Key Words & Expressions

 

　　commute to work/school

　　上下班/学通勤

 

　　"How long is the commute/journey?"

　　上下班多长时间？

 

　　one-hour commute

　　一个小时通勤时间

 

　　to-and-from work

　　上下班

 

　　"My commute to-and-from work is half an hour."

　　我上下班来回需要半小时。

 

　　gruelling

　　adj.筋疲力尽

 

　　"It can be a gruelling trip/journey."

　　真是让人筋疲力尽的旅途。

 

　　upgrade our skills

　　提高我们的技能

 

　　staring at phone

　　盯着手机

 

　　people-watching

　　观察人

 

　　block out the noise

　　隔绝噪音

 

　　plan ahead

　　提前做计划

 

　　"We can plan ahead on the subway."

　　我们能在坐地铁的时候做做计划。

 

　开车上班的人，这11件事你一定在上下班途中发生过：

 

　　1. Had to reach into the backseat for a bag you needed and not been able to grasp it.

　　永远有你想要的东西被扔在后座你抓不到的地方。

 

　　2. Stopped to get coffee even though you could get it for free at the office.

　　即使办公室有免费的咖啡，你还是习惯性的在路上买一杯。

　　

　　And then ended up waiting in the longest line the world has ever known.

　　然后就可以在世界上最长的队里排队了。

 

　　3. Spilled said coffee on yourself.

　　把咖啡洒在身上。

 

　　4. Dropped your phone into the abyss between the seat and the door...

　　把你的手机掉进座位和门之间的深渊……

 

　　5. ...and then hunted for it in vain for way too long.

　　然后花N长的时间浪费在找它。

 

　　How do things just disappear?

　　怎么就不见了呢？

 

　　6. Rehearsed a presentation you were giving later out loud, to yourself.

　　大声演练你一会到公司要做的分享。

 

　　This presentation will be your opus.

　　这段分享对你来说就是一部作品。

 

　　7. In the summer, blasted the AC but kept the window down because you knew you'd be stuck inside all day.

　　夏天，车里开着空调并关着窗，真想这样一天都不出来。

 

　　8. Made eye contact for a little longer than necessary with a fellow driver.

　　跟路上的其他司机发生眼神交流。

 

　　9. Cut someone off in traffic near your office...and realized too late that it was your boss.

　　在公司附近了别了一辆车，后来发现里边坐的是你领导。

 

　　Today's gonna be a good day.

　　今天真是走运的一天。

 

　　10. Sat in the car until the song you were playing was over.

　　直到完整听完正在放的这首歌才会下车。

 

　　Because somehow it would feel cruel to turn it off halfway through?

　　在中途就关掉难道不是一件残忍的事吗？

 

　　11. Checked your reflection in your car window in the work parking lot and caught your co-worker seeing you do it.

　　通过车窗反射检查自己的发型，后来发现同事正在不远处盯着你。

 

　　Shake it off!

　　恨不得赶紧甩掉他！