50_Taken_for_a_Ride
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/ 远足,短途旅行
- conductor /kənˈdʌktɚ/ 售票员,指挥
- shock /ʃɑk/ 震惊
- view /vju/ 景色
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
- 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
- I’d prefer (= I would prefer) to do sth. 我更愿意做某事
- I’d(=would) prefer to do a rather than (do) b. 我宁愿做 A 也不愿做 B