The traffic is so heavy, I think walking is quicker.

　　交通太拥挤了，我想步行更快一些。

　　A  It’s impossible to get a taxi. The traffic is so busy. All the taxis are full.

　　A  叫到出租车是不可能的。交通是如此繁忙。所有的出租车都满了。

　　B  We’ll be late unless we get a taxi.

　　B  如果叫不到出租车我们会迟到的。

　　A  How far is it to the restaurant?

　　A  这里离餐馆多远？

　　B  It’s not too far, maybe 10 to 15 minutes’ walk.

　　B  不太远，也许步行要10到15分钟。

　　A  Well, let’s walk. The traffic is so heavy, I think walking is quicker.

　　A  哦，咱们步行去吧。交通太拥挤了，我想步行更快一些。

　　B  A little bit of exercise is better for us anyway.

　　B  无论怎么说锻炼一下身体对我们更有好处。

　　Notes注释

　　1  Notice various ways to use the word full / full and its opposite empty / empty, e.g. All the taxis are full / All the taxis are full; My cup is empty / My cup is empty; The restaurant is full / The restaurant is full; The car park is empty / The car park is empty.

　　注意full /满的和它的反义词empty /空的的多种用法。例如：All the taxis are full /所有的出租车都满了；My cup is empty /我的杯子空了；The restaurant is full /餐馆客满了；The car park is empty /停车场是空的。

　　2  Remember ways to describe distance, e.g. It’s not too far / It’s not too far; It’s quite near / It’s quite near; It’s 10 minutes’ walk / It’s 10 minutes’ walk.

　　记住描述距离的说法。例如It’s not too far /不太远；It’s quite near /相当近；It’s 10 minutes’ walk / 步行10分钟。

Key phrases and sentences   It’s impossible to get a taxi.  The traffic is so busy.  All the taxis are full. We’ll be late unless we get a taxi. How far is it to the restaurant? It’s not too far, maybe 10 to 15 minutes’ walk. Well, let’s walk.  The traffic is so heavy, I think walking is quicker. A little bit of exercise is better for us anyway.

重要的短语和句子   叫到出租车是不可能的。 交通是如此繁忙。 所有的出租车都满了。 如果叫不到出租车我们会迟到的。 这里离餐馆多远？ 不太远，也许步行要10到15分钟。 哦，咱们步行去吧。 交通太拥挤了，我想步行更快一些。   无论怎么说锻炼一下身体对我们更 有好处。