你認為我們應(yīng)該乘公共汽車還是火車？城市的交通系統(tǒng)可以怎樣改進

 
你認為我們應(yīng)該乘公共汽車還是火車？城市的交通系統(tǒng)可以怎樣改進
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
Beginner
 
A: do you think we should travel by bus or by train?
 
你認為我們應(yīng)該乘公共汽車還是火車？
 
B: it’s a difficult choice. The train is a litter faster, but much more expensive.
 
這是一個艱難的選擇?；疖嚿晕⒖煲稽c，但要貴得多。
 
A: we could face delays if we travel by bus, thanks to traffic jams.
 
由于交通堵塞，如果我們乘公共汽車旅行，我們可能會面臨延誤。
 
B: buses are more cramped and you can’t walk around.
 
公共汽車更擁擠，你不能四處走動。
 
A: that’s true, but I feel that I see more when I travel by bus.
 
這是真的，但我覺得我坐公共汽車旅行時能看到更多的東西。
 
B: really? I think you see more traveling by train.
 
真的？我想你會看到更多的人坐火車旅行。
 
A: so, which form of transport do you prefer to use?
 
那么，你更喜歡哪種交通方式？
 
B: I prefer going by train, ever though it costs more.
 
我更喜歡坐火車，盡管要花更多的錢。
 
A: ok them. We’ll go by train. I’m sure we’ll have a good journey. Shall we go to the station and buy the tickets?
 
好的。我們坐火車去。我相信我們會有一段美好的旅程。我們?nèi)ボ囌举I票好嗎？
 
B: the train aren’t usually full. We can get them on the day we travel. We should buy return ticket because they are much cheaper than getting two singles.
 
火車通常不滿員。我們可以在旅行當天買到。我們應(yīng)該買回程票，因為它們比買兩張單人票便宜得多。
 
A: we should take a packed lunch on the journey. The food they sell on the trains is always expensive.
 
我們應(yīng)該在旅途中帶上盒飯。他們在火車上賣的食物總是很貴。
 
Intermediate
 
A: how do you think the transport system in our city could be improved.
 
你認為我們城市的交通系統(tǒng)可以怎樣改進。
 
B: I think that the public transport system could be made simpler. I never know where the bus routes actually go. The routes seem to twist and turn rather than going roughly in a straight line.
 
我認為公共交通系統(tǒng)可以變得更簡單。我永遠不知道巴士路線的實際走向。這些路線似乎是曲折的，而不是大致成一條直線。
 
A: I think we just need to build more roads. Then there would be more space for cars to drive and we’d have fewer traffic jams.
 
我認為我們只需要修建更多的道路，這樣就有更多的空間供汽車行駛，我們就可以減少交通堵塞。
 
B: if we built more roads, people would just fill them with cars again. I think we should discourage people from using their cars.
 
如果我們修建更多的道路，人們就會再次把車裝滿。我認為我們應(yīng)該勸阻人們使用他們的汽車。
 
A: how would you do that?
 
你會怎么做？
 
B: I think we should do a few things at once. Improving public transport would encourage people to use that. If we also charge people to use their cars in the city centre, they won’t use their cars as much.
 
我認為我們應(yīng)該同時做幾件事。改善公共交通將鼓勵人們使用公共交通。如果我們也向人們在市中心使用汽車收費，他們就不會那么頻繁地使用汽車了。
 
A: I don’t know. I think it’s unfair to make drivers pay more money. They already pay a lot of tax-petrol tax, for example.
 
我不知道。我認為讓司機付更多的錢是不公平的。例如，他們已經(jīng)繳納了很多汽油稅。
 
B: I think that they should pay more tax. Look at the damage they cause to the environment and people’s health by discharging all those exhaust fumes.
 
我認為他們應(yīng)該繳納更多的稅?？纯此麄兣欧胚@些廢氣對環(huán)境和人民健康造成的損害。
 
A: the air would certainly be cleaner if there were fewer cars being used in the city. The problem is that people will see it as reducing their freedom. It well be unpopular.
 
如果城市里使用更少的汽車，空氣肯定會更清潔。問題是人們會認為這會減少他們的自由。這很不受歡迎。
 
B: that’s a good point. Car owners will probably be against it, but people who use public transport will be in favor of it.
 
這是一個很好的觀點。車主可能會反對，但使用公共交通工具的人會贊成。