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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 


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1 detour blSzz     
n.绕行的路，迂回路；v.迂回，绕道
参考例句：
  • We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。
  • He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
2 commute BXTyi     
vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通
参考例句：
  • I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
  • Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。
3 congestion pYmy3     
n.阻塞，消化不良
参考例句：
  • The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
  • Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

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