在美式英语里,“地铁”是subway;而在英式英语里,用于表示“地铁”的则是underground。虽然tube和metro也有“地铁”的意思,但前者特指伦敦的地铁,而后者则主要用于描述巴黎的地铁。在这四个表示“地铁”的单词之中,tube为口语化。世界上*条地铁系统是在伦敦修建的,并且自1890年起一直运行至今。地铁比公共汽车运行速度更快,效率更高。地铁解决了城市交通拥挤问题。 乘地铁去剧院 A: Do you know how to get to the Imax Theatre? B:You can take the subway. That's the quickest way. A:Where is the subway? B: Do you see that sign? The subway station is just over there. A:你知道怎么去Imax剧院吗? B:你可以乘地铁。那是快的方式。 A:地铁站在哪儿? B:看到那个标志了吗?地铁站就在那边。 乘地铁去国贸 A : Which subway should I take? B: Where are you going? A:Is this the right subway to the China Wodd Tower? B :Yes. It's the last one today. A: I'm lucky to have caught it then. How often does the subway come? B : About once every five minutes. A:我该坐哪趟地铁呢?. B:你要去哪儿? A:这是到国贸的地铁吗? B:嗯,这是今天的末班车。 A:能赶上这趟地铁我真是太幸运了。地铁多长时间来一趟? B:大约每5分钟一趟。 换乘地铁 A:let's go to the Lida Theatre by double-decker. B:Better take the subway. A:Why? B:It's far quicker and complicated. And it's rush hour and there are trafficjams everywhere. But we have to change trains. A : Do we have to pay an additional fare for change trains? B:No,we don't need. A: OK, it will be a new experience for me. B:Here comes the train,let's go and get on. A:我们乘双层巴士去力达剧院吧。 B:比较好坐地铁去。 A:为什么? B:乘地铁快捷且四通八达。而且现在是高峰期,到处堵车。但是我们必须换乘。 A:换乘要外加费用吧? B:不要。 A:那好,坐地铁对我来说是个新的体验。 B:地铁来了,我们上车吧。