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英语口语学习:交通拥挤怎么表达

时间:2018-04-17 16:23:32  作者:Frank

 交通拥挤

 

随着城市化的高速发展,城市之中的机动车数量也在迅速增长,我们经常也会遇到交通拥挤的状况,那么在英语中怎么表达交通拥挤呢?

 

Traffic chokes surrounding roads and paths to the peak. 

周边道路和前往山顶的通道时常出现交通拥堵。

 

Braking in the wet in heavy traffic is never fun. 

在交通拥堵的雨天里踩刹车绝不是什么好玩的事。

 

But now its major cities face traffic gridlock. 

现在,中国的许多大城市面临交通拥堵的局面。

 

He cited the case of London, which since 2003, has charged a congestion1 fee for vehicles entering the inner city. Initially2 five pounds the fee now stands at 8 pounds. 

他以伦敦为例:伦敦自2003年起对进入市中心的车辆征收交通拥堵费,最初为5英镑,现已增至8英镑。

 

The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry. 

交通拥堵问题不会一下子就消失。

 

He first promised two weeks ago to clear Britain's congested roads. 

他在两周前首次承诺解决英国道路拥堵的问题。

 

The traffic along Fitzjohn's Avenue was heavy. 

菲茨姜大道上的交通拥堵严重。

 

But I have heard that Shanghai's traffic was very busy! 

但是我听说上海的交通非常的拥堵!

 

A 25 mile traffic jam clogged3 the northbound carriageway of the M6. 

长达25英里的交通拥堵阻塞了M6号高速公路的北行车道。

 

The bridge is expected to ease Mumbai's unending traffic snarls4.

这座大桥有望缓解孟买无尽的交通拥堵。

 

Heavy traffic clogged the freeways.

拥挤的交通堵塞了高速公路。

 

There was a block in the traffic and I threaded my way through the cars. 

交通堵塞,我从车群里穿了过去。

 

Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic. 

主要的交通干线都挤满了堵塞的车辆。

 

 

词汇注解:

1 congestion     

n.阻塞,消化不良

参考例句:

The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。

Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

2 initially   

adv.最初,开始

参考例句:

The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。

Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 clogged   

(使)阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 ); 淤滞

参考例句:

The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。

The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。

4 snarls     

n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说

参考例句:

I don't know why my hair snarls easily. 我不知道我的头发为什么容易缠结。

She combed the snarls out of her hair. 她把头发的乱结梳理通。 


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