5 堵车 Traffic Jam
万用句型
“交通堵塞时”还可以说 
I got caught in the rush hour traffic. 我遇上了交通高峰时刻，寸步难行。
The traffic is heavy now. 现在交通很拥挤。
There could be traffic! 可能会有交通拥堵！
We’ve unfortunately hit traffic. 我们不幸碰上堵车了。
The road ahead is blocked. 前方的路被堵住了。
“询问交通情况”可以说
How is the traffic in Beijing? 北京的交通怎么样？
Are there any traffic problems in the countryside? 在郊外有交通问题吗？
万用单词
情境演练
A: There are traffic jams everywhere. 到处都堵车。
B: That’s why you choose to walk to work. 难怪你选择走路上班。
A: I think you should walk to work, too. 我觉得你也应该走路上班。
A: There is a traffic jam on the expressway. 高速公路上出现了交通阻塞。
B: There might be an accident. 可能是出了事故。
万用句型
应对“交通堵塞”可以说
Going to work by bike may save you a lot of time. 骑车上班可以节省你很多时间。
Why do you want to take the subway? 你为什么想坐地铁？
This way we could save all that time fighting traffic. 这样我们就可以避开交通堵塞节省时间。
万用单词
情境演练
A: Sorry, I’m late. 抱歉，我迟到了。
B: It’s the rush hour in the morning. You should get up earlier to avoid the morning rush hour. 早晨是交通高峰期。你应当早点儿起床，避开早晨交通高峰期。
A: Will we arrive on time? 我们能准时到达吗？
B: I’m afraid not. It’s the rush hour now. You may have to wait another twenty minutes. I’m so sorry. 恐怕不能。现在是交通高峰期。你可能还得再等20分钟。实在很抱歉。
A: Take the shortest way, please. I’m in a hurry. I have an important meeting to attend. 请走最近的路。我有急事。我要参加一个重要的会议。