Subway (= underpass!)
SUB-way /ˈsʌbweɪ/
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What it really means
Careful: in Britain, a "subway" is a walking tunnel UNDER a road, not an underground train. If someone directs you "through the subway", they mean the pedestrian underpass. The metro is "the Underground" or "the Tube".
Chinese explanation
注意：在英国，"subway"指马路下方的人行地下通道，不是地铁！别人让你"through the subway"是让你走地下通道。地铁叫"the Underground"或"the Tube"。
Example conversation
A: Cross by the subway, it is safer than running across the road.
B: The subway? I thought there was no metro in this town!
A: Ha! No, the subway is the walking tunnel under the road.
A：走subway过马路吧，比横穿马路安全。
B：subway？这个城市不是没有地铁吗？
A：哈哈，不是，这里的subway是马路下面的人行通道。
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