美語情景對話 第424期:Bus Ride 乘坐公交車

Todd: Hey, Akane, the other day we were coming home on the bus and I got off the bus and I thought you were on the same bus as us, but when I started walking home, you weren't around. What happened?

託德：嘿，茜，那天我們坐公交車回家，我覺得你和我們在同一輛公交車上，可是我下車往家走的時候，並沒有看到你。發生什麼事了？

Akane: Well, it's kind of a funny story actually. I fell asleep on the bus and I was so tired that afternoon. It was a Friday afternoon and I'd had a long week and just fell deep into sleep and I really didn't notice when we were at the end of the bus ride and we were at the station, and then I was really upset because the bus driver didn't say anything and so I just kept sleeping and by the time I woke up and noticed we were on our way back to the school again. Yes, and I didn't get a chance to press the button and get off until I was almost halfway to the school, so I ended up getting home really late and even more tired and it wasn't a very good experience at all.

茜：這實際上有點搞笑。那天我在公交車上睡着了，因爲我那天下午太累了。那是週五下午，整整工作一週很累，所以我睡着了，我真的沒有注意到我們到了公交車總站，之後我非常惱火，因爲公交車司機什麼都沒說，我只是一直在睡覺，等我醒過來的時候我發現我們正在返回學校的路上。離學校還有一半路程的時候我纔有機會按按鈕下車，所以我非常晚纔到家，而且我更累了，那次經歷太糟糕了。

Todd: Did you say anything to the bus driver when you got off?

託德：你下車的時候有沒有跟公交車司機說什麼？

Akane: No, I didn't because I was so flustered and I was in a rush to get off that I didn't really get to say anything.

茜：沒有，我沒有說的原因是我太慌亂了，而且我很着急下車，所以我什麼都沒說。

Todd: Oh, that must have been so annoying.

託德：哦，那一定很讓人生氣。

Akane: It was.

茜：的確是。

Todd: So what time did you actually make it home?

託德：那你幾點到的家？

Akane: I think it was around 7:30, maybe.

茜：我想大概7點半左右。

Todd: Well, the next time we come home, I'll look for you and I'll make sure to wake you up.

託德：嗯，下次回家的時候我會注意你的，而且我保證會叫醒你。

Akane: For sure, and make sure to look in the back seat and make sure I'm not lying down horizontally because I think that's maybe how the bus driver missed out on the fact I was there.

茜：一定要確保看看後排的座位，確保我沒有平躺在椅子上，因爲我想那可能是公交車司機沒有意識到我在那裏的原因。

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重點講解：
1. get off
下車；
eg. I get off at the next station.
我在下一站下車。
eg. Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.
你要等公共汽車停穩了再下車。
2. fall asleep
入睡；睡着；進入夢鄉；
eg. Poor sleepers take longer to fall asleep than good sleepers.
與睡眠好的人相比，睡眠不好的人要花更長的時間才能入睡。
eg. He tried to fall asleep, but a sense of uneasiness tugged at him.
他試着睡去, 可是一種不安的感覺牽扯着他。
3. in a rush
急急忙忙；匆忙；
eg. So sorry to have kept you waiting, but we're rather in a rush today.
很對不起,讓你久等了，不過我們今天真的是很忙。
eg. That's what happens when you're always in a rush.
在你趕時間的時候,這種事情經常發生。
4. for sure
無疑；肯定；
eg. We cannot say for sure what will happen.
我們無法確定會發生什麼事。
eg. Well, we can't cut the research budget, that's for sure.
嗯, 我們不能削減研究的預算, 這是肯定的。
5. lie down
躺下（休息或睡眠）；
eg. If you feel unwell, go and lie down.
如果你感到不舒服，就去躺下。
eg. She could lie down and sleep for days.
她可以躺下來，睡它個三天五天。
6. miss out on
沒有參加，錯過（對自己有益或有趣的事）；
eg. However hard you try, you'll always miss out on something in life. Let's just enjoy the moment.
不管你怎麼趕，人生中總有抓不住的，享受當下吧！
eg. I cannot miss out on such an interesting event!
這麼好玩的活動怎麼能少了我呢！