The Westhaven Express 開往威斯特海溫的快車
    We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs. After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder. It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said: 'This service has been suspended.'
    7.After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.
    我查看了列車時刻表，滿意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海溫的快車。
    語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這又是一個“after+現(xiàn)在分詞短語”結(jié)構(gòu)的省略式的時間狀語從句。That引導賓語從句，交代noted的內(nèi)容。
    8.It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes.
    這是趟直達車，旅途總共才需1小時17分鐘。
    語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:it指代上一句中的express train。
    語言點2:last本意是“持續(xù)”，在此引申為“乘火車旅行所需的時間是…”
    9.When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well.
    上車后，我不禁注意到許多當?shù)厝艘采狭塑嚒?BR>    語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導時間狀語從句，交代上車后發(fā)生的事情。That引導賓語從句，說明noticing的內(nèi)容。
    語言點2:board the train的意思是“登山火車”。
    語言點3:cannot help doing sth.的意思是“情不自禁的做某事”。