趣味英语第97期:遇上交通堵塞怎么办

Nick Lee asks:

尼克·李问道：

"What should I do if I get stuck in a traffic jam?"

“遇上交通堵塞应该怎么办？”

Okay, being in LA, like, we know this so much.

好，在洛杉矶生活的我们非常了解这种情况。

Start honking¹ your horn, or you can get out and then just start running.

按喇叭，或者下车开始奔跑。

Get a flying car, motorcycle, or get those little segway boards and you just ride through traffic, but you do it with style.

买辆习行车或是摩托车或是思维车，这样你就可以在车流中穿行了，不过你的行为要得体。

Play a license² plate game. Make the best of the situation.

玩车牌游戏。充分利用当前的情况。

Reflect on life, meditate³, enjoy yourself.

思考人生、冥想、尽情享受。

If you're with your parents, you can maybe ask for stories from when they were younger.

如果你和父母在一起，你可以让他们讲讲他们年轻时的故事。

Best thing to do is turn on your favorite music. Crank it up and listen.

最好的方法就是播放你最爱的音乐。调大音量，欣赏音乐。

Listen to some music. That always soothes⁴ you and don't scream at other people!

听音乐。音乐永远都能抚慰你，不要对其他人喊叫！

Watch when everybody moves. Don't fall asleep.

注意其他人的移动。不要睡着。

Don't be a dick about it, okay? No one can control the traffic! Don't fall asleep, don't go on your phone. Just deal with it.

不要表现粗鲁。没有人能控制交通！不要睡着，不要玩手机。面对现实吧。

I think you just have to wait.

我想你只能等待。

Be patient. You're stuck. That's the word-stuck. You can't get out of it.

耐心些。你被困住了。注意，你是被困住了。你摆脱不了。

There's nothing you can do. (chuckles) I live in LA. There's nothing you can do.

你什么都做不了。（咯咯地笑）我住在洛杉矶。你什么都做不了。

Forget about being stuck and getting mad. Open your window and wave hi to the other guy who's stuck and say, "Man, this really is bad, isn't it?"

忘掉被困住这件事，不要生气。打开车窗，和其他被困住的人打招呼，你可以说“伙计，这太糟糕了，不是吗？”

1 honking   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cars zoomed helter-skelter, honking belligerently. 大街上来往车辆穿梭不停，喇叭声刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Flocks of honking geese flew past. 雁群嗷嗷地飞过。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

3 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。

4 soothes   

v.安慰( soothe的第三人称单数 )；抚慰；使舒服；减轻痛苦

参考例句：

• Fear grasps, love lets go. Fear rankles, love soothes. 恐惧使人痛心，爱使痛苦减轻。 来自互联网
• His loe celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. 他的爱庆祝她的胜利，也抚平她的创伤。 来自互联网