时间:2019-01-30 作者:英语课 分类:英语访谈对话


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   Simon: Like many people, I like to travel and there are many ways you can travel, uh, many forms of transportation. Probably the main three that I wanna talk about now are by car, by train and by airplane. Now each of these forms of transportation


  have there pros 1 and cons 2. Would you agree?
  Friend: Indeed, I would.
  Simon: So, what's your favorite form of transportation, of those three?
  Friend: I would have to say the automobile 3.
  Simon: Um, well, tell me some of the, the pros of traveling by car.
  Friend: That would be mainly freedom. Freedom of movement. Freedom of stop. Freedom to go. Freedom to, yeah, freedom basically.
  Simon: OK, uh, what about a train? What are the advantages of being of a train?
  Friend: Ah, I would say, good views of the countryside. You can move around on a train. You're not stuck in a car. You can go for a cigarette. You can get something to drink. You can go to the bathroom, which you cannot do in a car.
  Simon: OK, and let's talk about the airplane. Why, what are some of the advantages of flying?
  Friend: Speed.
  Simon: That's it?
  Friend: That's all I can say about that, speed.
  Simon: OK, uh, let's talk about the disadvantages, the cons. So what, what are some things that a train has, that is not that great?
  Friend: There's nothing I can say bad about a train, except, yeah! Train's good.
  Simon: OK!
  Friend: Price!
  Simon: Yeah, price, in many countries train travel is expensive. Uh, we are traveling in Japan, so the train is very fast and efficient, however, it is expensive, and another thing is, you're confined by schedule and things like that. How about the disadvantages of a car?
  Friend: Ah, pollution, accidents, cost, yeah, cars can be expensive, too, maintenance, gas.
  Simon: And how about the plane?
  Friend: The disadvantages of a plane. The lack of view,and yeah, that stale, stale air.
  Simon: Oh, yeah, also, I could sort of say the fear factor, yeah, and being confined to a small space. Yeah that's it.

abbr.prosecuting 起诉;prosecutor 起诉人;professionals 自由职业者;proscenium (舞台)前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 );赞成的理由;抵偿物;交换物
  • The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.欺骗,骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗,哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
  • The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.汽车,机动车
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
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