ESL Podcast 480 – Riding in a Carpool
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Roberto: Hey, Loreto. Got a minute?
Loreto: I’m going to a meeting off-site, but we can talk if you don’t mind walking me to my car.
Roberto: Sure, okay. I just wanted to ask if you’re interested in carpooling to work. We only live a few blocks from each other.
Loreto: Thanks for asking, but I’m not sure carpooling would work for me. Sometimes I run late in the morning and I wouldn’t want to hold you up.
Roberto: We wouldn’t have to commute 1 together every day, only on those days that are convenient for both of us. Carpooling has its advantages, too. In addition to doing our part for the environment, we could use the high-occupancy carpool lanes 2. That’ll save time, especially if there’s a lot of traffic congestion 3.
Loreto: Yeah, I guess that could cut down on our commute time.
Roberto: We also get preferential treatment for parking on the days we carpool.
Loreto: How would it work? Do we set up a schedule and take turns driving?
Roberto: Why don’t I swing by and pick you up tomorrow morning and we can talk more about it?
Loreto: If you don’t mind picking me up en route, that would be great. By the way, how do you know where I live?
Roberto: Oh, I asked around. See you tomorrow.
Script 4 by Dr. Lucy Tse
- I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
- Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。
- A headless rider haunts the country lanes. 一个无头骑士常出没于乡间的小路上。
- He made a kamikaze run across three lanes of traffic. 他不要命地冲过了三条车道。
- The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
- Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。