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Unit5阅读导读备课资料
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OurFirstTrainTrip
导读：
“我”和女儿最近乘美国铁路公司的火车旅行，这是“我”女儿25年来第一次乘火车旅行，也是“我”第一次乘火车旅行。让我们一起来感受一下这不一样的体验吧。
Wonderingwhattoexpectonyourfirsttraintrip?Wedidtoo!MydaughterandIrecentlytravelledbyAmtrakTrain.Thiswasindeedmydaughtersfirsttraintripandmyfirsttravelbytrainin25years.
WewouldbetravellingfromSt.Augustine,FloridatoColumbia,SCforawedding.WeleftfromjacksonvillebecausethereisnotrainstationinSt.Augustine.
Whenwediscussedthetrip,mymumsaid,“Whydon’tyoutakethetrain?Whatagreatquestion!Whywouldn’twe?Wedecidedrightthentolookintoit.Wewouldweighthecostofgasandtheconvenienceofridinginsteadofdrivingforthe6-7hourtrip.Travellingbycaris340miles.Thecostofgasalonewouldbeabout$190roundtrip.Thecostofroundtriptrainticketsforustwowas$156.It’simportanttonoteherethathadIbookedtheticketsafewdaysearlier,thefarewouldhavebeenonly$135.
Thetrainarrivedontime,Wehandedinourticketsandgotinlinetoboardthetrain.Thereisnoassignedseatingonyourticket,butasyouboardthetrain,theconductorwilltellyouwheretosit.Conductorskeepgroupstogetherasmuchaspossible.
Whenitwasourturntoboard.Iinformedtheconductor“TwotoColumbia”.Hegaveustwoseatsoneithersideofamiddleaisle.Notonlydidwenothaveawindow,butwewerealsointhefrontofthecarandabrightlightaboveuslightedthedoorway.TryingtosleepwiththisbrightlightwasachallengeandIendedupputtingonmysunglasses,hopingitwouldhelp.
Wemusthavelookedpathetictryingtogetcomfortableinthoseseats,becausetheconductorcamebyandtriedtocoverthatlightwithanewspaper.Hepromisedtomoveusatthenextstop.Thenewseatswereamajorimprovementandwewereabletogetsomesleep.
注解：
1.assignedadj.指定的
2.conductorn.列车长，售票员
3.aislen.过道
4.carn.火车车厢
5.patheticadj.可怜的