『壹』 關於汽車英語的文章
Cars in America(美國的汽車)
Cars in America
Cars are an important part of life
in the United States. The car made the United
States
a
nation
on wheels.
And
it helped to make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The cars provide the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation.
The second reason that cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.
The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don't like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to follow an exact timetable.And the freedom a car gives them is what Americans want most to have.
The decrease of gas supplies has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.
美國的汽車
汽車是美國生活的重要組成部分。汽車使得美國成為輪子上的國家,它也幫助美國成為現在的樣子。
汽車在美國如此盛行有三個主要原因。首先這個國家地域遼闊,而美國人喜歡在其間來回走動。汽車提供了最舒適最便宜的交通方式。
汽車如此盛行的第二個原因是美國從未真正發展過有效廉價的公共交通這一事實。美國的長途火車從未像世界上其它地方那麼普及。如今飛機提供了空中服務的良好體系。但是飛機太貴了,不能頻繁使用。
而第三個原因是最為重要的。
美國人的獨立精神是使得汽車盛行的真正原因。
美國人不喜歡等公共汽車、火車甚至飛機。他們不喜歡必須遵循精確的時間表。汽車給予他們的自由正是美國人最想得到的。
汽油供給的減少已經給美國人帶來了巨大的問題。但答案不是發展更大型的公交體系。真正的解決方式必須是一種新型的汽車,那種不需要使用很多燃料的汽車。
Car Pollution
Each year there is an increasing number of cars on the roads as millions of new cars are proced. One out of six Americans works at making cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling up gas. Americans couldn't live without cars!
Most Americans would find it hard to imagine life without a car. However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution caused by cars. The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.
One way to get rid of the polluted air is to make a car without pollution. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field is slow.
Another way is to replace car engines with something else. Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model for us.
To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we have to make some changes in our lives. Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their total cars.They are encouraged to use bicycles, which are thought to help keep the air clean.
But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory cioses down. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment. Although cars have led us to a better life, they have also brought us new problems.
汽車污染
上路的汽車數量逐年增長,同時,每年都會生產出幾百萬輛新車。在美國,每六個人中就有一個從事與汽車相關的工作:造車、開車、修路、加油等等。
離開汽車,美國人無法生活!
大部分美國人簡直無法想像沒有車的生活會是什麼樣子。但是一些人也已經意識到汽車造成的空氣污染已成為嚴重的問題。被污染的空氣具有毒性,並且危害健康。
解決空氣污染的方法之一就是製造無污染汽車。但是生產清潔汽車說來容易做來難。
目前,這一領域的進展十分緩慢。
另一個方法就是使用其他東西替代汽車發動機。發明家正在研製蒸汽汽車和電車。但是許多廠家認為我們可以使用的實用型汽車的誕生可能還需要幾年時間。
要想阻止全球化的汽車污染,我們需要對自己的生活方式做出適當的改變。例如,在美國,需要縮減汽車總量。鼓勵人們使用有助空氣清潔的自行車。
但這種改變不能一蹴而就。一旦汽車工廠關閉,就會有大量工人失去工作。與失業相比,空氣污染似乎就不再那麼重要了。盡管汽車為我們帶來了更加舒適的生活,同時,它也帶來了新的問題。
『貳』 交通小知識用英語怎麼說
1.英語的關於交通規則的小知識(附中文)
1. Always buckle up. 永遠系好安全帶。
Buckle up指的是把安全帶系好,還可以說fasten the seatbelt.一般來講,各個州都要求司機和司機副座上的乘客系安全帶,不過現在很多州更為嚴格,要求普通轎車的所有乘客都要系安全帶,否則被發現就要受處罰。記得我曾看過一個公益廣告,警察出來說:「If you don't buckle up, you'd better listen up.」意思就是「如果你不系安全帶,那麼你最好聽清楚了。」Listen up這個片語在口語里也很常用,它被用來提醒大家的注意,就是「聽好了!」的意思。例如老師要宣布一件很重要的事情,但是班上亂哄哄的,老師就會說:「Listen up!」。
2. Put your children in back!把您的孩子放在後座上!
美國法律規定,12歲以及12歲以下的兒童一律要坐在後座上,而且4歲以下的嬰幼兒要使用特殊的座位裝置(我們在談論車子的文章里,曾經提到過)。這是因為,兒童的骨質比較柔軟,遇到危險緊急剎車,容易受到更大的沖擊。
3. Never drunk drive! 決不酒後駕駛!
美國的醉酒問題很嚴重,酒後開車出的事故也比其他原因的事故多。據說,每五個美國人中,有三個在他的一生中,都會遇到酒後開車的大大小小的事故。各州對於酒後駕駛的處罰也非常嚴厲,除了罰款,扣分,試情形還要坐沒衡牢。你可能還會聽說DUI Law,也就是Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol,這條法規禁止在使用毒品,造成神志不清醒的葯物和酒精的情況下開車,抓到了,處罰也非常嚴厲。很多美國人有去酒吧喝酒聊天的習慣,所以交通部門建議最好有一個人保持清醒以便駕駛。另外,如果真的喝多了,有些酒吧也會免費提供計程車送你回家。
4. You always have to stop at a stop sign. 在停車標志前,你永遠要停。
Stop sign,停車標志,通常在比較小的路口出現,它起到了紅綠燈的作用。這些路口因為比較小,車輛來往少,所以沒有必要設置紅綠燈,但是為了安全起見,車子開到路口,停一下,看看十字路口有沒有行人車輛,再繼續行駛。如果有,那麼一定是先讓行人,車輛就本著先來後到的原則了。
5. In a crosswalk, pedestrians have the right of way. 在過街人行道上,行人有先行權。
這當然不是說,這邊綠燈了,行人還要通過。基本在各個十字路口,都有指示行人的紅陵伏綠燈,行人也都按照這個紅綠燈的指示行動。有時候,尺察攜由於行人比較少,這種紅綠燈不是次次都變綠。因此,當你要過馬路的時候,會發現路邊的柱子上有一個按鈕,按一下,控制中心就知道有人要過馬路,過一會兒綠燈就會亮。如果你開車過十字路口,有行人過馬路,無論何種情況,行人都有先行權,這在美國是起碼的常識,也是一個講文明公民的標志。
2.用英語表達的常見交通規則
1、Don't Drink and Drive 嚴禁酒後開車
示例:Consider your safety. Don't drink and drive.
為你的安全著想,請不要酒後駕車。
2、Road Work Ahead 道路施工
示例:They're doing road work up ahead.
前方有道路正施工。
3、No left turn 禁止左轉
示例:The picture is a sign for no left turn.
圖中是禁止向左轉彎標志。
4、no turns 禁止掉頭
示例:Now, the only thing I suggest is that you don't make no sharp turns.
現在,我給你們唯一的建議是,不要急轉彎。
5、No Horn 禁鳴喇叭
示例:Hey! No horn honking allowed here!
嘿!這里禁止嗚笛!
6、School Zone 前方學校
示例:It warns that you are ing to a school zone.
它意味著你剛駛入學校區域。
3.用英語寫出交通規則
1. 交通規則 traffic regulation 2. 路標 guide post 3. 里程碑 milestone 4. 停車標志 mark car stop 5. 紅綠燈 traffic light 6. 自動紅綠燈 automatic traffic signal light 7. 紅燈 red light 8. 綠燈 green light 9. 黃燈 amber light 10. 交通崗 traffic post 11. 崗亭 police box 12. 交通警 traffic police 13. 打手勢 pantomime 14. 單行線 single line 15. 雙白線 double white lines 16. 雙程線al carriage-way 17. 斑馬線 zebra stripes 18. 劃路線機 traffic line marker 19. 交通干線 artery traffic 20. 車行道 carriage-way 21. 輔助車道 lane auxiliary 22. 雙車道 two-way traffic 23. 自行車通行 cyclists only 24. 單行道 one way only 25. 窄路 narrow road 26. 潮濕路滑 slippery when wet 27. 陡坡 steep hill 28. 不平整路 rough road 29. 彎路 curve road ; bend road 30. 連續彎路 winding road 31. 之字路 double bend road 32. 之字公路 switch back road 33. 下坡危險 dangerous down grade 34. 道路交叉點 road junction 35. 十字路 cross road 36. 左轉 turn left 37. 右轉 turn right 38. 靠左 keep left 39. 靠右 keep right 40. 慢駛 slow 41. 速度 speed 42. 超速 excessive speed 43. 速度限制 speed limit 44. 恢復速度 resume speed 45. 禁止通行 no through traffic 46. 此路不通 blocked 47. 不準駛入 no entry 48. 不準超越 keep in line ; no overhead 49. 不準掉頭 no turns 50. 讓車道 passing bay 51. 迴路 loop 52. 安全島 safety island 53. 停車處 parking place 54. 停私人車 private car park 55. 只停公用車 public car only 56. 不準停車 restricted stop 57. 不準滯留 restricted waiting 58. 臨街停車 parking on-street 59. 街外停車 parking off-street 60. 街外卸車 loading off-street 61. 當心行人 caution pedestrian crossing 62. 當心牲畜 caution animals 63. 前面狹橋 narrow bridge ahead 64. 拱橋 hump bridge 65. 火車柵 level crossing 66. 修路 road works 67. 醫院 hospital 68. 兒童 children 69. 學校 school 70. 寂靜地帶 silent zone 71. 非寂靜地帶 silent zone ends 72. 交通管理 traffic control 73. 人山人海 crowded conditions 74. 擁擠的人 jam-packed with people 75. 交通擁擠 traffic jam 76. 水泄不通 overwhelm 77. 順擠 extrusion direct 78. 沖擠 extrusion impact 79. 推擠 shoved 80. 挨身輕推 nudging 81. 讓路 give way 82. 粗心行人 careless pedestrian 83. 犯交通罪 mitting traffic offences 84. 執照被記違章 endorsed on driving license 85. 危險駕駛 dangerous driving 86. 粗心駕車 careless driving 87. 無教員而駕駛 driving without an instructor 88. 無證駕駛 driving without license 89. 未經車主同意 without the owner's consent 90. 無第三方保險 without third-party insurance 91. 未掛學字牌 driving without a "L" plate 92. 安全第一 safety first 93. 輕微碰撞 slight impact 94. 迎面相撞 head-on collision 95. 相撞 collided 96. 連環撞 a chain collision 97. 撞車 crash 98. 輾過 run over 99. 肇事逃跑司機 hit-run driver 100. 沖上人行道 drive onto the pavement。
4.初一交通知識英語作文/演講稿
Good afternoon(morning) everyone, today I am here to give a talk on traffic.All in all we should follow a principle, that is "safty first".SO when we cross a road,we have to look at the right hand-side,and if there is no ing cars,we then look at the left hand side to confirm it is safe.If other people try to cross the road without looking for the ing car.We should not follow them, because they are not following the principle.Yes, therefor the principle are very very important, please remember it, my friends.Thank you very much.。