ESL杰夫的一天 第49期:开车上班(1)

 　　I open my car door and throw my briefcase¹ in the back seat, and get comfortable for my drive. 我打开车门，把公文包扔到后座上，然后调整了一下，让我开车舒服一点。

　　I put my coffee mug into the cup holder², put the keys in the ignition, find the gas pedal, and start the car. 我把咖啡杯放在杯托上，将钥匙插入点火开关里，找到油门踏板、然后发动汽车。

　　My wife drove the car last night, so I have to re-adjust the rear view mirror and the side mirrors. 我妻子前一天晚上开过车，因此我得重新调整后视镜和侧视镜。

　　I turn on the radio to listen to the drive time traffic report. 我打开收音机收听上班高峰期的路况播报。

　　I take the transmission out of park and into reverse, back out into the driveway into the street,   我把车档由驻车档挂到倒车档，把汽车从车道倒到大街上，

　　close the garage door, and put the car into drive. 关上车库门，然后把车档挂到前进档。

　　I used to drive a stick shift, but as I get older, I like my automatic transmission more and more. 我过去常常开手动挡的车，但当我年龄大了以后，我则越来越喜欢开自动挡的车。

　　I usually take the freeway to the office, so I get on the onramp for the freeway and drive to where I have to get off. 我通常走高速上班，因此，我从匝道上高速，然后开到我得下高速的地方。

　　My office is only a few miles from the exit. 我的工作地离高速公路出口只有几英里远。

　　I pull into the parking garage, swiping my key card to get in. 我把车开到停车场，然后刷钥匙卡进停车场。

　　I park, grab my briefcase and coffee, and head toward the elevator. 我停好车，拿上公文包和咖啡，然后前往电梯处。

　　And that only took 40 minutes! 从家到工作地只花了40分钟！

1 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。

2 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。