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Describeatimewhenyouwerecaughtinatrafficjam.Youshouldsay:whenithappenedwhereithappenedhowyoupassedthetimewhilewaitingandexplainhowyoufeltwhenyouwereinthattrafficjam.我遇到了塞车!Iwastiedup/heldupintraffic.早晚上下班时间,大都市freeway的车速比一般道路还要慢,无数车辆拥上来,造成bumper-to-bumpertraffic(车的保险杆相互碰撞的交通状况),这时的车速叫snail-pacedtraffic(蜗牛步行的交通);或者干脆slowstoahalt(动弹不得).这种塞车现象可以叫做trafficjam或trafficcongestion;更严重的交通状况称为gridlock(严重塞车,僵局)素材库Where&Whenithappened?Iwascaughtinatrafficjamandshoweduplatetoamovie.Iwasstuckinatrafficjamonthewayhomefromwork.Ilistenedtomyfavoritesinger'salbumalmosttwowholetimes.OnedayIwastiedupinatrafficjamonmywaytoanappointmentinCityCenter.IgotincreasinglyfrustratedsittingthereasmymindstartedreplayingallthemistakesImadelastweek.TheLongesttimeIgotstuckintrafficwasaboutayearago.IamlivinginBeijingandthetrafficjamsarequiteverynormalforpeoplelivingaround.Soonehourtotwothreehourtrafficjamsarequiteaveragebutiwasstuckinatrafficjamoncefrom9pmtill4am.Isleptinthecaronthemainroad.ThisissomethingIreallyhate.Togetstuckinaheavytraffic.WhenIwasstillemployed,Igotstuckinaheavytrafficforseveraltimes.Theusual1andahalfhour'striptotheofficetookmealmost4hoursanditwasreallytraumatic.ItwasaSunday,butIwascaughtinatrafficjam.IwasintheheartofthedistrictofHaiDian.Ratherthanlosemycoolandcursemyselfforhavingbeenatthewrongplaceatthewrongtime,Iwasinagoodmoodandwasabitmorereflectivethanusual.Iwascaughtinatrafficjam,believeitornot,thealmost20minutesIwascaughtinatrafficjamreally,reallydiddisappointme,itreallydid.NotthatIwantedtostayinsidethatbusfortherestofmylife.素材库howyoupassedthetimewhilewaiting?Ilikewaiting,evenintrafficjams.Itgivesmeachancetolistenthewonderfulvarietyofradioprogrammingavailable.Watchingotherdriversinthejamandwonderingwhattheircellphoneconversationsareaboutisalsoentertaining.Cometothinkofit,waitingissometimesbetterthannotwaiting.Duringtraffic,Iusuallytalkonthecellphone,textmessage,playwithmydog,eataburgerwithfries,blockmydogfrommyburger,dosomepalmreading.Iusuallyrolldownthewindows,turnmymusicup,bobmyheadsidetoside,andbeltout.AtleastI'mentertainingtotheotherpoorfolksstuckinthejamwithme.Ilistentotheradio,makephonecallstomygirlfriendorclientsorfamily.Ifit'sstopped,Idonewspaperwordpuzzles.Iusuallychannelsurftheradio,comparingdifferenttrafficreports.WhenIgetboredwiththat,Icheckoutthedriversnexttomeandimaginewhattheirlifestoryisallabout!IdreamaboutthedayIcanleavethisplace,movetoacitywhereIcanbuyahouseforwhatit'strulyworthandwheretrafficdoesn'tdictateyourabilitytogetanywhereatanytimeinadecentamountoftime.Iusuallycheckoutalltheotherdriversintheircarstoseehowtheymatchupwiththekindofcartheydrive.Maybesilly,butyoucan'tverywelldomuchelsethat'slegal.素材库howyoufeltwhenyouwereinthattrafficjam?Ihaveneverbeenhappyinatrafficjam;it'sapainintheneck.Iwanttojumpoutofthecarandwalkalongthetopsofalltheothervehicles.IfI'minaTaxi,Iwillworryaboutthetaxifare.Ihadafulltankofgasonetimeintraffic,andIwasbymyself,nokids,andIjustsatthereandrelaxedandlistenedtomymusic.Whenthere'snothingelseyoucando,there'sthephone.Itwasactuallynice!Itdoesn'tbothermeintheleast,unlessI’mtryingtomeetadeadlinewhereotherpeoplearedependentuponme......IhatethemifIambusy.ButlovethemifIhavetime.EspeciallyifIhaveafriendinthecarbecausethat'saclassictimetosingloudly.Idon'tseemuchpointinlosingmycooloveratrafficjam.Isigh,picksomemusicthatIlikeoutoftheCDcollectionandeithertrytofigureawayaroundthejamorwaititout.Ihatetrafficjam.Itseemslikeitistakinglongerverydaytogettoworkandtogohome.Itisjustgettingworse.Ayearagoittookme35minutestogettoworkandnowittakesme50minutesto1hourtogettowork.Itisdrivingmenuts.Iguessitisduetotheconstructioneverywhereandthecitypopulationisgrowingrapidly.Ihaveseensomeaggressivelydriverswerespeedingandillegallydrivingthewrongwaytryingtogettoworkontime.Onedrivercutinfrontofmewithoutturningthesignalon.IwasclosetoanaccidentIabsolutelyHATEwhenthishappens!O.K.thatsaid,generallyIfirstturnupthemusicandprayforsomethingreallygoodtolistento,thenasIcrawlalongtowardthenextexitIthinkofwhereIam,whereI'mgoingandwhetherit'sworthittogetoffthere.Ioftentakethealternateroute.SoIlearnedtobepatientbylisteningtotheradio,orcallsomeoneonthecellphone.SometimesIdon'tturnontheradioatallandgodeepinthoughtsorpray.Part31.Whendotrafficjamsusuallyhappen?Watchoutfortrafficjams-especiallyinthemiddleofthecity(aroundSiamSquare)andaroundpeakhours(morningandeveningrushhourtraffic).Youcanbejammedupreallytightandeverythingwillcomedowntoacrawlifnotacompletestandstill.Trynottotaketaxiduringpeakhourandonweekendnight.Youwilleasilybetrappedfor1hourinsideacab.2.Whatarethecausesoftrafficjams?rushhour,slowmovingtrucks,constructionontheroads,carswithtrailers,crashincidents,manypedestrianswalkingacrossastreetaftersomesortoflargemeeting,badweather,trafficlightsmalfunctioning,bikegangs,somesortofcelebrationtakingplaceonamajorroadinvolvingmanyvehiclesandprohibitingvehiclesnotincludedinthecelebrationtogetthrough,badroadplanning,crimesceneareaprohibitingcarsandpedestrianstopassby,manyothers.whatcausetrafficjamseverybodyleavingatthesametimeand