避開塞車和人潮
Russell is reading a post on his newsfeed. He shares it with his sister, Carol.
羅素在看社群媒體新聞上的貼文。他把內容分享給妹妹卡蘿爾。
post(n.)貼文newsfeed(n.)(社群媒體上)動態消息、新聞share sth. with sb. 與某人分享某事物
Russell: Hey, Carol. Check this out.
羅素：嘿，卡蘿爾，你來看看這個。
check sth. out 看看某物check out 退房
Carol: What? A man who lives in Beijing goes to work by paddling along a river in the city.
卡蘿爾：什麼？住在北京的一名男子沿著城市河道划皮艇去上班。
by(prep.)藉由
Russell: Yeah. Isn’t it a real eye-opener?
羅素：對啊，是不是讓人大開眼界呢？
eye-opener(n.)使人大開眼界的事物
Carol: I wonder whether he is allowed to do that.
卡蘿爾：我在想他是可以這麼做的嗎？
wonder(v.)想知道be allowed to do sth. 被准許做某事
Russell: He said there isn’t a rule that says “No kayaking in the river,” which means he can do so, according to his understanding.
羅素：他說並沒有明文規定「不准在河道中划皮艇」，所以據他了解是可以這麼做的。
rule(n.)規則follow the rule 遵守規則kayak(n.)皮艇kayaking(n.)皮艇運動according to 根據understanding(n.)理解
Carol: What he is doing doesn’t seem safe to me, though.
卡蘿爾：但他的行為在我看來似乎不大安全。
seem(v.)似乎;好像safe(adj.)安全的though(adv.)不過
Russell: He makes sure that it’s not raining before paddling out. Also, he always wears a life jacket when kayaking.
羅素：他會確保下水前沒有下雨。而且他划皮艇時都會穿著救生衣。
make sure 確定;確保life jacket 救生衣
Carol: Sounds like he gets everything squared away before the trip.
卡蘿爾：聽起來他行前做了萬全準備呢。
get sth. squared away準備齊全
Russell: The news says he paddles from Dongzhimen to Andingmen. It usually takes more time than riding a bike or taking the MRT.
羅素：新聞上說他從東直門划到安定門，通常會比騎腳踏車或搭捷運更耗時。
more than… 比...還多
Carol: Why would he choose to go through all the hassle?
卡蘿爾：那他為什麼還要這樣大費周章的？
hassle(n.)困難;麻煩go through the hassle 處理麻煩的事
Russell: He wants to avoid traffic jams and the crowds during rush hour in the city. That way, he feels good on his way to work.
羅素：他想避開城內尖峰時段塞車和人潮。這麼做可以讓他在上班途中感到愉快。
avoid(v.)避免traffic jams 塞車rush hour 尖峰時段