坐高鐵通勤
Commuting by high-speed rail — Chinese reading, HSK 4
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我住在新竹，公司在臺北，每天坐高鐵上下班。單程大約三十五分鐘，比開車快得多，也不用擔心塞車。很多朋友聽到都覺得不可思議。
wǒ zhù zài Xīn zhú gōng sī zài Tái běi měi tiān zuò gāo tiě shàng xià bān dān chéng dà yuē sān shí wǔ fēn zhōng bǐ kāi chē kuài de duō yě bú yòng dān xīn sāi chē hěn duō péng yǒu tīng dào dōu jué de bù kě sī yì
I live in Hsinchu and work in Taipei, commuting by high-speed rail every day. One way takes about thirty-five minutes — much faster than driving, and no need to worry about traffic jams. Many friends find it hard to believe.
當然，交通費不便宜，好在公司會補助一部分，我也買了定期票，比較划算。在車上我通常會看新聞或回電子郵件，到公司的時候，一天的工作已經準備好了。
dāng rán jiāo tōng fèi bù pián yí hǎo zài gōng sī huì bǔ zhù yí bù fèn wǒ yě mǎi le dìng qí piào bǐ jiào huá suàn zài chē shàng wǒ tōng cháng huì kàn xīn wén huò huí diàn zi yóu jiàn dào gōng sī de shí hòu yì tiān de gōng zuò yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo le
Of course, the fare isn't cheap, but luckily my company covers part of it, and I bought a season ticket, which works out cheaper. On the train I usually read the news or answer emails, so by the time I reach the office my day's work is ready to go.
唯一的缺點是早上要很早起床。
wéi yī de quē diǎn shì zǎo shàng yào hěn zǎo qǐ chuáng
The only drawback is that I have to get up very early.
生詞
上下班 shàngxiàbān to commute
單程 dānchéng one way
塞車 sāichē traffic jam
不可思議 bùkěsīyì unbelievable
好在 hǎozài fortunately
補助 bǔzhù to subsidise
划算 huásuàn good value
缺點 quēdiǎn drawback