Learning English for the Olympic Winter Games: Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Lectures (3)_Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Program

Starting from July 25, the Beijing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and Radio Beijing International will present the “Learning English for the Olympic Winter Games: Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Lectures”. In this program, hosts experienced in teaching English as a foreign language from Radio Beijing International and well-known language experts will guide you through the most useful English expressions in daily life.

第三讲：出租车行业常用英语表达 Lecture III: Taking a Taxi

对话一 Dialogue 1

司机: Good evening, where do you want to go?

晚上好，请问您想去哪里？

外宾:I want to go to the train station. I'm in a hurry. My train leaves in an hour.

我想去火车站。我赶时间。我要坐的火车在1小时后开。

司机: Which train station, the Beijing station or the west station?

哪个火车站？是北京站还是西站？

外宾: It's the Beijing station.

是北京站。

司机: Oh, the traffic is very bad now. It's going to take time.

哦，现在交通状况不太好。路上需要些时间。

外宾: How much time?

要多长时间？

司机: Maybe 40 minutes.

大概40分钟吧。

外宾: Please hurry. I don't want to miss my train.

请快点。我不想错过火车。

相关词汇 Vocabulary

火车站 the train station /the railway station

北京南站 the Beijing South Station

东 east 南 south 西 west 北 north

东南 southeast

东北 northeast

西北 northwest

西南 southwest

匆忙、赶时间 in a hurry

拓展学习

鸟巢 Birds’ Nest

冰立方 Ice Cube

奥林匹克森林公园 Olympic Forest Park

大运河森林公园 Grand Canal Forest Park

天坛 Temple of Heaven

颐和园 Summer Palace

机场 airport

对话二 Dialogue 2

外宾: Driver, can you go any faster?

司机师傅，您能开快点吗？

司机: Sorry, sir. As you can see, the traffic isn't moving. Sorry, but you are going to miss your train.

对不起，先生。正如您所看到的，车辆一动不动。对不起，您要赶不上火车了。

外宾: OK. Let me out at that subway station. Maybe I can get there by subway. How much?

好的。让我在那个地铁站附近下车。也许我可以乘地铁到那里。车费多少钱？

司机: Just a minute. The fare is 15 yuan. Do you want a receipt?

等一下。车费是15元。您要收据吗？

外宾: No, thanks. I don't need a receipt.

不用了，谢谢。我不需要收据。