at this time of ：英検準１級

05/25/2024

Listening Test

You have 10 seconds to read the situation and question No. 1.

Situation: You have just landed at the airport. You need to get downtown as soon as possible. You are told the following at the information desk.

Question number 1: How should you go downtown?

By bus.
By subway.
By taxi.
By light-rail.

語彙のチェック

leave every half hour：30分ごとに出発する

take a taxi from the taxi stand at any time. いつでもタクシー乗り場からタクシーを利用する。

at this time of day. この時間帯

解説：なぜまちがえたのか？

How should you go downtown? という設問に対し、この人はYou have just landed at the airport. You need to get downtown as soon as possible. You are told the following at the information desk.という状況いることわかります。本文にThe subway leaves every 5 to 10 minutes from the underground station. It’s a 15-minute ride from the airport to downtown. You can also take the light-rail train. It’s slower than the subway.とあるので、正解は…2. By subway.となります。

script

The bus downtown leaves every half hour, and you can take a taxi from the taxi stand at any time. However, all the streets going to the center of town are very busy at this time of day. It’s likely to take more than 40 minutes. The subway leaves every 5 to 10 minutes from the underground station. It’s a 15-minute ride from the airport to downtown. You can also take the light-rail train. It’s slower than the subway but provides a nice view of the city.

全訳

ダウンタウン行きのバスは30分ごとに出発し、タクシーはいつでもタクシー乗り場から利用できます。ただし、市内中心部へ向かうすべての通りはこの時間帯に非常に混雑しています。40分以上かかる可能性があります。地下鉄は地下駅から5〜10分ごとに出発します。空港から市内中心部までの乗車時間は15分です。また、ライトレール電車も利用できます。地下鉄よりも遅いですが、市内の素晴らしい景色を楽しむことができます。