The traffic is really slow during the rush hour.
A I was in a taxi last night during the rush hour for about 45 minutes. And it was only a short journey.
A 我昨晚在交通高峰期时坐在出租车里尽45分钟。而且那还是个很短的路程。
B There’s nothing you can do.
B 你无法做任何事情来改变它。
A I sometimes think the best thing to do in rush hour is to walk.
A 我有时常想在高峰期最好的方式就是走到目的地。
B If it’s a short journey, I think you’re right.
B 如果路程短的话，我想你是对的。
注意到这些不同的句式了吗，它们在当你讨论开次年国和交通状况时非常有用， 例如：
for about 45 minutes / 大概45 分钟。
It was only a short journey /那只是一个很短的路程。 
I was stuck in a traffic jam.
The traffic wasn’t moving.
The traffic was very slow.
The roads were crowded.

我被困在了交通堵塞的情况中。
车都停住了。
交通非常缓慢。
马路上是拥堵极了。