
安全到校最重要
Jordan and Ivana are classmates. Jordan is running late for school.
喬丹和伊凡娜是同學。喬丹上學快遲到了。
be running late快要遲到
Ivana: Hey, Jordan! You’re cutting it close today!
伊凡娜:嘿,喬丹!你今天差點就來不及了!
Jordan: I know! I almost missed the first class!
喬丹:我知道!我差點趕不上第一節課!
almost(adv.)幾乎、快要
Ivana: What happened? Don’t you usually catch the same bus every morning?
伊凡娜:發生了什麼事?你不是每天早上都搭同一班公車嗎?
usually(adv.)通常(放一般動詞前面,be動詞之後)the same N.相同的~the same as…跟~相同(有比較對象)
Jordan: I do. But there was a car crash just two blocks from my house.
喬丹:是啊。但離我家兩個街區外發生了一場車禍。
block(n.)街區
Ivana: That’s scary! I hope no one got hurt.
伊凡娜:真可怕!希望沒有人受傷。
scary(adj.)令人害怕的
Jordan: I hope so too. One of the drivers was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
喬丹:我也希望如此。有一位司機被救護車送到醫院了。
ambulance(n.)救護車
Ivana: I guess the traffic was terrible. Everyone is in such a hurry in the morning.
伊凡娜:那路況一定很糟。早上每個人都很匆忙。
traffic(n.)交通、路況traffic accident交通事故heavy traffic車流量大、塞車be in a hurry to VR匆忙去做~
Jordan: Yeah. Maybe if people weren’t in such a hurry, the roads would be safer.
喬丹:是啊。也許如果大家不這麼匆忙,路上就會更安全。
hurry(n.)匆忙If S. V.(過去式), S. would …表達現在事實相反的假設語氣
Ivana: Agreed. At least you’re here safely.
伊凡娜:同意。至少你安全到學校了。
at least至少、起碼
Jordan: Let’s go. Class is about to start!
喬丹:走吧。快要上課了!
be about to即將發生
Ivana: Right behind you!
伊凡娜:馬上來!
right behind you馬上來