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Transport 交通词汇
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从下面选项中选择正确答案；单击“核对答案”按钮，核对你的答案.
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1 : Where do you find taxis waiting in a queue in London? (if you are lucky!) |
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The possible answers were:
taxi rank
taxi stand
taxi stop
taxi station
You said:
taxi rank
taxi stand
taxi stop
taxi station
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选答正确。Taxi rank 是英式英语“出租车车站”的意思。
Taxi stand 是美式英语 “出租车车站”的意思。
答案不对。Taxi stop is not correct.
选答不对。Taxi station is not correct.
你没有回答这个问题。
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2 : What is the underground train system called in New York City? |
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The possible answers were:
The Metro
The Underground
The Subway
The Tube
You said:
The Metro
The Underground
The Subway
The Tube
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The Underground 伦敦地铁 is the name for the transport system in London.
选答正确。If you want to get from Brooklyn to Manhattan, you could take the Subway - 纽约的地铁。
The Tube is the informal name for the Underground in London, 伦敦地铁的通俗称呼。
Metro is the name for many underground train services around the world, but not in NYC. 虽然世界很多城市都使用这个称呼，但是纽约的地铁另有叫法。
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3 : The 11:19 Express to London Victoria is now standing at __________ 4. |
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The possible answers were:
quay
stand
track
platform
You said:
quay
stand
track
platform
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A quay （码头）is found in a marina or port.
The track （路轨） is the actual lines which the train runs on (in British English).
A stand （美式英语表示出租车车站）is the US word for a place where taxis wait.
回答正确。The platform is where you get on and off a train. 汉语里是站台。
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4 : I hate travelling in the __________ when everyone is going to work; you can't even get a seat most days! |
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The possible answers were:
busy hour
rush hour
hurry hour
crowded hour
You said:
busy hour
rush hour
hurry hour
crowded hour
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Busy hour is not correct.
The busy travelling time in the morning & evening is called rush hour, 上下班高峰时段。
Hurry hour is not correct. 英语中没有这种说法。
Crowded hour is not correct. 英语中没有这种说法。
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5 : Have you seen the paper today? Train ________ are going up again, and they're so expensive as it is! |
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The possible answers were:
fees
prices
fares
tickets
You said:
fees
prices
fares
tickets
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The cost of tickets goes up, but the tickets don't go up.
Prices （泛指价格）is a general word, which word do we use for buses or trains? 火车和汽车票票价另有一词。
Train fares （火车票票价） is correct, you can use it to talk about buses or trains.
You pay fees（学费） to a school for private education.
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6 : A pilot flies a plane, a captain sails a ship, but what does a cabby drive? |
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The possible answers were:
a train
a bus
a taxi
you crazy!
You said:
a train
a bus
a taxi
you crazy!
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Wrong. A train is driven by a train driver 火车司机。
Wrong. A bus is driven by a bus driver 巴士司机。
很好。A taxi (or cab) 出租车 is driven by a cabby 出租车司机。
Taxi drivers do sometimes drive you crazy with their non-stop talk, but which form of transport do they drive? 他们开什么车？
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