情景会话口袋书人际篇 第416期:坐汽车(4)

　　13. Two more stops, and you'll get off, sir.
先生，再有两站，你就可以下车了。
还能这样说：
There are only two stops for you to get off, sir.
You will get off after two stops, sir.
应用解析：
get off/get out of 下车；
get into/get on 上车
14. Please step to the middle and don't block the door.
请往中间走，不要堵住门。
还能这样说：
Please move to the middle, and do not jam the door.
Move along to the middle, please and don't obstruct¹ entrance.
应用解析：
a block in traffic 交通阻塞；
as like as two blocks 像极了；
in block 整批，全部，整个儿
15. The bus drives slowly on the road covered with snow.
汽车在满是雪的公路上缓慢行驶。
还能这样说：
The bus crawls² along the snowy road.
The bus moves at a slow speed along the road covered with snow.
谚语：
There's no royal road to wisdom.
学识无捷径。
16. The bus broke down halfway³, so I was late for the date.
汽车半路上抛锚了，因此约会我迟到了。
还能这样说：
I didn't go to the date on time for the bus was out of order halfway.
The car being out of order, I failed to meet the appointment on time.
应用解析：
tardy指不及时做某事的、行动迟缓的、迟于预定时间的；
late强调迟于正常、适当或预期的时间的。
17. The No. 5 bus changed its route.
5路汽车变更了路线。
还能这样说：
The No. 5 bus line was changed.
The line of No. 5 was changed itno another route.
应用解析：
the Eighth Route Army 八路军；
a train/bus route 火车或公共汽车路线

1 obstruct   

v.阻隔，阻塞(道路、通道等)；n.阻碍物，障碍物

参考例句：

• He became still more dissatisfied with it and secretly did everything in his power to obstruct it.他对此更不满意，尽在暗里使绊子。
• The fallen trees obstruct the road.倒下的树将路堵住了。

2 crawls   

v.爬( crawl的第三人称单数 )；（昆虫）爬行；缓慢行进；巴结

参考例句：

• The snake crawls on its belly. 那条蛇匍匐而行。 来自辞典例句
• A worm or snake crawls. 蚯蚓或蛇爬行。 来自辞典例句

3 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。