2013年ESL之旅行交通购物 05 Listening to a Traffic Report

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Listening to a Traffic Report 

Every afternoon before I leave work, I listen to the traffic report to see if I should take my usual route home or make a detour¹. So today, like every day, I turned on my radio. 

“It’s a tough commute² today if you’re traveling on I-35 north. There’s a major slowdown due to an overturned big rig that’s blocking the number two lane.” 

Oh no. That meant that I had to take the 40W instead. 

“If you’re traveling on the 40W, you’ll find a lot of congestion³. It’s down to one lane because of a pileup. Emergency vehicles are responding.” 

Wow, that meant I might have to take surface streets all the way home. 

“And if you’re thinking of taking Broadway Boulevard west from downtown, think again. There is a stalled vehicle blocking the right lane and construction all the way to Main Street.” 

Well, I was in a no-win situation. Do I want to spend two hours in gridlock or two more hours at work? 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse