ESL杰夫的一天 第74期:开车回家和跑腿(1)
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：ESL杰夫的一天
英语课
It's five o'clock and it's quitting time. 现在是下午五点，该下班了。
I put a few files into my bag, grab 1 my mug, and say goodnight to the rest of the people in my area. 我把一些文件装入包中，拿上马克杯，向我部门里剩下的人道了晚安。
I go to the parking garage and get into my car. 我走到停车场，然后上了车。
I signal my turn onto the street and drive toward the freeway onramp. 我打开转向灯，开上了大街，然后开向高速公路匝道。
I merge 2 as best as I can onto the freeway, which is always a bit of a hassle at this hour. 我尽可能地并入高速公路，在这个点时总会有点麻烦。
Traffic is stop-and-go all the way from downtown. 离开市区的路上交通非常缓慢。
I hear on the radio that there's a stalled 3 car in fast lane near La Brea, backing up traffic all the way to Hoover. 我从广播上得知，靠近拉布雷阿街的快车道上有一辆车子抛锚了，一直堵到胡佛街。
I decide to get off the freeway and to take surface streets for the rest of the trip. 我决定开下高速公路，走普通的道路。
I need to make a stop on the way home. 我需要在回家的路上停一停。
I know that the fridge is empty, so I decide to stop by the market. 因为我知道冰箱里没有食物了，所以我决定在超级市场那停一下车。
I get there and I pick up some French bread, a bag of apples, a few bananas, some pasta, tomato sauce, and a cooked chicken. 我到那里后，拿了一些法国面包、一袋苹果、一些香蕉、一些意大利面、番茄酱和熟鸡肉。
Luckily, they have a lot of checkout 4 stands open, and I get through the line pretty quickly. 所幸的是，他们的很多收银台都开放了，所以我很快就结了账。
I thank the cashier and the bagger and push my cart to my car. 我跟收银员和装袋工道了谢，然后把购物车推到了我车子旁边。
I open the trunk and load everything up. 我打开后备箱并把所有东西都装了进去。
Just then my wife calls me on my cell phone. 就在这时，我妻子给我打了个电话。
She was going to be a little late getting home and asks me to make something for dinner. 她要晚一点回家，叫我自己做晚餐吃。
Tonight, I will be the cook. 今晚，我要亲自下厨。
1 grab
vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)
- It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
- The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。
2 merge
v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体
- I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
- The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。
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