You live in Washington D. C., don't you?
你住在華盛頓特區,不是嗎?
No, I work in Washington, but I live in Maryland.
不是,我在華盛頓工作,但我住在馬里蘭州。
How far is it from Washington?
距離華盛頓有多遠?
It's not very far, just about 15 miles.
不是很遠,大約只有15英里。
So you drive from home to work? — Yes.
所以你從家里開車上班? ——是的。
How do you like the journey?
你喜歡旅行嗎?
It's not bad. I'm used to it now. How about you?
還不錯。我現在已經習慣了。你呢?
I come to work by bus.
我坐公共汽車上班。
By the way, how long does it take you to drive?
對了,你開車需要多長時間?
It depends on the traffic.
這要看交通狀況如何。
It takes 45 minutes in the morning, because the traffic is very bad then.
早上需要45分鐘,因為那時候的交通狀況很糟。
I suppose the traffic is bad at the end of the day too when people are living in the city.
我想當人們都生活在城市時,傍晚的交通狀況也不好。
Yes. The worst time is between five and six.
是的。最糟糕的時間是5到6點之間。
It sometimes takes me 55 minutes to drive home.
有時開車回家需要55分鐘。