Lesson 18 交通状况
lesson 18 交通状况
traffic conditio
01 the traffic is very heavy at the moment.
现在的交通很拥挤。
词组释义 at the moment 现在，目前，此刻
02 there is a traffic jam again!
又堵车了！
类似表达 traffic congestion again! / traffic jam again!
03 i am stuck in a traffic jam.
我被堵在路上了。
类似表达
i am caught in a traffic. / i am held up in a traffic jam. / i get stuck in a traffic jam. / i get caught in traffic.
04 in the morning, the traffic is solid with vehicles.
早上，路上被车堵得水泄不通。
类似表达
in the morning, the traffic is packed with cars. / in the morning, the traffic is tied up in knots.
05 we were stuck in a traffic jam for more than one hour this morning.
今天早上，我们被堵在路上一个多小时了。
词组释义 be stuck in 困于……，停止不前，动弹不得
06 there are always traffic jams in the rush hours.
在上下班高峰期的时候，经常会出现交通堵塞。
词组释义 rush hour 高峰时间，拥挤时刻
07 the traffic is really heavy today.
今天的交通真的特别拥挤。
类似表达
the traffic is very crowded today. / there is too much traffic today. / today the roads are heavy with traffic.
08 do you know why the traffic is so heavy?
你知道交通为什么这么拥堵吗？
类似表达
do you know why the road is blocked? / do you know the reason for the traffic jam?
09 because of the heavy traffic jam, he was late again this morning.
因为交通堵得厉害，他今天早上又迟到了。
词组释义 because of 由于，因为
10 it is said that the traffic jam is being over soon.
据说，交通堵塞这种现象很快就会不存在了。
语法提要
it is said that后跟从句，表示“据说……”traffic是名词，表示“交通”。jam也是名词，表示“果酱，拥挤”， traffic jam是一个由两个名词组合在一起构成的符合名词，表示“交通拥挤，交通堵塞”。
11 there is hardly any traffic jams in the suburban district.
在郊区，几乎就没有交通堵塞。
词组释义 hardly any 几乎没有 suburban district 郊区
12 most of the big cities of our country suffer from traffic jams.
我们国家的大多数大城市都遭受着交通堵塞之苦。
词组释义 suffer from 遭受，患病，受……之苦
13 the traffic is good now since the newly-built flyover.
自从新建了立交桥以后，交通状况好多了。
语法提要
since在这里表示“由于，因为”，引导原因状语从句。newly是副词，表示“最新，最近”，built是动词build的过去分词，newly-built是一个由副词加动词过去分词组合而成的复合形容词，表示“新建的”。 flyove是名词，意为“立交桥，高架公路”。
14 is the traffic in your city always in a state of confusion?
在你们的城市，交通情况是不是经常很混乱啊？
词组释义 in a state of 处于……的状态中
15 last night, the traffic was held up for hours by a terrible accident on the motorway.
昨天晚上，一场可怕的交通事故造成了高速公路上几个小时的交通堵塞。
单词释义 motorway [?m??t?we?] n. 高速公路，快车道
16 the government will take measures to ease the traffic pressure as soon as possible.
政府将尽快采取措施来缓解交通压力。
词组释义 take measure 采取措施 as soon as possible 尽快，尽早，及早
17 the traffic is always in a mess at this time of everyday.
在每天的这个时候，交通总是会堵得一团糟。
词组释义 in a mess 凌乱无序，一团糟，乱七八糟
18 in order to relieve the traffic congestion, the government decides to build another subway line.
为了缓解交通堵塞的状况，政府决定再建一条地铁线。
单词释义 congestion [k?n?d?est??n] n. 拥挤，堵车，阻塞，人口过剩
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