On Monday（星期一）/ˈmʌndeɪ/ morning, Lina and her father（父亲）/ˈfɑːðə/ planned to travel（旅行；出行）/ˈtrævl/ by bus（乘公共汽车）/baɪ bʌs/ to a music（音乐）/ˈmjuːzɪk/ lesson（课程）/ˈlesn/. When they reached their usual（平常的）/ˈjuːʒuəl/ stop（车站；停靠）/stɒp/, a yellow（黄色的）/ˈjeləʊ/ notice（通知）/ˈnəʊtɪs/ covered（盖住）/ˈkʌvəd/ the timetable（时刻表）/ˈtaɪmteɪbl/. “The usual bus（公共汽车）/bʌs/ stop is closed（关闭的）/kləʊzd/ today.” The notice said that buses would stop on King Street（街道）/striːt/ during（在……期间）/ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ the road（道路）/rəʊd/ work. A small map（地图）/mæp/ showed a new route（路线）/ruːt/ to a stop five hundred metres（米）/ˈmiːtəz/ north（北；向北）/nɔːθ/.

Lina looked（看；望向）/lʊkt/ along（沿着；顺着）/əˈlɒŋ/ the busy（繁忙的）/ˈbɪzi/ road. The new stop was across（在……另一边）/əˈkrɒs/ two streets, and the traffic（交通；车流）/ˈtræfɪk/ was heavy. Her father read the safety（安全）/ˈseɪfti/ message（信息；提示）/ˈmesɪdʒ/ at the bottom（底部）/ˈbɒtəm/ of the notice. “Walk（步行路程）/wɔːk/ straight（径直；一直）/streɪt/ to the traffic lights（交通信号灯）/laɪts/ and follow the blue signs（标志）/saɪnz/.” They went on foot（步行）/ɒn fʊt/ instead of crossing（穿过）/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ between（在……之间）/bɪˈtwiːn/ moving（行驶中的）/ˈmuːvɪŋ/ cars（汽车）/kɑːz/. That kept（使保持）/kept/ them away（离开；相距）/əˈweɪ/ from danger（危险）/ˈdeɪndʒə/, although Lina worried that they might（可能）/maɪt/ be late（迟到的；晚的）/leɪt/.

At the first corner（街角）/ˈkɔːnə/, an older（年长的）/ˈəʊldə/ passenger（乘客）/ˈpæsɪndʒə/ was studying the same notice. He could not understand（理解；看懂）/ˌʌndəˈstænd/ the message or find King Street on his phone（手机）/fəʊn/. “Is it possible（可能的）/ˈpɒsəbl/ to reach the new stop in ten minutes?” Lina pointed to the map and showed him the blue signs. Although the new stop was farther（更远的）/ˈfɑːðə/ away, the three passengers reached it in ten minutes. They still had time to wait for（等待）/weɪt fɔː/ the bus.

When bus number（号码；路数）/ˈnʌmbə/ sixteen arrived（到达）/əˈraɪvd/, Lina spoke to the driver（司机）/ˈdraɪvə/. “Does this bus still go to Central Station（车站）/ˈsteɪʃn/?” “The route has changed near（在……附近）/nɪə/ the market（市场）/ˈmɑːkɪt/, but this bus will take you there.” They got on（上车）/ɡɒt ɒn/. The bus was not crowded（拥挤的）/ˈkraʊdɪd/, so they found seats（座位）/siːts/. During the journey（旅程）/ˈdʒɜːni/, the driver moved slowly（缓慢地）/ˈsləʊli/ through（穿过；通过）/θruː/ the road work and stopped safely（安全地）/ˈseɪfli/ for each passenger.

Lina and her father got off（下车）/ɡɒt ɒf/ at Central Station. Their bus ride（乘车行程）/raɪd/ finished（结束）/ˈfɪnɪʃt/ five minutes before the lesson started（开始）/ˈstɑːtɪd/. They arrived at the music school（学校）/skuːl/ on time（准时）/ɒn taɪm/. The notice had changed their walk, but it had given（提供）/ˈɡɪvn/ them every direction（方向信息）/dəˈrekʃn/ they needed.