很多人喜歡開車，但是開車帶來的麻煩也不少，比如上下班高峰期的交通擁堵(traffic jam)、路上遇著的老想超車的road hog(駕車亂搶路的人)、搭你車的back seat driver(愛指點司機該怎么開的人)等都很讓人抓狂。我們來看看英語里怎么描述這些煩心事吧!
Many cities are clogged by traffic jams so it is no surprise that road rage is becoming a real problem。
很多城市都有交通擁堵的問題，所以“路怒癥”現(xiàn)在越來越普遍也就不足為奇了。
One of my friends is a terrible back seat driver. He is always telling me how to drive; in fact he drives me round the bend with his criticism。
我的一個朋友是一個很惹人厭的“后座司機”，他總是在后座指手畫腳，告訴你該怎么開車。他的指點真讓我抓狂。
I like to be in the driving seat and if a back seat driver annoys me too much, I turn round and say: "What are you driving at? You are driving me up the wall with all your stupid remarks!"
我喜歡掌控一切，所以如果有人在后座不同地指手畫腳時，我就會轉(zhuǎn)過頭去說：“你到底想干嘛?!你那些愚蠢的指指點點快把我逼瘋了!”
All this bickering has, I’m afraid, driven a wedge between us. However I feel I have to drive home to him how sensitive I am to snide comments about my personal abilities。
這些爭吵恐怕會讓我們的關(guān)系產(chǎn)生裂痕。但是我還是覺得我得讓他明白我對這些懷疑我個人能力的評論很敏感。
Drive這個詞在英語中有很多用法，它可以表示開車、驅(qū)趕等很多意思，下面我們通過例子來學(xué)習(xí)一下一些常用的意思吧!
1. All right, sir, you drive a hard bargain. I’ll sell you this car for $12,450.
好吧，先生，您可太會砍價了，這車我12,450美元賣給你!
2. The challenges of being a corporate executive drove her back on all her personal resources。
當一個公司高管壓力太大，她不得不動用她的所有個人資源來做工作。
3. These tax forms are driving me nuts。
填這些納稅申報表快讓我發(fā)瘋了。
4. Let’s drive over to Larry’s place。
我們開車去拉里家吧!
5. You are driving me out of my mind with your nagging。
我快被你嘮叨瘋了!
6. The traffic jam is breaking up, so we can drive on。
堵車開始疏通了，我們又可以繼續(xù)開車了。
7. He’ll drive himself into the ground if he doesn’t take some time off。
他再不休息一段時間非得累垮不可。
8. You have driven me into a corner, so I guess I have to give in。
你讓我別無選擇，只能讓步啊!
9. The cab driver drove between the airport and downtown more than twelve times in one day。
那個出租車司機每天至少在市區(qū)和機場之間來回12次。
10. Your trouble with the police has driven me to the brink/edge! The next time you are arrested, I will not get you out of jail。
你總?cè)锹闊┻M警察局，我快被你弄崩潰了!下次你再被抓進來，我不會再管你了!
11. She was driven to drink by the problems she had with her teenage son。
她和她那十幾歲的兒子關(guān)系不好，她快煩死了。
