70. Traffic（上）
1. How could we avoid traffic jam?
2. How about the traffic there?
3. Are there any traffic problems in that city?
4. How can we solve the traffic problem?
5. What your bus services like?
6. The flight 736 has been delayed because of air traffic, is that right?
7. Is the road ahead blocked?
8. Would you please drive slowly?
9. When will be the railway open to traffic?
10. What are the traffic rules there?
Dialogue 1
M: Taxi! Taxi!
W: Where to, sir?
M: I’d like to go to the railway station please.
W: Please hop in.
M: Is it a long run to the station?
W: It’ll take about 20 minutes.
M: The streets are heavy with traffic at this time of a day, are they?
W: Yes, they are.
M: Is it the rush hour?
W: Yes, it is. Are you in a hurry sir?
M: No, I’m not. Would you please drive slowly and carefully?
W: Yes, sir.
Dialogue 2
W: How far do we have to go?
M: About 50 miles.
W: The traffic is not very heavy on this high way, is it? So I’m sure we’ll make it.
M: No, but we’ve got a hurry. It will be the rush hour soon.
W: Don’t worry. There’s plenty of time yet.
M: But it’s Friday today. This road is always jam packed during the weekend, isn’t it?
W: Right.
Dialogue 3
W: Hi, John. What brings you to town?
M: Hi, Mary. Lily wanted me to buy her some things for the party.
W: What do you think of the traffic today?
M: It’s pretty bad.
W: Yeah. You can say that again. It’s noisy too.
M: I am glad I did not drive a car.
When John and Marry first arrived in China from America, they were not used to the traffic. They found streets were so busy, the traffic was heavy and really noisy. That was not really a problem to them in New York where the traffic is also noisy and heavy. The main problem facing John and Mary was the different traffic rules in China. They were used to crossing the street at the crossing while the traffic stopped for the pedestrians. Now, they had to learn how to dodge the traffic not only when they crossed the road but sometimes even on the sidewalks.
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