Why are you so late today？

今天怎么遲到這么久？

transportation

public transportation system

traffic 堵車(chē)

We were caught in a traffic jam this morning.

今天早晨堵車(chē)了。

We were caught in the rain.

We were caught in the quarrel.

There was a traffic this morning.

There was a major traffic jam.

We had a traffic this morning.

The traffic is always terrible during rush hours.

高峰時(shí)期交通總是堵得厲害。

There’s a bumper-to-bumper traffic this morning.

heavy great lock

crawl

Traffic is slow train crawl.

inch forward

The car is inching forward.

The car is a backing up.

The flyer was under repair and we had to make a detour.

立交橋正在修建當(dāng)中，我們得繞行。

traffic control 交通管制

cloverleaf

Will you make a detour？

The road is under construction.

The plan is under way.

This expressway links the two major cities of the state.

高速路把這個(gè)州的兩個(gè)大城市連起來(lái)了。

expressway = motorway

The road was blocked because of a car crash.

因?yàn)檐?chē)禍，道路堵住了。

car wreck 車(chē)禍

Tim was absent-minded and hit the back of another car.

Tim一不留神，追尾了。

head on collision 相撞

car scratched 擦、刮

The break didn’t work.