Vehicles provide much convenience for man.In ancient times, people in north rode horses to substitute for walking while people in south took boats. In modern life, bicycle has become popular all over the world. Our country has been known as the kingdom of bikes for a period. Gradually, with high scientific technology, different kinds of vehicles are invented by mankind. At the same time, people travel more frequently than ever before. Consequently, the world has become smaller and smaller.
Vehicles save people much time in travelling, and they are everywhere: ships sail on the sea, planes fly in the air, subways run under the ground, while trains travel on the railway. The most marvelous thing is that people can travel to the space by spacecraft. Nowadays, people rely increasingly on them. Each day, you can see people taking different ways to work. Some ride bikes, some take buses, while others ride motorcycles or their own personal cars. In a word, the vehicles play an important role in humans' life.
交通工具给人们带来了诸多方便。古代,北方人以马代步而南方人则是用船。到了现代,自行车风靡全球。我国曾一度成为自行车王国。逐渐地,人们运用高科技发明了各种各样的交通工具。与此同时,人们外出也更加频繁,世界变得越来越小。
交通工具为人们外出旅行节省了不少时间,它们无处不在: 船只在大海上行驶;飞机在天空中穿行;地铁在地下穿梭;火车在轨道上奔驰。更令人惊叹的是,人们可以乘坐宇宙飞船遨游太空。如今,人们越来越依赖它们。每天都可以看到人们乘坐不同的交通工具去上班,有的骑自行车,有的乘公交,也有的骑摩托车或开私家车。总之,交通工具在人们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。
乘坐交通工具的用法:
by + 交通工具,例如 by bike / bus / train / car / boat /plane 。注意此时工具前面不加冠词 the 且用名词单数。
take + the + 交通工具,注意此时依然用名词的单数形式。如 take the subway, take the bike。
1. vehicle [ˈvi:ikəl] n. 交通工具、车辆,传播媒介,工具,手段
2. substitute [ˈsʌbstitju:t] n. 代用品、代替者; v. 代替,替代(for)
3. consequently [ˈkɔnsikwəntli] adv. 所以、因此
4. marvelous [ˈmɑ:viləs] adj. 奇迹般的、惊人的、了不起的
5. spacecraft [ˈspeiskrɑ:ft] n. 航天器、宇宙飞船
6. play an important role in 在……扮演重要角色
1 It is easier for us to travel around with the vehicles.
有了交通工具,我们出行更加方便了。
2 Vehicles are becoming faster and safer now.
现在交通工具变得更加快捷、安全了。
3 Where is the bus stop for the National Palace Museum?
去故宫博物院的公交汽车站在哪里?
4 Where am I supposed to change? 我应该在哪站换车?
5 Do I have to transfer anywhere? 我必须在中途转车吗?
6 Is your taxi engaged? 这辆出租车有人坐吗?
7 Please take me to this address. 请送我到这个地址。
8 You'd better pay by credit card when you rent a car, or you will pay a higher deposit for it. 租车时最好用信用卡,否则得付很高的押金。
9 You have enough time to transfer for the train is leaving 30 minutes later.
你有足够的时间转车,因为火车在30分钟后出发。
10 Smoking is not allowed in the train. 火车上不允许吸烟。
Traffic is very heavy during the rush hour, and most of the important cities of the world suffer from traffic jam. Now John is caught by the jam, and he strikes a conversation with a stranger.
John: What a bad traffic! We have been waiting here for nearly an hour.
Stranger: There is usually a lot of traffic in the crossroads. The traffic policemen are directing the traffic. It will return to the normal state soon. Take it easy, young man.
John: The local government should take measures to ease the traffic pressure.
Stranger: A cross-over bridge is planned to be built in this month. And the subway has been under constructing. It is reported that it will be completed next year.
John: Sounds pretty good.
Stranger: Sure. The newly-built subway will relieve the traffic congestion to some extent.
John: Hope so. Hey, the traffic is all right. Here we go.
Stranger: Have a pleasant trip!
高峰期交通很繁忙,世界各地的大城市都会出现交通阻塞。眼下约翰被堵在路上无法前行,于是就和一位陌生人攀谈起来。
约翰: 糟糕透顶的交通。已经等了将近一小时了。
陌生人: 十字路口经常堵车。交警在指挥疏通道路,很快就会恢复正常,别着急,小伙子。
约翰: 当地政府应采取措施减缓交通压力。
陌生人: 这个月计划建造天桥,地铁也正在建造中,报道说明年将会建成。
约翰: 听起来很棒!
陌生人: 是啊,新建的地铁在某种程度上会减轻交通压力。
约翰: 但愿如此。嘿,可以通行了,我们走吧。
陌生人: 一路顺风!
traffic jam
每到上下班时间,大都市高速公路的车速甚至比一般道路的车速还要慢,无数车辆涌上来造成车的保险杆相互碰撞的交通状况( bumper-to-bumper traffic ),这时的车速可以形容为蜗牛步行的交通( snail-paced traffic );或者干脆叫做动弹不得的车速(slows to halt)。这种塞车现象用英说就叫 traffic jam 或是 traffic congestion ;更严重的交通状况称为严重塞车,僵局( gridlock )。
例句:
I hate to live in big cities, for there are so many traffic jams. 我不喜欢在大城市生活,因为有很多交通堵塞。
1. rush hour 高峰期,上下班时间
2. crossroads ['krɔsrəudz] n. 十字路口
3. traffic jam / congestio 交通拥堵
4. return to the normal state 恢复正常
5. strike a conversation with sb 同某人攀谈
1 In the morning, traffic is tied up in knots. 早上,车辆堵得水泄不通。
2 The main road was blocked, so we'd better try another way.
主干道堵塞了,我们最好试着改走别的路。
3 We were stuck in heavy traffic for more than one hour.
我们在交通阻塞中被困了一个多小时了。
4 Cars crawled slowly as a snail. 车辆如蜗牛般缓缓爬行。
5 Yesterday there happened a terrible accident, causing the traffic blocked on this stretch of the motorway. 昨天发生一起惨重的交通事故,阻塞了这一段高速公路。
6 Traffic was interrupted by the dense fog. 交通因浓雾而受阻。
7 Heavy snow blocked the roads, people has to stay at home.
大雪阻塞了道路,人们不得不待在家里。
8 It is necessary to build flyovers to ease the traffic pressure at all the crossroads.
有必要在各个十字路口建立立交桥来缓解交通压力。
9 The road is closed to vehicular traffic; please go in a roundabout way.
此路不准车辆通行,请绕道。
10 Heavy traffic has become the main problem in many old towns.
交通拥挤已成为许多旧城镇的主要难题。