Preparing for a Typhoon

防颱準備

【摘要2020.8.8.蘋果】

C: Caroline P: Peter
A few hours have passed. Caroline and Peter are in the office.
P: As expected, the government canceled work and classes for the afternoon.
C: We should probably get ready to leave. The MRT will be flooded with people.
P: Luckily, I don’t live far away. But I want to run to the supermarket to pick up some things before they close.
C: Then you should probably get going.
The wind is really picking up out there.

幾小時過後。卡洛琳和彼得還待在辦公室裡。
彼　得： 一如所料，政府果然宣布下午停班停課了。
卡洛琳： 我們或許應該準備離開了。捷運會擠滿大批人潮。
彼　得： 幸好我住不遠。但我想在超市關門前趕緊去買些東西。
卡洛琳： 那麼你或許應該趕快走了。
外面風勢真的越來越強了。

生活必備字詞

◎be flooded with...　　充滿╱擠滿⋯⋯
The department store was flooded with shoppers on the weekend.
◎pick up... / pick...up　　購買⋯⋯
◎pick up　　（風雨）增強