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英语(二)全国高等教育自学考试讲解人:GraceShaoUnit10OdetoPublicTransportTheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextAAUSCongressmanonceproclaimedthat,Therecanbenodoubtthatthetransportationsectoristhemostcriticalsectorofoureconomy.Iknowexactlywhathemeans.(承上启下句)Inthisdayandage,accesstotransportationisconsideredanecessity.美国一位国会议员曾经说过,“毫无疑问,交通是我们经济体系中最至关重要的领域。”我确切地知道他说的是什么意思。在目前这个时代,能够利用公共交通是必需的。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextAPublictransportationisdefinedasaservicethatisavailableforusebythegeneralpublic.Itisacheaperandenvironmentallyfriendlyalternative.Itisnotatransportationservicethatyoucanarrangeprivatelytosuityourownpersonalconvenience(althoughyoumay,toacertainextent,suchaspayingforacabinorsuiteonatrainorship)sinceyouhavetoconsiderotherpassengerswhoareridingandmakingsimilararrangementswithyou.公共交通指的是能够供公众使用的一种服务,价格低廉,更利于环保。考虑到其他乘客的需求,他们与你搭乘同一班车,或乘坐同一艘船,与你的安排也相似,因此公共交通不是能供个人使用的交通服务,无法为个人提供交通便利(虽然在某种程度上,你也许可以做到,比如在火车或者轮船上交费租用车厢或者套间)。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextAIhaveexperiencedfirst-handhowimportantpublictransportationis.我亲身体验过公共交通的重要性。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextAIliveinSaipan,aUSterritoryandtheclosestthingswehavetopublictransportationaretouristandschoolbuses.Youhavetohaveyourowncarorbike,rentacar,orpayupfrontforataxitogofrompointAtopointB.Otherwiseyouendupbaskedinsweatandsunburntravelingtoworkeveryday.WhenIfirstcamehere,Iwalked.Iwalkedgoingtoandfromwork.Iwalkedtothestoreandluggedmyheavygroceriesbacktothehouse.IwalkedtochurchandIbarelygottogotoplacesfartherthanatwenty-mileradiusfrommyhousesinceIdidnotownacarthen,andIconsideredrentingacarandridingataxisuchanexpenseforastartingsinglemotherlikeIwasatthattime.TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA我住在塞班岛,属于美国的领土,在那里,我们所能使用的公共交通方式就是旅游车和校车。只有自己的汽车或者自行车,或者租车,或者预付出租车司机车费,才能把你从A地拉到B地。否则的话,每天上班就得顶着骄阳,汗流浃背。刚来到这里的时候,我步行上下班,步行去商店,拖着重重的东西走回家。我步行去教堂,那时候自己没有车,几乎从来没去过离家方圆20英里以外的地方,因此,刚刚成为单身妈妈,我考虑着租一辆车或者搭出租车,这样的开销比较适合我当时的状况。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextAForme,publictransportationisveryimportantbecauseofthefollowingreasons:1.Itsavesmoney.AccordingtoresearchdonebytheAmericanPublicTransportationAssociation(美国公交协会),individualscansaveupto$9,515annuallybyparkingtheircarsathomeandusingpublictransportationinstead.Inthiseconomy,savingmoneyhasbecomeamainconcerninmosthouseholds.Withtherisingpricesoffuelandothervehicle-relatedexpenses,doingthepubliccommutetoworkandschoolcertainlysavesmoney.TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA对我来说,公共交通非常重要,理由如下:1.省钱。美国公共交通协会做了一项研究,该研究表明个人把车停在家里,乘坐公共交通出行,每年可节省高达9515美元的开销。在这种经济状况下,省钱是每个家庭主要关心的话题。燃料和其他与交通相关的开销不断增长,乘坐公共交通去上班、上学无疑会省钱的。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA2.Ithelpstheenvironment.Whenyouswitchfromdrivingyourcartotakingpublictransport,youarereducingyourcarbonfootprint(碳足迹;碳排放量)andmakingagreatstepforwardinsavingtheenvironment.Theenvironmentalcostsofindividualsusingtheircarseverydayhavedonemassivedamagetotheenvironmentandifthemajorityorallindividualslikeyouandmeusepublictransportinstead,thinkofwhatgoodwecoulddofortheenvironment.TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA2.利于环保。放弃自己开车,开始乘坐公共交通出行的时候,就减少了碳排放量,为环境保护做出了贡献。人们每天自己开车,给环境造成了极大的破坏,相反,如果大多数人或者所有像你我这样的个人都愿意使用公共交通,可以想象一下我们可以为环境带来多大的好处啊。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA3.Itwillweanusoutofenergydependence.AccordingtoapapermadebyDr.Jean-PaulRodrigueandDr.ClaudeComtois,transportationaccountsforapproximately25%ofworldenergydemandandformorethan62%ofalltheoilusedeachyear.Ninety-fivepercentoftransportationisalmostcompletelyreliantuponpetroleumproductswiththeexceptionofrailwaysusingelectricalpower.(4)Whiletheuseofpetroleumforothereconomicsectors,suchasindustrialandelectricitygeneration,hasremainedrelativelystable,thegrowthinoildemandismainlyattributedtothegrowthintransportationdemand.Whenwestrengthenourpublictransportationservices,weareconsequentlylesseningthisoildemandanddependence.Itwillalsomotivateustoconsideralternativeenergyandfuelresources.TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA3.减少对能源的依赖。珍妮-保尔·罗德里格博士和克劳德·康托瓦博士在合著的一篇文章中指出,交通消耗的能源大约占世界能源需求量的25%,占年均石油消耗量的比例超过了62%。95%的交通方式都几乎完全依赖于石油产品,只有地铁是例外的,依靠的是电力。石油在诸如工业发电等其他经济部门的使用,保持相对稳定,对于石油需求的增长主要归因于对交通需求的增长。加强了公共交通服务,我们对石油的需求和依赖就会随之降低的,这也激励我们考虑选择其他的能源和燃料资源。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA4.Itprovideseaseandconvenience.Havingpublictransportationdefinitelyeasessomeoftheburdensofpeoplewhodonothavecarsorprefernottoownone.Theyareprovidedwithchoicestousepublictransport.Publictransportationalsoprovidesvaluableservicesnotjusttolocalinhabitantsintheareabuttotouristsaswell.Whenatouristvisitsaplace,whichdoesnothavepublictransportation,theirchoicesarelimitedandtheexperiencetheygetislimited,too.TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextA4.方便、快捷。有了公共交通方式,必然会减轻那些没有车的人或者不愿意买车的人的负担。他们可以选择不同的公共交通方式出行。公共交通不仅为当地的居民,而且还为游客提供了宝贵的服务。游客游览一个地方时,没有公共交通方式,那么他们可以选择游览的地方就会受到限制,从而获得的经历也变得有限了。TheImportanceofPublicTransportationTextAAllinall,publictransportationimprovesourwayoflife,strengthensthecommunity,providesnewjobsforthepublicandgivesusacleanerenvironment.总之,公共交通改善了我们的生活,加强了社区的服务功能,为人们提供新的工作,给我们创造了更干净清洁的环境。PersonalAdvantagesofTakingPublicTransport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