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Lesson 15
Běi jīng de jiāo tōng
Jìn nián lái , běi jīng zhŭ yào dào de jiāo tōng yōng
xiàn xiàng yuè lái yuè pín fán . Rén men měi tiān zăo shàng
chuáng hòu suŏ zuò de jiàn shì jiù shì xiăng er zěn
yàng shàng bān , yào bèi zài shang .
Jĭn guăn chéng shì dào wăng luò zài duàn de tuò zhăn ,
dàn réng rán néng măn rén men duì jiāo tōng shè shī de
qiú . chē ( bié shì jiā chē ) shù liàng
de kuài zēng zhăng shì zào chéng běi jīng jiāo tōng yōng de
zhŭ yào yuán yīn .
Xíng shì yán jùn zhì xiē rén xíng róng chē
liàng gāo fēng de běi jīng jiē dào jiù tóng
de tíng chē chăng , qiè dōu tíng zhì qián .
xíng chē huò shèn zhì xíng tōng cháng dōu kāi chē yào
kuài . dàn shàng chē , chē rén xíng rén
rào kāi fāng xiàng de gōng jiāo chē chē hòu biàn
便
zhèng cháng xíng jìn .
Běi jīng de jiāo tōng duì shì mín chéng shì guī huà
zhě lái shuō dōu shì jiàn tóu téng de shì . Jiăn shăo jiāo tōng
yōng jĭn shì ào yùn huì bàn chéng shì de rèn,
任,
shì zhèng tōng shì mín de rèn . Zài suǒ
yǒu de guī huà shè shī hái méi yǒu dào wèi zhī qián ,
kăo gèng wéi kuài jié de chū xíng fāng shì ,
: xíng chē !

Beijing Traffic

In recent years, traffic jams on major Beijing roads have become more commonplace and frequent. So much so that the very first thing people do when they get up in the morning is figure out how to get to work without getting stuck in traffic.

Although the city's road network has been and continues to be expanded, it is still unable to meet ever-increasing traffic demands. The rapid increase in the number of automobiles, especially privately owned cars, is a major contributor to growing traffic pressures in Beijing.

The situation is so serious that some people have likened the city at rush hour to one big parking lot; everything is at a standstill. Riding a bicycle or even walking gets one to one’s destination much faster than driving there. When traffic grinds to a halt on the roads, cyclists and pedestrians casually weave their way between cars and buses.

Beijing's growing traffic pressures can be described as being "one big headache" for its residents and city planners. Efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the city are not only the responsibility of the hosts of the 2008 Olympic Games, but also the responsibility of the central government and ordinary citizens. So while the city works on improving its traffic facilities, think about smarter ways to travel within the city. Get a bicycle, for instance!