交通状况
    01 we were stuck in traffic jam for more than an hour.
    我们在堵车堵了一个多小时。
    解析 ▲ be stuck in意为“困于，停止不前，动弹不得”。traffic jam指“塞车，交通堵塞”，类似的表达还有traffic congestion。
    学学这样说
    1. traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident. 出了事故以后，交通陷于停滞状态。
    2. the traffic is very heavy at the moment, and it's quite a long way to the railway station. 现在交通很拥挤，而到火车站又很远。
    3. traffic has virtually come to a dead stop. 实际上，车辆无法前行，一动不动。
    4. we sat bumper-to-bumper in the traffic jam.
    我们遇到了交通阻塞，汽车首尾相接，动弹不得。
    5. cars often pile up here in the rush hour. 在高峰时刻，汽车往往在这里堵成一团。
    6. in the morning, traffic is tied up in knots. 早上，车辆堵得水泄不通。
    7. it is really a snail-paced traffic. 车辆简直是在蠕动。
    补充短语
    come to a stop 停住，站稳
    pile up 积聚，堆放，成堆
    rush hour（上下班的）高峰期
    02 a lorry overturned on the road, so all the traffic was held up.
    一辆货车在路上翻车了，导致了堵车。
    常用单词
    lorry ['l?r?] n. 货车，卡车
    overturn [??v?'t?:n] v.（使）翻倒
    学学这样说
    1. there is too much traffic on the road. 这条路上行人车辆太多了。
    2. yesterday the traffic was held up for hours by a terrible accident on this stretch of the motorway.昨天在这段高速路上发生了一起惨重的交通事故，造成了几个小时的交通阻塞。
    3. traffic was interrupted by dense fog. 交通因浓雾而受阻。
    4. heavy snow is blocking all roads into scotland. 大雪阻塞了所有通往苏格兰的道路。
    应用对话
    steven: excuse me, do you know why the traffic is so heavy?
    stranger: a lorry overturned on the road, so all the traffic was held up.
    史蒂文：打扰了，你知道交通为什么这么拥堵吗？
    陌生人：一辆货车在路上翻车了，导致了交通阻塞。
    03 heavy traffic poses a problem in many big cities.
    交通拥挤是许多大城市的难题。
    解析 ▲ pose a problem为惯用搭配，意为“造成问题，带来问题”，相当于cause/bring/ present a problem。
    学学这样说
    1. the road is closed to vehicular traffic. 此路不准车辆通行。
    2. the condition of our traffic leaves much to be desired. 交通状况令人不满意。
    3. downtown traffic is stop-and-go. 市区里，车辆总是走走停停。
    4. there's always a congestion downtown. 市区里通常很堵。
    5. traffic is always a mess during rush hour. 高峰时段，路况很差。
    6. traffic is diverted onto a side road because of traffic jam.
    由于堵车，车辆行人改走侧道。
    04 the government will take measures to ease traffic pressure soon.
    政府不久将会采取措施来缓解交通压力。
    解析 ▲ take measures to指“采取措施来，采取措施以”，类似表达还有take steps to。
    学学这样说
    1. the newly-built subway will relieve traffic congestion to some extent.
    新建成的地铁将会在某种程度上缓解交通堵塞的状况。
    2. the traffic jam is said to be over soon. 据说交通很快就不会拥堵了。
    3. it is necessary to build more flyovers to ease traffic pressure.
    有必要建更多的立交桥来缓解交通压力。
    4. in order to relieve the traffic congestion, they decided to build another road.
    为了缓解交通堵塞的状况，他们决定再建一条路。
    补充短语
    traffic congestion 交通堵塞
    05 in total, sixteen people were injured in the traffic accident last night.
    共有16个人在昨晚的交通事故中受伤。
    解析 ▲ in total指“总计，合计”，类似表达还有totally, to sum up等。
    常用单词
    injure ['?nd??(r)] v. 伤害，损害
    accident ['?ks?d?nt] n. 意外事件，事故
    学学这样说
    1. jack died in a traffic accident this morning. 杰克今天早上出交通事故而去世了。
    2. a poor boy called john was killed in the accident too.
    一个名叫约翰的可怜男孩也在事故中丧生了。
    3. a driver died instantly. 一个司机当场死亡。
    4. the other one was badly hurt. 另外一个受重伤。
    5. he landed in the hospital after the crackup. 在交通事故后，他被送入医院。
    6. she was the victim of a road accident. 她是一场交通事故的受害者。
    06 i saw a crash at the crossing.
    我看到那个十字路口发生了交通事故。
    常用单词
    crash [kr??] n. 碰撞，碰撞声，暴跌
    crossing ['kr?s??] n. 人行横道，十字路口
    学学这样说
    1. i was involved in a traffic accident. 我遭遇交通事故了。
    2. i witnessed the traffic accident. 我目睹了那次交通事故。
    3. i was petrified when two cars collided. 两车相撞的情景把我吓呆了。
    4. traffic accident made him into a state of shock. 交通事故使他受到了惊吓。
    补充短语
    a state of... ……的状态
    07 we think the accident is the inevitable consequence of his habitual drunken driving.
    我们认为这起事故是他经常醉酒驾车的必然后果。
    语法tips
    drunken driving通常指“醉酒驾驶”，而“酒后驾驶”的表达有drink driving和drink and drive。
    学学这样说
    1. fog was responsible for the accident. 雾造成了这起交通事故。
    2. the accident was due to careless driving. 交通事故起因于驾驶粗心。
    3. drinking is the principal cause of this traffic accident. 酗酒是这起交通事故的主要原因。
    4. the police decided to inquire into the events leading up to the accident.
    警方决定对这起事故的起因进行调查。
    补充短语
    be responsible for 为……负责
    inquire into 调查，探究
    lead up to 导致，使话题（渐渐）转向
    08 why do some guys like to drive so fast when they are drunk?
    为什么有些家伙喜欢在酒醉时开快车呢？
    常用单词
    fast [fɑ:st] adv. 快，迅速地；adj. 快的，迅速的
    drunk [dr??k] adj. 醉的，陶醉的
    学学这样说
    1. i remember the peacebreaker was a drunk man. 我记得肇事者是个喝醉的男人。
    2. we were victims of a hit-and-run driver. 我们被车撞了，肇事司机逃逸。
    3. the driver was not to blame for the traffic accident. 那次交通事故不应该责怪司机。
    4. the runaway of the traffic accident is wanted by the police.
    警方正在通缉交通事故的逃逸者。
    5. you'd better admit that you were responsible for the traffic accident.
    你最好承认你对那起交通事故负有责任。
    应用对话
    steven: why do some guys like to drive so fast when they are drunk?
    julia: i don't know. maybe they feel they are okay and driving fast seems very cool.
    史蒂文：为什么有些家伙喜欢在酒醉时开快车呢？
    茱莉娅：我不知道，也许他们是认为自己能开吧，而且开快车似乎很酷。
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