地道美语听力播客894: 乘着轻轨去旅行

　　简：小心!

　　Gordon: Don’t worry. That’s just a light rail train. The new light rail system shares the road with street traffic.

　　戈登：别担心。只不过是一列轻轨火车。新型轻轨火车和街道交通共用道路。

　　Jean: Phew! For a second there I thought we were going to collide with it.

　　简：唷!过一会儿，我想我们还会遇上它。

　　Gordon: Didn’t you see the operator seated at the front of the train? She watches out for other drivers.

　　戈登：你没看见坐在火车前面的操作员吗?她得留心别的司机。

　　Jean: I didn’t know they have operators. I thought they were automatic.

　　简：我不知道火车上还有操作员。我还以为是自动的呢。

　　Gordon: No, they’re not like some forms of rapid transit.

　　戈登：不是，他们和别的高速交通不一样。

　　Jean: I see now that they ride on tracks and are powered by overhead electric lines.

　　简：我看到火车之所以能在路上飞驰，是因为是有电子架空线路给他们充电。

　　Gordon: That’s right.

　　戈登：是的。

　　Jean: I’d like to give light rail a try.

　　简：我想试试乘坐轻轨火车。

　　Gordon: Really? Well, there’s no time like the present. I’ll take you to the nearest stop. There’s the platform over there.

　　戈登：真的吗?好，择日不如撞日，就现在吧。我带你去最近的一站。那儿就有一个站台。

　　Jean: But I thought you agreed to give me a ride into the city.

　　简：可是我还以为你要送我去城里呢。

　　Gordon: And deprive you of a new travel experience? Never!

　　戈登：那不就剥夺了你的全新旅游体验的机会了吗?才不!