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Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil. Helen: 大家好，我是Helen。 Neil: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language. Helen: 在今天的地道英语中，我们来学一些英语中新出现的习惯表达。 Neil: New words enter the English language all the time. Helen: 所以跟着Real English学习英语，及时更新，保持新鲜的英语词汇是很重要的. Neil: Of course. Helen: 那Neil，我们今天要学的是什么新词呢？ Neil: Today’s new expression is 'the school run'. Helen: The school run. School 学校，run 跑步？这难道是一种体育运动？ Neil: No, actually! The school run is when mothers drive their children to school in the morning and collect them again in the evening. Helen: 这个school run 原来专门指的是妈妈们接送小孩儿上学，放学啊。但是，为什么要专门弄个短语来特指这个意思呢？ Neil: Well, many people complain about the school run because it means there is a lot of extra traffic on the roads when they are trying to drive to work. Helen: 这个school run 的时间一到，路上一下子多了好多车，在上下班高峰期的时候，就造成堵车。 Neil: Nowadays most children are taken to school by one of their parents in a car. Helen: 这样啊，就造成了交通堵塞，给上下班的人带来了不少麻烦。 Neil: That’s right. It’s caused by the school run. Insert A: You’re early. You don’t normally arrive till 9.30! B: I know, but it’s school holidays so I avoided the school run traffic and it took me much less time than normal. Helen: 你以前是走路上学吗？Neil? Neil: No, I took the bus. I lived about 2 miles from my school. Helen: 我住的地方到是离学校很近，只要用20分钟就走到了。 Neil: The school run is a problem if you live near a school. Helen: 对，送完孩子，想要去哪儿去都不太容易，因为好多车都挤在一起了。 Neil: Yes – it can be difficult to park your car, or it will take you longer in the morning to get to work. Helen: That’s a problem. Neil: Yes, Helen. I wish the kids and their parents all took a bus or walked. Helen: 好啦，我们来复习一下今天学的 the school run – 就是家长们开车接送孩子上下学，因此而导致了拥挤的交通。 Neil: Well, it’s time to go. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye. Helen: See you next time. | 
