2013职称英语 Traffic in Our Cities.docVIP

Traffic in Our Cities The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) of accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to (2) persuade people to change their habits and leave their cars at home. One possible (3) approach is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by increasing charges for parking and (5) bring in tougher fines for anyone who (6) breaks the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. 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. 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. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the (12) final stage of their journey. Of course, the most important (13) thing is to provide good public transport. 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. 词汇: lengthy /le?θi/ a. 漫长的，冗长的 persuade / p?sweid / V. 说服，劝服 approach / ?pr?ut? / n.方法，途径 windscreen /windskri:n/ n. 汽车挡风玻璃 outskirt / autsk?:t / n. 郊区，市郊 reliable / rilai?bl / a. 可靠的，可信赖的 volume [v?lju:m] n. 量；卷；大量； charge [t?ɑ:d?] n. 费用；控告； outskirts [a?tsk?ts] n. 市郊，郊区 tougher 较坚强的 较艰苦的（tough的比较级） road pricing 道路收费 electronic card 电子卡 windscreen [windskri:n] n. 汽车挡风玻璃 centre [sent?] n. 中心 vehicles [vi?kl] n. 车辆（vehicle的复数形式）；交通工具 final stage 末级 fares n. 票价；车费（fare的复数）； bring in tougher fines带来更严厉的罚款 bring in；生产；增加 fine [fain] adj. 好的；精美的； n. 罚款 particular英[p?t?kj?l?] adj. 特别的；详细的；独有的；挑剔的 n. 详细说明；个别项目 注释: