B1消息旅行1 分钟

No Trains on Saturday

三个朋友计划出游——结果火车停运了。

一段群聊。把它当作一次计划来读：出了什么问题，提出了哪些办法，最后决定了什么？

Sophie

Bad news: there will be no trains on Saturday. The drivers are on strike for the whole weekend.

Amira

You are joking. We have already booked the room by the sea!

Sophie

I know. The website says there are some buses instead, but they take twice as long.

Lucy

What about my car? It is small, but three people and three bags should fit.

Amira

That would be perfect. We could leave on Friday evening instead of Saturday morning.

Lucy

I finish work at five. If we leave at six, we can be there before ten.

Sophie

And we could share the cost of the petrol. It will still be cheaper than three train tickets.

Amira

Should I call the hotel and ask if we can arrive one night earlier?

Lucy

Yes, please. If they say no, we can still leave on Saturday morning by car.

Amira

Done. They have a free room for Friday! Same price.

Sophie

Great. So Friday, six o’clock, at Lucy’s place.

这篇文章里的语法

这些形式在文章里是真实的用法。打开文章上方的“显示语法”，它们就会用颜色标出来。

If we leave at six · If they say no
一个真实的条件：If we leave at six, we can be there before ten. 第一类条件句（if 从句第 1 类） →
We could leave · we could share
用 could 委婉地提建议：We could leave on Friday。 can、could 和 be able to →
cheaper than
用 -er than 比较：cheaper than three train tickets。比较级和最高级 →

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1. 星期六为什么没有火车？

2. 替代的公交车有什么问题？

3. 现在三个人打算什么时候出发？

4. 阿米拉和酒店谈好了什么？