PART 1

MAN: Excuse me. Would you mind if I asked you some questions?

男士：您好。请问您介意我问您一些问题吗?

We're doing a survey on transport.

我们正在做关于交通的调研。

SADIE: Yes, that's OK.

萨迪：好的，没问题。

MAN: First of all, can I take your name?

男士：首先，可以问下您的名字吗？

SADIE: Yes. It's Sadie Jones.

萨迪：当然。我叫萨迪·琼斯。

MAN: Thanks very much.

男士：非常感谢。

And could I have your date of birth – just the year will do, actually.

可以问下您生日吗？实际上，出生年份就可以了。

Is that all right?

方便吗？

SADIE: Yes, that's fine. It's 1991.

萨迪：没问题。1991年。

MAN: So next your postcode, please.

男士：接下来麻烦说一下您的邮编。

SADIE: It's DW30 7YZ.

萨迪：D-W-3-0-7-Y-Z.

MAN: Great. Thanks. Is that in Wells?

男士：太好了。非常感谢。这是韦尔斯的邮编吗？

SADIE: No it's actually in Harborne – Wells isn't far from there, though.

萨迪：不是的。是哈勃恩。离韦尔斯也不远。

MAN: I really like that area.

男士：我很喜欢那一片。

My grandmother lived there when I was a kid.

我小的时候我的祖母住在那里。

SADIE: Yes, it is nice.

萨迪：是的，那里很不错。

MAN: Right, so now I want to ask you some questions about how you travelled here today.

男士：是呢。那么现在我想问您一些问题，关于您今天使用的交通方式。

Did you use public transport?

您乘坐了公共交通吗？

SADIE: Yes. I came by bus.

萨迪：是的，我搭乘公交车来的。

MAN: OK. And that was today.

男士：是今天来的。

It's the 24th of April, isn't it?

今天是4月24日，对吗？

SADIE: Isn't it the 25th?

萨迪：不是25号吗？

No, actually, you're right.

不，您是对的。

MAN: Ha ha. And what was the reason for your trip today?

男士：哈哈。您今天为什么来这里？

I can see you've got some shopping with you.

看得出来您购物了。

SADIE: Yes. I did some shopping but the main reason I came here was to go to the dentist.

萨迪：是的，我买了一些东西，但是我来主要是看牙医的。

MAN: That's not much fun.

男士：那就不太好玩儿了。

Hope it was nothing serious.

希望没什么严重的问题。

SADIE: No, it was just a check-up. It's fine.

萨迪：没事的。只是检查，都还好。

MAN: Good. Do you normally travel by bus into the city centre?

男士：好的。您通常都是乘坐公交车来市中心吗？

SADIE: Yes. I stopped driving in ages ago because parking was so difficult to find and it costs so much.

萨迪：是的。停车太难，停车费还贵，我几年前就不开车了。

MAN: I see.

男士：明白了。

SADIE: The bus is much more convenient too.

萨迪：公交车也方便多了。

It only takes about 30 minutes.

只需要30分钟。

MAN: That's good. So where did you start your journey?

男士：挺好的。那您今天是从哪里乘车出发的？

SADIE: At the bus stop on Claxby Street.

萨迪：克拉克斯比街的公交站。

MAN: Is that C-L-A–X-B-Y?

男士：是写作C-L-A-X-B-Y吗？

SADIE: That's right.

萨迪：是的。

MAN: And how satisfied with the service are you?

男士：您对公交车服务的满意度如何？

Do you have any complaints?

有什么不满吗？

SADIE: Well, as I said, it's very convenient and quick when it's on time, but this morning it was late. Only about 10 minutes, but still.

萨迪：嗯，就像我之前说的，公交车准时的时候，还是非常方便快捷的。但是今天早上公交车晚点了。虽然只晚了10分钟，但是确实是晚了。

MAN: Yes, I understand that's annoying.

男士：是的，我理解，挺烦人的。

And what about the timetable?

关于公交车运行时间表呢？

Do you have any comments about that?

您有什么想说的吗？

SADIE: Mmm. I suppose I mainly use the bus during the day, but any time I've been in town in the evening – for dinner or at the cinema – I've noticed you have to wait a long time for a bus – there aren't that many.

萨迪：嗯。我主要是白天的时候坐公交车。但是每当我在晚上在市区看电影或者用餐的时候，我发现需要等很长时间。晚上的时候车次不多。

MAN: OK, thanks. So now I'd like to ask you about your car use.

男士：好的，谢谢您。那我现在想要问一些关于您开车的问题。

SADIE: Well, I have got a car but I don't use it that often.

萨迪：没问题。我有一辆车，但是不经常开。

Mainly just to go to the supermarket. But that's about it really.

主要去超市的时候开，仅此而已。

My husband uses it at the weekends to go to the golf club.

我丈夫周末的时候开车去高尔夫俱乐部。

MAN: And what about a bicycle?

男士：那自行车呢？

SADIE: I don't actually have one at the moment.

萨迪：实际上我现在没有自行车。

MAN: What about the city bikes you can rent?

男士：那种可以租的公共自行车呢？

Do you ever use those?

您之前骑过吗？

SADIE: No – I'm not keen on cycling there because of all the pollution.

萨迪：没有。因为污染，我不喜欢骑自行车。

But I would like to get a bike – it would be good to use it to get to work.

但是，我想要买一辆自行车，骑着上班应该挺好的。

MAN: So why haven't you got one now?

男士：那为什么到现在还没买呢？

SADIE: Well, I live in a flat – on the second floor and it doesn't have any storage – so we'd have to leave it in the hall outside the flat.

萨迪：我住在公寓，是二楼，没有储藏室。所以不得不把自行车放在公寓外面的走廊上。

MAN: I see. OK. Well, I think that's all ...

男士：我明白了。好的。我想以上就是全部问题了。