裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记-第50课

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风

Why did the writer not get off the bus at Woodford Green

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。一、New words and expressions 生词和短语

★ ride n. 旅行骑马, 乘车; 骑马(或乘车)旅行[Q]

同义词sit on, manage, mount, sit on top of 反义词walk 变化形动变rode?ridden?riding? 变化形名复rides?（1） n. 乘、骑

eg：”Give me a ride on your shoulders , Daddy “.

`爸爸,让我在你肩膀上骑一会儿吧.'

eg：It’s only 5 minutes’ bus ride to school .

到学校只有5分钟公共汽车车程。

take sb for a ride 欺骗某人

take ……for 把…认为是，把…看成为

eg：Don’t be serious . Just take it for a joke .

不要太认真就把它当作是一个笑话。

（2）v. 骑、乘（马、自行车、汽车等）

ride a bicycle / horse

ride in a bus ； ride on a train

ride the rails 逃票乘火车

★ excursion n. 远足

同义词trip, journey, outing, tour 变化形名复excursions

trip 短期旅行

journey 旅程、旅行、路程

travel 常期间的各处旅行（尤指出国旅行）

tour ?[tu?]为游玩的目的到几个地方观光

tourism ?[‘tu?riz?m] n.旅游事业

tourist [‘tu?rist] n.旅游者，观光者

voyage [‘v?i-id?]vi.航海，航行，旅行

go on an excursion v. 去远足, 做一次短途旅行

★ conductor n. 售票员、领导者; 管理人; 响导

同义词leader, director, head, executive

变化形名复conductors?

conductress 女售票员； ticket man 售票员

booking-office clerk （售票处的）售票员

ticket inspector 查票员

conduct （1） n. ?[‘k?nd?kt] 行为、品行、举止

a man of good conduct 品行端正的人

the rule of conduct 行为准则

honorable conduct 光荣的行为

shameful conduct 可耻的行为

（2）v.??[k?n'd?kt] 引导, 指挥, 管理

eg：He conducted me around the museum . 他带领我到博物馆内四处参观。eg：The young man conducted the tour . 这位年轻人担任该队的导游。