Elementary ‐Daily Life ‐ Cut In Line (C0005)

Elementary ‐Daily Life ‐ Cut In Line (C0005)

A: I can't believe it took us two hours to get here. The traffic in New York is unbelievable.
我不敢相信我们花了两个小时才到这里。纽约的交通令人难以置信。
B: Yeah, but just relax honey, we're here and we're going on vacation. In a few hours we'll be in Hawaii, and you'll be on the golf course.
是啊，不过放松点，亲爱的，我们来到这里，我们要去度假了。几个小时后，我们将在夏威夷，你会在高尔夫球场。
A: Oh no! Look at that line! It must be a mile long! There's no way I'm waiting for another two hours.
哦，不！看那队伍！它一定有一英里长！我再也等不了两个小时了。
B: Honey... don't...
亲爱的...别...
C: Hey man, the end of the line is over there.
嘿，伙计，队伍的尽头在那边。
A: Yeah...
是啊……
C: No seriously, I was here first, and you can't cut in line like this.
不，说真的，我是第一个来的，你不能这样插队。
A: Says who?
谁说的?
C: I do!
我说的！
A: So sue me!
那就起诉我吧！
C: Alright...that's it....
好吧......就是这样......

Key Vocabulary

单词或短语	性质	解释
unbelievable	Adjective	incredible, amazing
relax	principle verb, imperative	calm down
be a mile long	phrase	is very long
cut in line	phrase	move in front of someone waiting in line
there’s no way	phrase	it’s impossible

Supplementary Vocabulary

单词或短语	性质	解释
traffic jam	phrase	many cars not moving on the road
a few hours from now	phrase	soon, in a couple of hours
form a queue	phrase	to get in line
jump the queue	phrase	cut in line (BrE)
stand in line	phrase	wait in line
line up	phrase	form a line