How to use English for transportation abroad?

Yep! Hit 'Get New Card' on the screen. A new card is $1, then you load however much you want. I'd put at least $10 on it — each ride is $2.90.

可以！在屏幕上点'Get New Card'。新卡1美元，然后充多少随你。建议至少充10美元——每次乘车2.90美元。

It takes both, but heads up — it only gives change in coins. So if you put in $20 and load $10, you'll get $9 back in quarters. Kind of annoying.

都可以，但注意——找零只给硬币。如果你放20美元充10美元，会找回9美元的25美分硬币。有点烦人。

💡 纽约地铁售票机收现金但只找硬币（quarters），所以尽量用刷卡或准备零钱。这是很多游客的吐槽点。

Yeah, same MetroCard works on buses and subways. And you get a free transfer within two hours — subway to bus or bus to bus. Just swipe and it won't charge you again.

可以，MetroCard 地铁和公交都能用。而且两小时内免费换乘——地铁转公交或公交转公交。刷一下就行，不会再扣钱。

Yeah, you'll need to transfer at Downtown Crossing. Take this train three more stops, get off, and follow the signs for the Red line going northbound. Times Square is four stops from there.

是的，你需要在 Downtown Crossing 换乘。坐这趟车再坐三站，下车后跟着 Red line 北行方向的指示牌走。时代广场再坐四站。

Subway-to-subway transfers are free — just follow the transfer corridors inside the station. Don't exit through the turnstiles or you'll have to pay again.

地铁转地铁免费——走站内的换乘通道就行。别出闸机，不然要重新付费。

💡 在美国地铁系统中，站内换乘通常免费，但如果走出闸机（turnstile）到了站外，再进站就要重新刷卡扣费。一定要走站内通道。

There's usually a digital display and an automated announcement. But honestly, the announcements can be hard to hear. I'd count the stops on the map and watch for the station name on the platform signs.

通常有电子屏和自动广播。不过说实话，广播有时听不清。我建议在地图上数站数，然后看站台上的站名牌。