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"堵车"常见表达
"堵车"英语怎么说呢?
一个单词就可以搞定: heavy ['hevɪ]
heavy常见意思是"沉重的, 重的" 但是在这里, 它表示"拥挤的", 形容"交通阻塞, 路上很堵"。
对话:
A: Be quick. Or we will be late.
快点,要不我们就迟到了。
B: Take your time. It's still early.
慢慢来, 还早着呢。
A: Morning traffic is always very heavy.
早上通常很堵的。
B: Alright.
好吧。
除了"heavy", 还有哪些地道的说法可以表示交通阻塞呢?
1. I'm really fed up with traffic jams.
我对堵车真是烦透了。
2.Traffic has come to a dead stop.
交通已处于停滞状态。
3. The traffic is moving at a snail's pace.
车辆行驶慢得像蜗牛一样。
4.There is heavy traffic during the rush hours.
上下班时间交通很繁忙。
5. The cars haven't moved for nearly half an hour.
车已经半个小时没动了。