Buses used to be the main means of transportation for Chinese people. In
recent years, the traffic of cities have been getting worse increasingly because
of the surging number of private cars. Lots of cities have kept working on
improving the service of buses to encourage more people to choose buses. The
facilities of the bus are under continuous upgradation, and the speed of buses
has also been increased greatly. However, the fare for bus remains quite low.
Now, in most cities, lots of local senior citizens can take bus for free.
In the past, it is unimaginable to travel by plane for most Chinese people.
Nowadays, with the development of economy and improvement of living standard, a
growing number of Chinese people, including lots of farmers and migrant workers,
could afford to travel by air. People could reach all big cities by air, and
many cities are also planning to construct airports. The service of the airline
business has been kept improving, and air tickets with discounts are often
available. In recent years, the number of people choosing to travel by flight
has been increasing continuously during holidays.
【解析】
过去，乘飞机出行对大多数中国人来说是难以想象的。
第一句句式可采用形式主语的方式处理。词汇方面：“难以想象的”：unimaginable。
In the past, it is unimaginable to travel by plane for most Chinese
people.
Nowadays, with the development of economy and improvement of living
standard, a growing number of Chinese people, including lots of farmers and
migrant workers, could afford to travel by air.
他们可以乘飞机到达所有大城市，还有许多城市也在筹建机场。
第三句是两个主谓宾简单句的并列，其中“乘飞机”是方式状语，用“by air”置后处理。词汇方面：“筹建”意译为“计划建设”：plan to
construct/bulid。
People could reach all big cities by air, and many cities are also planning
to construct airports.
航空服务不断改进，而且经常会有特价机票。
第四句句式依然是两个主谓宾并列，“不断改进”所在谓语的句子要注意时态，“有”所在谓语的句子考点为被动结构处理。词汇方面：“航空服务”意译为“航空业的服务”：service
of airline business，“特价机票”真正含义是“有折扣的机票”：the air tickets with
discounts，“有特价机票”的“有”意译为“可获得”：available。
The service of the airline business has been kept improving, and air
tickets with discounts are often available.
In recent years, more cities in China have begun to develop subways, which
would contribute to relieve traffic jam and air pollution. An increasing number
of people choose subways as the main transportation way to work or school due to
its safety, speed and comfort. At present, taking subways is becoming more
convenient in China. In some cities, passengers can take subways only by metro
cards or mobile phones, and local senior citizens could take it for free.
发表于 2018-6-30 18:15:02
