ESL露西的一天 第51期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(1)

Episode five is called Taking Public Transportation to Work. 第五课题目是乘坐公共交通工具上班。 Public transportation is anything that the government runs or operates, such as buses, trains, and subways. 公共交通由政府运营，包

ESL露西的一天 第52期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(2)

In this story, Lucy walks to the subway station. 在这个故事中，露西步行到地铁站。 A station, station, is a place where you can get on and off the subway; that's called a subway station. 车站（station）是一个你上下地铁的地方

ESL露西的一天 第54期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(4)

Lucy is at the platform and she's waiting for the first express train. 露西在站台上，她正在等第一辆特快列车。 Express, express, here means the train that makes the fewest number of stops. 快车（express），指的是停靠站最少

ESL露西的一天 第55期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(5)

Lucy gets on and since it's so crowded, or because there are so many people there, 露西上车之后，因为车上太拥挤了，或者因为车上人很多， there aren't any seats and so she has to stand, and she stands by holding onto a handrai

ESL露西的一天 第56期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(6)

Lucy says that at her stop, or the place where she leaves the train - leaves the subway - she gets off, or exits, and transfers to a second train. 露西说，到了她要下车的那一站，或者说她要下车的地方离开地铁她下车，或者

ESL露西的一天 第57期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(7)

When the train gets to Union Station, Lucy gets off, or exits - leaves the train, goes up the stairs - walks up the stairs - and goes out the front exit to the bus stop. 列车到达联合车站时，露西下车，或离开列车下了车，上楼梯走

ESL露西的一天 第58期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(8)

Lucy gets on the B - the letter B - bus to downtown and shows her bus pass to the bus driver. 露西乘B字母B路公共汽车到市区，她向巴士司机出示了公车月票。 Your bus pass is like your subway pass. 公车月票就像你的地铁通

ESL露西的一天 第59期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(9)

Here, Lucy talks about three people getting on board, or coming onto and sitting in the bus. 这里，露西说有三个人上车，或者说上了公共汽车坐了下来。 After three more people get on board, or get on the bus, the driver starts

ESL露西的一天 第60期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(10)

Lucy says when she gets close to her stop, she presses the button to signal to the driver that she needs to get off. 露西说，快到她下车那一站时，她按下按钮，向司机示意她要下车。 To signal, signal, means to indicate - to

ESL露西的一天 第32期:吃早饭讲解(7)

Toast with jam is one of the things that Lucy settles for for breakfast when she doesn't have time to make a hot breakfast. 没时间做顿热乎乎的早餐的时候，露西可能会拿果酱夹吐司凑合一下。 Toast, we already know, is bread

ESL露西的一天 第33期:吃早饭讲解(8)

Lucy says that when she's done with her food - when she has finished eating - she takes her plate and her silverware to the sink. 露西说吃饱之后，也就是吃完饭以后，她会把盘子和餐具拿到水池去。 Silverware, silverware, ar

ESL露西的一天 第34期:吃早饭讲解(9)

Lucy says that she put a little dishwashing detergent on a sponge to clean the dishes. 露西说她在海绵上倒一点餐具洗涤剂洗碗。 Detergent, detergent, is another word for soap, a special kind of soap. 洗涤剂（detergent）是肥皂的

ESL露西的一天 第31期:吃早饭讲解(6)

Well, Lucy uses a spatula to put the eggs onto a plate - to take them out of the pan and onto a plate. 露西用铲子把鸡蛋盛到盘子里，就是把鸡蛋从锅里放到盘子上。 A spatula, spatula, is a utensil; it's something you use in th

ESL露西的一天 第66期:工作与午餐讲解(3)

Lucy says that there are some new inter-office paperwork in her inbox too. 露西说，她的收件箱里也有一些新的办公室内部文件。 Inter-office, inter-office, means between offices. Inter means between two different offices. 办公室内

ESL露西的一天 第76期:银行与市场讲解(1)

Lucy says she left work at exactly five o'clock, 露西说她整五点就下班离开了。 we might also say precisely at five o'clock - not 5:01, not 4:59, but five o'clock. 我们也可以说是正好五点，不是5:01，也不是4:59，而是五点

ESL露西的一天 第75期:银行与市场(1)

I left at work at exactly five o'clock because I wanted to make it to the bank before it closed at 5:30. 我五点准时下班，因为我想在五点半关门前赶到银行。 Fortunately, it's on the way to the bus stop. 幸运的是，它在去公共

ESL露西的一天 第74期:工作与午餐(2)

I get to the office and sit down at my desk. 我到办公室，坐在我的办公桌前。 I share a cubicle with another employee, Jim, but he only works in the afternoons so we don't usually get in each other's way too much. 我和另一个雇员吉姆

ESL露西的一天 第73期:工作与午餐讲解(10)

Lucy and her boss need to get back or to return by 1:00, so they do not have time to have an appetizer. 露西和她的老板需要回去或是一点钟前回来，所以他们没有时间吃开胃菜。 After they finished their meal, Lucy waved dow

ESL露西的一天 第72期:工作与午餐讲解(9)

In this story, the hostess shows Lucy and her supervisor to a table. 在这个故事中，女主人把露西和她的上司带到一张桌子旁。 To show someone to a table means to take them to a table. 把某人带到桌边意味着把他们带到座

ESL露西的一天 第71期:工作与午餐讲解(8)

A hostess, hostess, is the woman, in this case, in a restaurant 一个女领位，在这种场合下，在餐馆中，女领位是一个女人， that says hello to you when you come in the restaurant - that greets you, 当你来餐厅时，向你问好