话题37 公交车票
乘坐公交车最初是用零钱买票，现在大多数已经不再直接售票，而是自动投币，随着社会的进步，又出现了公交卡，办一张公交卡，上车时不用再为没有零钱而烦恼，刷卡让我们乘车更方便更省钱。
英语情景会话
A: How much is the fare?
A：车费是多少？
B: 60. When you get on the front of the bus, just drop your money into the box.
B：60美分。你从车的前门上车时，把钱丢进钱箱就行了。
A: What shall I do if I happen to have just, say, a dollar bill in my pocket?
A：如果我口袋里刚好只有1美元一张的钞票，那怎么办？
B: You can make change at some stores, just buy a newspaper or something, you know. But if I were you I would buy lots of "tokens" at one time so that I could have them when I need them.
B：你可以在商店换零。比如说，买份报纸什么。不过，如果我是你，我就一次多买些代用币，要用的时候就有。
A: That's a good idea, but where can I buy them?
A：好主意。可是到哪儿去买呢？
B: They can be bought at subway stations. You know, in our city the same tokens can beused on either the bus or subway.
B：你可在地铁站买。在我们城市里，代用币可在公共汽车或地铁上使用。
A:I see. How often does this bus run at this time of day?
A：我明白了。这汽车一天多少次？
B:It runs every twenty minutes. Oh, here comes the bus.
B：每20分钟开一班，噢，汽车来了。
其他常用英语口语表达
Do you insert coins?
您投币了吗？
Do you have loose change?
你有零钱吗？
There are any more fares?
哪位乘客没有买票？
Please tender the exact fare.
请准备好零钱。
You should fare again for your luggage.
你要为你的行李再买一张票。
常用英语词汇表达
impossible 不可能
destination 目的地
turn 转向
machine 机器
travel 旅途
fastest 最快
bus card 公交卡
lam 堵塞