瞬间秒杀听力 第548期:堵车

 

 Bruce: 

Ahh! Can't these vehicles move any faster?

Sophia: 

No, not in traffic congestion¹ like this.

We are going nowhere.

Bruce: 

It's getting late.

We might have to spend a night in a motel.

Sophia: 

We took a trip to New York City 

two years ago.Was there this much traffic?

Bruce: 

Not that I can remember.It's gotten worse.

Sophia: 

I know. Check your phone 

and see if you can find a detour².

Bruce: 

Let me see..

OK,if we take exit 38 in two miles,

there's another route.

Sophia: 

Great! Let's do it.

布鲁斯：啊！这些车就不能开得更快一些吗?

索菲娅：没办法啊，遇到像这样的交通

阻塞就快不了。我们动弹不得。

布鲁斯：天色渐渐暗了。

我们可能得在汽车旅馆里住一晚了。

索菲娅：两年前我们来纽约旅行。

那时有这么多车吗?

布鲁斯：我不记得有这么堵。

交通更加恶化了。

索菲娅：我知道。你能否用手机查一下，

看看能否找到绕道的路。

布鲁斯：让我看看……好的，

如果我们从前方两英里处的38号口出去，

就有另外一条路可以走了。

索菲娅：太好了！咱们就走那条路吧。

1 congestion   

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。

2 detour   

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。