职称英语综合类完形填空第五篇Traffic in Our Cities逐句翻译.docxVIP

Traffic in Our Cities 城市的交通The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. 当今世界，许多城市的交通量在不断扩大。This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) of accidents. 这导致了许多问题，包括严重的空气污染、 长时间拥堵，以及交通事故发生概率的增大。 Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to (2) persuade people to change their habits and leave their cars at home. 显而易见，我们必须要有所行动，但往往说服 人们改变他们的生活习惯，使他们把车留在家里是很困难的。One possible (3) approach方法 is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (4)increasing charges for parking and (5)bringing in tougher fines for anyone who (6) breaks the law. 一种可行的方法是通过增加停车收费和加强违规罚款而使人们使用汽车的成本变得更加 昂贵。In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day.此外，在每天的不同时间，一些特殊路段将对司机另行收费。 This system, (7) known as road pricing, is already being introduced in a (8)number of cities, using a special electronic card (9) fixed to the windscreen of the car. 这个被称为“道路收费” 的系统已经被一些城市所引用，它使用一种特殊的电子卡固定在汽车的挡风玻璃上。Another way of (10) dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (11) outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. 另一种处理这个问题的方法是在城市的郊区提供廉价的停车场，并严格控制进入城市中 心的车辆数量。Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the (12) final stage of their journey.司机和乘客乘坐特殊巴士完成他们最后的旅程。Of course, the most important (13) get people to provide good public transport.当然，最重要的事情还是提供良好的公共交通。However,to get people to (14)give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares (15) kept at an acceptable level. 然而，要让人们放弃他们汽车的舒适，公 共交通必须要让人感觉可靠、便利、舒适，同时票价也要保持在一个可接受的水平。 词汇: lengthy /la. 漫长的，冗长的 persuade / V. 说服，劝服 approach / n.方法，途径 windscreen / n. 汽车挡风玻璃 outskirt / n. 郊区，市郊 reliable / a. 可靠的，可信赖的 volume n. 量；卷；大量； charge n. 费用；控告； outskirts tougher road 较坚强的 n. 市郊，郊区 较艰苦的（tough 的比较级）pricing card electronic 道路收费 电子卡