【我们说的英语】Global traffic jam(6/6)
本期节目选自Podcast：Six Minute EnglishHints:
Jen
Jennifer
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201303/201303290236547854295.mp3And I've heard about self-driving robot cars that can save space on the road by driving closer to the car in front. All very clever ideas. But there is one thing you can't change – and that's the driver!And come on, Jen, who's the worst – men or women drivers?
It's definitely men! Women drivers are very safe at all time in my experience.
I thought you'd say that! There's one thing you can't change – your answer to today's question. Earlier, I asked you, in 2010, one of the World's longest jams occurred in Beijing in China. Do you know how long it was?
A.50 kilometres
B.100 kilometres
or
C.200 kilometres
And I guessed A. 50 kilometres.
And, I'm afraid you were wrong – a bit too short. This traffic jam was 100 km long. It happened on the Beijing to Tibet Expressway and lasted 12 days! I wouldn't like to have been stuck in that.OK Jennifer, before we go, could you remind us of some of the words we learned today?
Yes. We heard:
traffic jams
gridlock
a maelstrom
bumper to bumper
get the behind the wheel
the end of the road
gas-guzzling
Thanks Jennifer. Well, that's it for today.
Bye.
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