研究生英语听说教程(引进版)听力原文2

研究生英语听说教程（引进版）听力原文

T ake on Listening:Listening and Speaking Strategies

Lesson 2

Denise: Excuse me, miss, how much does it cost to ride BART?

Stranger: Well, that depends on your destination. From here to Glen Park it’s only a dollar ten, but if you go as far as Fremont, it costs a lot more.

Tom: We’re going to Berkeley. Do you know what the fare is?

Stranger: There are two stations in Berkeley. Which one are you interested in?

Denise: Oh, gee, I’m not sure. We’re from out of town. We’re visiting my sister. She told me her house is just a stone’s throw from the UC Berkeley campus. Which station is that?

Stranger: The downtown Berkeley station is really close to the university. I’m sure that’s the one you want.

Denise: Tom, are you going to remember this, or should I be jotting this down?

Tom: What is there to write down, Denise? The woman is giving us very simple directions. So, how much is the fare to downtown Berkeley?

Stranger: Let’s go take a look at the map over there. Y ou see, the map shows you how much it costs to go from one station to another. Ah, there it is: two dollars and sixty-five cents.

Tom: Two sixty-five? That’s highway robbery for such a short distance!

Denise: Y ou think that’s expensive? Tom from our house to Amherst it costs twice as much as that. Tom: Y eah, but that’s an hour ride. Y ou really get your money’s worth.

Stranger: Y eah…Uh…Well, did your sister explain which train to take?

Tom: Berkeley. WE take the Berkeley train to Berkeley, right?

Stranger: Well, no actually. That’s just one stop on the Richmond line. Here, let me show you on this map. Here we are a t Powell Street in San Francisco, and it’s basically a straight shot on the Richnond line to the downtown Berkeley station.

Denise: Yes, my sister said we wouldn’t have to change t rains.

Stranger: Uh-oh, what time is it?

Denise: It’s 8:15.

Stranger: Y ou can’t go directly to Berkeley from San Francisco after 8:04.

Tom: Uh-oh. Is there another train we can catch?

Stranger: Don’t worry. Y ou can take the Pittsburg line. Look here, take the Pittsburg line to the 12th Street Station in Oakland, and then transfer to the Richmond train. The Richmond train will stop in Berkeley. Get off at the downtown station. From there you can walk to your sister’s house. Denise: We want to be there by 9 o’clock. If we have to transfer, we might be late. Do you think we’ll make it in time?

Stranger: It doesn’t take that long. Let’s see; there’s a train from here at 8:18. It arrives at the 12th Street Oakland station at 8:34. Y ou can get a Richmond train rig ht away at 8:34, and you’ll arrive in Berkeley at 8:46.

Tom: Let’s see if I’ve go t this right: We take the 8:18 Pittsburg train and arrive in Oakland at 8:34. Then we take the 8:34 Richmond train to Berkeley. That should be a snap.

Stranger: Y eah, you’ll have no trouble.

Tom: Thank you very much for your help, Miss. Y ou’re a very kind young lady.

Denise: And so pretty and smart, too! Tell me dear, I notice you’re not wearing a ring. Stranger: Well, no, uh…