美语情景对话 第424期:Bus Ride 乘坐公交车

Todd: Hey, Akane, the other day we were coming home on the bus and I got off the bus and I thought you were on the same bus as us, but when I started walking home, you weren't around. What happened?

托德：嘿，茜，那天我们坐公交车回家，我觉得你和我们在同一辆公交车上，可是我下车往家走的时候，并没有看到你。发生什么事了？

Akane: Well, it's kind of a funny story actually. I fell asleep on the bus and I was so tired that afternoon. It was a Friday afternoon and I'd had a long week and just fell deep into sleep and I really didn't notice when we were at the end of the bus ride and we were at the station, and then I was really upset because the bus driver didn't say anything and so I just kept sleeping and by the time I woke up and noticed we were on our way back to the school again. Yes, and I didn't get a chance to press the button and get off until I was almost halfway to the school, so I ended up getting home really late and even more tired and it wasn't a very good experience at all.

茜：这实际上有点搞笑。那天我在公交车上睡着了，因为我那天下午太累了。那是周五下午，整整工作一周很累，所以我睡着了，我真的没有注意到我们到了公交车总站，之后我非常恼火，因为公交车司机什么都没说，我只是一直在睡觉，等我醒过来的时候我发现我们正在返回学校的路上。离学校还有一半路程的时候我才有机会按按钮下车，所以我非常晚才到家，而且我更累了，那次经历太糟糕了。

Todd: Did you say anything to the bus driver when you got off?

托德：你下车的时候有没有跟公交车司机说什么？

Akane: No, I didn't because I was so flustered and I was in a rush to get off that I didn't really get to say anything.

茜：没有，我没有说的原因是我太慌乱了，而且我很着急下车，所以我什么都没说。

Todd: Oh, that must have been so annoying.

托德：哦，那一定很让人生气。

Akane: It was.

茜：的确是。

Todd: So what time did you actually make it home?

托德：那你几点到的家？

Akane: I think it was around 7:30, maybe.

茜：我想大概7点半左右。

Todd: Well, the next time we come home, I'll look for you and I'll make sure to wake you up.

托德：嗯，下次回家的时候我会注意你的，而且我保证会叫醒你。

Akane: For sure, and make sure to look in the back seat and make sure I'm not lying down horizontally because I think that's maybe how the bus driver missed out on the fact I was there.

茜：一定要确保看看后排的座位，确保我没有平躺在椅子上，因为我想那可能是公交车司机没有意识到我在那里的原因。

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重点讲解：
1. get off
下车；
eg. I get off at the next station.
我在下一站下车。
eg. Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.
你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。
2. fall asleep
入睡；睡着；进入梦乡；
eg. Poor sleepers take longer to fall asleep than good sleepers.
与睡眠好的人相比，睡眠不好的人要花更长的时间才能入睡。
eg. He tried to fall asleep, but a sense of uneasiness tugged at him.
他试着睡去, 可是一种不安的感觉牵扯着他。
3. in a rush
急急忙忙；匆忙；
eg. So sorry to have kept you waiting, but we're rather in a rush today.
很对不起,让你久等了，不过我们今天真的是很忙。
eg. That's what happens when you're always in a rush.
在你赶时间的时候,这种事情经常发生。
4. for sure
无疑；肯定；
eg. We cannot say for sure what will happen.
我们无法确定会发生什么事。
eg. Well, we can't cut the research budget, that's for sure.
嗯, 我们不能削减研究的预算, 这是肯定的。
5. lie down
躺下（休息或睡眠）；
eg. If you feel unwell, go and lie down.
如果你感到不舒服，就去躺下。
eg. She could lie down and sleep for days.
她可以躺下来，睡它个三天五天。
6. miss out on
没有参加，错过（对自己有益或有趣的事）；
eg. However hard you try, you'll always miss out on something in life. Let's just enjoy the moment.
不管你怎么赶，人生中总有抓不住的，享受当下吧！
eg. I cannot miss out on such an interesting event!
这么好玩的活动怎么能少了我呢！