商务英语情景口语 场景10-Commuting乘公交车上下班

商务英语情景口语场景10:Commuting乘公交车上下班点击播放多媒体Dialogue1A:Where'sBill?Theambassador[æm'bæsədə]isalreadyhere.Themeetingissettostartat9am.B:He'slateagain.Trafficisprobablyholdinghimup.Youknow,hecommutesfromthesuburbs.It'snoteasycommutingeveryday.Weshouldcuthimsomeslack.A:Eventhoughthetraficisbumper-to-bumperoutthere,Idon'tthinkit'sheavytrafficthatmakesBilllate.Hetakesthetrain,remember?B:Oh,that'sright.Well,thetrainshouldn'tbelate.Thatmeansthereisonlyoneexplanation....Billmusthaveoverslept.A:Well,tobefare,sincehe'scomingallthewayfromLancaster,he'sgottogetupmuchearlierthantherestofus.Hemustgetstartonhiscommuteabout6:30,notellingwhattimeheactuallygetsup.B:That'sright,becausehe'sgottogettothetrainstationfromhishouse,thentakethebluelineintothecity,thenswitchtrainstotheredline.Inall,thetrip'sgottotakemorethan2hours.A:Whydoesn'thejustdrivetowork?B:It'stoodifficulttoparkyourcarinthecity.Also,thetrafficcominginfromthesuburbsisanightmare.Dialogue2A:Ican'twaituntilmycarisrepaired.Thecommutingwithpublictransportationiskillingme.B:Itcan'tbethatbad.A:Butitis!Takethismorningforexample.Thesubwaywassopackedthismorning,Igottotallysquishedbyaboutahundredbusycommutersonthewaytowork.B:Atleastthesubwayisbetterthanthebus.It'sfasterforonething.Andusuallylesscrowded.Butthedrawbackisthatthesubwayismoreexpensivethanthebus.Itaddsupovertime,ifyoutakeiteveryday.A:That'strue.Thebusisevenworse.Justthinkingabouttakingthebuseverydaymakesmetired!Hey,howdoyougettoworkeveryday?B:Iridemybike.Idon'tlivetoofaraway,soit'sprettyconvenient.it'sonlyaboutatenminutebikeridefrommyhousetotheoffice.A:I'llbetit'sgoodexercise,too...agoodwaytokeepfit.B:Yes,notonlyagoodwaytokeepinshape,butagoodwaytorelieve