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Helen packed a small suitcase, said goodbye to her mother and hurried out of the house to catch the bus to the station. There was no one else waiting at the bus stop, so it looked as if a bus had just left. Helen looked at her watch anxiously: it was already two o'clock. Her train left at two-thirty, and since it would take at least twenty minutes to reach the station, she did not have much time to spare, even if a bus came along at once. Just then a taxi came slowly down the road. Helen knew that the fare to the station was at least two pounds, which was more than she could afford; but she quickly made up her mind that it would be well worth the extra expense in order to be sure of catching her train. So she stopped the taxi and got in. She told the driver that she had to catch a train which left at half past two. The man nodded and said that he would take a short cut to get her to the station in good time. All went well until, just as they were coming out of a side-street into the main road that led to the station, the taxi ran into a car. There was a loud crash and Helen was thrown forward so violently that she hit her head on the front seat. Both drivers got out and began shouting at each other. Helen got out as well, to ask them to stop quarrelling, but neither of them took any notice of her at all. Helen was now quite sure that she was going to miss her train, although she was not very far from the station. She was wondering what to do when a bus came into sight, going in the direction of the station. The bus stop was not far off, so Helen got her suitcase out of the taxi and ran towards the bus, which had stopped to let some passengers get off. The bus conductor saw her running and did not ring the bell for the bus to start until she had got on. Helen reached the station just in time and managed to catch her train after all. But if she had waited for the taxi driver to stop arguing, she would probably have missed it.

Результаты (английский) 1:

Helen packed a small suitcase, said goodbye to her mother and hurried out of the house to catch the bus to the station. There was no one else waiting at the bus stop, so it looked as if a bus had just left. Helen looked at her watch anxiously: it was already two o'clock. Her train left at two-thirty, and since it would take at least twenty minutes to reach the station, she did not have much time to spare, even if a bus came along at once.
Just then a taxi came slowly down the road. Helen knew that the fare to the station was at least two pounds, which was more than she could afford; but she quickly made up her mind that it would be well worth the extra expense in order to be sure of catching her train. So she stopped the taxi and got in. She told the driver that she had to catch a train which left at half past two. The man nodded and said that he would take a short cut to get her to the station in good time.
All went well until, just as they were coming out of a side-street into the main road that led to the station, the taxi ran into a car. There was a loud crash and Helen was thrown forward so violently that she hit her head on the front seat. Both drivers got out and began shouting at each other. Helen got out as well, to ask them to stop quarrelling, but neither of them took any notice of her at all.
Helen was now quite sure that she was going to miss her train, although she was not very far from the station. She was wondering what to do when a bus came into sight, going in the direction of the station. The bus stop was not far off, so Helen got her suitcase out of the taxi and ran towards the bus, which had stopped to let some passengers get off. The bus conductor saw her running and did not ring the bell for the bus to start until she had got on. Helen reached the station just in time and managed to catch her train after all. But if she had waited for the taxi driver to stop arguing, she would probably have missed it.

Результаты (английский) 2:

Элен собрала небольшой чемодан, попрощалась с матерью и поспешила из дома, чтобы успеть на автобус до станции. На автобусной остановке больше никого не было, так что все выглядело так, как будто автобус только что уехал. Хелен с тревогой посмотрела на часы: было уже два часа ночи. Поезд отходил в два тридцать, и поскольку до станции было не меньше двадцати минут езды, у нее оставалось не так уж много свободного времени, даже если бы тут же появился автобус.
Как раз в этот момент по дороге медленно подъехало такси. Хелен знала, что проезд до станции стоит по меньшей мере два фунта, что было больше, чем она могла себе позволить, но быстро решила, что это будет стоить дополнительных расходов, чтобы быть уверенной, что она успеет на свой поезд. Поэтому она остановила такси и села в него. Она сказала водителю, что ей нужно успеть на поезд, который отходит в половине третьего. Мужчина кивнул и сказал, что пойдет коротким путем, чтобы вовремя доставить ее на станцию.
Все шло хорошо до тех пор, пока они не вышли из переулка на главную дорогу, ведущую к вокзалу, и тут такси врезалось в машину. Раздался громкий треск, и Хелен бросилась вперед с такой силой, что ударилась головой о переднее сиденье. Оба водителя вышли из машины и начали кричать друг на друга. Хелен тоже вышла из машины, чтобы попросить их прекратить ссоры, но никто из них не обратил на нее никакого внимания.
Теперь Хелен была совершенно уверена, что опоздает на поезд, хотя и находилась недалеко от станции. Она размышляла, что же ей делать, когда в поле зрения появился автобус, идущий в направлении станции. Автобусная остановка была недалеко, так что Хелен достала свой чемодан из такси и побежала к автобусу, который остановился, чтобы выпустить некоторых пассажиров. Кондуктор увидел, что она бежит, и не стал звонить в колокольчик, пока она не села в автобус. Хелен добралась до станции как раз вовремя и все-таки успела на свой поезд. Но если бы она подождала, пока таксист перестанет спорить, то, вероятно, пропустила бы его.

Результаты (английский) 3:

海伦收拾了一个小手提箱，跟她母亲道别，匆匆走出家门赶公共汽车去车站。公共汽车站没有其他人在等，所以看起来好像一辆公共汽车刚开。海伦焦虑地看着她的手表：已经二点了。她的火车两点半就开走了，因为到车站至少要二十分钟，所以即使马上有公共汽车来，她也没有多少时间空余。
就在这时，一辆出租车缓缓地驶下了公路。海伦知道去火车站的车费至少是两英镑，这是她买不起的；但她很快就下定决心，为了确保赶上火车，这笔额外的费用是值得的。于是她拦住了出租车，进去了。她告诉司机她必须赶上一列两点半开的火车。那人点点头，说他会抄近路把她及时送到车站。
一切顺利，就在他们从一条小街上驶进通往车站的大路时，出租车撞上了一辆小汽车。一声巨响，海伦被猛地向前抛，头撞在了前排座位上。两个司机都下车，开始互相喊叫。海伦也出来了，要他们停止争吵，但他们谁也没注意到她。
海伦现在很肯定她会赶不上火车，尽管她离车站不远。当一辆公共汽车朝车站方向驶来时，她在想该怎么办。公共汽车站不远了，海伦把她的行李箱从出租车里拿出来，朝公共汽车跑去，车停下来让一些乘客下车。公共汽车售票员看见她在跑，直到她上了车才按铃叫公共汽车出发。海伦及时到达车站，终于赶上了火车。但是如果她等出租车司机停止争吵，她很可能错过了。