My Daily Commute: Bus, Train and a Ten-Minute Walk

Every weekday, my alarm goes off at a quarter to seven.

每個工作日，我的鬧鐘都在六點四十五分響。

This morning, I opened the curtains and... ugh, rain again!

今天早上我拉開窗簾……唉，又下雨了！

I've lived in this city for three years,

我在這座城市住了三年，

and honestly, I've never got used to the weather.

說實話，我到現在還是不習慣這裡的天氣。

Still, I grabbed my umbrella and left at seven fifteen.

不過，我還是拿了傘，七點十五分出門。

First, I walk to the bus stop at the end of my street.

首先，我走到街尾的公車站。

The number forty-two is usually on time, which is lovely.

四十二路公車通常很準時，這點真的很棒。

But today? It was twenty minutes late!

可是今天呢？誤點了整整二十分鐘！

Oh, I was so cold... standing there in the rain.

唉，我好冷喔……就那樣站在雨裡。

Then, just as I was about to give up, there it was!

就在我快要放棄的時候，車來了！

On the bus, I always try to get my favourite seat.

上了車，我總想坐我最愛的位子。

It's upstairs, right at the front, the best view in town!

在上層最前面，全城視野最好的位子！

Oh. Sadly, a schoolboy had already taken it.

唉。可惜已經被一個小學生坐走了。

Ha, so I sat at the back and tried not to sulk.

哈，所以我坐到後面，努力不要鬧彆扭。

The bus took me to the train station in fifteen minutes.

公車十五分鐘就把我載到了火車站。

Oh no. At the station, I found out my train was cancelled.

喔不。到了車站，我才發現我的火車停駛了。

What if I missed my nine o'clock meeting?

要是趕不上九點的會議怎麼辦？

Well... I must have looked pretty stressed,

嗯……我當時看起來一定很緊張，

because an older woman next to me smiled and said hello.

因為旁邊一位阿姨笑著跟我打招呼。

She said, Why not take the fast train from platform six?

她說：何不搭六號月台的快車呢？

Wow, she was right, and it was leaving in two minutes!

哇，她說得沒錯，而且兩分鐘後就要開了！

We ran together, and we both made it!

我們一起跑，兩個人都趕上了！

I thanked her about five times, honestly!

說真的，我跟她道謝了大概五次！

From my stop, it's a ten-minute walk to the office.

從我下車的站走到公司要十分鐘。

And guess what? The rain had stopped!

你猜怎麼樣？雨停了！

The streets were shining, and the air smelled fresh.

街道閃閃發亮，空氣很清新。

I got to my desk at five to nine, a little wet but happy.

我八點五十五分到了座位，有點濕，但心情很好。

Okay, some days my commute drives me crazy,

好啦，有時候通勤真的讓我抓狂，

but days like this remind me that people are kind.

但像今天這樣的日子提醒我，人還是很善良的。

Now, if only the forty-two could be on time tomorrow!

現在，要是明天四十二路能準時就好了！