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24個商業情境》上班交通出狀況
「爆胎」的用語是have/get a flat tire,以tire 為主詞,則是接blow out 或pop。若是輪胎「被戳破」可以說(tire) be punctured。
I got a flat tire on the freeway./My tire blew out on the freeway.
我的車子在高速公路上爆胎了。
My car tire popped on my way to the office, so I had to take a bus instead.
我的車子在去辦公室的路上爆胎了,我現在只好改搭公車。
Is my tire punctured? It's almost flat.
我的輪胎被戳破了嗎?它都沒什麼氣了。
held 是hold 的被動態,表示「困住、塞住」。被車陣困住,也就是塞車的意思。
I got held up in a traffic accident.
我被困在車禍的車陣中。
I got held up at the airport by the heavy fog.
我因為濃霧在機場被困住。
連環車禍可以說multiple car accident 或(multiple-car) pileup。multiple 是「多重的、符合的」,而pile 這個字本身就有「累積、堆疊」的意思,所以很容易和連環車禍扣連起來。也可以直接說:There's a major accident ahead of me.(我前面出了一個大車禍。)
There were car pileups occurring on a four-lane expressway. More than five people were killed on the spot.
在一條四車道的高速公路上發生多起連環車禍,超過五人當場死亡。
I witnessed a major car accident in town. Now I have to stay here and wait for the police.
我在市區目擊了一場重大車禍,現在我必須待在這裡等警察來。
順便學起來:
市區:in town
市郊:in suburbs
郊區:on the outskirts
本文摘錄自一張圖搞懂 24個商業情境 2017年11月號
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