Traffic and Commuting的意思|示意

Contrast that with today. An hour in traffic or on the train, 9 hours in an office or factory, and then another hour commuting home.

再看今日，一个小时去上班，九个小时在办公室或者工厂，又一个小时回家。

During recessions, idled factories spew less pollution and fewer people commuting to jobs means fewer traffic deaths.

经济低迷时期，工厂排放的污染少了，上班的人少了，意味着意外交通死亡也少了。

Some suggest that long hours of commuting especially in a confined space (e. g. a packed train), traffic jams and delays can be causes of emotional stress.

有意见认为在一个局限的空间(如挤满的火车)作长时间的通勤，加上交通堵塞及延误，容易导致情绪紧张。

It took me over two hours commuting from Tongzhou to my workplace, and I usually had to suffer through several big traffic jams along the way.

乘车从通州到公司要花费我两个多小时，而且在路上经常会遇到严重的交通堵塞。

Commuters complain that increased rush-hour traffic on Blue Highway between the suburbs and the city center has doubled their commuting time.

通勤者抱怨说，在郊区和市中心之间的蓝色高速公路上，高峰时间交通流量的增加使他们的通勤时间增加了一倍。

Commuting takes time and energy (spending time in traffic is particularly draining).

来回上下班需要时间和精力(交通上的耗时特别让人泄气)。