A Does this bus go to the mall? B Sorry, ma’am. I only go up to 42nd Street. A So which bus should I take? B The #55 is best, but you just missedit. A Is there any other way? B I will take you to Civic Boulevard. Then you can transferto bus #113. A Great, thanks!
A 這班公車會到購物中心嗎? B 不好意思,女士。我只開到四十二街。 A 那麼我該搭哪一班公車? B 55 號公車最適合,但是妳剛好錯過了。 A 有別的方式嗎? B 我可以載妳到市民大道,然後妳可以轉搭 113 號公車。 A 太好了,謝謝你!
單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases
1mall n. 購物中心
2miss vt. 錯過
Lydia missed the train and was late for work.
莉蒂亞錯過火車而上班遲到了。
3way n. 方法,辦法;道路
Is there a way we can stop them from arguing?
我們是否有辦法可以阻止他們爭吵?
4take sb to + 地方 帶某人去某地
Vince took me to a fancy restaurant for dinner.
文斯帶我去一間豪華餐廳吃晚餐。
5civica. 市民的
6boulevard n. 大道
7transfer vi. & vt. 轉移;調動
(三態為:transfer, transferred, transferred) transfer (from A) to B (從 A)轉移到 B
We need to transfer to another line at this station.
我們必須在這站換另一條線。
口語技能 Speaking Skills
1 ma’am 與 sir 的用法
在路上遇到陌生人卻不知道對方的名字時,若對方為女性,可稱呼ma’am [ mAm ]( 為 madam 的口語說法),表「女士」;若對方為男性,則稱呼 sir ,表「男士 / 先生」。
Do you need any help, ma’am?
妳需要幫忙嗎,女士?
Sir, could you give me a hand?
先生,你可以幫我個忙嗎?