自考英语(二)Unit 10

Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation
Otherwise you end up basked（使沐浴）in sweat and sunburn traveling to work every day. When I first came here, I walked. I walked going to and from work. I walked to the store and lugged（使劲拉）my heavy groceries back to the house. 否则你就只能每天走去工作，太阳当空，大汗淋 漓。当我刚来这里的时候，去哪儿我都步行，我 步行上下班，步行去商店，然后徒步拖着大包小 包的东西回家。
Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation
since you have to consider other passengers who are riding and making similar arrangements with you. 因为你需要考虑那些和你一起并和你做相似安排 的其他乘客们。
Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation I know exactly what he means.（承上启下 句）In this day and age, access to transportation is considered a necessity. 我很清楚他的意思。在如今这个时代，交通 出行已是生活中必不可少的部分。
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necessity [nəˈsesəti] [可数名词] a thing that you must have and cannot manage without 必需的事物；必需品 Many people cannot even afford basic necessities such as food and clothing. 许多人甚至买不起食物和衣服之类的基本必需品。
我步行去教堂由于没有小汽车而且租辆小车或者打的对于当时我这样一个年轻的单身妈妈来说是笔不小的开支所以我很少去离家超过20英英里远的地方
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Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation
arrange [əˈreɪndʒ] verb to plan or organize sth in advance 安排；筹备 Can I arrange an appointment for Monday? 我可以安排星期一约见吗？ privately ['praɪvətlɪ] adv. 私下地，不公开地; 私自; a privately owned company 私营公司 cabin [ˈkæbɪn] a small room on a ship in which you live or sleep （轮船上工作或生活的）隔间 suite [swi:t] a set of rooms, especially in a hotel （尤 指旅馆的）一套房间，套房 a hotel/private/honeymoon suite 旅馆 / 私人 / 蜜月套房
Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation I have experienced first-hand how important public transportation is. 公共交通有多重要，我亲自经历过，所以深 有体会。
Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation
Congressman [ˈkɔŋgrɪsmən] n. <美>国会议员 proclaim [prəˈkleɪm] verb to publicly and officially tell people about sth important 宣布；宣告；声明 The charter proclaimed that all states would have their own government. 宪章规定，各州皆允建立各自的政府。 sector [ˈsektə(r)] noun a part of an area of activity, especially of a country's economy （尤指一国经济的）部门，领域，行业 the manufacturing sector 制造业
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A US Congressman once proclaimed that, "There can be no doubt that the transportation sector is the most critical sector of our economy." 一位美国国会议员曾经说过，“毋庸置疑，交通 业是我们经济中的支柱行业。”
Unit Ten
Ode to Public Transport
English Level 2
Unit Ten
Ode to Public Transport
ode [əʊd] a poem that speaks to a person or thing or celebrates a special event 颂诗；颂歌 Keats's ‘Ode to a Nightingale ’ 济慈的《夜莺颂》 transportation [ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn] [不可数名词] = transport the transportation industry 运输业
Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation
It is not a transportation service that you can arrange privately to suit your own personal convenience (although you may, to a certain extent, such as paying for a cabin or suite on a train or ship) 公共交通不是那种根据个人需求而随意安排的交 通服务(虽然在某种程度上也可以这样做，比如说 你可以付钱包下火车或船上的一个包厢)，
Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation
Public transportation is defined as a service that is available for use by the general public. It is a cheaper and environmentally friendly alternative. 公共交通被定义为能为大众所使用的一种服务。 它是一种相对便宜并且对环境有利的出行方式。
ride [raɪd] [usually + 副词或介词短语] to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger 搭乘；乘坐 She rode the bus to school every day. 她每天乘公共汽车去上学。 to ride the subway/an elevator, etc. 乘地铁、电梯等
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critical [ˈkrɪtɪkl] adj.== crucial extremely important because a future situation will be affected by it 极重要的；关键的；至关紧要的 a critical factor in the election campaign 竞选活动的关键因素
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territory [ˈterətri] noun a country or an area that is part of the US, Australia or Canada but is not a state or province （美国）准州 ；（澳大利亚）地区；（加拿大）地区 Guam and American Samoa are US territories. 关岛和美属萨摩亚是美国的准州。 upfront [ˌʌpˈfrʌnt] adj. paid in advance, before other payments are made 预 付的；预交的 There will be an upfront fee of 4%. 将收取4%的预付费。
alternative [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv] noun a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities 可供选择的事物 You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一 。
Text A : The Importance of English Level 2 Public Transportation
It is not a transportation service that you can arrange privately to suit your own personal convenience (although you may, to a certain extent, such as paying for a cabin or suite on a train or ship) 公共交通不是那种根据个人需求而随意安排的交 通服务(虽然在某种程度上也可以这样做，比如说 你可以付钱包下火车或船上的一个包厢)，
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I live in Saipan, a US territory and the closest things we have to public transportation are tourist and school buses. You have to have your own car or bike, rent a car, or pay upfront for a taxi to go from point A to point B. 我住在美国塞班，在那里只有游客公交和学生公 交这种公共交通工具。你不得不拥有自己的私家 车或者自行车，或者租一辆汽车，或者费搭乘 的士从一个地方到另一个地方。