实用英语：“乘地铁”须知

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　　北京正在拥有越来越多的地下铁路，也正在拥有越来越多的外国观光客。如果有老外向你求助怎样乘地铁，你该怎么说呢?我们一起来学习一下。
        　　Visitor: Can you tell me how to get to Wangfujing?
        　　你能否告诉我去王府井怎么走吗?
        　　Man: You can take the subway.
        　　您可以乘地铁。
        　　Visitor: Oh, I just can't figure out the subway system at all.
        　　哦，我不知道该怎么坐。
        　　Man: But it's easy to get to Wangfujing from here by the sub-way.You take
the downtown Line 5 train and get off at Dongdan. Dongdan station is a transfer
station. Then you take the Line 1 train and get off at Wangfujing.
        　　可是从这儿乘地铁到王府井很方便。你坐南向的5号线列车，在东单下车。东单站是个换乘站。然后坐1号线在王府井下车。
        　　Visitor: OK, do you know where the nearest subway station is?
        　　好吧。您知道最近的地铁车站在哪么?
        　　Man: It's over there across the Fourth Ring Road beside the Anhui
Building.
        　　就在四环路对面安徽大厦的旁边。
        　　Visitor: Thank you.
        　　谢谢。
        　　In the subway station
        　　Visitor: Is this the right subway to Dongdan?
        　　这就是去东单的地铁吗?
        　　Conductor: Yes, you take the train to Songjiazhuang direction, and go nine
stops.
        　　是的，你坐开往宋家庄方向的列车，一种九站路。
        　　Visitor: How much is the fare?
        　　车费多少?
        　　Conductor: Two yuan. A flat fare with unlimited transfers throughout the
entire system.
        　　两块钱。单一票制，可以乘坐全部的地铁线路。
        　　(注：以下对话发生在北京地铁使用辅币——即代表车票的硬币，可多次使用——之后)
        　　Visitor: What should I do with the token?
        　　我该怎么用这个辅币呢?
        　　Conductor: You put it in the slot at the turnstile and then push the
turnstile to get into the platform.
        　　您把它投入旋转栅门的缝槽里，然后推动旋转栅门就可以进入站台了。
        　　Visitor: By the way, how can I get out of the platform after I get off the
train?
        　　顺便问一下，我下车后怎么出站台呢?
        　　Conductor: That's very easy. The exits are always open, and there are
signs.
        　　那很容易，出口处总是敞开着，也有标识。