public transport 公共交通

vehicle（车辆等）交通工具

commuter 通勤者

cruise for a fare 慢行寻找一位出租车乘客

clog up 使…堵塞

infrastructure 基础设施

rush hour（上下班）高峰期

from A to B 从一个地方到另一个地方

gridlock（城市）交通大瘫痪

back up 堵车

bottleneck 在狭窄路段堵车

carpool 拼车

destination 目的地

en route 在途中的

pickup 接人

streamline 高效的

decongest 减轻、减缓交通拥堵

jam-packed 拥挤不堪的、水泄不通的

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. How many more ride-hailing vehicles are there in New York than traditional yellow taxis?

2. How much of a ride-hailing vehicle’s time is spent empty?

3. Why are people taking ride-hailing vehicles than they normally would?

4. What solution to ease congestion do Uber, Didi Chuxing and Ola offer?

5. True or false: Public transport will never be as good as ride-hailing.

2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1. If you’re going downtown, I wouldn’t take 2nd avenue. It’s ______ down there. You won’t get through.

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