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

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

每个工作日，我的闹钟都在六点四十五分响。

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

今天早上我拉开窗帘……唉，又下雨了！

I've lived in this city for three years,

我在这座城市住了三年，

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

说实话，我到现在还是不习惯这里的天气。

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

不过，我还是拿上伞，七点一刻出了门。

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

首先，我走到街尽头的公交车站。

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

四十二路车通常很准时，这一点真不错。

But today? It was twenty minutes late!

可今天呢？晚了整整二十分钟！

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

唉，我好冷啊……就那样站在雨里。

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

就在我快要放弃的时候，车来了！

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

上了车，我总想坐我最喜欢的位置。

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

在上层最前面，全城视野最好的位置！

Oh. Sadly, a schoolboy had already taken it.

哎。可惜已经被一个小学生占了。

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

哈，所以我坐到后面，努力不去生闷气。

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

公交车十五分钟就把我送到了火车站。

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

哦不。到了车站，我才发现我的火车取消了。

What if I missed my nine o'clock meeting?

要是赶不上九点的会议怎么办？

Well... I must have looked pretty stressed,

嗯……我当时看起来一定很紧张，

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

因为旁边一位阿姨笑着跟我打了招呼。

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

她说：为什么不坐六号站台的快车呢？

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

哇，她说得对，而且两分钟后就开车了！

We ran together, and we both made it!

我们一起跑，两个人都赶上了！

I thanked her about five times, honestly!

说真的，我谢了她大概五次！

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

从我下车的站走到公司要十分钟。

And guess what? The rain had stopped!

你猜怎么着？雨停了！

The streets were shining, and the air smelled fresh.

街道闪闪发亮，空气很清新。

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

我八点五十五分到了座位，有点湿，但心情很好。

Okay, some days my commute drives me crazy,

好吧，有时候通勤真让我抓狂，

but days like this remind me that people are kind.

但像今天这样的日子让我想起，人还是很善良的。

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

现在，要是明天四十二路能准时就好了！