新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第40课:城市与农村

 Lesson 35 City and Country

第35课 城市与农村

A:My boss warned¹ me not to be late for work several times, but I'm late again.

A：我老板已经警告我好几次上班不要迟到， 但是今天我又迟到了。

B:What's up?

B：怎么回事？

A:Traffic jams, of course.

A：当然是堵车喽。

B:It's really terrible, but you can get up earlier than usual in order to avoid the "rush hour".

B：确实很糟糕，但是你可以早点起来，这样 就能避开“高峰期”。

A:I got up at 6:00 a. m. today and started out at 6:30, you see,isn't it early?

A：今天我早上六点起床，六点半出发，你说， 还不早吗？

B:Is it very far from your home to your company?

B：你家离公司远吗？

A:It almost takes me one hour and a half by bus.

A：坐车得一个半小时左右。

B:My God, you will take bus for such a long time every day, how can you handle it?

B：我的天，你每天都要坐这么久的车，受得了吗？

A:I have no choice.

A：我也没办法。

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v.警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 )；提醒；告诫；预先通知

参考例句：

• Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads. 已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
• I've warned her countless times. 我警告过她无数次了。