和老外聊天的地道口語第21期:地鐵裏那是一個擠字...

H: is this seat taken?

S: no. please sit down.

H: thanks.

S: are you also going to Beijing?

H: yes, on a business trip. How about you?

S: I'm taking a vacation to visit a friend there. Have you ever been there before?

H: yes, I went there once last summer.

S: really? What did you think?

H: I think it is amazing. You can enjoy both the traditional Chinese culture as well as the vitality of a modern cosmopolitian city. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the subway.

S: was it that crowded?

H: yes. There were always so many people. After taking the subway during the rush hour, you’ll envy sardines in their cans.

S: oh, maybe I can take the bus or even rent a car.

H: that's a good idea. Wish you a great vacation!

S: thank you very much!

這兒有人嗎?
沒有，請坐。
謝謝。
你也是去北京的嗎？
是啊，出差。你呢？
放假去看朋友。你以前去過北京嗎？
去年夏天去過一次。
是嗎，感覺怎麼樣？
挺棒的！既可以欣賞中國傳統文化，又能領略現代大都市的活力，唯一美中不足的就是北京的地鐵了。
是很擠嗎？
是啊，總是有很多人，你要是高峯期坐的話，一定會羨慕罐頭裏的沙丁魚的。
這樣啊，那我還是坐公共汽車或者租輛車吧。
這主意不錯，祝你玩得愉快！
謝謝！

Amazing 驚人的
It was amazing that the boy was able to solve the problem so quickly.
那男孩能這樣快地解完這道題,真是令人驚奇.

Vitality 活力
She is bursting with vitality and new ideas.
她朝氣蓬勃,滿腦子新主意.

Cosmopolitan 世界性的
New York is a very cosmopolitan city.
紐約是個國際大都會.

Rent 租用
They rented a cabin for their vacation.
他們爲度假租了一間小屋.

Business trip 出差

Rush hour 高峯期

Is anyone sitting here?/Is this seat taken?
這裏有人坐嗎?

It's prohibited to carry any hazardous materials.
禁止攜帶危險物品.
Hazardous materials: 危險品

When does your passport expire?
請問您的護照什麼時候過期?

Expire: 滿期,屆期;(期限)終止
My lease will expire on September 30th of this year.
我的租約今年九月三十日到期.

The toliets are occupied.
廁所有人.

Occupy: 佔(時間,空間);佔用;住
Reading occupies most of my free time.
閱讀佔去了我空閒時間的大部分.
The bathroom is occupied.
浴室有人在用.