★What's the Best Way to Get There? 請問要怎麼去最快呢?
A Excuse me. I’d like to go to the Bronx Zoo, but what’s the best way to get there?
B Let me see. You can take a bus, but the quickest way is to take the subway from here.
A Where is the nearest subway station?
B You can see Manhattan Station over there. The zoo is about a 10-minute walk from the East Tremont Avenue station.
A You have been a great help. Thank you for your kindness.
A 不好意思,我要去布隆克斯動物園,請問要怎麼去最快呢?
B 嗯,你可以搭公車去,但是最快的方法是搭地鐵。
A 那最近的地鐵車站在哪裡?
B 就在那邊,那是曼哈頓站。到了東崔蒙大道站,下車再走10分鐘左右就到動物園了。
A 你幫了我大忙,謝謝你。
★Calling a Taxi With a Smartphone App用手機叫計程車
A Could you call me a taxi?
B Do you know about our city’s taxi app?
A No, I don’t. Could you tell me about it?
B It’s a free app that allows you to call a taxi from anywhere in the city.
A How do I use it?
B It’s very simple. Just download the app on your smartphone.
A OK. Done.
B Now you need to enter your credit card details and destination.
A And after that?
B Just tap on ‟Call a Taxi“ and a nearby taxi will come to pick you up.
A妳可以幫我叫一台計程車嗎?
B 您知道我們市內的計程車叫車程式嗎?
A 不,我不知道。可以跟我說更詳細嗎?
B 這是一款免費的應用程式,可以讓您在本市內任何地方叫車。
A 要怎麼使用呢?
B 非常簡單。只要在您的智慧型手機上下載程式。
A 好,下好了。
B 接著您需要輸入信用卡資訊,與您的目的地。
A 然後呢?
B 只要按下「立即叫車」的按鈕,位於附近的計程車就會前來接您。
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※本文節錄自《說著英語去旅行【二版】(20K彩圖+1MP3)》
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