一、情景对话　
        Situational Dialogue

A：鹏飞。
     Pengfei.

B：娇娇。
     Jiaojiao.

A：你上哪儿去啊？
     Where are you going?

B：我去香港参加一个学术会议。
     I am going to Hong Kong to attend a academic seminar.

     你知道从这里到机场大概有多远路程吗？
     Do you know how far from here to the airport?

A：挺远的，坐公车要一个小时，
     It is quite long. You will spend an hour in taking a bus.

     如果堵车要更久呐。
     If there is a traffic jam you will spend more time. 

B：打的去要多少钱？
     How much will it cost if I take a taxi?

A：打的，你可以让司机打表啊。
     Take a taxi? You can ask the driver to charge by taxi meter.

B：起步价是怎么算呢？
     How much is the flag-down fare?

A：大概是八块钱吧，
     Around 8 yuan,

     你下了车了记得跟司机要发票。
     and remember to ask for a receipt.

B：好的，谢谢啊！拜拜！
     OK! Thank you. Bye-bye!



二、生词与例句
        New words / Sentences

打表
taxi-meter / by meter

1、坐出租车一定要打表。
     You should remember to use the taxi-meter when you take a taxi.

2、去飞机场打表大约要多少钱？
     How much doest it cost to go to the airport with taxi-meter?

3、你去博物馆很远，不打表，谈价可以吗？
     Its very far to go to the museum.
     Can we just discuss a fixed price without using the taxi-meter?

起步价
starting price.

1、起步价是多少钱？
     How much is the starting price?

2、出租车的起步价有点贵。
     The taxi’s starting price is a little bit expensive.

3、除了起步价，还有其他的附加费吗？
     Besides the starting price, are there any other extra fees?

堵
block

1、我的车在路上被堵住了。
     My car was blocked on the way.

2、前面堵车，绕路走可以吗？
     There is a traffic jam in front. Can we take another routine?

3、现在是下班高峰期，有可能会堵车。
     It is rush hour now and there might be a traffic jam.

路程
distance / path.

1、从这里到书店的路程有多远？
     How far is the distance from here to the book store?

2、从学校到市中心的路程很远。
     The distance between the school and downtown is very far.

3、这段路程经常堵车。
     This route always has traffic jams.

发票
receipt / bill / invoice.

1、你要发票吗？ 
     Do you want a receipt?

2、我要发票。
     I want the bill.

3、我通过发票找回了我在出租车上遗漏的物品。
     I was able to get the things I lost in the taxi back through my taxi receipt.

练习 Exercise

一、根据课文判断对错 Read the dialogue above again and decide the        following sentences are right or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false.

       1、娇娇去香港参加商务会议。 （ ） 
       2、坐公交去机场要一个小时。 （ ） 
       3、打的去机场一共要8元。 （ ） 
       4、鹏飞想跟司机要发票。 （ ）
 
二、选词填空choose the best phrase to fill in each blank.

       A、打表 B、起步价 C、堵 D、路程　 E、发票
       1、—师傅，从这里到火车站的______有多远？
　 　　—二十分钟左右吧。
       2、—在你们店里买东西有____吗？ 
            —没有哦。
       3、—师傅，我想去东方商厦。 
            —好的。不过太远了，不_______，行吗？ 
            —没问题。
       4、—北京出租车的_______要多少钱？ 
            —10块钱吧
       5、广州一到上下班时间就_______车，真是太烦人了！

三、翻译 Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 

       1、Should I keep the meter running?
       2、The ipad starts at $499.
       3、The journey took him six months.
       4、After you buy something, keep the receipt please.

四、翻译 Translate the following sentences into English.
　　1、我带你去，统一费用，不打表。.
　　2、在每天都堵车的城市买车有必要吗？
　　3、从这儿到学校只有五分钟的路程。
　　4、我付过钱后，店员给了我一张发票。
　　　

答案 Answers:

一、1、F 2、T 3、F 4、T
二、1、D 2、E 3、A 4、B 5、C
三、1、需要打表吗？
　　2、ipad的起步价是499美元。
　　3、这次的路程花了他六个月的时间。
　　4、当你买完东西后，请保留你的发票。
四、1、I’ll take you. Flat rate. Off the meter.
　　2、How necessary to buy a car in the traffic jam city ？
　　3、It is only 5 minutes from here to school.
　　4、After I paid the money, the shop assistant gave receipt.