Dialogue 情景对话

　　John and Claire decided to try the metro in Changsha after visiting IFS.

　　从国金中心出来的约翰和克莱尔决定体验一下长沙的地铁。

　　John: I guess we should take the metro. Have a try, right?

　　约翰：我觉得我们应该坐地铁。试一试，好吧？

　　Claire: Are you sure? We don’t even know Chinese. How are we going to take the metro?

　　克莱尔：你确定？我们连中文都不懂，怎么坐地铁？

　　John: Come on, flexibility!

　　约翰：试试嘛，灵活应对嘛！

　　Claire: Alright.

　　克莱尔：行吧。

　　John and Claire arrived at the metro station.

　　约翰和克莱尔来到了地铁站。

　　John: How to buy the tickets?

　　约翰：咋买票呀？

　　Claire: Let me ask a staff there. Told you not to take the metro.

　　克莱尔：问问那边的工作人员吧。早跟你说了别坐地铁。

　　Claire: Excuse me, would you please tell us how to buy the tickets?

　　克莱尔：打扰您了，请问您能告诉我们怎么购买地铁票吗？

　　Xiaozhou (staff): Sure. Please come to this automatic machine. You can click here to choose your destination.

　　小周（工作人员）：好的。请来这边的自动售票机器，请您点这里选择您的目的地。

　　John: Alright.

　　约翰：好的。

　　Xiaozhou: Then it will show you the fee according to your destination and how many tickets you want. You can pay in cash or by mobile payment.

　　小周：然后，系统会根据您的目的地和票数显示费用，您可以选择现金支付或移动支付。

　　John: I see. What about buying a metro card, like Oyster Card in London? We are going to stay in Changsha for almost a week. With the card, next time we can just swipe our way in!

　　约翰：明白了。那如果我们想买一张地铁卡呢，像伦敦的牡蛎卡那种？我们要在长沙待差不多一周，有了卡，下次就可以刷卡进站了。

　　Xiaozhou: Of course. But to buy the card, you have to go and ask the staff in the box over there.

　　小周：可以呀，但是买卡得到那边的人工售票处咨询。

　　Claire: Thank you very much!

　　克莱尔：十分感谢！

　　John: Not bad. Let’s buy the tickets and go. We don’t need the card. This machine could do all the job.

　　约翰：还不错。直接买票吧。不用买那个地铁卡了，这个售票机都能搞定。

　　Claire: OK. You are the boss.

　　克莱尔：好吧，听你的。

舒适便捷的长沙地铁站

　　重点词汇

　　metro [ˈmetrəʊ] n. 地铁

　　flexibility [ˌfl eksəˈbɪlətɪ] n. 灵活性

　　ticket [ˈtɪkɪt] n. 票

　　automatic machine 自动售票机

　　destination [ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn] n. 目的地

　　week [wiːk] n. 周，星期