Why are you so late today？
今天怎么迟到这么久？
public transportation system
traffic 堵车
We were caught in a traffic jam this morning.
今天早晨堵车了。
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.
高峰时期交通总是堵得厉害。
There’s a bumper-to-bumper traffic this morning.
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.
立交桥正在修建当中，我们得绕行。
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.
高速路把这个州的两个大城市连起来了。
expressway = motorway
The road was blocked because of a car crash.
因为车祸，道路堵住了。
car wreck 车祸
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.