02 交通（11 / 12）
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 some beatles?
山姆：披头士的怎么样？
driver: yeah, all right. i love it, too.
司机：好的，我也很喜欢。
notes
1. nearly [?ni?li] adv. 几乎，差不多，将近
2. intersection [int??sek??n] n. 横断，交叉；交叉点，十字路口；交集
3. distance [?dist?ns] n. 距离，间距；远处，远方；（时间或空间的）相距；疏远，冷淡 ↑返回顶部↑
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 some beatles?
山姆：披头士的怎么样？
driver: yeah, all right. i love it, too.
司机：好的，我也很喜欢。
notes
1. nearly [?ni?li] adv. 几乎，差不多，将近
2. intersection [int??sek??n] n. 横断，交叉；交叉点，十字路口；交集
3. distance [?dist?ns] n. 距离，间距；远处，远方；（时间或空间的）相距；疏远，冷淡 ↑返回顶部↑