英国交通英文版.ppt

The British transportation The tube 地铁 Train 火车 Steamer 轮船 Bike 自行车 Airplane 飞机 Taxis 出租车 Euro trains 高速海底列车 Cars 汽车 Lorries 卡车 Buses 巴士 Coaches 长途汽车 The tube London tube is one of the oldest tubes in the world,and is the root of the world s tubes.The first tube line was built in1890.It combine with the trains station,airport,harb our( 港口） .The tubes can reduce the In Amercia ， people call it “ subway ” ; but British people call it “ underground ” . The subway in Britain means the passages under the ground.There are different names about subway. London call it “ the tube ” ; The Newcastle ( 纽卡斯尔市） The buses Under this logo,you will see the name of this station and it will tell you which direction the buses are bound for.But unlike China,it doesn t means the next station. Usually it means the station that is bigger.May be it is after four or five stations. There is a special bus in London,which is called “ double- decker buses ” .In order to keep the traditional char acteristics , the government rules that all the buses must use red.So you will see the red ? The price of bus ticket is f rom 50 pence to 2 pounds. Cab The tradiontral black cab is another scenery in Britain and is the symbol of London. The price of cab is 2 pounds a mile . Nowadays, there are many cabs being painted with bright colors.But these cabs are more expensive than ohters. There is another cab,which is called “ mini cab ” .It looks like the common cars,because it doesn t has the cab s symbol.If you want to take this,just call the telophones on the shop sign. The trains and coaches If you want a long journey,you can choose the trains or coaches.But the trains are so different in price.If you reserve in advance,the price are cheaper . The coach is cheap and comfortable.But it takes long time.It s convenient for you to take coach.There are several discount tickets,such as britespress card( 快车 通行证） ,discount coach