商务英语情景口语100主题010

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010 Commuting

　　 Dialogue 1

　　 A: Wheres Bill? The ambassador[ æ.mbæ.sə.də. ] is already here. The meeting is set to start at 9 am.

　　 B: Hes late again. Traffic is probably holding him up. You know, he commutes from the suburbs. Its not easy commuting every day. We should cut him some slack.

　　 A: Even though the trafic is bumper-to-bumper out there, I dont think its heavy traffic that makes Bill late. He takes the train, remember?

　　 B: Oh, thats right. Well, the train shouldnt be late. That means there is only one explanation.... Bill must have overslept.

　　 A: Well, to be fare, since hes coming all the way from Lancaster, hes got to get up much earlier than the rest of us. He must get start on his commute about 6:30, no telling what time he actually gets up.

　　 B: Thats right, because hes got to get to the train station from his house, then take the blue line into the city, then switch trains to the red line. In all, the trips got to take more than 2 hours.

　　 A: Why doesnt he just drive to work?

　　 B: Its too difficult to park your car in the city. Also, the traffic coming in from the suburbs is a nightmare.

　　 Dialogue 2

　　 A: I cant wait until my car is repaired. The commuting with public transportation is killing me.

　　 B: It cant be that bad.

　　 A: But it is! Take this morning for example. The subway was so packed this morning, I got totally squished by about a hundred busy commuters on the way to work.

　　 B: At least the subway is better than the bus. Its faster for one thing. And usually less crowded. But the drawback is that the subway is more expensive than the bus. It adds up over time, if you take it every day.

　　 A: Thats true. The bus is even worse. Just thinking about taking the bus every day makes me tired! Hey, how do you get to work every day?

　　 B: I ride my bike. I dont live too far away, so its pretty convenient. its only about a ten minute bike ride from my house to the office.

　　 A: Ill bet its good exercise, too...a good way to keep fit.

　　 B: Yes, not only a good way to keep in shape, but a good way to relieve stress as well. While youre stressed out by your commute, Im releasing all the stress of the day with mine.