The traffic is so heavy, I think walking is quicker.
交通太拥挤了，我想步行更快一些。
A It’s impossible to get a taxi. The traffic is so busy. All the taxis are full.
A 叫到出租车是不可能的。交通是如此繁忙。所有的出租车都满了。
B We’ll be late unless we get a taxi.
B 如果叫不到出租车我们会迟到的。
A How far is it to the restaurant?
A 这里离餐馆多远？
B It’s not too far, maybe 10 to 15 minutes’ walk.
B 不太远，也许步行要10到15分钟。
A Well, let’s walk. The traffic is so heavy, I think walking is quicker.
A 哦，咱们步行去吧。交通太拥挤了，我想步行更快一些。
B A little bit of exercise is better for us anyway.
B 无论怎么说锻炼一下身体对我们更有好处。

Notes注释
1 Notice various ways to use the word full / full and its opposite empty / empty, e.g. All the taxis are full / All the taxis are full; My cup is empty / My cup is empty; The restaurant is full / The restaurant is full; The car park is empty / The car park is empty. SOHO外贸族l( V5 i. d9
注意full /满的和它的反义词empty /空的的多种用法。例如：All the taxis are full /所有的出租车都满了；My cup is empty /我的杯子空了；The restaurant is full /餐馆客满了；The car park is empty /停车场是空的。
2 Remember ways to describe distance, e.g. It’s not too far / It’s not too far; It’s quite near / It’s quite near; It’s 10 minutes’ walk / It’s 10 minutes’ walk.
记住描述距离的说法。例如It’s not too far /不太远；It’s quite near /相当近；It’s 10 minutes’ walk / 步行10分钟。 % I6 E, d' K* v! O$ I0 [

Key phrases and sentences
It’s impossible to get a taxi. 
The traffic is so busy. 
All the taxis are full.
We’ll be late unless we get a taxi.
How far is it to the restaurant?
It’s not too far, maybe 10 to 15
minutes’ walk.
Well, let’s walk. The traffic is so heavy, I think walking is quicker.
A little bit of exercise is better for us anyway.

叫到出租车是不可能的。
交通是如此繁忙。
所有的出租车都满了。
如果叫不到出租车我们会迟到的。
这里离餐馆多远？
不太远，也许步行要10到15分钟。
哦，咱们步行去吧。
交通太拥挤了，我想步行更快一些。
无论怎么说锻炼一下身体对我们更有好处。 www.waimaozu.com