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Situation 17
情景 17
Bumper to bumper.
大排長龍。
What took you so long?
什么事使你耽擱了這么久？
Traffic on the freeway is bumper to bumper.
高速公路上的交通大排長龍。
That's unusual for this time of the day.
那在白天的這個時候是少有的。
I know.There was an accident earlier in the day.I think that's why.
我知道。早上有件車禍。我想那就是原因。
That could be.
可能是。
Well,we'd better stop talking and going.We're late already.
嗯，我們最好停止說話，出發(fā)吧。我們已經(jīng)遲了。
What took you so long?
什么事使你耽擱了這么久？
Traffic on the freeway is bumper to bumper.
高速公路上的交通大排長龍。
That's unusual for this time of the day.
那在白天的這個時候是少有的。
I know.There was an accident earlier in the day.I think that's why.
我知道。早上有件車禍。我想那就是原因。
That could be.
可能是。
Well,we'd better stop talking and going.We're late already.
嗯，我們最好停止說話，出發(fā)吧。我們已經(jīng)遲了。
When is the best time to drive home?
什么時候開車回家最好？
Well,it's good to avoid rush hour if you can.
嗯，如果你能的話，最好避免高峰時間。
When's that?
高峰時間是什么時候？
Rush hour is usually between four and six in the afternoon.
高峰時間通常是下午四點到六點間。
That's when everyone gets off work.
那是大家下班的時候。
Right.Traffic is always bumper to bumper then.
是的。那時候交通總是大排長龍。
When is the best time to drive home?
什么時候開車回家最好？
Well,it's good to avoid rush hour if you can.
嗯，如果你能的話，最好避免高峰時間。
When's that?
高峰時間是什么時候？
Rush hour is usually between four and six in the afternoon.
高峰時間通常是下午四點到六點間。
That's when everyone gets off work.
那是大家下班的時候。
Right.Traffic is always bumper to bumper then.
是的。那時候交通總是大排長龍。
I was lucky going home yesterday.
昨天回家時我很幸運。
Why,what happened?
怎么回事？
It only took me twenty minutes to drive home.
我只花了二十分鐘就開到家了。
Twenty minutes on a Friday afternoon? Usually it takes twice as long.
禮拜五下午只花二十分鐘？通常要花兩倍時間的。
But I took a different route,and the traffic was very light.
但是我走不同的路，而交通量很小。
You are lucky.Traffic was at a standstill on the expressway.
你很幸運。昨天高速公路上交通阻塞。
I was lucky going home yesterday.
昨天回家時我很幸運。
Why,what happened?
怎么回事？
It only took me twenty minutes to drive home.
我只花了二十分鐘就開到家了。
Twenty minutes on a Friday afternoon? Usually it takes twice as long.
禮拜五下午只花二十分鐘？通常要花兩倍時間的。
But I took a different route,and the traffic was very light.
但是我走不同的路，而交通量很小。
You are lucky.Traffic was at a standstill on the expressway.
你很幸運。昨天高速公路上交通阻塞。
