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Lesson 4：Taking a taxi to the Hotel
第四课 打的去酒店
· 课文
Conversation 1
Driver: Good morning, madam.
司机：早安，女士。
Nana: Good morning, sir.
娜娜：早上好，先生。
Driver: Where to?
司机：要去哪儿？
Nana: To West Coast Hotel.
娜娜：去西海岸大酒店。
Driver: All right.
司机：好的。
Nana: How long does it take by taxi from the airport to the hotel?
娜娜：从机场到酒店打的需要多长时间？
Driver: We’ll be there in thirty minutes, if the traffic is not heavy.
司机：如果交通不拥堵的话，30分钟就到了。
Nana: Very good.
娜娜：太好了。
Driver: Here we are.
司机：到了。
Nana: How much do I owe you?
娜娜：多少钱？
Driver: We go by the meter. That’s one hundred and five yuan.
司机：按计价表收费，105元。
Nana: Here’s one hundred and ten yuan. You can keep the change.
娜娜：这是110元。不用找了。
Driver: Thank you. Here’s your receipt.
司机：谢谢。给你发票。
Conversation 2
John: It looks very nice.
约翰：看上去很美啊。
Nana: Yes, it does.
娜娜：是的，美极了。
John: The coconut palms on either side of the street are quite lovely.
约翰：道路两边的椰子树太漂亮了。
Nana: Yes. So Hainan is called a Coconut Island.
娜娜：当然了。所以海南被称为“椰岛”。
John:(Speaking to the driver) Sir, could you stop here for a moment, please? I’d like to take a few pictures.
约翰：（对司机说）先生，能停一会吗？我想拍几张照。
Driver: Sorry. This is a no-parking zone. But wait a minute, please.
司机：很遗憾，这一带禁止停车。请等一下。
John:Oh, I’m sorry for that. 哦，对不起。
Driver: That’s all right. 没关系。
Key Sentences & Words
重点词句轻松学
·每日一句
Good morning. 早上好。
这是最常用的问候语。常用的还有：
Good afternoon. 下午好。
Good evening. 晚上好。
Good night. 晚安。
Where to? 到哪儿？
To the west Coast Hotel. 去西海岸大酒店。
“Where to?”是出租车司机的常用语，完整的句子应是“Where do you want to go?”。回答“To West Coast Hotel.”也是省略句，全句应是“I want to go to West Coast hotel.”。完整的对话应该是：
-Where do you want to go? 你想去哪儿？
-I want to go to West Coast Hotel. 我想去西海岸大酒店。
·词汇
morning 早晨 上午
where 哪里；在哪里
·学习目标
学会用以上句子打招呼。
学会用英语询问对方想去哪里。
·拓展学习
熟悉课文对话。
在日常口语交际中，在不影响意思表
达的情况下，可以用省略语和短语，以提高交流效率，例如本课中的“Where to?”。
