2014年秋英语（牛津译林版）选修7讲义：Unit4Publictransport.docVIP

第  PAGE 49 页 共  NUMPAGES 49 页 Unit 4　Public transport 【美文阅读】　 Who invented the traffic signal? 1868年12月10日，由英国机械师德·哈特设计的一盏红、绿两色的煤气交通信号灯是城市街道的第一盏信号灯。它的出现使城市交通大为改善，也为后来交通信号灯的完善奠定了基础。 Traffic lights had been in use even before cars were invented.In those days，people used horses，wagons(四轮马车)and other means of transport. But the traffic was still horrible. So in 1868 in London, England, traffic policemen came up with a basic device: A lantern with two lights－red and green.Green stood for “caution”and red for“stop”．A policeman would turn the lights regularly with