NCE-2 50 Taken for a ride

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Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风

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 are going back now,' said the conductor. 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

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。

• excursion = a short journey, especially for pleasure or enjoyment
• conductor
  • 公交车售票员
  • 火车列车员(AM) 在英国用guard
• in the front of / in front of 区别
  • the front of sth 前部

  • stand at the front of the line
    - in front of 在…前面;靠近…前部
    - > stand in front of the mirror

• countryside / scenery / landscape / nature
  • countryside 强调的是远离市区的地方 away from towns and cities
  • landscape 强调的是它的自然风貌

  • the landscape of steep woods and distant mountains
    - scenery 眼睛所能看见的所有东西
    - > unattractive urban scenery
    - nature 自然景观、气候、动物和植物

• after some time
• as ... as ...
• put sb off 让某人下车
  • put sb down somewhere

  • he put me down outside the church.
    - > he put me off at the station

• in that case / in which case
  • There is no coffee? In that case, I prefer to have a tea.
  • It may rain, in which case the picnic will be canceled.
• prefer
  • I'd prefer to walk = I'd rather walk.
  • I'd prefer football to tennis = I like football better than tennis.

From The Author's View:

I am interested in travelling and I often have a trip on weekends. I have lost my ways many times and the most recent one is an excursion to Woodford Green last Saturday. When I got on the bus, I told the conductor that I want to go to Woodford Green but I did not where it is. The conductor answered me that she would put me off if we arrived there. Then I took a good seat in the front of the bus so that I was able to enjoy the beautiful view of the countryside. A long time later, the bus stopped and I found that I was the only passenger in the bus. The conductor told me to get off because there was the terminal of the bus. It seemed that the conductor had forgot to put me off. Because the bus was going back so I stayed on the bus and arrived at the Woodford Green at last. I was annoyed that it took two hours longer than I expected.

Knowledges

From The Conductor's View:

I am a conductor on a bus to and fro between downtown and suburb. Last Saturday, a young man got on the bus and said he was going to Woodford Green but he did not where to get off. I told him that I would put him off where we arrived. As many passengers got on and got off, I had dismissed this from my mind. When we reached the bus terminal, I told him to get off because there was as far as went. I didn't realized he was going to Woodford until he asked whether we were at the Woodford Green. I felt sorry to him and told him that we were going back and he stayed on the bus. This time, I never forgot to put him off.

Knowledges

Remembers

今天比较晚了, 写完没有检查. 睡觉

• in the front of / in front of 区别
  • the front of sth 前部

  • stand at the front of the line
    - in front of 在…前面;靠近…前部
    - > stand in front of the mirror

• put sb off 让某人下车
  • put sb down somewhere

  • he put me down outside the church.
    - > he put me off at the station

(作文时间: 2017-01-04, 耗时: 60 分钟)

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