英语新闻听写 看旧金山湾区捷运如何"得民心"？

San Francisco BART Twitter Goes Real Talk

看旧金山湾区捷运如何“得民心”？

As the San Francisco bay area expands in population, the social media desk for BART is becoming more honest.

随着旧金山海湾地区人口急剧膨胀，旧金山湾区快速交通系统（BART）的网络平台变得越来越亲民。

In an effort to change the tides of public opinion away from complaints of frustration¹,

为了避免因对交通的抱怨而引发负面的公众舆论，

Taylor Huckaby, a deputy² spokesperson with BART, had a plan.

旧金山湾区快速交通系统的发言人泰勒·赫卡比(Taylor Huckaby)已经想出了对策。

After his boss gave him the keys to their Twitter account, Huckaby started posting some real talk about the transit³ situation faced by Bay Area Rapid Transit.

自从上司将公司推特的密码告知他之后，赫卡比就开始在旧金山湾区快速交通系统平台上与民众交心。

Through the handle @SFBART, Huckaby has engaged the public with honest expectations for delays during rush-hour,

通过管理@SFBART系统，赫卡比向民众播放高峰时期的拥堵情况，

while explaining that city planners 20 years ago could not predict the population boom⁴ caused by the tech industry today.

还开玩笑称20年前的城市建造商们也没想到，科技发展会引发如今的人口“大爆炸”。

1 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

2 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。

3 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。

4 boom   

n.隆隆声；vt.发隆隆声

参考例句：

• The country is having a great boom in industry.这个国家的工业正蓬勃发展。
• Boom!Boom!Boom!A series of explosions shook the valley.轰！轰！轰！一连串爆破声震撼山谷。