Get Someone out of Jam
(to free someone from a problem or a bad situation)
I like John. He got me out of a jam once.
I would be glad to help get you out of a jam.
V. USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
There is much traffic here.
The traffic is always congested (heavy) at this corner.
Finally there’s a lull in the traffic after the rush hour.
The traffic was blocked up for a long time.
There was a jam in the traffic for a quarter of an hour.
The points man won’t tell you anything. He is directing traffic (he is on point duty).
I could see her through a gap in the traffic.
This is a busy traffic crossing.
Are you able to read traffic signs?
Traffic keeps to the left in England.
The noise of the traffic has lulled at last.
I must telephone (arrange, send) for a taxi to pick us up.
Is it possible to hire the car by the hour?
Get into the car; there’s room for you in it.
I don’t feel like going in a taxi.
Come with me; I’ll take you in my car.
The driver helped her into (out of; to) the car.
Will you help me to the car with my luggage?
The car has been in service for a long time.
I seldom have trouble with the car.
The car is being overhauled.
Their car made its way for the airport.
Cars are parked tightly against the theatre fronts.
VI. VOCABULARY
accident/crash авария
block/hold-up in the traffic задержка в движении
bottle-neck in the traffic сужение дороги
break in the traffic перерыв в движении
heavy traffic большое движение
jam in the traffic транспортная пробка
keep to the right держаться правой стороны
left-sided traffic левостороннее движение
light traffic мало транспорта
lull in the traffic затишье/пауза в движении
the traffic is blocked up/jammed движение заблокировано
the traffic is heavy/congested движение интенсивное
to chase гнаться, преследовать
to collide (with) столкнуться
to comply with the traffic rules соблюдать правила дорожного
движения
to direct the traffic направить движение
to dodge вильнуть, увильнуть
to gain on нагонять, догонять
to knock down сбить
to overtake/to overhaul/to outstrip a car обгонять машину
to run into/over наехать
to slow down замедлить движение
to speed превысить скорость
to tail следовать за
to violate the traffic rules нарушать правила
traffic lights светофор
traffic safety дорожная безопасность
traffic signs дорожные знаки
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