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åò ïîäçåìíûå (underground) ñòàíöèè. Íî áîëüøóþ ÷àñòü ïóòè (most
of its route) îí åçäèò ïî çåìëå, êàê îáû÷íûé (usual) òðàìâàé,
òîëüêî áûñòðåå (faster).
3. — ×òî òàêîå ïðîåçäíîé áèëåò?
— Ýòî áèëåò, êîòîðûé äàåò ïðàâî (it gives you the right)
ïðîåçäà â òå÷åíèå ìåñÿöà íà îäèí èëè íà íåñêîëüêî âèäîâ òðàíñ-
ïîðòà, êðîìå ìàðøðóòîê è ãîðîäñêîãî òàêñè. Åãî âûãîäíî èìåòü
òîìó, êòî ïîëüçóåòñÿ òðàíñïîðòîì åæåäíåâíî, äà åùå ñ ïåðåñàä-
êàìè (It’s worth having for those who use city transport every day
making several changes along the way).
— À ãäå ìîæíî êóïèòü òàêîé áèëåò?
—  êèîñêàõ èëè ó êîíäóêòîðîâ. Ïðè÷åì ñòóäåíòû è øêîëü-
íèêè ïîëüçóþòñÿ ëüãîòíûìè ïðîåçäíûìè (áèëåòàìè).
 òðàíñïîðòå
 ÷àñ ïèê — óòðîì, ÷àñîâ â 8—9, êîãäà ëþäè åäóò íà ðàáîòó,
è âå÷åðîì, ÷àñîâ â 5—6, êîãäà îíè âîçâðàùàþòñÿ (go back) äî-
ìîé, — ãîðîäñêîé òðàíñïîðò îáû÷íî áûâàåò ïåðåïîëíåí
(overcrowded) ïàññàæèðàìè. Åñëè âû îêàçàëèñü â òàêîì àâòîáóñå,
òðàìâàå èëè òðîëëåéáóñå, íå íàäî íåðâíè÷àòü (do not worry). Êîã-
äà ïàññàæèðû òîëïÿòñÿ ó äâåðè èëè â ïðîõîäå (are clustering around
the entrance door or standing on your way), íóæíî ñêàçàòü: “Ìîæ-
íî (ðàçðåøèòå, ïîæàëóéñòà) ïðîéòè?” èëè, èçâèíèâøèñü (excusing
yourself), ïîïðîñèòü: “Âû íå ìîãëè áû ïðîéòè íåìíîãî âïåðåä
èëè íàçàä (forward or backward)/Âû íå ìîãëè áû ÷óòü-÷óòü ïîäâè-
íóòüñÿ (move over)?”. Â àâòîáóñå íåò íåîáõîäèìîñòè (you needn’t)
ïåðåäàâàòü äåíüãè íà áèëåò, åñëè âàñ ñïåöèàëüíî îá ýòîì íå
ïðîñÿò, êîíäóêòîð ñàìà ïîäîéäåò ê âàì. Çà áåñïëàòíûé ïðîåçä
(fine for the absence of the ticket) ïðèäåòñÿ ïëàòèòü øòðàô. Êîíò-
ðîëåðû (ticket collectors) ó íàñ îáû÷íî î÷åíü ñòðîãèå (strict) è,
êîãäà øòðàôóþò “çàéöåâ” (áåçáèëåòíûõ ïàññàæèðîâ/passangers who
have no tickets), ñòàðàþòñÿ ïðèâëå÷ü âíèìàíèå ïóáëèêè, ÷òîáû
äðóãèì íåïîâàäíî áûëî (so that others did not do it again).
 òðàìâàÿõ è òðîëëåéáóñàõ, êàê ïðàâèëî, îáúÿâëÿþò íàçâà-
íèÿ îñòàíîâîê (stops are announced). Åñëè âû íå ðàññëûøàëè (if
you did not quite get the name of the stop), òî ìîæíî ñïðîñèòü ó
êîãî-íèáóäü èç ïàññàæèðîâ: “Âû íå ñëûøàëè (íå çíàåòå), êàêàÿ
ñëåäóþùàÿ îñòàíîâêà?”. Èëè, íàïðèìåð, âû åäåòå ïî íåçíàêîìî-
ìó ìàðøðóòó (route unfamiliar for you) è íå çíàåòå, êîãäà âàì