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50 Taken for a Ride

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.

我喜欢在乡下旅行，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，那样的话，我宁愿留在车上，"我回答说。

Words

  • went /wɛnt/ on /ɑn/ an /æn/ excursion /ɪkˈskɝʒən/ n. 远足,短途旅行
    1. Both my father and my brother went on an excursion last month.（L25）
    2. are/when/who…
  • conductor /kənˈdʌktɚ/ n. 售票员,指挥
    1. As soon as I got on the bus, the conductor asked me to buy a ticket.（L14）
    2. Although the conductor asked me to buy a ticket, I refused to do so.
    3. As the conductor got tired of selling tickets, he quitted his job last week.
  • shock /ʃɑk/ 震惊
  • view /vju/ n. 景色
    1. We got a good view of the countryside.(city)
    2. Did you get a good view of the countryside?
    3. We will get a good view of the countryside.

Expressions

  • take it for granted 将它当做理所当然。
  • ride a bike/horse 骑自行车/马
  • go on an excursion 去旅行
  • get a good view of sth. 好好观赏某物
  • prefer to do sth. = prefer doing sth. 更喜欢做某事
    1. I don’t like cities.
    2. I prefer to live in the country. = I prefer living in the country.
    3. I don’t get up on Sundays.
    4. I prefer staying in bed. = I prefer to stay in bed.
    5. I prefer this coat to that coat.
    6. I prefer basketball to football.
    7. I prefer riding to walking.
    8. I prefer going to the cinema to watching DVDs at home.
  • I prefer a to b 比起 B 我更喜欢 A
  • I prefer doing a to doing b 比起做 B 我更喜欢做 A
  • I prefer to do a rather than (do) b. 宁愿做 A 也不愿做 B
    1. Leo prefers to live in the country rather than (live) in a city.
    2. I prefer to drive rather than travel by train.
  • I’d prefer (= I would prefer) to do sth. 我更愿意做某事
    1. I’d prefer to drive.
    2. I’d prefer to have dinner now.
    3. Would you prefer to have dinner now?
    4. I'd prefer to go by myself.
    5. I’d(=would) prefer to do a rather than
    6. I’d prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema.
  • I’d(=would) prefer to do a rather than (do) b. 我宁愿做 A 也不愿做 B