Lesson 37 The westhaven Express

歌曲 Lesson 37 The westhaven Express
歌手 英语听力
专辑 新概念英语(第三册)

歌词

[00:01.040] --- lesson 37 The westhaven Express
[00:06.640] --- Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
[00:12.360] --- What was the mistake the author made?
[00:17.520] We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
[00:21.880] After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
[00:29.680] Ships may be delayed by storms;
[00:32.680] flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time.
[00:38.640] Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
[00:44.960] It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
[00:50.440] The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
[00:57.280] After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.
[01:05.880] It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes.
[01:12.760] When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well.
[01:19.960] At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
[01:23.200] I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
[01:31.560] Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line.
[01:39.240] Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
[01:43.760] But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.
[01:49.320] It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
[01:59.800] One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance.^1
[02:05.840] I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it.
[02:13.080] I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
[02:17.160] Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven.
[02:22.800] When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable.
[02:28.040] There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.
[02:34.480] Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again.
[02:38.680] A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.
[02:44.040] It said: 'This service has been suspended.'

歌词大意

[00:01.040] kāi wǎng wēi sī tè hǎi wēn de kuài chē
[00:06.640] tīng lù yīn, rán hòu huí dá yǐ xià wèn tí.
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[00:17.520] wǒ men yǐ jīng xí guàn yú xiāng xìn huǒ chē zǒng shì zhǔn diǎn de.
[00:21.880] jīng guò duō nián de shì yìng, dà duō shù rén duì huǒ chē shí kè biǎo chǎn shēng le yī zhǒng bù kě dòng yáo de xìn niàn.
[00:29.680] lún chuán chuán qī kě néng yīn fēng bào ér tuī yán,
[00:32.680] fēi jī háng bān kě néng yīn è liè tiān qì ér qǔ xiāo, wéi yǒu huǒ chē bì rán shì zhǔn diǎn de.
[00:38.640] zhǐ yǒu fēi tóng xún cháng de dà xuě cái kě néng zàn shí dǎ luàn tiě lù yùn xíng.
[00:44.960] yīn cǐ, yī dàn tiě lù shàng zhēn chū le wèn tí, rén men biàn bù jiā sī suǒ dì zé bèi tiě lù dāng jú.
[00:50.440] shì shí shàng, chā cuò hěn kě néng shì wǒ men zì jǐ, ér bú shì tiě lù dāng jú de.
[00:57.280] wǒ zhā kàn le liè chē shí kè biǎo, mǎn yì dì liǎo jiě dào yǒu yī tàng qù wēi sī tè hǎi wēn de kuài chē.
[01:05.880] zhè shì tàng zhí dá chē, lǚ tú zǒng gòng cái xū 1 xiǎo shí 17 fēn zhōng.
[01:12.760] shàng chē hòu, wǒ bù jīn zhù yì dào xǔ duō dāng dì rén yě shàng le chē.
[01:19.960] yī kāi shǐ, wǒ bìng bù gǎn dào qí guài,
[01:23.200] wǒ xiǎng chú wǒ zhī wài, xiǎng lì yòng kuài chē zhī biàn de yě yí dìng dà yǒu rén zài.
[01:31.560] huǒ chē kāi chū jǐ yīng lǐ jí zài yí gè xiǎo zhàn wēi dé lǐ tíng le xià lái. duì cǐ, wǒ bù jué de qí guài,
[01:39.240] yīn wèi jí biàn shì tè bié kuài chē yě kě néng bèi xìn hào lán zhù.
[01:43.760] dàn shì, dāng huǒ chē yī zhàn jiē zhe yī zhàn wǎng qián rú dòng shí, wǒ biàn chǎn shēng le huái yí.
[01:49.320] wǒ tū rán gǎn dào zhè tàng kuài chē bìng méi yǐ shí sù 90 yīng lǐ de sù dù hū xiào qián jìn, ér shì bǔ chī bǔ chī dì xiàng qián pá xíng, shí sù jǐn 30 yīng lǐ.
[01:59.800] xiǎo shí 17 fēn guò qù le, zǒu le hái bú dào yī bàn lù chéng.
[02:05.840] wǒ wèn yī wèi chéng kè, zhè shì bú shì kāi wǎng wēi sī tè hǎi wēn de nà tàng kuài chē, tā shuō cóng wèi tīng shuō guò yǒu zhè me yī tàng kuài chē.
[02:13.080] wǒ jué dìng yí dào mù dì dì jiù gěi tiě lù bù mén tí yì jiàn.
[02:17.160] liǎng xiǎo shí hòu, wǒ qì hū hū dì tóng wēi sī tè hǎi wēn zhàn zhàn zhǎng shuō qǐ cǐ shì.
[02:22.800] tā shuō gēn běn méi yǒu zhè tàng chē. yú shì wǒ jiè tā běn rén de liè chē shí kè biǎo,
[02:28.040] wǒ dài zhe yī zhǒng shèng lì zhě de diào zi gào sù tā nà tàng chē bái zhǐ hēi zì míng míng bái bái yìn zài shí kè biǎo shàng.
[02:34.480] tā xùn sù dì sǎo shì le yī yǎn, ràng wǒ zài kàn yī biàn.
[02:38.680] yí gè xiǎo xiǎo de xīng xíng fú hào bǎ wǒ de mù guāng yǐn dào le nà yè dǐ bù yí gè shuō míng shàng.
[02:44.040] shàng miàn xiě zhe:" cǐ tàng liè chē zàn tíng yùn xíng."
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