遇到车祸、塞车、爆胎，要怎么说？

早上有个重要会议，却偏偏遇上车子爆胎，打电话回办公室，同事问：Why didn't you show up to the meeting?到底要怎么说才能表达是爆胎，而不是car accident？

1 　I got caught in traffic. / I got held up (by the traffic).　我塞车了。

通常塞车不是车流量太大，就是前面出了车祸，如果是连环车祸，可以说multiple car accident / (multiple-car) pileup。multiple的意思是“多重的、复合的”。pile本身就有“累积、堆叠”的意思，所以很容易和连环车祸联系起来，也可以直接说：There's a major accident ahead of me.（我前面出了一场大车祸。）

2 　I got held up in a traffic accident.　我被困在车祸的车阵中了。

held是hold的被动态，表示被困住、被塞住。

例：

I got held up at the airport by the heavy fog.（我因为浓雾被困在机场了。）

3 　My car tire popped on my way to the office, so I had to take a bus instead.　我的车子在上班途中爆胎了，现在只好改搭公交车。

爆胎也可以说have / get a flat tire = (tire) blow out。

例：

I got a flat tire on the freeway. / My tire blew out on the freeway.（我的车子在高速公路上爆胎了。）

若是轮胎被戳破可以说(tire) be punctured。

例：

Is my tire punctured? It's almost flat.（我的轮胎被戳破了吗？它都没什么气了。）

4 　I just had a car accident in town, so I have to first wait for the police.　我刚刚在市区出了车祸，我得先等警察来。

市区：in town

市郊：in suburbs

郊区：on the outskirts

例：

I live on the outskirts of New York.（我住在纽约郊区。）