Module 4 Unit 1 He lives the farthest from school

[00:00.00]I was¹ late for school today.我今天上学迟到了。

[00:02.77]Why? What happened?为什么?发生了什么事?

[00:04.99]I took³ the bus. There was a road accident,我坐的公交车。发生了一起道路交通事故，

[00:08.44]and the traffic⁴ was very heavy.交通很拥堵。

[00:10.77]But nobody⁵ was late,except me.但是除了我，没有人迟到。

[00:13.24]Maybe I should go to school by taxi.或许我应该乘坐出租车去上学。

[00:15.88]It's the most comfortable⁶ way,这是最舒适的方式,

[00:18.17]but it's also the most expensive.但它也是最昂贵的。

[00:20.88]And taxis are very slow in heavy traffic too.出租车在拥堵的交通也是非常缓慢的。

[00:25.80]Then what about going⁷ by bike?那么骑自行车去怎么样？

[00:28.30]That's a good choice,but it's a bit⁸ dangerous.这是一个不错的选择,但是它有点危险。

[00:32.59]There's so much traffic.车辆太多了。

[00:34.71]But most of my classmates ride bikes, and it's quite safe.但是我的大多数同学都骑自行车，很安全。

[00:38.80]Don't worry. I'll be careful.别担心。我会小心的。

[00:41.04]How does Tony go to school?托尼怎样去学校?

[00:43.53]He lives the farthest⁹ from school, so he takes the underground¹⁰.他住得离学校最远，所以他乘地铁。

[00:47.40]And what about Lingling?玲玲呢？

[00:49.70]Her home is the closest to school, so she walks.她家离学校最近，所以她步行。

[00:53.56]How about Daming?大明呢？

[00:55.60]He goes by bus too,the same as² me.他也乘公交车，和我一样，

[00:58.72]But it's so crowded¹¹! And the traffic is heavy.但是公交车上太挤了！而且交通很拥堵。

[01:02.04]All right. You can ride your bike to school,好吧。你可以骑自行车去学校，

[01:06.24]but remember to be careful all the time.但是记得要时刻小心。

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

4 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

5 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

6 comfortable   

adj.舒适的，舒服的

参考例句：

• This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
• The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。

7 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

8 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

9 farthest   

adj.最远的，最久的；adv.最远，（far的最高级）

参考例句：

• The town is five miles away at the farthest.那个镇至多不过五英里。
• Of all the students,I ran farthest.在所有学生中，我跑得最远。

10 underground   

n.地下，地铁，地道；秘密活动；adj.地下的，秘密的；adv.在地下，秘密地

参考例句：

• His father is a member of the underground.他父亲是一名地下组织的成员。
• There is an underground park here.这里有一个地下停车场。

11 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！