【英语学习】【Level 07】U06 First Time L3 Subway everyday

Word Preparation

exhausting: 令人疲倦的，令人筋疲力竭的

making you feel extremely tired

Running up the hill was very exhausting.
跑上山是非常累人的。

I like to sit on my couch and watch TV after an exhausting day.
在经历了令人精疲力竭的一天后，我喜欢坐在沙发上看电视。

commuter: (远距离)上下班往返的人，通勤者

someone who regularly travels a distance between workplace and home

As a commuter, it’s more convenient to live near the subway.
作为通勤者，住在地铁附近会更方便。

My friends who are commuters tell me about how bad traffic is during rush hour.
上下班通勤的朋友们告诉我高峰期的交通是多么糟糕。

rush hour: 高峰期

one of the busy parts of the day

You can spend up to two hours in traffic during rush hour.
在高峰期你可能会在交通上花上两个小时。

I don’t like go out during rush hour.
我不喜欢在高峰期出行。

public transportation: 公共交通

buses, trains, or other transportation used by the public

The public transportation in this city is very convenient.
这个城市的公共交通非常方便。

She is not a big fan of public transportation.
她不是非常喜欢公共交通。

travel time: 行程时间

time needed to go from one place to another

The total travel time was three hours and twenty minutes.
整个行程时间是3小时20分钟。

You should book a flight if you want to reduce your travel time.
如果你想减少出行时间的话，你需要预定一个航班。

feel fulfilled: 有成就感，感到充实

be happy and satisfied because your life is interesting and you are doing useful or important things

He feels really fulfilled in his present job.
他对目前的工作非常满意。

Listen to the voice within, which will tell you what would really make you feel fulfilled and satisfied.
倾听来自内心的声音，它会告诉你什么会让你充满成就感和满足感。

Grammar

seem

seem可用作系动词（linking verb），意思是 “似乎，好像”；用法为 “主语 + seem + (to be) + 表语 predictive”，表语多为名词或形容词，也可以是短语，用于说明主语的特征或状态。

• He’s 16, but he often seems younger. （形容词）
• His appearance at the party didn’t seem to be very welcome. （形容词）
• Unfortunately, they seem to be missing the point. （短语）