如果你开车,那你多半上过高速公路。但你知道高速路的英语怎么说吗?
我想有些朋友第一反应都觉得很简单,会说“High speed way”。
如果你对老外说你在high speed way上开车,他们多半会觉得你魅力四射……不,这不是什么好事,他们把你误会成F1赛车手了,因为speedway是指“赛车跑道”。
那么,怎么说高速公路才不会被误会呢?
在美国,有这3种说法:freeway / highway / expressway
除了这3个单词外,在高速路上你还会“遇到”其他许多单词,华生为你稍微罗列了下,我们一起来看看吧。
1. Gas Station/Petrol Station(加油站)
were you get gasoline for cars
2. Repair Shop(修车店)
a place were you get your car repaired
3. Service Road(支路、便道)
a local road that runs parallel to a highway
4. Highway/Freeway(高速公路)
a fast road that is used for long distances that doesn't have any traffic lights
5. Tolls(收费站)
money that you pay in order to use road, bridge, tunnel etc.
6. Interstate(洲际公路)
roads that connect the states inside America
7. Rental-Car(租车)
renting a car for a specific amount of time
8. Exit-Ramp(出口匝道)
a ramp on a highway that takes takes you off the highway
9. Entrance Ramp(入口匝道)
a ramp that puts you on the highway
10. Ticket(违章通知单)
a fine that is given for a traffic violation or parking violation
11. Mileage(英里数)
the distance traveled in miles
12. Round About(环路)
a circle in the road that connects to a few roads that goes into different.
13. M.P.H(英里时速)
Miles Per Hour
14. K.P.H(公里时速)
Kilometers Per Hour
15. Expressway(高速干道)
a fast road that does not allow commercial traffic
16. Dead End(死路)
a street that does not go anywhere, a street that ends without an exit
17. Detour(绕道)
a alternative route
If you are going to drive in another country remember to wear a seatbelt and take it easy on the highway. Keep your eyes open for any tolls and your exit-ramp.
想知道这些词汇怎么念,锻炼你的英语口语吗?点击下方就可以听外教是怎么说的,跟着念吧。
1. Gas Station/Petrol Station(加油站)
2. Repair Shop(修车店)
3. Service Road(支路、便道)
4. Highway/Freeway(高速公路)
5. Tolls(收费站)
6. Interstate(洲际公路)
7. Rental-Car(租车)
8. Exit-Ramp(出口匝道)
9. Entrance Ramp(入口匝道)
10. Ticket(违章通知单)
11. Mileage(英里数)
12. Round About(环路)
13. M.P.H(英里时速)
14. K.P.H(公里时速)
15. Expressway(高速干道)
16. Dead End(死路)
17. Detour(绕道)
另外值得一提的是,在美国英语里有那么多单词表示高速路,但在英语里其实用一个“motorway”就足矣。不过就世界范围来说,还是美式英语应用更多一些。
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