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05点下班，开车回家，交通堪忧，转道地面交通，并且非常有眼力见地在路上补充了冰箱食物。
文本如下:
It's five o'clock and it's quitting time. I put a few files into my bag, grab my mug, and say goodnight to the rest of the people in my area. I go to the parking garage and get into my car. I signal my turn onto the street and drive toward the freeway onramp. I merge as best as I can onto the freeway, which is always a bit of a hassle at this hour. Traffic is stop-and-go all the way from downtown. I hear on the radio that there's a stalled car in fast lane near La Brea, backing up traffic all the way to Hoover. I decide to get off the freeway and to take surface streets for the rest of the trip.
I need to make a stop on the way home. I know that the fridge is empty, so I decide to stop by the market. I get there and I pick up some French bread, a bag of apples, a few bananas, some pasta, tomato sauce, and a cooked chicken. Luckily, they have a lot of checkout stands open, and I get through the line pretty quickly. I thank the cashier and the bagger and push my cart to my car. I open the trunk and load everything up. Just then my wife calls me on my cell phone. She was going to be a little late getting home and asks me to make something for dinner. Tonight, I will be the cook.
【下班 & 办公室】
run an errand —— 办点差事
work commute —— 工作通勤
quitting time —— 下班时间
grab my mug —— 顺手拿起杯子
【通勤 & 开车】
parking garage —— 停车场
signal my turn —— 打转向灯
freeway onramp —— 高速入口匝道
merge onto the freeway —— 并入高速
a bit of a hassle —— 有点麻烦
stop-and-go traffic —— 走走停停的路况
stalled car —— 抛锚的车
fast lane —— 快车道
back up traffic —— 导致堵车
get off the freeway —— 下高速
surface streets —— 地面道路
make a stop —— 顺路停一下
【超市 & 购物】
stop by the market —— 顺路去超市
pick up —— 买 / 顺手买
checkout stands —— 收银台
get through the line —— 排完队结账
push my cart —— 推购物车
open the trunk —— 打开后备箱
load everything up —— 把东西装好
