出门在外,旅行交通是最关键的,要不然哪个景点都去不了。不过这怎么去,怎么说,就成了一个问题。比如现在最流行的网约专车的英语,你知道怎么说吗?
首先我们就得排除掉“private car”这个词,因为这词的具体意思是“私人车辆”,不包含载客运营的意思。而真正的专车服务,应该叫ride-hailing service。
那接下来我们就看看,我们平时会接触到哪些交通工具和出行方式吧。
1. 专车 ride-hailing / uber
例:You know what’s cheaper and better than a taxi? Call an Uber. It’s a convenient ride-hailing service.
2. 步行 walk / go on foot
例:I need the exercise, so I walk to the office every day.
3. 单车 bike / bicycle
例:I live pretty close, so I usually take my bike.
4. 摩托 motorcycle
例:I bought a new motorcycle to get to work, because it’s cheaper than driving.
5. 公交 bus
例:I took the bus to the university.
6. 地铁 metro / subway / tube / underground railway
例:It'll be quicker to take the metro.
7. 渡轮 ferry
例:We’ve crossed the river by ferry before.
8. 私车 car / sedan
例:In the future, electric cars will be even more popular.
9. 出租 taxi / cab
例:We’re short on time. Let’s take a taxi.
10. 拼车 rideshare
例:If you are not in a hurry, a rideshare is cheaper.
11. 飞机 plane
例:Our plane landed in Chicago.
12. 火车 train
例:We went all the way to Tiber by train.
13. 游轮 cruise ship
例:The cruise ship we were on in the Caribbean was enormous.
14. 游艇 yacht
例:How many yachts does Bill Gates have?
15. 缆车 cable car
例:The most scenic way to visit the top of the mountain is by cable car.
学会这些单词,你就可以“上天下地、漂洋过海”了。但是你也别忘记,出行搭乘交通工具,最重要的还是注意交通安全。尤其是骑自行车和摩托车出行,更要遵守交通法规,做好防护措施。
1. ride-hailing / uber - 专车
2. walk / go on foot - 步行
3. bike / bicycle - 单车
4. motorcycle - 摩托
5. bus - 公交
6. metro / subway / tube / underground railway - 地铁
7. ferry - 渡轮
8. car / sedan - 私车
9. taxi / cab - 出租
10. rideshare - 拼车
11. plane - 飞机
12. train - 火车
13. cruise ship - 游轮
14. yacht - 游艇
15. cable car - 缆车