버스 표를 사고 싶은데요 : 해설

#. 버스 표를 사고 싶은데요 : 해설

 

I was wanting to go to Calgary 7:25 PM.

 

So let's look at the first important thing, when the woman is asking about the bus schedule. The woman just goes right up to the counter and says, "I was wanting to go to Calgary 7:25 PM." So, the bus driver responds by saying, "Sorry, we don't have a 7:25 bus." So then, she asks a very useful question. "What time's the next time?" So when is the next bus departing. So there are several different ways you could ask this question. You could say "What time does the next bus leave?" Or "When's the next departure?" Right, or just simply, "When's the next bus for Calgary?" Just the next bus for the location that you want.

 

It's going to be $22.50. And you've only got just the one bag, correct?

> Mm hmm. I forgot I've got to weigh that.

 

All right, Sue, I think we can move on to the second key part of today's conversation about buying a bus ticket, and that is when the ticket agent refers to the woman's bag and they talk about the baggage. OK, so the ticketing agent says, "You've only got one bag, correct?" I'm assuming he says that because he can see that the woman only has one bag. And so the woman acknowledges, "Yes, I only have one bag", then she says "I forgot I've got to weigh that." So what is weighing a bag? So there's always a weight limit whenever you take an airplane or take a bus, and you're expected to follow that limit, your bag can't be too heavy. So this "weigh" means to measure the weight, the heaviness of an object.

 

Just make sure that you tear the old tag off, too.

> OK.

And put this new one on. We'll make a call when your bus is ready.

 

And so the final point here that we should make is when the ticket agent says, "Just make sure you tear off that old tag." Well, "tear off" is a phrasal verb that we use to rip or remove the old tag. so maybe it had her address and her contact info, and it maybe had an old airline or an old bus company and it's not current. So in this statement, he's making sure that she removes the old info and puts on the new tag. Exactly, because if she keeps that old bag tag on her suitcase, then it could get very confusing if that bag ends up lost or if somebody takes it by mistake.

 

• expect ɪkˈspekt 예상[기대]하다   rip ríp  째다, 찢다, 째지다, 찢어지다, 해어지다(rend)  statement ˈsteɪtmənt 성명, 진술, 서술 (→fashion statement)