Daily English 8 (2 of 2)
Well, the bagger puts my food into my cart, and I “push my cart to my car.
” My “cart” (cart) sometimes called a shopping cart, is what you use to move or to take your food to your car - what you put your food into when you are shopping.
It's a little like a big box - metal box with wheels on it.
So, it helps you move things, you don't have to carry them yourself.
“I open the trunk and load everything up.
” “To load up” means to put things into, in this case, your car.
So, if someone says, “I'm going to load up my car,” (load) up, they mean they're going to put the things that they need to put into their car.
We often use that verb when we are talking about moving something in your car, or going on a trip.
“Just then my wife calls me on my cell phone.
She was going to be a little late” this evening.
She says she is not going to get home at her normal time, and so she “asks me to make something for dinner.
” This is not a good idea since I am not a good cook, but I, of course, say yes.
“Tonight, I will be the cook” - the person making the food.
Now let's listen to the story, this time at a regular speed.
[Start of story]
It's five o'clock and it's quitting time.
I put a few files into my bag, grab my mug, and say goodnight to the rest of the people in my area.
I go to the parking garage and get into my car.
I signal my turn onto the street and drive toward the freeway onramp.
I merge as best as I can onto the freeway, which is always a bit of a hassle at this hour.
Traffic is stop-and-go all the way from downtown.
I hear on the radio that there's a stalled car in fast lane near La Brea, backing up traffic all the way to Hoover.
I decide to get off the freeway and to take surface streets for the rest of the trip.
I need to make a stop on the way home.
I know that the fridge is empty, so I decide to stop by the market.
I get there and I pick up some French bread, a bag of apples, a few bananas, some pasta, tomato sauce, and a cooked chicken.
Luckily, they have a lot of checkout stands open, and I get through the line pretty quickly.
I thank the cashier and the bagger and push my cart to my car.
I open the trunk and load everything up.
Just then my wife calls me on my cell phone.
She was going to be a little late getting home and asks me to make something for dinner.
Tonight, I will be the cook.
[End of story]
