坐了这么久高铁和动车，他们的英文还是傻傻分不清！

美国人常用词

● country train 纵贯列车

● freight train 货运列车

● driverless train 无人驾驶列车

● subway 地铁

● carriage 火车车厢

● dining car 餐车

● sleeper 卧铺

● sleeping-car 卧铺车厢

例句

① The high-speed rail is quicker than the country train.

译：高速铁路比纵贯列车还要快。

② A driverless train shuttles between the two airport terminals.

译：这列无人驾驶列车往返穿梭在机场的两个航站之间。

③ The dining car is at the front of the train.

译：餐车在列车前方。

④ Our sleeper is in sleeping-car B.

译：我们的卧铺在B节卧铺车厢。

例句

① The high-speed rail is quicker than the country train.

译：高速铁路比纵贯列车还要快。

② A driverless train shuttles between the two airport terminals.

译：这列无人驾驶列车往返穿梭在机场的两个航站之间。

③ The dining car is at the front of the train.

译：餐车在列车前方。

④ Our sleeper is in sleeping-car B.

译：我们的卧铺在B节卧铺车厢。

● train engineer 火车司机

● conductor 列车长

● timetable 时刻表

● All aboard! 所有乘客都上车了！要开车了！

例句

① The train engineer wears a uniform.

那位火车司机穿着制服。

② I'll buy a ticket from the conductor.

我会向列车长买车票。

③ Ask the station master for a timetable.

去问火车站站长询问时刻表。

例句

① The train engineer wears a uniform.

那位火车司机穿着制服。

② I'll buy a ticket from the conductor.

我会向列车长买车票。

③ Ask the station master for a timetable.

去问火车站站长询问时刻表。

情景小剧场

H = Henry, W = Winnie

H: Look at the train engineer. His uniform is so sharp.

快看那个火车司机。他的制服看起来好利落。

W:I thought this was a driverless train.

我以为这是辆无人驾驶的火车。

H:No, that's the monorail.

不是，只有单轨列车才会无人驾驶。

W: Oh, OK. I guess a driverless high-speed rail wouldn't be safe.

哦，好吧。我想无人驾驶的高速列车也不是很安全。

国内的表达跟国外还是有区别的，要想能说一口流利的美语，还是要多读多看~

今天的分享就到这里，如果有哪些想要了解的知识点，欢迎给我们留言哟~

英文来源：《美国人每天说的话》

图片来源：网络

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