Elementary - The Traffic Jam (B0057)
上海的交通怎么样?
Shànghǎi de jiāotōng zěnmeyàng ?
What’s Shanghai’s traffic like?
还可以。我每天坐地铁去上班。
háikěyǐ 。wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě qù shàngbān 。
It’s OK. Every day I take the subway to work.
你经常坐出租车吗?
nǐ jīngcháng zuò chūzūchē ma ?
Do you often take taxis?
很少。虽然坐出租车很方便,但是很贵。
hěn shǎo 。suīrán zuò chūzūchē hěn fāngbiàn ,dànshì hěn guì 。
Very seldom. Although taking taxis is convenient, it’s expensive.
哦。我明白你的意思。
ō 。wǒ míngbai nǐ de yìsi 。
Oh, I see what you mean.
Vocabulary
交通 | jiāotōng | traffic |
怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how about |
还可以 | háikěyǐ | all right |
每天 | měitiān | every day |
坐 | zuò | to ride |
地铁 | dìtiě | subway |
上班 | shàngbān | to go to work |
经常 | jīngcháng | often |
出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi |
少 | shǎo | seldom |
虽然 | suīrán | although |
方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient |
但是 | dànshì | but |
贵 | guì | expensive |
明白 | míngbai | understand |
意思 | yìsi | meaning |
公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | publlic bus |
走路 | zǒulù | on foot |
拥挤 | yōngjǐ | crowded |
节省 | jiéshěng | save |
时间 | shíjiān | time |
速度 | sùdù | speed |
堵车 | dǔchē | traffic jam |