你认为我们应该乘公共汽车还是火车？城市的交通系统可以怎样改进

 
你认为我们应该乘公共汽车还是火车？城市的交通系统可以怎样改进
 
来听今天的讲解:
 
Beginner
 
A: do you think we should travel by bus or by train?
 
你认为我们应该乘公共汽车还是火车？
 
B: it’s a difficult choice. The train is a litter faster, but much more expensive.
 
这是一个艰难的选择。火车稍微快一点，但要贵得多。
 
A: we could face delays if we travel by bus, thanks to traffic jams.
 
由于交通堵塞，如果我们乘公共汽车旅行，我们可能会面临延误。
 
B: buses are more cramped and you can’t walk around.
 
公共汽车更拥挤，你不能四处走动。
 
A: that’s true, but I feel that I see more when I travel by bus.
 
这是真的，但我觉得我坐公共汽车旅行时能看到更多的东西。
 
B: really? I think you see more traveling by train.
 
真的？我想你会看到更多的人坐火车旅行。
 
A: so, which form of transport do you prefer to use?
 
那么，你更喜欢哪种交通方式？
 
B: I prefer going by train, ever though it costs more.
 
我更喜欢坐火车，尽管要花更多的钱。
 
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。我们坐火车去。我相信我们会有一段美好的旅程。我们去车站买票好吗？
 
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.
 
火车通常不满员。我们可以在旅行当天买到。我们应该买回程票，因为它们比买两张单人票便宜得多。
 
A: we should take a packed lunch on the journey. The food they sell on the trains is always expensive.
 
我们应该在旅途中带上盒饭。他们在火车上卖的食物总是很贵。
 
Intermediate
 
A: how do you think the transport system in our city could be improved.
 
你认为我们城市的交通系统可以怎样改进。
 
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.
 
我认为公共交通系统可以变得更简单。我永远不知道巴士路线的实际走向。这些路线似乎是曲折的，而不是大致成一条直线。
 
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.
 
我认为我们只需要修建更多的道路，这样就有更多的空间供汽车行驶，我们就可以减少交通堵塞。
 
B: if we built more roads, people would just fill them with cars again. I think we should discourage people from using their cars.
 
如果我们修建更多的道路，人们就会再次把车装满。我认为我们应该劝阻人们使用他们的汽车。
 
A: how would you do that?
 
你会怎么做？
 
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.
 
我认为我们应该同时做几件事。改善公共交通将鼓励人们使用公共交通。如果我们也向人们在市中心使用汽车收费，他们就不会那么频繁地使用汽车了。
 
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。我认为让司机付更多的钱是不公平的。例如，他们已经缴纳了很多汽油税。
 
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.
 
我认为他们应该缴纳更多的税。看看他们排放这些废气对环境和人民健康造成的损害。
 
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车，空气肯定会更清洁。问题是人们会认为这会减少他们的自由。这很不受欢迎。
 
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.
 
这是一个很好的观点。车主可能会反对，但使用公共交通工具的人会赞成。