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Unit FourSentence Study Public Transportation Expands Around the World. (Title) Many governments are promoting above and underground transit systems to fight increasing congestion. (L.1) What is happening in Texas reflects a growing trend elsewhere in the United States, says William Millar, president of the American Public Transportation Association. (L.17) Notice the structure “What is happening in… reflects a… trend in…” 在……发生的……反映了……的趋势。 “What is happening in Texas” is a clause used as subject. This is a useful structure for writing. Brainstorm 1. 大城市的情况反映出人们的生活水平呈上升趋势。? What’s happening in the big cities reflects the growing trend of people’s living standards.? 2. 在美国校园发生的事件反映了枪支滥用呈上升的趋势。 What’s happening on US campuses reflects the growing trend of illegal use of guns. In the last few years, public transportation in America has undergone a renaissance. (L.21) America has experienced a revival of public transportation in the last few years. It was not uncommon ten years ago for more than half the referenda to fail. (L. 25) It was common that more than half of the general votes wouldn’t pass ten years ago. Notice the double negative structure “It was not uncommon…” By using the structure the writer means to emphasize that the situation is very common.? e.g. We never see each other without talking about sports first. Nuclear war is not at all improbable once these countries get desperate. What it shows is that in many places, the public is ready to invest in public transportation. (L.26) But a majority of Americans still commute by car and most transportation funds are spent on building roads. (L.28) Alan Pisarski is a transportation consultant and author of “Commuting in America.” (L.29) Many countries support public transportation to a much greater degree than is happening in the United States, particularly in Europe. (L.39) In contrast to America, many countries, especially European ones, give much more support to public transportation.