010 Commuting Dialogue 1 A: Where's Bill? The ambassador[ æm'bæsədə ] is already here. The meeting is set to start at 9 am.
B: He's late again. Traffic is probably holding him up. You know
he mutes from the suburbs. It's not easy muting every day. We should cut him some slack.
A: Even though the trafic is bumper-to-bumper out there
I don't think it's heavy traffic that makes Bill late. He takes the train
remember?
B: Oh
that's right. Well
the train shouldn't be late. That means there is only one explanation.... Bill must have overslept.
A: Well
to be fare
since he's ing all the way from Lancaster
he's got to get up much earlier than the rest of us. He must get start on his mute about 6:30
no telling what time he actually gets up.
B: That's right
because he's got to get to the train station from his house
then take the blue line into the city
then switch trains to the red line. In all
the trip's got to take more than 2 hours.
A: Why doesn't he just drive to work?
B: It's too difficult to park your car in the city. Also
the traffic ing in from the suburbs is a nigare.
Dialogue 2 A: I can't wait until my car is repaired. The muting with public transportation is killing me.
B: It can't be that bad.
A: But it is! Take this morning for example. The subway was so packed this morning
I got totally squished by about a hundred busy muters on the way to work.
B: At least the subway is better than the bus. It's faster for one thing. And usually less crowded. But the drawback is that the subway is more expensive than the bus. It adds up over time
if you take it every day.
A: That's true. The bus is even worse. Just thinking about taking the bus every day makes me tired! Hey
how do you get to work every day?
B: I ride my bike. I don't live too far away
so it's pretty convenient. it's only about a ten minute bike ride from my house to the office.
A: I'll bet it's good exercise
too...a good way to keep fit.
B: Yes
not only a good way to keep in shape
but a good way to relieve stress as well. While you're stressed out by your mute
I'm releasing all the stress of the day with mine.