E52【交通】What's the traffic like in London?

▍核心句型

What's the trafficlike in London?

伦敦的交通状况怎么样？

What's ... like?

……（人/事物）怎么样？

▍场景对话

A: It takes longer to go anywhere during rush hour.

高峰时段去哪儿都要很久。

B: Yeah,I hate it.It's too busy. Andit really takes much more time than you expected. What'sthe traffic like in London?

对啊，很烦人。太拥挤了，比你想象中的时间要长。伦敦的交通怎么样呢?

A:In London? Just the same really.

伦敦吗？其实也一样。

B:I suppose itis the same in all big cities in rush hour.

我想在大城市高峰时期交通都是一样的。

C:The traffic is getting better here.Drivers have to pay ifthey go into the citycentre.So there's less traffic now.

这儿的交通现在好多了。司机要进入市中心就得付费，现在已经没那么堵了。

D:Drivers have to pay!That might be a goodidea for othercitiesto help reduce the traffic.

司机要付费！可能是个好点子。其他城市也可以借鉴，这样就能减少车辆。

▍语言点

traffic /'træfɪk/ n. 交通

rush hour 高峰时期

... than you expected 比你想象中……

It's much worse than you expected. 比你想象得要糟。

Just the same really. 其实都一样。

suppose /sə'poʊz/ v. 猜想；猜测

Sth. is getting better. ……在变好。

reduce the traffic 减少车辆