Unit 21 Transportation Problems and Complaints
 交 通 问 题 及 抱 怨
Part One: Expressions
1. There’s another traffic jam on the highway.
公路上又堵车了。
2. I wonder if there was an accident.
我想是否又出事故了。
3. Let’s put on some music.
我来放点音乐。
4. Should we get out and help?
我们要出去帮帮忙吗？
5. It’s pretty bad.
真糟糕。
6. It looks like we’re in for a long drive.
看来我们驾车时间是不会短的了。
7. That sunset is beautiful.
日落真漂亮。
8. I never knew that.
我可从不知道。
9. It’s your turn to drive next week.
下个星期轮到你开车了。
10. Give me a call if you can’t make it for some reason.
如果有什么原因不能来就给我打个电话。

Part Two: Dialogues
1. Traffic Jam交通堵塞
A: Oh, damn. There’s another traffic jam on the highway.
B: How can there be a traffic jam on a 16-lane highway every day?
A: There are just too many people, and too many cars.
B: I wonder if there was an accident.
A: No, they just said it too many people were trying to get off at the Capitol exits.
B: Well, let’s put on some music. We’re going to be stuck in this for a while.
A: All right, what do you want to listen to?
B: How about some Beatles?
A: Yeah, all right.
A: 哦，真糟糕。路上又堵车了。
B: 16车道的主干道上怎么可能堵车？
A: 因为人太多，车太多。
B: 我想是否又出车祸了。
A: 不是，据说只是太多人转车到去国会大厦的出口。
B:哦。我们放点音乐吧。可能要困在这里一会儿。
A: 好吧。想听点什么？
B: 披头士的怎么样？
A: 好的，挺好。

2. Car Crash车祸
A: That looks like a bad accident.
B: Yeah, should we get out and help?
A: No, there’s a police car behind us. He’ll stop.
B: Looks like the one guy lost control in all this rain, and the other one hit him.
A: Yeah. It’s pretty bad, that car looks like a coke can.
B: These accidents always cause traffic jams on rainy days.
A: Yeah, it looks like we’re in for a long drive.
B: Ah, well. Put on the news. I got up late and missed it.
A: All right.
A: 好像又出了严重的车祸了。
B: 是呀。我们要下车帮帮忙吗？
A: 不用了，后面有一辆警车。他会停的。
B: 好像是有人的车在这样的下雨天车失控了，另一辆撞上了这辆。
A: 是。真是糟糕。那辆车撞得象个汽水罐一样。
B: 下雨天出车祸往往引起堵车。
A: 对。看起来我们的驾车时间不会短了。
B: 哦，那么，听点新闻吧。我起得晚，没听到新闻。
A: 好的。

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