through Dave's story, I will talk about his story.

通過Dave'的故事，我將談談他的故事。

Now, Dave is going to describe the stress that he experienced while he was in a lot

現在，戴夫將描述他所經歷的壓力，而他在很多。

of traffic. Now, prepare yourself, because he's not very happy.

的交通。現在，做好準備，因為他不太高興。

What a day! I left for work especially early because construction on the bridge started

今天是什麼日子啊!因為橋上的工程開始了，所以我特別早的就去上班了。

overnight. I was actually kind of excited because I got a new album, and I wanted to

一夜之間。我其實是一種興奮 因為我得到了一個新的專輯，我想

listen to the whole thing. Have you heard The Screaming Sisters? They're awesome.

聽聽這一切。你聽過 "尖叫姐妹 "嗎？他們'是真棒。

Well, I got onto the road, and everyone was driving really slowly. At 7:30, just a mile

好吧，我上路了，大家都開得很慢。七點半，只有一英里

before the bridge, there was already a complete traffic jam. Thankfully, my car didn't break

橋前，已經完全堵車了。慶幸的是，我的車沒有撞壞

down. I love my car, but sometimes, the engine gets really hot when the car is in bumper-to-bumper

下。我喜歡我的車，但有時，發動機會變得非常熱，當汽車在碰碰車的時候

traffic. I expected to go faster after the bridge, but the rest of the trip was filled

堵車。本以為過了橋後會快些，但接下來的行程卻充滿了。

with stop-and-go traffic.

與停停走走的交通。

Right after the bridge, my album finished, so I started it again. And then I passed a

就在橋段之後，我的專輯完成了，所以我又開始了。然後我通過了一個

couple of vehicles that had been in an accident. Nothing big, just a fender bender.

一對夫婦的車輛，一直在事故中。沒什麼大不了的，只是撞了一下擋泥板。

Between the bridge and the city, I saw that police had pulled over at least two vehicles.

在大橋和市區之間，我看到警察至少攔下了兩輛車。

The drivers of those vehicles certainly weren't speeding; going over the speed limit was impossible

那些車輛的司機肯定沒有超速，超速是不可能的。

in that kind of traffic.

在這種交通。

Dave used three terms to describe traffic congestion: traffic jam, bumper-to-bumper

戴夫用了三個詞來形容交通擁堵：交通堵塞、碰碰車。

traffic, and stop-and-go traffic. The last one, stop-and-go traffic, means that some

交通，以及即停即走的交通。最後一種，即即停即走的交通，指的是一些。

progress is happening, but drivers must frequently stop because of the traffic congestion. Bumper-to-bumper

進展，但司機必須經常因為交通擁堵而停車。碰碰車

traffic is even slower than stop-and-go traffic, and a traffic jam often means that there is

堵車的速度甚至比走走停停的交通還要慢，而堵車往往意味著有

no movement at all.

毫無動靜。

Choose an explanation for each vocabulary term that you see at the top of the screen.

為您在螢幕上方看到的每個詞彙選擇一個解釋。

What does breaking down mean?

破解是什麼意思？

Thankfully, my car didn't break down. I love my car, but sometimes, the engine gets really

還好，我的車沒有拋錨。我很喜歡我的車，但有時，發動機真的很

hot when the car is in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

汽車在碰碰車時，熱。

The answer is c. Your vehicle stops working.

答案是c.你的車輛停止工作。

What does getting into a fender bender mean?

撞上擋泥板是什麼意思？

And then I passed a couple of vehicles that had been in an accident. Nothing big, just

然後我經過了幾輛出過事故的車。沒什麼大事，只是

a fender bender.

擋泥板彎曲。

The answer is a. You are in an accident that causes minor damage.

答案是a.你發生了事故，造成了輕微的損失。

What does getting pulled over mean?

被攔下是什麼意思？

Between the bridge and the city, I saw that police had pulled over at least two vehicles.

在大橋和市區之間，我看到警察至少攔下了兩輛車。

The answer is e. The police require you to move your vehicle to the side of the road.

答案是e.警察要求你把車開到路邊。

Now, listen to the rest of Dave's story.

現在，請聽戴夫'的故事的其餘部分。

When I finally got to work twenty minutes late, I was too tired to do anything.

當我終於晚了二十分鐘上班時，我已經累得什麼也做不了了。

And too angry! That's right, I got a parking ticket--$150 fine. I could buy 10 more Screaming

而且太生氣了!沒錯，我收到了一張停車罰單--150元的罰款。我可以再買10個 "尖叫"。

Sisters albums with that! I parked in a reserved spot because I didn't have time to drive to

姐妹們的專輯與!我把車停在預留的車位上，因為我沒有時間開車去。

the top of the parking garage. $150! I'm just glad that I don't have to go to traffic court,

停車場的頂部。$150!我只是很高興，我不'去交通法庭。

I guess.

我想也是

An eight-mile trip took over an hour. What a waste of my time! I did get to listen to

八英里的路程花了一個多小時。真是浪費我的時間!我倒是聽了

my Screaming Sisters album twice. But I wish the city would do more to encourage public

我的尖叫姐妹專輯兩次。但我希望這個城市能做更多的事情來鼓勵公眾的參與

transportation and bicycling. That would reduce traffic--and pollution! My company is creating

交通和自行車。這將減少交通和汙染我的公司正在創造

two new telecommuting jobs, and I'm definitely going to apply. I would love to work from

兩份新的遠程辦公工作，我'一定要去申請。我很想從

home. If I could telecommute, I could wake up later, and I wouldn't be so stressed out

家。如果我可以遠程辦公，我可以晚點起床，我就不會有這麼大的壓力了。

when it's time to start working in the morning. My girlfriend says that I have road rage.

當它'的時間開始在早晨工作。我女朋友說我有路怒症。

She says, I shouldn't listen to The Screaming Sisters while I drive. Whatever.

她說，我不應該聽尖叫姐妹，而我開車。管他呢

"Get in the car, and drive! drive! drive!"

"上車，開車！開車！開車！&quot。

Choose an explanation for each vocabulary term that you see at the top of the screen.

為您在螢幕上方看到的每個詞彙選擇一個解釋。

What does getting to work late mean?

上班遲到是什麼意思？

When I finally got to work twenty minutes late, I was too tired to do anything.

當我終於晚了二十分鐘上班時，我已經累得什麼也做不了了。

The answer is e. You fail to arrive to your job on time.

答案是e.你沒有按時到崗。

What does getting a ticket mean?

拿到票是什麼意思？

That's right, I got a parking ticket--$150 fine.

沒錯，我收到了一張停車罰單--150美元的罰款。

The answer is a. The police tell you that you did not obey a law.

答案是a.警察告訴你，你沒有遵守法律。

What does telecommuting mean?

遠程辦公是什麼意思？

If I could telecommute, I could wake up later, and I wouldn't be so stressed out when it's

如果我可以遠程辦公，我可以晚點醒來，我就不會那麼緊張了，當它'。

time to start working in the morning.

早上開始工作的時間。

The answer is d. You work for your company from home.

答案是d.你在家裡為公司工作。

What does having road rage mean?

有路怒症是什麼意思？

My girlfriend says that I have road rage. She says, I shouldn't listen to The Screaming

我女朋友說我有路怒症。她說，我不應該聽 "尖叫"。

Sisters while I drive.

姐妹們，而我開車。

The answer is b. You get very angry while you are driving.

答案是b.你在開車的時候會非常生氣。

Check the Complete Course Guide for more practice with vocabulary for vehicle traffic.

查看完整課程指南，瞭解更多車輛交通詞彙的練習。