美語情景對話 第1269期:Crossing the street 過馬路

Jess: OK, so we both live in Bangkok, Tom. How do you think crossing the street is in Bangkok.

傑茜：好，湯姆，我們兩個人都在曼谷生活。你怎麼看在曼谷過馬路這件事？

Tom: I don't have a lot of trouble crossing the street. There's a lot of traffic but it moves quite slowly. I've never had an accident. Have you had any trouble?

湯姆：我在過馬路時沒有遇到太多麻煩。雖然交通流量很大，但是車輛運行速度很慢。我從未出過事故。你遇到過麻煩嗎？

Jess: No, I haven't but I'm very, very careful. I'll wait a long time till I know there's definitely no traffic coming because here there tends to be a lot of motorcycles here who speed around corners and you don't see them until the last minute, so I never jaywalk. I'll always wait until I know it's safe.

傑茜：沒有，我沒遇到過麻煩，不過我非常非常小心。我會等待很長時間，直到我確定肯定沒有車輛駛近了，我纔會過馬路，因爲這裏有很多摩托車，這些摩托車在拐彎時速度也很快，而且你在最後一刻纔會看到他們，所以我從來不會亂穿馬路。我會等到我確定安全的時候。

Tom: I like to use the pedestrian flyovers. That way, there's no chance of getting in trouble, but in this heat, it's kind of hard work climbing those steps.

湯姆：我喜歡走過街天橋。這樣就不會遇到麻煩了，不過在這種高溫天氣，爬臺階很難。

Jess: It is, that's true.

傑茜：對，沒錯。

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重點講解：
1. tend to do sth. 往往會；經常就；
例句：They will tend to model their behaviour on the teacher's behaviour.
他們會傾向於模仿老師的行爲舉止。
2. like to do sth. 喜歡；喜愛；
例句：English people do not like to be too close to one another.
英國人不大喜歡相互之間太靠近。
3. get in trouble 惹上麻煩；
例句：If you get in trouble, don't hesitate to ask for advice.
如果碰到麻煩，要趕緊向人求教。