文章目录
Word Preparation
traffic jam: 交通阻塞
Oh, what a traffic jam.
哦，好严重的交通阻塞啊。
I usually take the subway to avoid traffic jams.
我为了避免遇上交通堵塞，一般都坐地铁。
rush hour: 上下班高峰期
You’d better get going before the rush hour.
你最好在上下班高峰期前走。
I hate driving during rush hour.
我讨厌高峰期开车。
scrape: v. 刮，擦
The car scraped along the wall.
这辆车蹭到这面墙了。
He scraped the paint off the wall with a knife.
他用小刀把墙面上的油漆刮掉了。
Sorry for keeping you waiting. 抱歉让你久等了。
Oh, sorry for keeping you waiting for such a long time.
哦，很抱歉让你等了这么久。
Sorry for keeping you waiting, I will see to it now.
抱歉让您久等了，我马上处理它。
I prefer taking …：我更倾向于坐…
I prefer taking the subway during rush hour.
高峰时期我更倾向于坐地铁。
I prefer taking the bus for short distance trips.
短途旅行我更倾向于坐公交车。
That’s a valid point. 这是个很合理的观点。
I considered your idea and I think that’s a valid point.
我考虑了一下你的想法，然后我觉得这是个很合理的观点。
— What do you say about my concern? 你觉得我的顾虑如何？
— Well, that’s a valid point. 嗯，这是个很合理的观点。
Grammar
Talking about traffic jams
除了I prefer taking the subway.，还可以说：
- I would take …
- … is a good way to travel.
- I’d like to take …
- I travel by …
e.g. - I would take the bus to work.
- Cycling is a good way to travel.
- I’d like to take the subway to school.
- I travel by car.