城市的交通
越来越便利
上班的路途
却越来越拥堵
再拥挤，别忘记前进
再匆忙，也坚持学习
今天一起来聊聊
出行使用的交通工具
Commuting 上班族通勤
commuter 上班族
a. Get on at the beginning of the bus line, get off at the end.
在公共汽车始发站上车，在终点站下车。
- At the beginning of the bus line: 在始发站
- At the end of the bus line: 在终点站
b. I walk about a mile to the bus stop, just hop on the bus.
我步行大约一英里来到公共汽车站，然后跳上公共车。
- Bus stop: 公共汽车站
- Hop on the bus: 跳上公共车
c. Sometimes I try to meditate, as well as pay attention to the road and do some thinking.
有时候我试着冥思，同时还要注意着交通路面，想些问题。
- Meditate: v. 冥思
- Pay attention to: 注意
d. Because this way I can stop at the cleaners on the way in. On the way home, if I want to stop at the grocery store, I have the advantage of getting in and out of my car versus bus.
因为这样我就可以在上班的路上顺便在洗衣店停一下。在回家的路上，如果我想在杂货店停一下，可以任意地上下我的车，这比坐公共车方便多了。
- On the way in: 在上班的路上
- On the way home: 在回家的路上
- Grocery store: 杂货店
- Have the advantage of getting in and out of my car: 可以任意地上下我的车
- Versus: 与……相比，比较
e. If I knew that I was going to be out very late at night, maybe I would bring the car so that I knew I could get home safely.
如果我晚上会回来的比较晚，或许我会自己开车，这样我可以比较安全地返家。
- Get home safely: 安全地返家
f. I drive in every morning, and I park way down on Tianhe street. I have a parking permit there that I'm very lucky to get.
我每天早上开车，把车停在天河街。我在那儿有一个停车许可证，也是很幸运才拿到的。
- Parking permit: 停车许可证
- Parking lot: 停车场
g. Public transportation isn’t available on the route that I have to take to work, so I have to use my own car.
我上下班的那条路上没有公共交通工具，因此我不得不自己开车。
- Public transportation: 公共交通工具
- Available: adj. 可获得的
h. I took the subway from Boston, change lines and just a short Delightful little stroll in the beautiful morning.
我在波士顿上了地铁，换乘其它线，然后在美丽的早晨愉快的走一小段路。
- Subway: n. 地铁
- Change lines: 换乘其它线
- Delightful: a. 愉快的
- Stroll: n. 散步
- How about you? How do you get to work every day? 你是怎么上下班的呢？
知识小拓展
【各种交通规则】
- 1.交通规则 traffic regulation
- 2.单行线 single line
- 3.让路 give way
- 4.不准掉头 no turns
- 5.红绿灯 traffic light
- 6.不准驶入 no entry
- 7.红灯 red light
- 8.绿灯 green light
- 9.黄灯 amber light
- 10.交通岗 traffic post
- 11.双白线 double white lines
