Missing Your Train
What now, and is the ticket still good?
- Them
That train left two minutes ago.
- You
I missed it. When is the next one?
- Them
There is another at five twenty.
- You
Is my ticket still valid for that train?
- Them
It is, but you cannot reserve a seat.
- You
I do not mind standing for a while.
- Them
Then just board at platform three.
- You
Thank you for explaining it.
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Words in this dialogue
- traina line of carriages on rails
- leftthe opposite side to right; remaining
- minutessixty seconds
- missednot caught or noticed
- nextthe one after this; beside
- anotherone more
- fivethe number 5
- twentythe number 20
- ticketa slip showing you have paid
- stillup to now; without bubbles
- validable to be accepted
- cannotto be unable to
- reserveto book in advance
- seatsomething to sit on
- mindto object to; to watch out for; the mind
- standingto be on your feet
- whileduring the time that
- boardto get on a plane or train
- platformwhere you wait for a train
- threethe number 3
- explainingto make something clear
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