雅思口語之交通類話題的表達方式

　　Key Words & Expressions

　　commute to work/school

　　上下班/學通勤

　　"How long is the commute/journey?"

　　上下班多長時間?

　　one-hour commute

　　一個小時通勤時間

　　to-and-from work

　　上下班

　　"My commute to-and-from work is half an hour."

　　我上下班來回需要半小時。

　　gruelling

　　adj.筋疲力盡

　　"It can be a gruelling trip/journey."

　　真是讓人筋疲力盡的旅途。

　　upgrade our skills

　　提高我們的技能

　　staring at phone

　　盯著手機

　　people-watching

　　觀察人

　　block out the noise

　　隔絕噪音

　　plan ahead

　　提前做計劃

　　"We can plan ahead on the subway."

　　我們能在坐地鐵的時候做做計劃。

　　開車上班的人，這11件事你一定在上下班途中發(fā)生過：

　　1. Had to reach into the backseat for a bag you needed and not been able to grasp it.

　　永遠有你想要的東西被扔在后座你抓不到的地方。

　　2. Stopped to get coffee even though you could get it for free at the office.

　　即使辦公室有免費的咖啡，你還是習慣性的在路上買一杯。

　　And then ended up waiting in the longest line the world has ever known.

　　然后就可以在世界上最長的隊里排隊了。

　　3. Spilled said coffee on yourself.

　　把咖啡灑在身上。

　　4. Dropped your phone into the abyss between the seat and the door...

　　把你的手機掉進座位和門之間的深淵……

　　5. ...and then hunted for it in vain for way too long.

　　然后花N長的時間浪費在找它。

　　How do things just disappear?

　　怎么就不見了呢?

　　6. Rehearsed a presentation you were giving later out loud, to yourself.

　　大聲演練你一會到公司要做的分享。

　　This presentation will be your opus.

　　這段分享對你來說就是一部作品。

　　7. In the summer, blasted the AC but kept the window down because you knew you'd be stuck inside all day.

　　夏天，車里開著空調并關著窗，真想這樣都不出來。

　　8. Made eye contact for a little longer than necessary with a fellow driver.

　　跟路上的其他司機發(fā)生眼神交流。

　　9. Cut someone off in traffic near your office...and realized too late that it was your boss.

　　在公司附近了別了一輛車，后來發(fā)現(xiàn)里邊坐的是你領導。

　　Today's gonna be a good day.

　　今天真是走運的。

　　10. Sat in the car until the song you were playing was over.

　　直到完整聽完正在放的這首歌才會下車。

　　Because somehow it would feel cruel to turn it off halfway through?

　　在中途就關掉難道不是一件殘忍的事嗎?

　　11. Checked your reflection in your car window in the work parking lot and caught your co-worker seeing you do it.

　　通過車窗反射檢查自己的發(fā)型，后來發(fā)現(xiàn)同事正在不遠處盯著你。

　　Shake it off!

　　恨不得趕緊甩掉他!