【乘公交】与某人在公交车上聊天-Talking to Someone on a Bus

A: How's it going?

B: Good. How about you?

A: Not bad, thanks for asking.

B: Have you been on the bus for a while?

A: Only about fifteen minutes.

B: Do you ride this bus often?

A: Not really, I usually drive.

B: You have a car?

A: Yes, I do.

B: So why aren't you driving it?

A: Once our President lowers¹ gas prices, I'll be driving again.

B: That's smart thinking.

1 lowers   

v.（使）降低， （使）跌落( lower的第三人称单数 )；削弱；削减；减少

参考例句：

• The reduction in white blood cell counts lowers resistance to disease. 白细胞总数的减少，会降低对疾病的抵抗力。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sun lowers in the west. 太阳从西边落下。 来自《简明英汉词典》