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  steve: you're late again, mike. you have been late three times this month.

  mike : i'm really sorry, steve. the traffic has been bad lately.

  steve: do you catch a taxi to work every day?

  mike : yep. when the traffic is ok, it only takes 20 minutes but when there are traffic jams, it can take 40 or even 50 minutes.

  steve: have you thought about alternative transport?

  mike : what do you mean by 'alternative'?

  steve: well, taxi is just one way to get to your destination. what about the bus or subway?

  mike : i never really thought about it, but i will give it a try.

  steve: just try to be punctual, mike. it's important.

  史蒂文:你又迟到了,麦克。这个月你已经迟到三次了。

  麦克:我真的非常抱歉。最近总是塞车。

  史蒂文:你每天上班都是打车吗?

  麦克:对。如果不堵车的话只需花20分钟。但如果堵车的话,可能就要花40甚至50分钟了。

  史蒂文:那你有没有想过使用什么别的交通工具么?

  麦克:你说的“别的”是指什么?

  史蒂文:其实,乘坐出租车只是到达目的地的一种方法。公共汽车或者坐地铁怎么样?

  麦克:我从来没想过那么做,不过我倒是可以试试。

  史蒂文:麦克,你可要试着尽量准时。这很重要。

  new words 新单词

  1) traffic jams: when the road is so busy that the vehicles do not move

  交通拥堵

  new york, london, rome and bangkok are famous for their traffic jams.

  纽约、伦敦、罗马、曼谷等大城市都以交通拥堵著名。

  2) alternative: different, another option or choice

  可选择的,可替代的

  there are no alternatives to coffee and chocolate - nothing can replace them in my life.

  没有任何东西可以替代咖啡和巧克力在我生活中的位置。

  3) destination: the place you want to go, target or goal

  目的地,目标

  disney land is a common destination for tourists visiting the usa.

  迪斯尼乐园是很多游客到美国旅游的目的地。

  4) subway: trains that run underground

  地铁

  in new york it's called the 'subway', in london it's called the 'tube' and in paris it's 'le metro'.

  在纽约,地铁被称为“subway"; 在伦敦,人们叫它“tube”;而在巴黎则称“le metro”。

  5) punctual: on time

  准时

  if you ask a girl out on a date, it is very important to be punctual.

  如果你与一个女孩子出来约会,准时是非常重要的。

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