杰夫的一天 第49期：開車上班(1)

I open my car door and throw my briefcase in the back seat, and get comfortable for my drive. 我打開車門，把公文包扔到后座上，然后調整了一下，讓我開車舒服一點。

I put my coffee mug into the cup holder, put the keys in the ignition, find the gas pedal, and start the car. 我把咖啡杯放在杯托上，將鑰匙插入點火開關里，找到油門踏板、然后發(fā)動汽車。

My wife drove the car last night, so I have to re-adjust the rear view mirror and the side mirrors. 我妻子前一天晚上開過車，因此我得重新調整后視鏡和側視鏡。

I turn on the radio to listen to the drive time traffic report. 我打開收音機收聽上班高峰期的路況播報。

I take the transmission out of park and into reverse, back out into the driveway into the street, 我把車檔由駐車檔掛到倒車檔，把汽車從車道倒到大街上，

close the garage door, and put the car into drive. 關上車庫門，然后把車檔掛到前進檔。

I used to drive a stick shift, but as I get older, I like my automatic transmission more and more. 我過去常常開手動擋的車，但當我年齡大了以后，我則越來越喜歡開自動擋的車。

I usually take the freeway to the office, so I get on the onramp for the freeway and drive to where I have to get off. 我通常走高速上班，因此，我從匝道上高速，然后開到我得下高速的地方。

My office is only a few miles from the exit. 我的工作地離高速公路出口只有幾英里遠。

I pull into the parking garage, swiping my key card to get in. 我把車開到停車場，然后刷鑰匙卡進停車場。

I park, grab my briefcase and coffee, and head toward the elevator. 我停好車，拿上公文包和咖啡，然后前往電梯處。

And that only took 40 minutes! 從家到工作地只花了40分鐘!