实战口语情景对话 第418期:Types of Travel 旅行方式

Simon: Like many people, I like to travel and there are many ways you can travel, uh, many forms of transportation. Probably the main three that I wanna talk about now are by car, by train and by airplane. Now each of these forms of transportation have there pros and cons. Would you agree?
西蒙：和许多人一样，我也喜欢旅游，旅游的方式其实有很多种，有很多种交通方式可以选择。我会谈其中三种主要的出行方式，分别是汽车、火车和飞机。每种交通方式都各有利弊。你同意吗？

Friend: Indeed, I would.
弗兰德：我当然同意。

Simon: So, what's your favorite form of transportation, of those three?
西蒙：这三种交通方式中你最喜欢哪一种？

Friend: I would have to say the automobile.
弗兰德：我会选择汽车。

Simon: Um, well, tell me some of the, the pros of traveling by car.
西蒙：嗯，跟我说说驾车旅行的优点。

Friend: That would be mainly freedom. Freedom of movement. Freedom of stop. Freedom to go. Freedom to, yeah, freedom basically.
弗兰德：主要的优点是自由。行动时自由，停下时也自由，可以自由地去各种地方。基本来说就是自由。

Simon: OK, uh, what about a train? What are the advantages of being of a train?
西蒙：好，那火车呢？乘坐火车旅行有什么优点？

Friend: Ah, I would say, good views of the countryside. You can move around on a train. You're not stuck in a car. You can go for a cigarette. You can get something to drink. You can go to the bathroom, which you cannot do in a car.
弗兰德：嗯，火车旅行可以欣赏优美的乡村风景。在火车上可以四处移动。不像在汽车里有限制。你可以去抽根烟，可以去喝酒，也可以去浴室，这些都是在汽车里不能做的事情。

Simon: OK, and let's talk about the airplane. Why, what are some of the advantages of flying?
西蒙：好，我们来谈谈飞机旅行吧。飞机旅行有什么优点？

Friend: Speed.
弗兰德：速度快。

Simon: That's it?
西蒙：就这样吗？

Friend: That's all I can say about that, speed.
弗兰德：这就是我能说的，速度快。

Simon: OK, uh, let's talk about the disadvantages, the cons. So what, what are some things that a train has, that is not that great?
西蒙：好，那我们谈谈缺点吧。火车旅行有什么不太好的地方？

Friend: There's nothing I can say bad about a train, except, yeah! Train's good.
弗兰德：我觉得火车旅行没什么缺点！火车很棒。

Simon: OK!
西蒙：好吧！

Friend: Price!
弗兰德：价格！

Simon: Yeah, price, in many countries train travel is expensive. Uh, we are traveling in Japan, so the train is very fast and efficient, however, it is expensive, and another thing is, you're confined by schedule and things like that. How about the disadvantages of a car?
西蒙：对，价格，许多国家的火车票都很昂贵。我们现在在日本旅行，这里的火车速度很快而且很方便，但是就是票价太贵了，还有一个缺点就是会受时刻表的限制。汽车旅行有什么缺点？

Friend: Ah, pollution, accidents, cost, yeah, cars can be expensive, too, maintenance, gas.
弗兰德：啊，污染，事故，花费，驾车旅行也很贵，要考虑维修费还有油费。

Simon: And how about the plane?
西蒙：飞机旅行的缺点呢？

Friend: The disadvantages of a plane. The lack of view,and yeah, that stale, stale air.
弗兰德：飞机旅行的缺点是不能欣赏风景，还有空气不新鲜。

Simon: Oh, yeah, also, I could sort of say the fear factor, yeah, and being confined to a small space. Yeah that's it.
西蒙：对，而且我认为还有恐惧因素，会被限制在一个狭小的空间里。就是这样。