3.乘出租车　Taking a Taxi

情景实战

情境1

A:Good afternoon.Where to?

B:Do you think you can get me to the Olympic Stadium?

A:You are going to the Olympic Stadium? No problem.

B:How long will it take? We are in a hurry.

A:Around 20 minutes,depending upon the traffic.

A:下午好!去哪儿？

B:你能不能送我到奥运会场馆？

A:去奥运会场馆？没问题。

B:需要多长时间？我们很急。

A:大约20分钟,要看交通状况而定。

注释：stadium/ˈsteɪdɪəm/　n.体育馆

depend upon...　取决于…

情境2

A:Hello.Taxi!

B:Where do you want to go,sir?

A:Take us to Beihai Park.Can we get there in about fifteen minutes?

B:No,it'll take about twenty minutes,because the traffic is heavy at this time of day.I'll do my best.

A:出租车!

B:先生,去哪儿？

A:去北海公园。一刻钟能到吗？

B:到不了,需要大约20分钟,因为每天这个时候交通都很拥挤。

注释：traffic/ˈtræfɪk/　n.交通

口语畅聊句

1.Queue here for a taxi.等候出租汽车在此排队。

2.Could you please drive faster? I'm in a hurry.您能开快点儿吗？我赶时间。

3.I got in a taxi and rushed to the company.我搭了一辆出租车赶往公司。

4.Can you get us to the Fragrant Hills Park?你能载我们去香山公园吗？

5.There are five of us.We cannot cram into one taxi.我们有五个人。一辆出租车坐不下。

6.Can you take me to the Olympic Village?师傅，去奥运村。

7.Let me go shares with you in the taxi fare.我和你分摊出租车费吧。

8.Let us out here.让我们在这儿下车吧。

9.It isn't free.It's occupied.不是空车。已经有人了。

10.Let me check the metre out.我看一下计价器。