乘车去上班—Commuting to Work
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：工作—Work
英语课
I leave for work about 6:30 a.m., and I walk to a bus stop not too far from my house. I catch a bus that comes by around 6:45. The bus isn't very crowded when I get on, but it fills up by the end of the line. Then, I get off the bus and catch a train going into town. The train ride lasts about 30 minutes, and it's usually standing-room only. People are packed in the train like sardines 1. There's a train stop about two blocks from my office. The entire trip takes about an hour. I buy a monthly 2 bus pass, and I save a lot of money by using public transportation 3 instead of driving my own car.
1 sardines
n. 沙丁鱼
- The young of some kinds of herring are canned as sardines. 有些种类的鲱鱼幼鱼可制成罐头。
- Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。
2 monthly
adj.每月的，持续一个月的，每月发生的；adv.每月，按月； n.月刊；(复数）monthlies:月经
- The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.他的房租是每个月最大的开支。
- The monthly rent is $15,inclusive of light and water.每月租金15美元，包括水电费在内。
3 transportation
n.运输，运输系统，运输工具
- The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
- He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。