节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-08-30
难易度:Medium
关键字:train, traffic, express, speed, kilometer, passenger, per
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Hey, everyone, and welcome to LTE TV.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Andrea.
Take the Train.
Yes, Take the Train.
That is the title of our lesson today.
We're going to talk about trains.
We will talk about traffic.
We will talk about the speed of a train, and how many kilometers it can go.
Have you ever been a passenger on a train?
Have you ever been a passenger on an express train?
Well, I just used the key words that we will be learning in today's lesson.
You can also see them in your magazine, and hear them in our conversations.
So let's get ready and go. Choo-choo.
Are you working, Susie?
No, I'm buying a train ticket online.
Where are you going?
I'm going to Forest City to visit my sister.
Why don't you take the bus?
I like the train better.
Why do you like the train better?
It's faster.
You don't worry about traffic when you take the train.
Is Susie working in Conversation A?
No, she is not working.
She is buying something online.
She tells us that she is buying a train ticket online. Choo-choo.
I think we should look at that key word.
It is: train.
Now when we think of a train, we often think of this sound: choo-choo.
Of course, trains today don't really make that sound.
Do they, Gabe?
Uh, no. Many trains don't make any sound.
They are smooth and calm and they don't make...
Well actually, some trains do have horns.
They do make another sound like...
OK. And of course, the horns protect people so they know that train is coming.
Exactly. And that is important.
You should be careful and look both ways if you're coming near train tracks.
And a train moves on the tracks.
So you can travel by car, you can travel by plane, or you can travel by train.
I always enjoy traveling by train.
I enjoy rides on trains and being a passenger on a train.
So you don't like traffic, Andrea?
Actually, I do not like traffic.
And when you are on a train, it doesn't really matter if there's a lot of
traffic on the roads.
Let's talk about this key word.
traffic.
Now traffic is what is on the roads.
Traffic includes cars and buses, people walking, or people on their bicycles,
motorcycles and scooters.
Everything that is on the road or using the road is part of traffic.
And if there are a lot of cars on the road, you can say there is heavy traffic.
Or you could say traffic is slow today because you can't go very fast.
Maybe you are stuck in traffic.
You need to get somewhere, but none of the cars are moving.
You are stuck in traffic.
Or you are in a traffic jam, J-A-M.
A traffic jam is when nothing is moving on the roads.
You are stuck in traffic.
Well, we are not stuck right now.
We have more to learn.
Let's continue with Conversation B.
But sometimes trains stop in many small towns.
Then the train is not very fast.
I usually take express trains.
They don't stop so often.
Don't you have to stand if there are no seats on a train?
I buy my tickets early, so I always get a seat.
When I travel, I like to take the bus.
It's usually cheaper than the train.
The bus is usually cheaper than the train.
But trains can usually go faster.
And there are some trains that can go really fast.
Those are express trains.
"Express" is a key word.
And express means fast.
It means it doesn't stop at many places along the way.
An express train will go from one place straight to another place without
stopping.
Yes, so a regular train stops at many different towns and cities along the way.
But an express train might just go from the station you are leaving to the
station you want to go to.
So that is an express train.
Now there are express buses too.
Sometimes a bus will travel to many different cities.
Or there will be an express bus that goes from one place to a city very far away
without stopping.
That's true.
Now you can also use this word when you are grocery shopping.
If you only buy a few things at the grocery store, you can pay for them in the
express lane.
People who buy ten items or fewer than ten items can use the express lane to
pay.
It's faster, and you don't have to wait so long in line.
I can use this word in another way, Andrea, when you're talking about mail.
You can mail something.
It might go kind of slow.
But you can also express mail something.
That means you pay a little more money, but it gets to the place faster.
Well friends, we do need to go and enjoy Conversation C right now.
True. Buses are cheaper.
But I don't mind a higher price for a faster trip.
If you want a fast trip, you should ride a high-speed train.
I rode one when I visited Asia.
How fast did it go?
Three hundred kilometers per hour.
Wow! I'd like to be a passenger on that train!
So you can take a regular train, you can take an express train, or you can take
a high-speed train.
Yes, there is a high-speed train that takes you from one place to another place
very quickly.
Right, Gabe?
A high-speed train.
And where I live, that's called a high-speed rail.
A high-speed train will go very, very fast.
So get out of the way and let the train come.
And let's look at this key word together.
It is: speed.
Now the speed that something is going, is how fast or how slow a train is going.
The speed on high-speed rail trains is very, very fast.
And you might also use this word to talk about the speed limit.
That's how fast you can go when you are driving on a road.
You see a sign, and there is a number.
That is the speed limit.
And maybe if you're driving too slow, someone might say, "Speed up!" So you can
use this word as a verb too.
Speed up. That means go faster.
Well, we find out that Lily took a high-speed train in Asia.
And what was the speed of that train?
Well, she says the train went 300 kilometers per hour!
Well, let's talk about this key word.
kilometer.
A kilometer is the way you can measure distance.
A kilometer.
So you can say this city is 20 kilometers from my hometown.
A kilometer is pretty far.
You can walk a kilometer.
And it's pretty fast to drive a kilometer.
And if you see the letters "km," you know it means kilometer.
And Andrea, I used to run 300 kilometers every day.
Uh, Gabe, I... I think you mean you ran 3 kilometers every day.
Oh. Right.
Yeah, I think it was just 3 kilometers.
OK. Now you can say kilometer or kilometer.
There's two ways of saying that word in English.
Our last key word here is "passenger." Now if you are a passenger on a train,
that means you are riding the train.
You are not driving it.
You are a passenger.
You can be a passenger in a car, or a passenger on an airplane.
Well, it's time for us to learn some more with our friends, the Monkey Man and
Ginger.
Ginger, what are you doing?
I'm driving a train.
Ginger, what do you know about trains?
Well, I know that you can buy tickets online.
Oh, that's true.
What else?
Some trains are slow.
If you're in a hurry, take an express train.
It's faster.
Wow, you're pretty smart.
Is there anything else you know about trains?
Yeah. Trains are more expensive than buses, but faster.
Ooh, some trains are super fast.
Wow! I want to be a passenger on one of those fast trains.
Yeah, I want to be the driver.
I'm driving a train.
Choo-choo.
It's time to hop on the key word train and let's review.
The first key word is: train.
train.
Mei took a train from Taipei to Taichung.
traffic.
traffic.
Look at all this traffic! There are so many cars.
express.
express.
The express train will get there faster than the regular train.
speed.
speed.
You must drive at a slow speed when you are near a school.
kilometer or kilometer.
kilometer or kilometer.
My house is two kilometers from your house.
passenger.
passenger.
There are a lot of passengers on the plane. It's very crowded.
Well, let's take abreak.