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22 Getting Around Town




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hello hello hello today getting around

town how do you get around your turn

some people go by bus

some people go by train some people go

by underground by underground and some

people go by tram by travelpod Landin

julia marshes friend karl Schiller is

still in London

he's from Munich in Germany at the

weekend he wants to visit the British

Museum so Julia takes him there they

travel first by bus then by underground

how do we get to the review first we go

by bus and then we go by choo-choo what

is that goodbye toothpaste in tubes the

tube is another word for the underground

oh I see chew like a tumbler huh that's

right yeah what's this it's your ticket

do you have to buy a bus ticket in a

shop no this is a special ticket a

one-day ticket you can use it on the

buses and on the tube and on the

underground how much does it cost

oh no you sure yes thanks

what do I do with this ticket what do

you mean well does the driver stamp it

do I put it into a machine or what oh no

just show it to the driver when you get

on the bus that's all

which station do we go to a photo

British in with you okay

wait here you see you Wimbledon we take

the district line to Notting Hill Gate

and then change to the central line and

from Hoban station we have to walk how

far is it from the station to the museum

oh not far half a kilometre and how long

does it take from hoping station no no

from here the whole journey about three

quarters of an hour 50 minutes right

let's go and Munich I go everywhere by

tram how that trans in London no my

mother told me there were trans when she

was young but not now why not

Kyle didn't know what to do with his

ticket does the driver stamp it does the

driver stamp it do I put it into a

machine do I put it into a machine no

show it to the driver when you get on

the bus how far is it from the station

to the museum how far is it how many

kilometers or how many meters how far is

it half a kilometer it's half a

kilometer from the station to the museum

how long does it take how long does it

take about 3/4 of an hour it takes about

three-quarters of an hour how do you get

here Natalie by bus then by underground

how long does it take about an hour how

do you get to work how long does it take

I have to drive there's no way that I

could take public transport and it takes

me about 45 minutes from home to

actually to the office by car it takes

about 12 minutes

I come on the underground I Drive my

truck a Ford Ranger and it takes me

about five minutes to get to squall I

travel to work by Overland train and

then by tube train sometimes by bus as

well I traveled to work by canoe I live

on a houseboat which is moored about

half a mile away and I paddle up here in

a 16-foot Canadian canoe after a long

day at the Museum Karl and Julia come

back to Wimbledon they are now waiting

for a bus back to Karl's hotel

and I really like the Egyptian section

well isn't it fantastic and there's so

much of it how often do these buses run

every 10 minutes oh you said that 10

minutes ago

come on Julia let's get the taxi Karl

taxis are expensive and you can still

use your one-day ticket but it's not

hard to the hotel it won't cost much all

right yes

taxi

how often do these buses run how often

every 10 minutes every 10 minutes but

Carl didn't want to wait and so they got

a taxi stop here how much is there

999 sir just 10

keep the change keep the change

keep the change

go by bus go by train go by to get a

taxi

or for a change go by boat

Paul money has a boat a canal boat he

takes passengers from a part of London

called Little Venice to another part of

London Camden Town let's join him on the

canal as he describes where the boats go

they go from Little Venice which is

where we are today down to Hampstead

Road lock which is in Camden Town

the journey down to Hampstead red log as

a distance of about two and a half miles

I said five miles in total and the

return journey takes one and a half

hours

there isn't really a typical passenger

tourists from all countries of the world

groups of old age pensioners we've got

the boat our favorite customers for sure

all sorts of people

the journey goes from here through the

tunnel under made a hill which is about

250 meters long by canal standard it's

quite short it's one of the one of the

shorter tunnels in the system some time

also as much as 3 miles in length

yeah a little bit slow would be good

little bit slower would be good fastest

that the boat travels is probably about

four and three-quarter miles an hour

although the speed limit is actually

four miles an hour

the journey makes its way around the

northwest edge of Regent Park through

the London Zoo

there's a beautiful aviary and a few

antelope to be seen and sometimes we we

get to see the elephant walking around

and then winds down in a very narrow

channel past some beautiful old houses

and down to Hampstead Road Locke

in the high summer we make four trips a

day the return fare for an adult is four

pounds fifty or single fare three pounds

fifty and then there are reductions for

children and pensioners I love boats the

fresh air is a great attraction there is

a sunny day I'm out in it

yes meeting the people too is very

important to me I couldn't do a job

where I didn't have some interaction

with with people and now it's time for

us to go home

I'm going home by underground I'm going

home by bus I'm going home by boat

goodbye goodbye


知识点

重点词汇
meters [ˈmi:təz] n. [计量] 米；[计量] 公尺（meter的复数形式） { :3024}

attraction [əˈtrækʃn] n. 吸引，吸引力；引力；吸引人的事物 {gk cet4 toefl :3108}

ford [fɔ:d] n. 浅滩；Ford：福特汽车公司 vt. 涉过；徒涉 vi. 涉水而过 {toefl gre :3292}

taxi [ˈtæksi] n. 出租汽车 vt. 使滑行；用出租车送 vi. 乘出租车；滑行 {zk gk ielts :3317}

taxis ['tæksɪs] n. 整腹法；反射运动；分类法；（古希腊军队的）分队；排列 n. (Taxis)人名；(英、芬)塔克西斯 { :3317}

northwest ['nɔ:θ'west] adj. 西北的；向西北的；来自西北的 n. 西北 adv. 在西北；向西北；来自西北 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :3403}

log [lɒg] vi. 伐木 vt. 切；伐木；航行 n. 记录；航行日志；原木 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :3423}

pensioners [ˈpenʃənəz] n. 领取退休、养老金或抚恤金的人( pensioner的名词复数 ) { :3588}

stamp [stæmp] n. 邮票；印记；标志；跺脚 vt. 铭记；标出；盖章于…；贴邮票于…；用脚踩踏 vi. 跺脚；捣碎；毁掉 n. (Stamp)人名；(德)施坦普；(英)斯坦普 {zk gk toefl gre :3923}

elephant [ˈelɪfənt] n. 象；大号图画纸 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky :4323}

moored [mʊəd] adj. 停泊的；系泊的 v. 停泊（moor的过去分词） { :4388}

julia [ˈdʒu:ljə] n. 朱莉娅（女子名） { :4430}

fare [feə(r)] n. 票价；费用；旅客；食物 vi. 经营；进展；遭遇；过活 n. (Fare)人名；(瑞典)法勒；(法、意)法尔 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :4481}

kilometre [ˈkɪləmi:tə(r)] n. [计量] 公里；[计量] 千米 {zk ky :4574}

chew [tʃu:] n. 咀嚼；咀嚼物 vi. 细想，深思 vt. 嚼碎，咀嚼 n. (Chew)人名；(英)丘 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :4631}

ranger [ˈreɪndʒə(r)] n. 突击队员；漫游者；骑警；别动队员 n. (Ranger)人名；(英)兰杰；(法)朗热 {gre :4656}

fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] n. 古怪的人 adj. 奇异的；空想的；异想天开的；古怪的；极好的，极出色的；不可思议的；不切实际的 {zk gk cet6 ky toefl ielts :4747}

sunny [ˈsʌni] adj. 阳光充足的，和煦的；快活的；性情开朗的 {zk gk :4866}

Wimbledon ['wimbldәn] n. 温布尔顿（位于伦敦附近， 是著名的国际网球比赛地） { :4873}

underground [ˈʌndəgraʊnd] n. 地下；地铁；地道；地下组织；秘密活动；先锋派团体 adj. 地下的；秘密的；先锋派的 adv. 在地下；秘密地 {zk gk toefl ielts :5281}

Carl [kɑ:l] n. 粗野之人；村夫 { :5417}

Egyptian [i'dʒipʃәn] n. 埃及人；古代埃及语 adj. 埃及的；埃及人的 {gk cet6 ielts :5515}

goodbye [ˌgʊdˈbaɪ] int. 再见 放弃 告别 {zk :5578}

Venice ['venis] n. 威尼斯（意大利港市） { :5716}

zoo [zu:] n. 动物园; <美俚>（铁路货车的最后一节）守车; <美俚>核粒子园 {zk gk ielts :6119}

marshes [mɑ:ʃiz] n. [地理] 沼泽（marsh的复数） { :6540}

canoe [kəˈnu:] n. 独木舟；轻舟 vi. 乘独木舟 vt. 用独木舟运 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :6612}

karl [kɑ:l] n. 卡尔（男子名，等于Charles） { :6663}

tram [træm] n. 电车轨道；煤车 vt. 用煤车运载 vi. 乘电车 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :6704}

Munich ['mju:nik] n. 慕尼黑（联邦德国城市） { :7841}

locke [lɔk] n. 洛克（姓氏） { :8287}

regent ['ri:dʒənt] n. 摄政王；摄政者；州立大学董事会董事；统治者 adj. 摄政的；统治的 n. (Regent)人名；(英)雷金特；(捷)雷根特；(法)勒让 {gre :8876}

paddle [ˈpædl] n. 划桨；明轮翼 vt. 拌；搅；用桨划 vi. 划桨；戏水；涉水 {gk ky toefl ielts :9187}

Hampstead [ ] 汉普斯特德（英国） { :10231}

antelope [ˈæntɪləʊp] n. 羚羊；羚羊皮革 { :11524}

camden ['kæmdәn] n. 卡姆登（姓） { :11811}

kyle [kaɪl] n. （苏）狭海峡，海峡 n. (Kyle)人名；(英)凯尔；(瑞典)许勒；(西)基莱 { :13115}


难点词汇
toothpaste [ˈtu:θpeɪst] n. 牙膏 {zk gk :14165}

tumbler [ˈtʌmblə(r)] n. 不倒翁（玩具）；杂技演员；翻筋斗者；一杯的容量；滚筒；平底玻璃杯 { :16404}

squall [skwɔ:l] n. 暴风；麻烦；高声哭喊；尖叫 vt. 尖声叫着；大声哭喊；起风暴 vi. 嚎啕；尖叫 {toefl gre :19648}

houseboat [ˈhaʊsbəʊt] n. 游艇；居住船 vi. 居住在船上；乘居住船游览 { :19750}

overland [ˈəʊvəlænd] adj. 陆上的；经由陆路的 adv. 经由陆路 vt. 转地放牧 vi. 由陆路长途跋涉 n. (Overland)人名；(英)奥弗兰；(挪)奥弗兰 { :21152}

Notting [ ] [人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 诺廷取自父名，来源于Nott,含义是“诺特之子”(son of Nott) { :21307}

traveled ['trævld] adj. 富有旅行经验的；旅客多的；旅客使用的 v. 旅行（travel的过去分词） { :22076}

natalie [ˈnætəli] n. 纳塔利（女子名） { :22609}

schiller ['ʃilә] n. 青铜色光泽 { :24846}

aviary [ˈeɪviəri] n. 鸟类饲养场；大型鸟舍 {gre :25791}

trans [trɑːnz] n. 传动装置；变速箱 pref. 表“横穿”；表“进入” abbr. 翻译（translate） { :26152}

kilometer ['kɪləˌmi:tə] n. [计量] 公里；[计量] 千米（等于kilometre） {cet4 :44199}

kilometers [ˈkiləˌmi:təz] n. [计量] 千米，[计量] 公里（kilometer复数形式） { :44199}


复习词汇
bus [bʌs] n. 公共汽车 乘公共汽车 {zk gk ielts :1399}


生僻词
hoban [ ] [人名] [爱尔兰姓氏] 霍本盖尔语姓氏的英语形式，含义是“Uban的后裔”(descendant of Ubsn)

landin [ ] [网络] 已核实


词组
bus run [ ] [网络] 汇流排通道

bus ticket [ ] n. 汽车票 [网络] 公共汽车票；公车票；公交车票

by bus [ ] na. 乘公共汽车 [网络] 巴士；乘公交车；乘坐公共汽车

by tube [ ] [网络] 坐地铁；乘地铁；乘地下铁

by underground [bai ˈʌndəɡraund] [网络] 乘地铁；坐地铁；乘坐地铁

camden town [ ] 康登镇

canadian canoe [ ] 加拿大式划艇（中轻艇）

canal boat [kəˈnæl bəut] n. 运河船（船体狭长） [网络] 运河艇；运河用的平底的船；运河观光船

canal boats [ ] na. 运河船

elephant walk [ ] 象行

London Zoo [ ] [网络] 伦敦动物园；英国伦敦动物园；伦敦动物园的

Notting Hill [ ] [网络] 诺丁山；新娘百分百；摘星奇缘

old age pensioner [əuld eidʒ ˈpenʃənə] 养老金；退休金 (old age pension的变形)

on the bus [ ] [网络] 乘公交车；在公车上；在公共汽车上

return fare [ ] un. 来回票价 [网络] 往返票价；来回的路费；来回程车费

return journey [ ] un. 往返旅行；回程 [网络] 归程；归兮；是回程

see the elephant [si: ðə ˈelifənt] na. 开眼界 [网络] 见世面；看到大象；大开眼界

seen the elephant [ ] 见世面 长世故

short tunnel [ ] 短隧道

single fare [ ] 单程票价

sunny day [ ] [网络] 晴天；日光海岸；放晴

the tube [ ] [网络] 地铁；管子；地铁终结站

the underground [ ] 地铁

tube train [ ] 地铁列车

tunnel under [ ] vi.在...下挖隧道

whole journey [ ] n.全程



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