在日常对话中,我们经常会聊到交通情况,尤其是旅行、出差或在大城市生活时。今天我们就来学习一个非常实用的句型: What’s the traffic like in ...? ——“……的交通状况怎么样?”
A: It takes longer to go anywhere during rush hour.
在高峰时间去任何地方都要花更长的时间。
B: Yes, I hate it. It's too busy. What's the traffic like in London?
是的,我讨厌这一点。太拥挤了。伦敦的交通状况怎么样?
A: In London? Just the same really.
伦敦吗?其实也一样。
B: I suppose it is the same in all big cities in rush hour.
我想在大城市里高峰时间的状况都一样。
A: It's getting better in London. Drivers have to pay if they go into the city centre. So there's less traffic now.
伦敦的交通状况有所改善。司机们如果要进入市中心必须付费。所以现在交通不那么拥挤了。
B: Drivers have to pay! That might be a good idea for Beijing—to reduce the traffic.
司机们要付费!这对北京来说可能是个好主意——可以减少车辆。
rush hour – 高峰期(上下班时间)
It takes + 时间 + to do sth. – 做某事要花多长时间
例:It takes 40 minutes to get to work.
have to + 动词原形 – 不得不 / 必须做某事
例:Drivers have to pay.
想进一步掌握“交通话题”的表达?下面这些句子也超常用:
There’s a traffic jam on the highway. 高速公路上堵车了。
It’s very crowded on the subway during rush hour. 地铁在高峰期非常拥挤。
The traffic is moving slowly. 车辆移动得很慢。
You’d better leave early to avoid the traffic. 你最好早点出发以避开拥堵。
What’s the traffic like...? 是非常实用的日常问句,用来询问某地交通状况。
It takes + 时间 + to do sth. 表达“做某事需要花多长时间”。
must / have to 都表示“必须”,但在实际会话中,have to 更常用。
你想问“北京的交通怎么样?”→ What's the traffic like in Beijing?
你想说“早上高峰去办公室需要一个小时。”→ It takes one hour to get to the office in the morning rush hour.
你想说“司机必须在市中心付费。”→ Drivers have to pay in the city centre.