地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客689：聽(tīng)交通廣播（雙語(yǔ)）

Every afternoon before I leave work, I listen to the traffic report to see if I should take my usual route home or make a detour. So today, like every day, I turned on my radio.

每天下午下班前，我都會(huì)聽(tīng)交通廣播，然后決定采取常走的路線還是繞道回家。今天，如同平時(shí)一樣，我打開(kāi)收音機(jī)。

“It’s a tough commute today if you’re traveling on I-35 north. There’s a major slowdown due to an overturned big rig that’s blocking the number two lane.”

今天出行，走I-35北段的話，會(huì)非常擁堵。車輛行駛緩慢的原因是雙拖斗卡車發(fā)生側(cè)翻，擋在2號(hào)線路上。

Oh no. That meant that I had to take the 40W instead.

哦，不，也就是說(shuō)我需要改走40號(hào)路段。

“If you’re traveling on the 40W, you’ll find a lot of congestion. It’s down to one lane because of a pileup. Emergency vehicles are responding.”

“如果走40號(hào)線路的話，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)會(huì)很擁堵。因?yàn)橐粭l路線上發(fā)生連環(huán)相撞。警車、救護(hù)車、消防車輛正在采取應(yīng)對(duì)措施。”

Wow, that meant I might have to take surface streets all the way home.

哇!也就是一路上我需要走地面街道(自由道路)回家。

“And if you’re thinking of taking Broadway Boulevard west from downtown, think again. There is a stalled vehicle blocking the right lane and construction all the way to Main Street.”

“如果你想從市中心向西走百老匯林蔭大道，再考慮一下。有一輛車擋住右行道，而且在主干道上有施工。

Well, I was in a no-win situation. Do I want to spend two hours in gridlock or two more hours at work?

哦，我選那條道路都不好，我是花兩個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間在路上堵著還是花兩個(gè)小時(shí)用來(lái)加班工作?