Step by Step 3000 第1册 Unit7:Transporation(4)

 　　Part 4. Asia's cities face gridlock.

　　Keywords. Asia's cities, gridlock, mass transit¹ systems, car sales, problems.

　　Vocabulary. gridlock, lure², aggravate³, snarl⁴, implement⁵.

　　A. You're going to hear a report on experts discussing the traffic problems Asian's big cities face.

　　Complete the exercises while listening to the first part of the report.

　　Asian cities boosted by economic prosperity, especially in China and India are facing increasing gridlock unless urgent measures to promote mass transit systems are promoted.

　　This was the warning Tuesday from transport analysts⁶ during a regional conference in Bangkok on sustainable transporation and air quality.

　　More than 100 transport specialists from 10 countries at the the conference, say the solution lies in providing better public transporation system to lure car owners away from driving.

　　B. Now listen to the whole report, finish the exercises.

　　Asia cities, boosted by economic prosperity, especially in China and India, are facing increasing gridlock unless urgent measures to promote mass transit systems are promoted.

　　This was the warning Tuesday from transport analysts during a regional conference in Bangkok on sustainable transportation and air quality.

　　More than 100 transport specialists from 10 countries at the conference, say the solution lies in providing better public transportation systems to lure car owners away from driving.

　　Heather Allen, a manager with the International Association of Public Transport, says Asian cities need to stress transport systems over private car use.t

　　At the moment, I think anywhere in the world, the energy issue is very firmly on the table.

　　And the energy efficiency of public transport, our experience and our research shows that on average you can go twice as far using public transport as you can with a private individual car.

　　Asia's love affair with the car appears very strong.

　　In India, car sales in September were up almost 10%, while in China, vehicle sales were up 33% from a year ago to 354,000 units.

　　Both countries have booming economies and growing middle classes.

　　But experts say such growth aggravates⁷ the problems of increasingly crowded cities.

　　Axel Friedrich from Germany's Federal Environment Agency says such growth cannot be sustained as traffic snarls⁸ increase in cities.

　　Also he says, more private cars aggravate pollution problems and increase economic costs.

　　Because workers and cargo⁹ get stuck on jammed roads.

　　Transport analysts say that new systems such as underground railways are often too expensive and provide low returns to investors¹⁰ and governments.

　　The most efficient systems and fastest to implement are bus systems.

　　But Mr Friedrich says governments often face local political and business interests when trying to put in place such efficient, low-cost transport systems.

1 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

2 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

3 aggravate   

vt.加重(剧)，使恶化；激怒，使恼火

参考例句：

• Threats will only aggravate her.恐吓只能激怒她。
• He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。

4 snarl   

v.吼叫，怒骂，纠缠，混乱；n.混乱，缠结，咆哮

参考例句：

• At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
• The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。

5 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 aggravates   

使恶化( aggravate的第三人称单数 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravates me any more I shall punish him. 如果他再惹我生气，我就要惩罚他。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each pther. 没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。

8 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。 来自辞典例句
• She combed the snarls out of her hair. 她把头发的乱结梳理通。 来自辞典例句

9 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

10 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会