生活英语情景口语:堵不完的车

D: you're finally here! What took so long?

P: I got stuck in traffic again. There was a terrible traffic jam near the Carrefour intersection¹.

D: it's always rather congested down there during rush hour. Maybe you should try to find a different route² to get home.

P: I don't think it can be avoided³, to be honest.

D: perhaps it would be better if you started taking public transpot system to work.

P: I think it's something that I'll have to consider. The public transport⁴ system is pretty good.

D: it would be better for the environment, too.

P: I know. I feel bad about how much my car is adding to the pollution problem in this city.

D: taking the subway would be a lot less stressful⁵ than driving as well.

P: the only problem is that I'm going to really miss having the freedom that you have with a car.

D: well, when it's nicer outside, you can start biking to work. That will give you just as much freedom as your car usually provides.

P: that's true. I could certainly use the exercise!

D: so, are you going to quit⁶ driving to work then?

P: yes, it's not good for me or for the environemnt.

你可算到了!怎么花了这么长的时间?
又遇到堵车了.家乐福那个路口老是特别堵/
那个地段在高峰时间里总是特别拥堵.也许你该找条别的路回家.
老实说,我觉得这个路口绕不开.
没准你乘公共交通工具去上班会好一些.
这倒可以考虑.公共交通系统还是挺不错的.
对环境也更好些.
我明白.我一想到我的车向大气排放了那么多的废气,我就心情很差.
坐地铁就不会像开车那样有那么大的交通压力.
唯一的问题就是我会非常想念开车时的自由自在.
恩,等到外面天气再好一些的时候,你可以骑自行车上班,那能够让你体会跟开车一样的自由.
没错.我还可以骑车锻炼身体!
是啊,你现在是不是不想开车上班了?
对,开车对我的身体和环境都不好.

 

1 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

2 route   

n.路径，途径，路线；vt.确定路线，按规定路线发送

参考例句：

• On the way home, we took an indirect route.回家的路上，我们绕了一个大圈。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

3 avoided   

v.避开，避免，预防( avoid的过去式和过去分词 )；[法律]宣布（判决、抗辩等）无效；使无效；废止，撤销

参考例句：

• The accident could have been avoided. 这个事故本来是可以避免的。
• He studiously avoided answering the question. 他刻意不去回答那个问题。

4 transport   

n.运输、运输工具；(常用复数）强烈的情绪、狂喜或狂怒； vt.运输；流放；为强烈的情绪所激动

参考例句：

• Transport has always been the key to developing trade.运输一直是发展贸易的关键。
• The books are packed up for transport.书已包扎好待运。

5 stressful   

adj.紧张的，压力重的

参考例句：

• My job isn't stressful,and I enjoy the work.我的工作没有压力，我很喜欢这份工作。
• It usually just makes situations more stressful.它通常会使情况更加紧迫。

6 quit   

n.退出；vi. 离开，辞职，停止；vt.离开，放弃，解除，表现，停止

参考例句：

• If I don't get a pay rise,I'll quit.若不给加薪，我就不干了。
• I got my present job when I quit the army.我退伍后得到了现在这份工作。