02 交通(7/8)
sick pills just now.
彼得：是的，我刚刚已经吃了几片。
mary: ok. then have a good rest.
玛丽：哦，那好好休息一下吧。
peter: thank you for your concern.
彼得：多谢关心。
notes
1. deck [dek] n. 甲板；层面
2. pale [peil] adj. 苍白的，灰白的；浅色的，淡的；v. 变得苍白；失色，变得暗淡
3. dizziness ['dizinis] n. 头昏眼花，头晕，眩晕
4. seasickness ['si:?siknis] n. 晕船
5. aboard [??b?:d] prep. / adv. 在（船、飞机、车）上，上（船、飞机、车）
小贴士
1. the anchor is being lifted now. our trip is about to start.
船正在起锚，我们的旅程就要开始了。
2. there are seagulls flying hither and thither around the ship.
海鸥在轮船四周飞来飞去。
3. the seawaves are so rough that the rolling of the ship makes me feel uneasy.
海浪这么大，船左右摇晃得令我感到很不舒服。
4. take these tablets and then you'll feel better.
把这几片药吃下去，你就会感到好一些。
5. i'm not a good sailor.
我晕船。
6. the ship is going to put in to the harbor. what a nice journey!
船就要进港了。真是一次不错的旅行！
7. the next port will come three hours later.
3小时之后就会到下一个港口。
堵车——城市顽疾
dialogue
sam wants to go to the central hotel to meet his client.
山姆要去中央酒店会见客户。
sam: taxi!
山姆：出租车！
driver: at your service, sir. where to?
司机：很愿意为您效劳，先生。要去哪儿？
sam: the central hotel, please. how long will it take?
山姆：去中央酒店。需要多长时间？
driver: around 20 minutes in normal time. but it's rush hour now. it may need nearly one hour to get there.
司机：平时需要大概20分钟。但现在是交通高峰时段，到那里需要将近一个小时。
sam: is there any way around the traffic jam?
山姆：能绕过堵车路段吗？
driver: we can go back to that intersection and try another way. but it's a longer distance and needs higher price.
司机：我们可以退回那个十字路口走另外一条路。但是路程会更远，价格也要高一些。
sam: all right, let's do that.
山姆：好吧，就走那里吧。
driver: ok. but we're going to be stuck here for a little while before we go back to that intersection. let's listen to some music. what do you want to listen to, sir?
司机：好的。不过在去十字路口之前还得在这里堵一小会儿。我们来点音乐吧。先生喜欢听点什么？
sam: how about
彼得：是的，我刚刚已经吃了几片。
mary: ok. then have a good rest.
玛丽：哦，那好好休息一下吧。
peter: thank you for your concern.
彼得：多谢关心。
notes
1. deck [dek] n. 甲板；层面
2. pale [peil] adj. 苍白的，灰白的；浅色的，淡的；v. 变得苍白；失色，变得暗淡
3. dizziness ['dizinis] n. 头昏眼花，头晕，眩晕
4. seasickness ['si:?siknis] n. 晕船
5. aboard [??b?:d] prep. / adv. 在（船、飞机、车）上，上（船、飞机、车）
小贴士
1. the anchor is being lifted now. our trip is about to start.
船正在起锚，我们的旅程就要开始了。
2. there are seagulls flying hither and thither around the ship.
海鸥在轮船四周飞来飞去。
3. the seawaves are so rough that the rolling of the ship makes me feel uneasy.
海浪这么大，船左右摇晃得令我感到很不舒服。
4. take these tablets and then you'll feel better.
把这几片药吃下去，你就会感到好一些。
5. i'm not a good sailor.
我晕船。
6. the ship is going to put in to the harbor. what a nice journey!
船就要进港了。真是一次不错的旅行！
7. the next port will come three hours later.
3小时之后就会到下一个港口。
堵车——城市顽疾
dialogue
sam wants to go to the central hotel to meet his client.
山姆要去中央酒店会见客户。
sam: taxi!
山姆：出租车！
driver: at your service, sir. where to?
司机：很愿意为您效劳，先生。要去哪儿？
sam: the central hotel, please. how long will it take?
山姆：去中央酒店。需要多长时间？
driver: around 20 minutes in normal time. but it's rush hour now. it may need nearly one hour to get there.
司机：平时需要大概20分钟。但现在是交通高峰时段，到那里需要将近一个小时。
sam: is there any way around the traffic jam?
山姆：能绕过堵车路段吗？
driver: we can go back to that intersection and try another way. but it's a longer distance and needs higher price.
司机：我们可以退回那个十字路口走另外一条路。但是路程会更远，价格也要高一些。
sam: all right, let's do that.
山姆：好吧，就走那里吧。
driver: ok. but we're going to be stuck here for a little while before we go back to that intersection. let's listen to some music. what do you want to listen to, sir?
司机：好的。不过在去十字路口之前还得在这里堵一小会儿。我们来点音乐吧。先生喜欢听点什么？
sam: how about
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