2012届高考英语 最实用中学交际用语知识大全第二十节 公共交通
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公交英语常用术语大全二apacity 最大载客量metered fare 计程票制minibus 小公共汽车minor repair frequency 小修频率monorail transit system 单轨运输系统monthly ticket survey 月票调查networking density 线路网密度netwrk length 线路网长度new transport system 新交通系统night line 夜间线路on schedule 正点,准点one-piece run 整班on-schedule rate 正点率operating 运营,营运operating vehicle-days 运营车日operating vehicles 运营车辆数origin station 起点站,首站origin stop 始发站origin-destination survey 起迄点调查,O-D调查overall trip speed 运营速度passenger carrying capacity 客运量passenger collecting volume 集结量passenger collector-distributor volume 集散量passenger distributing volume 疏散量passenger flow 客流passenger flow direction 客源passenger flow volume 客流量passenger kilometres 人公里passenger mentality 乘客心理passenger origin 客向,客流流向passenger person-kilometres 客运周转量,客运工作量passenger place kilometres 客位公里,定员公里passenger transport 客运passenger transport income 客运收入passenger-place kilometre cost 客位公里成本peak hour boarding rate 高峰小时上车率peak-hour line 高峰线路person-kilometre cost 人公里成本public transport information system 公共交通信息系统public transport junction 公共交通枢纽public transport line 公共交通线路public transport line facilities 公共交通线路设施public transport means 公共交通工具public transport mode 公共交通方式public transport network 公共交通线路网public transport network distribution 公共交通线路布局public transport parking place 公共交通停车场public transport priority 公共交通优先public transport stop,public transport station 公共交通车站public transport yard and station arrangement 公共交通场站布局rail rapid transit(RRT) 快速轨道交通rated parking area 停车额定面积rated passenger capacity 客定载客量,客位数,定员relief run 替代request stop 招呼站revenue kilometres 营业里程riding comfort 乘行舒适性running 运行running chart 运行图running hot 早点,快点running time 营业车时safe running days 行车无事故天数seating capacity 坐位数seat-kilometres 坐位公里section non-equilibrium factor of passenger folw 客流断面不均衡系数sectional fare 分段票制service rate 覆盖率single bus 单车,单机车standard transit bus 公共交通标准车standing capacit高峰线路person-kilometre cost 人公里成本public transport information system 公共交通信息系统public transport junction 公共交通枢纽public transport line 公共交通线路public transport line facilities 公共交通线路设施public transport means 公共交通工具public transport mode 公共交通方式public transport network 公共交通线路网public transport network distribution 公共交通线路布局public transport parking place 公共交通停车场public transport priority 公共交通优先public transport stop,public transport station 公共交通车站public transport yard and station arrangement 公共交通场站布局rail rapid transit(RRT) 快速轨道交通rated parking area 停车额定面积rated passenger capacity 客定载客量,客位数,定员relief run 替代request stop 招呼站revenue kilometres 营业里程riding comfort 乘行舒适性running 运行running chart 运行图running hot 早点,快点running time 营业车时safe running days 行车无事故天数seating capacity 坐位数seat-kilometres 坐位公里section non-equilibrium factor of passenger folw 客流断面不均衡系数sectional fare 分段票制service rate 覆盖率single bus 单车,单机车standard transit bus 公共交通标准车standing capacity 站位数stop spacing,station spacing 站距stop station 沿途站,中途站subway 地下铁道,地铁survey at stop,survey at station 驻站调查survey on vehicle 随车调查switching kilometres 调车行程technical speed 技术速度terminal 终点站,末站the number of lines 线路条数the number of running accidents 行车事故天数the number of running responsible accidents 行车责任事故次数ticket business 票务time fare system 计时票制time non-equilibrium factor of passenger folw 客流时间不均衡系数timetable 行车时刻表total kilometres 总行驶里程,总行程total line length 线路总长度total passenger places 总客位数,总定员touring bus 旅游车traffic morality 交通道德travelling speed 运送速度,旅行速度trolley bus 无轨电车trolley wire network length 触线网长度underground line 地下线路urban ferry 城市客渡urban line 市区线路urban public tranlport system 城市公共交通系统urban public transport 城市公共交通urban public transport enterprise 城市公共交通企业urban public transport fare structure 城市公共交通客流调查urban public transport fare structure 城市公共交通票价制urban public transport passenger flow forecast 城市公共交通客流预测urban public transport planning 城市公共交通规划urban public transport scheduling 城市公共交通运行调度urban public transport sign 城市公共交通标志vehicle kilometres 车公里vehicle shift 车班vehicle-day 车日vehicle-hour 车时vehicle-kilometre cost 车公里成本vehicles per resident 居民拥有车数vehicle-shift kilometres 车班行程vertical transit system 垂直运送系统well-conditioned reserved vehicles 完好备用车辆数well-conditioned vehicles 完好车辆数well-conditiones vehicle rate 完好车率working shift 劳动班次working vehicle hour 工作车时working vehicle rate 工作车率working vehicle-days 工作车日working vehicles 工作车辆数zoning 计算区域。
200句常用交通英语会话你对英语口语感兴趣吗?交通用语你会多少呢?你想要学习交通用语吗?下面我们就一起学习这200句常用交通英语会话,看你会用多久学会它。
200句常用交通英语会话1、Where is the taxi stand?出租车停靠站在哪里?2、Call a taxi,please.请叫辆出租车。
3、About how much is the fare to...?去……的车费大约多少钱?4、Take me to...,please.请送我去……。
5、Could you please take me to this place?请你送我去这个地方好吗?6、Please wait a moment for me here.请在这里等我一下。
7、Go straight on,please.请往前直走。
8、Turn to the right at the next corner.下个路口右转。
9、Hurry up a bit,please.请快一点儿。
10、Stop here,please.请在这里停车。
11、How much will that be?总共多少钱?12、That is too much.太贵了。
13、I'll pay on the meter.我要按表来付。
14、Keep the change.不必找了。
15、How much is it for the whole day?包天多少钱?16、What station does the train for...leave from?去……的火车在哪个车站出发?17、Chicago,please.请买一张往芝加哥车票。
18、How can I go?我该怎么去?19、Is there any train?有没有火车?20、Can you go by train?你可以坐火车去吗?21、Are there many trains running?是不是有很多火车跑那地方?22、It runs every one hour.每小时一班车。
active transportpublic transporttransport cafetransport shiptransport capacitymechanical transportair transportsea transportelectron transporttransport processtransport machinerytransport mechanismsupersonic transportmembrane transporttransport networktransport vehiclemass transportcontainer transporttransport planeaxoplasmic transportelevated railway, overhead railway, aerial railway 高架铁路mine railway 矿区铁路funicular (railway) 缆索铁路, 登山铁路light railway line 轻便铁道urban railway 市区铁路railway network 铁路网railway transport 铁路运输trial run 试车open to traffic 通车porter 搬运工人ticket inspector 查票员ticket 车票single ticket, oneway ticket 单程票return ticket, roundtrip ticket 来回票platform ticket 站台票railway station 车站station hall 车站大厅information desk 服务台waiting room 候车室passenger station 客车站time-table 时刻表arrival time-table 到站时刻表departure time-table 发车时刻表ticket-collector, gateman 收票员ticket office, booking office 售票处junction 枢纽站rail and water terminal 水陆联运站platform bridge 天桥luggage barrow 推行李车enquiry office, information desk 问讯处way station 小站label 行李标签luggage office 行李房left-luggage office 行李暂存处platform-ticket 验票口barrier 栅栏门platform 站台(electric) platform truck 站台车platform tunnel 站台地道platform roofing 站台顶棚station-master 站长terminal; terminus 终点站escalator 自动扶梯The train leaves the station at..., The train is due out at... 火车在(某时)离站to have one's ticket punched (给检票员)检票10 minutes behind schedule 晚点十分钟to change trains at ... 在(某地)换车The train is due at ... 在(某时)到达to break the journey 中途下车dining car, restaurant car, diner 餐车pantry 餐车食品室open wagon, (railway) wagon, (railway) truck 敞车carriage, coach, car 车厢roof 车顶concertina walls (车厢通道两侧的)伸缩篷step; foot board (车厢门口的)踏板gangway (车厢的)通道lidded ashtray 带盖烟灰盒tank wagon 罐车mixed train 混合列车freight train, goods train 货物列车engine, locomotive 机车window seat 靠窗座位coach, passenger train 客车express train, express 快车refrigerator wagon 冷藏车car attendant; train attendant 列车员guard, conductor 列车长slow train, way train 慢车covered wagon van, box car 棚车ordinary train 普通列车sleeping carriage with cushioned berths 软卧客车up train 上行车livestock wagon 牲畜车sleeping car, sleeper 卧车down train 下行车luggage van, baggage car 行李车rack, baggage rack 行李架sleeping carriage with semicushioned berths 硬卧客车ordinary seat 硬席carriage with semicushioned seats 硬座车mail car 邮政车mail and luggage van 邮政行李车through train 直达车special train 专车pointsman, switchman 道岔工人signal for blocking the track, block signal 闭塞信号semaphore signal, home signal 臂板信号warehouse 仓库siding, sidetrack 侧线, 旁轨turnout 岔道weighing machine 秤重机derailing (火车)出轨single line (track) rail 单线points, switches 道岔switch lock, point lock 道岔锁wait sign, wait signal 等候标志(信号)marshalling yard, shunting yard 调车场dispatching 调度dispatcher 调度员crossover 渡线, 转线轨道rail 钢轨track 轨道sleeper, railroad tie 轨枕rail chair 轨座buffer stop, bumping post 缓冲桩goods shed, freight depot 货棚goods station 货运站, 货站container 集装箱locomotive (engine) shed 机车库station warning sign 进站预告标(signal) gantry ?(铁路上支持信号装置的)跨线桥barrier (道口)拦路木section 路段reduce speed sign(al) 慢行标志(信号)bell and whistle sign, whistle sign 鸣笛预告标platform car, flat car 平车, grade crossing, level crossing, (道路与铁路的)平面交叉track-laying machine, tracklayer 铺轨机double line (track) rail 双线volume of railway freight 铁路货运量railway connections 铁路交叉点, 铁路联络线railway warning sign 铁路警告标志railway clearance 铁路净空railroad bed 铁路路基railway curve 铁路曲线(弯道)railway tunnel 铁路隧道railway line, railroad line 铁路线stop sign(al) 停车标志(信号)danger sign(al) 危险标志(信号)unprotected crossing 无防护设备的道口signal light (lamp) 信号灯signal box, signalman's cabin 信号房signalman 信号员wing rail (of frog) 翼轨distant signal, disk signal,target 圆盘信号机back-turning section 折返段frog 辙叉, 岔心turn-table 转车台, 旋车盘point (box), switch (box) 转辙器switch signal, point indicator 转辙信号城市公共交通urban public transport城市中供公众乘用的、经济方便的各种交通方式的总称。
初中英语知识点归纳询问和回答交通方式的词汇在初中英语学习中,交通方式是一个重要的话题。
学生们需要学习相关的词汇,以便在生活中能够准确地询问和回答与交通方式相关的问题。
下面是对初中英语知识点中与询问和回答交通方式相关的词汇的归纳总结:一、询问交通方式的常用句式:1. How do you go to school?(你怎么去学校的?)2. How do you usually travel to work?(你通常怎么去上班的?)3. What's your favorite way of transportation?(你最喜欢的交通方式是什么?)4. How far is your house from the nearest bus stop?(你家离最近的公交车站有多远?)5. Have you ever traveled by plane?(你曾经坐过飞机吗?)二、回答交通方式的常用词汇:1. by bus(乘公交车)2. by bike(骑自行车)3. on foot(步行)4. by car(开车)5. by train(乘火车)6. by subway(坐地铁)7. by boat(坐船)8. by plane(乘飞机)三、特殊交通方式的词汇:1. by taxi(乘出租车)2. by motorcycle(骑摩托车)3. by tram(乘有轨电车)4. by ferry(坐渡船)5. by helicopter(乘直升机)6. by skateboard(骑滑板车)7. by rollerblades(穿旱冰鞋)四、表示交通工具的词汇:1. bus(公交车)2. bike/bicycle(自行车)3. car(汽车)4. train(火车)5. subway(地铁)6. boat(船)7. plane(飞机)8. taxi(出租车)9. motorcycle(摩托车)10. tram(有轨电车)11. ferry(渡船)12. helicopter(直升机)13. skateboard(滑板车)14. rollerblades(旱冰鞋)以上是对初中英语知识点中与询问和回答交通方式相关的词汇的归纳总结。
美联英语提供:交际口语-交通规则用语关于英语那些你不知道的事都在这里/test/kuaisu.aspx?tid=16-73675-0出国旅游时,行走在异乡的街道,需要了解许多交通知识,才能在旅途中愉快地接收美好的风景,那么有哪些国际通用的交通用语呢,让我们一起来学习一下吧.1. 交通规则traffic regulation2. 路标guide post3. 里程碑milestone4. 停车标志mark car stop5. 红绿灯traffic light6. 自动红绿灯automatic traffic signal light7. 红灯red light 8. 绿灯green light9. 黄灯amber light 10. 交通岗traffic post11. 岗亭police box 12. 交通警traffic police13. 打手势pantomime 14. 单行线single line15. 双白线double white lines 16. 双程线dual carriage-way17. 斑马线zebra stripes 18. 划路线机traffic line marker19. 交通干线artery traffic 20. 车行道carriage-way21. 辅助车道lane auxiliary 22. 双车道two-way traffic23. 自行车通行cyclists only 24. 单行道one way only25. 窄路narrow road 26. 潮湿路滑slippery when wet27. 陡坡steep hill 28. 不平整路rough road29. 弯路curve road ; bend road 30. 连续弯路winding road31. 之字路double bend road 32. 之字公路switch back road33. 下坡危险dangerous down grade 34. 道路交叉点road junction35. 十字路cross road 36. 左转turn left37. 右转turn right 38. 靠左keep left39. 靠右keep right 40. 慢驶slow41. 速度speed 42. 超速excessive speed43. 速度限制speed limit 44. 恢复速度resume speed45. 禁止通行no through traffic 46. 此路不通blocked47. 不准驶入no entry 48. 不准超越keep in line ; no overhead 49. 不准掉头no turns 50. 让车道passing bay51. 回路loop 52. 安全岛safety island53. 停车处parking place 54. 停私人车private car park55. 只停公用车public car only 56. 不准停车restricted stop57. 不准滞留restricted waiting 58. 临街停车parking on-street59. 街外停车parking off-street 60. 街外卸车loading off-street61. 当心行人caution pedestrian crossing 62. 当心牲畜caution animals 63. 前面狭桥narrow bridge ahead 64. 拱桥hump bridge65. 火车栅level crossing 66. 修路road works67. 医院hospital 68. 儿童children69. 学校school 70. 寂静地带silent zone71. 非寂静地带silent zone ends 72. 交通管理traffic control73. 人山人海crowded conditions 74. 拥挤的人jam-packed with people 75. 交通拥挤traffic jam 76. 水泄不通overwhelm77. 顺挤extrusion direct 78. 冲挤extrusion impact79. 推挤shoved 80. 挨身轻推nudging81. 让路give way 82. 粗心行人careless pedestrian83. 犯交通罪committing traffic offences84. 执照被记违章endorsed on driving license85. 危险驾驶dangerous driving 86. 粗心驾车careless driving87. 无教员而驾驶driving without an instructor88. 无证驾驶driving without license89. 未经车主同意without the owner's consent90. 无第三方保险without third-party insurance91. 未挂学字牌driving without a "L" plate92. 安全第一safety first 93. 轻微碰撞slight impact94. 迎面相撞head-on collision 95. 相撞collided96. 连环撞a chain collision 97. 撞车crash98. 辗过run over 99. 肇事逃跑司机hit-run driver100. 冲上人行道drive onto the pavement。
20句常用交通英语口语,出行必备!端午节日很快就要到了,很多朋友已经开始在安排假期出行,假期拥堵是每个节日我们都要面对的问题,今天,小编就来和大家分享一些关于讨论出行时选择什么交通工具的英语口语,希望对大家有所帮助。
1、 Where is the taxi stand?出租车停靠站在哪里?2、 About how much is the fareto...?去……的车费大约多少钱?3、 Could you please take me to this place?请你送我去这个地方好吗?4、 I'll pay on the meter.我要按表来付。
5、 Keep the change.不必找了。
6、 How much is it for the whole day?包天多少钱?7、 Can you go by train?你可以坐火车去吗?8、 Give me a second_classone-way ticket,please.请给我一张二等座位的单程车票。
9、 Does this train have a sleeping car?这班火车有卧铺吗?10、Can I cancel this ticket?我可以退票吗?11、Can I get a bus for Washington from there?我在那里可以搭巴士去华盛顿吗?12、I have lost my ticket. What shall I do?我的车票丢了,我要怎么办?13、I have left my bag on the train.我的包放在火车上忘了拿。
14、Two children,please.请买两张儿童票。
15、Will you send a taxi?你能派辆出租车来吗?16、Does this bus go to the NationalPark?这辆公共汽车到国家公园吗?17、What time does the bus leave?公共汽车什么时间开?18、The car is out of order.Please send a man to take it over.车子坏了,请派一个人来开回去。
M7Unit 4Public transport 知识清单一、基础回顾1. interval n. 间隔2.authority n. 权力,权威;官方;批准,授权3.prime adj. 首要的,主要的;n. 盛年;鼎盛时期4.anniversary n. 周年纪恋日5. pedestrian n. 行人,步行者adj. 行人(使用的)6.punctual adj.准时的,守时的7.crash n./vi/vt 撞车;碰撞;倒闭;崩溃8.brake n. 刹车,车闸vt. 用车闸减速,刹车9.drunk adj. 喝醉的n. 醉汉,酒鬼10. user-friendly adj.方便用户的,便于使用的二、词汇拓展1.unfortunately adv. 不幸地,遗憾地→ unfortunate adj. 不幸的→fortunate adj. 幸运的→fortunately adv. 幸运地→ fortune n. 运气;幸运→misfortune 不幸;灾难;灾祸2. unbelievable adj. 无法相信的→unbelieving多疑的→believable adj. 可信任的3. undertake v. 承担,从事;承诺→ undertook 过去式→undertaken 过去分词4. enquiry/inquiry n. 询问;审讯→ enquire/inquire v. 询问,查询5. split v. 分割;撕开→ split 过去式→split 过去分词6. reservation n. 预订,预约;保留意见→ reserve v. 保留;预约n.保护区nature reserve7. arise vi. 出现,产生→ arose 过去式→arisen 过去分词8. crossing n. 十字路口→cross v. 越过;交叉;n. 十字形;十字架→ across prep. 横过,越过9.architect (C) n.建筑师→architecture n.建筑学10.violate vt.违反;侵犯→violation n.违反;侵害11.aggressive adj.好斗的;侵略性的→ aggression n.好斗,挑衅,侵略12.departure n.离开,分手→depart v.离开,分手13.doubt n.疑虑,vt.怀疑→doubtful adj.多疑的,不信的三、重要词组及表达方式1. pick up 捡起, 拾起2. cause damage to 对…造成损坏;带来损害3. beneath the surface 表象之下;在地面下4. far from 远离, 远非5. in use 在使用着, 在应用6. why not do 为什么不7. go sightseeing 出去观光8. in the hope of 怀着希望, 以期...9. speed up 加速10. under repair 在修理中, 正在修理11. protect sb from danger 保护某人不受危险12. pay attention to集中注意力于13. risk your life 冒着你生命的危险14. avoid causing accidents 避免引起事故15. a couple of 一对…三两个..., 16. drop off 中途下客卸货;下降,减少;打盹17. choke off traffic 交通堵塞18. link up 连接, 会合19. at…intervals 每隔……距离或时间20. function as 充当;起......作用;21. permit sb to do 允许某人做某事22. at a discount 折扣23. make better use of 更好地利用24. wash away 洗掉, 洗净, 冲走, 冲坏25. arise from 由...而引起,由...而产生;26. be aimed at 以...为目的;旨在,针对;27. lead to crashes 导致撞车28. watch out for 戒备, 提防,监视...29. in need of 需要30. be up to sb 在于某人31. as it is known 众所周知32. decide on/upon 选定,决定33. accelerate the pace of 加快...的步伐34. be responsible for 引起..., 对...起作用, 构成...的一部分, 对...负责, 是...的起因,35. in honor of 向...表示敬意, 为祝贺... 36. a place of interest 名胜37. split up 分组;分解;分离38. make up for 补偿39. cause deaths and injuries 40. traffic jam 交通堵塞, 交通拥挤41. put off 推迟;使反感42. be fined for 要罚...43. fill in 填写(表格);消磨(时间)44. in good condition 情况/健康状况良好,完好无损四、重点句型1. As better ways for digging tunnels were developed, the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884.2. This is true of everyone as accidents affect drivers of vehicles as well as cyclists and pedestrians.3. They pick up and drop off people at different stops on the route.4. Travelling on these lines was not convenient, though, as each line was possessed by a different company, and many were very far from each other.5. The number of road accidents and the deaths arising from those accidents has increased over the past year.6. Recently the number of people fined for speaking on their mobile phones while driving has increased by 30 percent.7. Carrying more than a light load on your bicycle makes it more difficult to control. This lack of control is a invitation to accidents.8. There are many flights to Dalian, and the city has good air connections with most large cities in China, but you need to make reservations in advance.五、单元话题背诵:As the car industry develops, more and more families have cars, which speeds up the development of our national economy. However, more cars on the road leads to a lot of traffic jams. What's more, some drivers violate traffic rules, such as driving after getting drunk, speaking on their phones while driving, which made more accidents and more deaths arising from those accidents over the past years. Having realized this, more and more people have the plan to take buses to go out, which can pick up and drop off people at different stops on the route.。
实用口语交通出行交通是我们日常生活中必不可少的一部分,而口语交通出行是我们在日常生活中最常用到的口语表达之一。
在交通出行的过程中,我们需要使用各种口语表达来描述我们的出行方式、交通工具、交通规则等等。
本文将从几个方面介绍实用口语交通出行的相关内容。
一、出行方式1. 骑自行车 - Riding a bicycle- I usually ride a bicycle to work. 我通常骑自行车上班。
- Riding a bicycle is a convenient and environmentally friendly way to travel. 骑自行车是一种便捷且环保的旅行方式。
2. 打的 - Taking a taxi- Let's take a taxi to the airport. 我们打车去机场吧。
- Taking a taxi is a fast but more expensive way to get around. 打的是一种快速但更昂贵的出行方式。
3. 公共交通 - Public transportation- Taking the bus is a cheaper option for commuting. 坐公交车是更便宜的通勤选择。
- Public transportation is usually more crowded during rush hours. 在高峰时段,公共交通通常更加拥挤。
4. 步行 - Walking- The supermarket is within walking distance. 超市步行可达。
- Walking is a great way to exercise and explore the city. 步行是锻炼身体和探索城市的好方法。
二、交通工具1. 汽车 - Car- I drive a car to work every day. 我每天开车上班。
英语关于交通类学习常用口语150句I want to reserve a berth for a second-class cabin.我想预订一张二等舱的卧铺票。
How much for a one-way ticket to Shanghai?去上海的单程票多少钱?How much does a round-trip ticket to Penghu cost?一张去澎湖的往返票多少钱?Do you have any tickets available for tomorrow?你们有明天的票吗?What time does the ship leave?船什么时候起航?I'd like a refund on this ticket.我要退这张票。
Where is this ship bound for?这船是开往哪里吗?What time must I go on board?我什么时候登船?Let's go on board!我们上船吧!Look! The ship is lifting anchor.瞧,船起锚了。
Where is our cabin?我们的船舱在哪儿?How many days does it take to Kyushu?到九州需要几天啊?When will this ship enter the port?船何时才能进港?How many ports do we call at on our passage to Kyushu?去九州一路上要停靠几个港口?Does the ship call at the port of Hong Kong?船在香港会停吗?I think I have got seasick.我有些晕船。
Do you get seasick?你晕船吗?Porter, please bring my baggage to my cabin.服务生,请帮我把行李拿到我的船舱。
2012届高考最实用中学英语交际用语知识大全第二十节公共交通
在现代社会,交通工具已相当发达,人们为了提高工作或生活效率,出门办事时,不管路程远近,一般都很少走路,而是驱车前往。
若是自己有车当然很方便,但即使自己没有车,也可以借助公共交通,十分方便。
在英美等西方国家,私人拥有汽车的人很多,但尽管如此也有不少市民上下班或外出购物时,要搭乘公共汽车、地铁等公共交通。
先说说公共汽车。
在英美国家,公共汽车是一种最为普通且廉价的大众交通。
公共汽车一般按区域划分了路线(routes),且在行驶路线上都设有停靠站,英语中称之为 bus stop, 各地公共汽车的停靠站的形状和颜色并不一样,内容也往往不一样。
有的停靠站提供的信息比较简单,其上连是哪一路公共汽车的站牌都不标明,通常好几路的汽车会同停一站。
而有的停靠站提供的信息则比较多,不仅标明是哪一路汽车的停靠站,而且还会提供整条路线的详细情况,有的甚至还附有各停靠站在该市的位置图,对外地乘客十分方便。
除此以外,公共汽车的路线一般会在车子前面的上部位置用较醒目的字标明出来,如:5 Washington Blvd, 它表示的就是:3路公共汽车,行驶在华盛顿街上。
在英美国家(尤其是在英国),在上公共汽车时,不管人多人少,人们都比较自觉地排队(queue up)上车,而不会争先恐后地挤到前面插队,因为他们已习惯于遵循“ Fisrt come, first served”(先来先上)的行为准则。
乘上公共汽车之后,若是对行车路线不熟悉,可以向司机询问。
另外,若是想请司机提醒你在什么地方下车,也可以向司机提出,所有这些在一般情况下,司机会给你一个满意的回答。
另外,在公共汽车上,一般都安装有特制的电铃,乘客要想下车,只要拉(pull)一下座位上方的一根线或按一下(press)座位旁的按钮,那么司机旁的一个小铃就会响起来,这样司机就知道有人要下车了。
由于各地交通习惯和交通流量等方面的差异,有的公共汽车配有售票员(conductor),乘客可以直接向售票员购票;也有的公共汽车没有售票员,而是设有收费机(fare machine),乘坐这种车乘客需将事先准备好的 token (一种乘坐公共汽车的专用辅币)投入收费机;还有的公共汽车(尤其是郊区)既没有专人售票,也没设收钱机,而是由司机兼收。
顺便说一句,按照我国的交通规则,一般是“行人(车)靠右”(keep to the right),在美国情形与我国一样,但是在英国,情形却恰恰相反。
他们的交通规则是“行人(车)靠左”(keep to the left),这点需引起中国学生的注意。
再谈谈出租车。
乘坐公共汽车经济实惠,也比较方便,但有时由于各种原因(比如:不熟悉公共汽车的乘车路线或为了赶时间等),人们也可能会选择相对公共汽车来说价格稍贵的出租车。
在英美国家找出租车的方式很多,可以在一些大旅馆、火车站、机场等附近的出租车站找车,也可以打电话找车( 其电话号码可在当地的电话簿中找到),但最简单的办法是直接在大街上拦车。
下面是一段乘客在路上拦出租车的对话实例,注意其常用客套用法:
A: Hello, taxi! 喂,出租车!
B: Where to, sir? 去什么地方,先生?
A: The Central Post Office, please. 请到中央邮局。
B: OK. Please hop in....Do you want to go by freewayor by way of downtown Honolulu? 好的,请上车....你是想去高速公路还是经由檀香山商业区?
A: The faster the better. 越快越好。
B: Then we’ll take the freeway. 那么我们就走高速公路。
(ten minutes later)(十分钟后)
B: Here we are. 我们到了。
关于出租车的收费,一般是按路程收费,所以出租车也叫计程车。
但有些地方也有些特殊的做法,比如美国的华盛顿哥伦比亚特区,就是按“区制”收费的,即它将全市划分为若干个区,车费的多少则按该车进入多少个区而定。
另外,在英语国家一辆出租车可以载几个乘客以及几位乘客中每人应付多少钱,各地也有所不同。
最后谈谈地铁。
地铁,顾名思义就是指地下铁路,当然也未必全在地下,有的地铁可能有几段在地下,而有几段则可能在地上。
地铁,在美国英语中称为 subway, 而在英国英语中则称为 the tube 或the underground, 目前世界上已有30 多个国家的60多个城市建成了地下铁道。
英国是世界上最早兴建地铁的国家,其中的伦敦地铁便是世界上第一条地铁,已有一百多年的历史。
英国除伦敦外,格拉斯哥 (Glasgow)、利物浦(Liverpool) 等大城市也有地铁。
在美国,地铁也相当发达,它虽然不是世界上第早建成地铁的国家,但它现在却是拥有地铁总长最长的国家,它现在拥有地铁总长为四百余公里,而且世界上最大的地铁系统也在美国(纽约)。
在美国像首都华盛顿(Washington D. C. ),纽约 (New York),以及旧金山 ( San Francisco)等大城市都有地铁,其中以纽约的地铁最为有名。
地铁由于其廉价、方便、快速、安全、容量大等特点,在英美等西方国家的一些大城市的公共交通中占有重要地位,它极大地缓解了这些城市交通拥挤的状况。
据说在美国纽约,每天地铁的客运量达500多万人次,客运高峰时全市交通的70%是靠地铁来解决的。