DIALOGUE 81

Goiing to School

1--Go really fast,Cindy!

2--I can'. The speed limit here is thirty miles an

hour.

1--What a pity! I love going fast.

2--How do you usually get to school?

1--We never go by car! We usually walk or go by bus.

2--How long does it take you?

1--About twenty minutes by bus.

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注解：

1）speed limitzhi指交通规则所限定的行车速度。

2）About twenty minutes by bus是省略句。全句应是

It takes us about twenty minutes to get to school

by bus. take作“花费”“需要”解，其后的us是间接

宾语，about twenty minutes是直接宾语。it是形式

主语，真正的主语是不定式短语to get to school by

bus.

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译文:

1--开快点,辛迪!

2--不能再快了,这里的时速限制是30英里。

1--真遗憾！我就爱车开得飞快。

2--你们平常怎么去学校？

1--我们从来不坐小车！我们总是步行或者乘公共汽车去。

2--路上得走多长时间？

1--乘公共汽车20分钟左右。