练习方法：先不看文本听3遍以上，尽量听清每个发音，然后将故事听写出来，可以发到我们电台社区的贴吧作为作业。接着看文本，改正听写的错误，并弄懂每句话，每个词。然后不看文本同步跟读，直到能流利朗读并完全理解，最后用自己的话将故事复述出来。

16. Taking the Bus 坐公交

Ms. Jackson's car broke down. She took it to the car shop. It had to stay there for one week. Ms. Jackson needed a car. She had to get to work somehow.

杰克森女士的车坏了，她把车拿到店里去修，但是需要一个星期。杰克森女士需要一辆车，她总得去上班。

"You can take the bus," said her friend. Ms. Jackson had never taken the bus. She was scared of it. She thought she would get lost. "I've even heard of people getting robbed on buses," she said. "You'll be fine," said her friend.

你可以坐公交啊，她朋友说道。杰克森女士从来没有坐过公交，她很害怕，她觉得自己会迷路的。我甚至听说有人在公交上遭抢劫了，她说。没事的，她朋友说。

Ms. Jackson got on the bus. It was not very scary. She was actually very relaxed. She ended up falling asleep. She missed her stop and was late to work.

杰克森女士坐上了公交，并不是那么可怕。事实上她很放松。结果她最后睡着了，她坐过了站而且上班迟到了。