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时间:2014-05-30 01:33:05

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  Gary:  Jeff, I’m so sorry. That must have been really frustrating1 getting to work so late because of the traffic.
Jeff:  Tell me about it(可不是嘛). Year-round maintenance(一年到头都在修路).
Gary:  You know, I couldn’t agree with you more. There is maintenance on 84 here, on the back road to get here. There is so much of a hassle that you have to avoid everything because there’s traffic. There’s just traffic everywhere!
Jeff:  You always seem to be on time and kind of with it.
Gary:  Yeah.
Jeff:  What’s your secret?
Gary:  So, I actually have a family member who works for the Department of Transportation, and I have an application on my smartphone that tells me which route to take because, to be perfectly2 honest with you, I am so impatient in traffic. My tempers just flare3 up. It’s awful.
Jeff:  Well, I don’t blame you. The weather year-round is constantly beating up the roads around here. They’re not going to be in pristine4 condition(处于原始状态,完好如初), so it’s…
Gary:  This is one road, actually, that is in pristine condition. And there is never any traffic on it. I’ll tell you about it on our way out, because you’re definitely going to want to take this to get home. It’s a secret. I’ll definitely keep it quiet.
Jeff:  All right.

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1 frustrating is9z54     
adj.产生挫折的,使人沮丧的,令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
参考例句:
  • It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间,真令人懊恼。
  • It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
3 flare LgQz9     
v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发
参考例句:
  • The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
  • You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。
4 pristine 5BQyC     
adj.原来的,古时的,原始的,纯净的,无垢的
参考例句:
  • He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。
  • He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。