

1 hum   

v.嗡嗡叫，哼；n.嗡嗡声，吵杂声

参考例句：

• She continued to hum the song over and over.她一遍又一遍地不断哼唱那支歌。
• He could hear the hum of the bees in the garden.他听得见花园里蜜蜂的嗡嗡声。

2 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

3 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

4 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

5 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

6 machines   

n.机器( machine的名词复数 )；机械装置；机动车辆；飞机

参考例句：

• Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines. 工厂的工人已逐渐被机器取代。
• Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. 传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。

7 press   

n.新闻界，压力；v.按，压

参考例句：

• Press‘shift’ and type‘ C ’.按切换键然后打字母‘C’ 。
• Let's press on with our work.咱们继续工作。

8 button   

n.钮扣，按钮；v.扣住

参考例句：

• Press the button,then the machine will work.按下电钮，机器就能转动了。
• Push the button on top of the camera.按一下相机上面的按钮。

9 platform   

n.平台，月台，讲台，坛

参考例句：

• Which platform do I want?我该上哪个站台？
• Your train is waiting at Platform 5.你要坐的那列火车在第五号站台。

10 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

11 state   

n.州，国，情形；adj.国家的，州的，正式的；vt.说，陈述，声明，规定

参考例句：

• I'm worried about her state of health.我担心她的身体状况。
• Each state of the United States has a capital.美国每一个州都有一个首府。

12 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

13 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

14 luck   

n.运气，幸运，吉祥之物；v.侥幸成功

参考例句：

• I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
• Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运！ 我们将为你祈祷。

15 natural   

adj.自然的，正常的，天生的；n.有天赋的人

参考例句：

• He is a natural dancer.他是天生的舞蹈家。
• Try to look natural for your photograph.拍照时要自然一点。

16 palace   

n.皇宫；官殿；豪华大厦

参考例句：

• It is really a magic palace!那真是一个有魔力的宫殿！
• What a palace this was!这里可真像皇宫啊！

17 seventh   

n.七分之一；num./adj.第七

参考例句：

• July is the seventh month of the year.7月是一年中的第七个月。
• Let's start from the seventh stop. 让我们从第七站开始。