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Situation 17
情景 17
Bumper to bumper.
大排长龙。
What took you so long?
什么事使你耽搁了这么久？
Traffic on the freeway is bumper to bumper.
高速公路上的交通大排长龙。
That's unusual for this time of the day.
那在白天的这个时候是少有的。
I know.There was an accident earlier in the day.I think that's why.
我知道。早上有件车祸。我想那就是原因。
That could be.
可能是。
Well,we'd better stop talking and going.We're late already.
嗯，我们最好停止说话，出发吧。我们已经迟了。
What took you so long?
什么事使你耽搁了这么久？
Traffic on the freeway is bumper to bumper.
高速公路上的交通大排长龙。
That's unusual for this time of the day.
那在白天的这个时候是少有的。
I know.There was an accident earlier in the day.I think that's why.
我知道。早上有件车祸。我想那就是原因。
That could be.
可能是。
Well,we'd better stop talking and going.We're late already.
嗯，我们最好停止说话，出发吧。我们已经迟了。
When is the best time to drive home?
什么时候开车回家最好？
Well,it's good to avoid rush hour if you can.
嗯，如果你能的话，最好避免高峰时间。
When's that?
高峰时间是什么时候？
Rush hour is usually between four and six in the afternoon.
高峰时间通常是下午四点到六点间。
That's when everyone gets off work.
那是大家下班的时候。
Right.Traffic is always bumper to bumper then.
是的。那时候交通总是大排长龙。
When is the best time to drive home?
什么时候开车回家最好？
Well,it's good to avoid rush hour if you can.
嗯，如果你能的话，最好避免高峰时间。
When's that?
高峰时间是什么时候？
Rush hour is usually between four and six in the afternoon.
高峰时间通常是下午四点到六点间。
That's when everyone gets off work.
那是大家下班的时候。
Right.Traffic is always bumper to bumper then.
是的。那时候交通总是大排长龙。
I was lucky going home yesterday.
昨天回家时我很幸运。
Why,what happened?
怎么回事？
It only took me twenty minutes to drive home.
我只花了二十分钟就开到家了。
Twenty minutes on a Friday afternoon? Usually it takes twice as long.
礼拜五下午只花二十分钟？通常要花两倍时间的。
But I took a different route,and the traffic was very light.
但是我走不同的路，而交通量很小。
You are lucky.Traffic was at a standstill on the expressway.
你很幸运。昨天高速公路上交通阻塞。
I was lucky going home yesterday.
昨天回家时我很幸运。
Why,what happened?
怎么回事？
It only took me twenty minutes to drive home.
我只花了二十分钟就开到家了。
Twenty minutes on a Friday afternoon? Usually it takes twice as long.
礼拜五下午只花二十分钟？通常要花两倍时间的。
But I took a different route,and the traffic was very light.
但是我走不同的路，而交通量很小。
You are lucky.Traffic was at a standstill on the expressway.
你很幸运。昨天高速公路上交通阻塞。
