A: I can’t believe it took us two hours to get here. Thetraffific in New York is unbelievable
B: Yeah, but just relax honey, we’re here and we’regoing on vacation. In a few hours we’ll be inHawaii, and you’ll be on the golf course
A: Oh no! Look at that line! It must be a mile long!There’s no way I’m waiting for another two hours.
B: Honey... don’t...
C: Hey man, the end of the line is over there.
A: Yeah...
C: No seriously, I was here first, and you can’t cut inline like this.
A: Says who?
C: I do!
A: So sue me!
C: Alright...that’s it....
译文：
A:真不敢相信，我们竟然在这里等了2个小时了。纽约的交通真的是太不可思议了。
B:是啊，但是亲爱的，放松点，我们在这里可是为了去度假的。几个小时后我们就会身在夏威夷了，而你则可以去上高尔夫课了。
A:哦，不！看看那队伍！它都快一公里长了！我不可能再等多两个小时。
B:亲爱的……不要……
C: 嘿，兄弟，队伍的末尾在那边。
A: 是吗？
C:不，我是认真的，我先在这儿排的队，你不能这样插进来。
A: 谁说的？
C:我！
A:那，有种就来啊！
C: 好啊…..(一顿暴打)
Key Vocabulary
unbelievable [ˌʌnbɪˈlivəbəl]:something incredible, something amazing.难以置信的，文中表示对纽约交通的“失望”
a mile long：it’s another way of saying this line is really long.夸张用法，形容“距离很长”
There is no way：it is impossible. 做某事不可能； 没戏
cut in line：move in front of someone waiting in line; jump the queue 插队
sue [su] vt.控告，起诉 vi.请求，追求，起诉
If you don't pay me the money, I’ll sue you.
如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
The war criminals sue for peace.
战犯求和。
Supplementary Vocabulary
traffic[ˈtræfɪk]
jam [dʒæm]:many cars not moving on the road 塞车
a few hours from now:soon, in a couple of hours
form a queue:to get in line；排队 列队
jump the queue [kju]:cut in line(Br E) 插队
stand in line:wait in line 站队
line up:排齐
form a line. 排队等候
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