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ID: 0362 Upper Intermediate
Any look at a bus, subway or highway on any given day will give you an idea of the constant struggle facing those who depend on the transportation system here. Today, we look at what a commuter faces in China. Listen to this podcast to learn how to talk traffic in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
省 shěng to save
私家车 sījiāchē private owned car
后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret
缓解 huǎnjiě to ease
我到处都看到挖马路上海到底要造多少条地铁线
wǒ 我dàochù 到处dōu 都kàndào 看到wā 挖mǎlù 马路Shànghǎi 上海dàodǐ 到底yào 要zào 造duōshao 多少tiáo 条dìtiě 地铁xiàn 线
Everywhere I look I see roads being dug up, how many subway lines do they want to build in Shanghai anyways?
十多条呢我真等不急了现在的交通状况这么差还是坐地铁最方便最省时
shí 十duō 多tiáo 条ne 呢wǒ 我zhēn 真děngbují 等不急le 了xiànzài 现在de 的jiāotōng 交通zhuàngkuàng 状况zhème 这么chà 差háishì 还是zuò 坐dìtiě 地铁zuì 最fāngbiàn 方便zuì 最shěngshí 省时
More than ten! I really can’t wait. The state of traffic is so terrible now, taking the subway is still the most convenient and time-efficient.
这几年私家车发展太快了道路建设根本所以成天堵车我的好多朋友现在都后悔买车呢因为现在在路上花的时间反而更多
zhè jǐ nián 这几年sījiāchē 私家车fāzhǎn 发展tài 太kuài 快le 了dàolù 道路jiànshè 建设gēnběn 根本suǒyǐ 所以chéngtiān 成天dǔchē 堵车wǒ de 我的hǎo 好duō 多péngyou 朋友xiànzài 现在dōu 都hòuhuǐ 后悔mǎichē 买车ne 呢yīnwèi 因为xiànzài 现在zài 在lùshang 路上huā 花de 的shíjiān 时间fǎnér 反而gèng duō 更多
That’s true. These past few years, the number of privately-owned cars has expanded too quickly. Road construction cannot keep up, so there are traffic jams all day long. A lot of my friends regret buying a car, since the time they now spend on the road is actually longer.
没错而且汽油这么贵再加上市中心停车又贵又不方便所以好多人上下班还是选择坐地铁公车这样既可以缓解交通压力也更环保
méicuò 没错érqiě 而且qìyóu 汽油zhème 这么guì 贵zài 再jiāshang 加上shìzhōngxīn 市中心tíngchē 停车yòu 又guì 贵yòu 又bù fāngbiàn 不方便suǒyǐ 所以hǎo 好duō 多rén 人shàngxiàbān 上下班háishì 还是xuǎnzé 选择zuò 坐dìtiě 地铁gōngchē 公车zhèyàngde 这样jì 既kěyǐ 可以huǎnjiě 缓解jiāotōng 交通yālì 压力yě 也gèng 更huánbǎo 环保
That’s right. Plus, fuel is so expensive, and on top of that parking in the downtown area is both expensive and inconvenient. So a lot of commuters still choose to take the subway or bus to and from work. This can alleviate traffic pressure, and is also better for the environment.
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