Lesson 50 Taken for a ride
    乘車兜風(fēng)
    First listen and then answer the question.
    聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
    Why did the writer not get off the bus at Woodford Green?
    I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.
    I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
    'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.'
    'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.
    I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
    'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.'
    'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.
    'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'
    'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.'
    'We're going back now,' said the conductor.
    'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
    New words and expressions 生詞和短語
    ride n. 旅行
    excursion n. 遠足
    conductor n. 售票員
    view n. 景色
    參考譯文
    我喜歡在鄉(xiāng)間旅行，但卻不愿意迷路。最近我作了一次短途旅行，但這次旅行所花費的時間比我預(yù)計的要長。
    “我要去伍德福德草地，”我一上車就對售票員說，“但我不知道它在那兒?！?BR>    “我來告訴您在哪兒下車，”售票員回答說。
    我坐在汽車的前部，以便飽覽農(nóng)村風(fēng)光。過了一些時候，車停了。我環(huán)視了一下身旁，驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)車里就只剩我一個乘客了。
    “您得在這里下車，”售票員說，“我們的車就到此為止了。”
    “這里是伍德福德草地嗎?”我問道。
    “哎呀，”售票員突然說，“我忘了讓您下車了?！?BR>    “沒關(guān)系，”我說，“我就在這兒下吧?！?BR>    “我們現(xiàn)在要返回去，”售票員說。
    “好吧，既然如此，我還是留在車上吧?！蔽一卮鹫f。