BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语Thedailycommute每天上下班关于台词的备注:这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2016bbclearningenglish.com/chinesePage1of1Vocabulary:commuting上下班Thedailyjourneytoandfromhomeandworkisoneofthosethingsthatmanyofushavetoendure.Whetherbytrain,bus,bikeoronfoot,it'saroutinethatsomepeoplecouldratherdowithoutbutifwehavetowork,thedailygrindisallpartofthejob!Weallhavestoriesofcommutingnightmares–atubetrainstuckinatunnelorabusjourneywherepeoplearepackedinlikesardines.InLondon,wherethereisanextensivetransportnetwork,complainingaboutdelays,cancellationsandthepriceoftheirseasonticket,hasbecomeacommuter'sfavouritepasttimebuttheirproblemsarerelativelyminorcomparedtoonesthattravellersinotherpartsoftheworldface.InNairobi,forexample,commutershavetokeepwindowsshuttoavoidsomeonestealingtheirbelongings.It'snosurprisethatthedailycommuteisstressfulandaccordingtoresearch,womenaremorelikelytoexperiencestressduringtheirjourneythanmen.Thisisbecausethey'remorelikelytodosomethingwhichisbeingcalled'tripchaining'–wheretheymakeoneormorestopsonthewaytoworkorwhengoinghome–forexampletodropofforpickupthekidsfromschool–andthismakesitmorelikelythatsomethingwillgowrongwiththeirjourney.Thestressofcommutingcanbebadforyourhealthtooespeciallyifyoutravellongerdistances.AccordingtoChristineHoehner,researcheratWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicine"adultswhocommutedlongerdistancesfromhometoworkwerelessphysicallyactive,lessphysicallyfit,weighedmoreandhadhigherbloodpressurethanthosepeoplewhohadshortercommutes."ButtheAmericanresearchermustbetalkingaboutcommuterswhoaren'tengagedinactivetravel,becauseifyoucyclealongerdistancethenyou'relikelytobemorephysicallyactive.Howeverthereisariskofbeingknockedoffyoubikeandthere'stheembarrassmentofwearingclothingmadeofLycra!What'syourjourneytowork,collegeorschoollike?Sametrain,sametime–samenewspaper?TakeAwayEngli...
