自考英語二(新版)原文 Unit 10 Ode to Public Transportation

Unit10OdetoPublicTransportationAFamousQuote:Plainlivingandhighthinking.—WilliamWordsworth 生活要樸素，情操要高尚?！?華茲華斯WilliamWordsworth(1770-1850),oneofthegreatestEnglishpoets.HewasaleaderoftheromanticmovementsinEnglandandoneofthegreatestlyricpoetsinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.Pre-readingQuestions:Doyoufinditimportanttousepublictransportation?Whataresomeofthereasons?你認(rèn)為使用公共交通方式是至關(guān)重要的嗎？理由是什么？Whatsuggestionsdoyougivetoothersonusingpublictransportation?你能給那些使用公共交通方式的人提出一些什么建議呢？NewWords

proclaimn.topubliclyandofficiallytellpeopleaboutsomethingimportant宣布；宣告；聲明

sectorn.apartofanareaofactivity,especiallyofacountry'seconomy（尤指一國經(jīng)濟的）部門，領(lǐng)域，行業(yè)

necessityn.athingthatyoumusthaveandcannotmanagewithout必需的事物；必需品

arrangementn.aplanorpreparationthatyoumakesothatsomethingcanhappen安排；籌備

territoryn.landthatisunderthecontrolofaparticularcountryorruler領(lǐng)土；版圖；領(lǐng)地

upfrontadv.ifyoupaymoneyupfront,youpayitbeforeanyworkhasbeendoneorbeforeanygoodsaresupplied預(yù)付地；預(yù)交地

sunburnn.theconditionofhavingpainfulredskinbecauseyouhavespenttoomuchtimeinthesun曬斑；曬傷

groceriesn.[pl.]foodandothergoodssoldbyagroceroratasupermarket食品雜貨

radiusn.astraightlinebetweenthecentreofacircleandanypointonitsouteredge；thelengthofthisline半徑（長度）

expensen.themoneythatyouspendonsomething費用；價錢

annuallyadv.onceayear一年一次地

householdn.allthepeoplelivingtogetherinahouse一家人；家庭

commutev.thejourneythatapersonmakeswhentheytravelregularlybybus,train,car,etc.betweentheirplaceofworkandtheirhome上下班路程

switchv.tochangeormakesomethingchangefromonethingtoanother（使）改變，轉(zhuǎn)變

transportn.avehicleormethodoftravel交通車輛；運輸工具；旅行方式

carbonn.achemicalelement碳

majorityn.thelargestpartofagroupofpeopleorthings大部分；大多數(shù)

weanv.tomakesomebodygraduallystopdoingorusingsomething使逐漸戒除惡習(xí)（或避免依賴…）

dependencen.thestateofneedingthehelpandsupportofsomebody/somethinginordertosurviveorbesuccessful（生存或成功必需的）依靠，依賴，依存

approximatelyadv.usedtoshowthatsomethingisalmost,butnotcompletely,accurateorcorrect大概；大約；約莫

petroleumn.mineraloilthatisfoundunderthegroundortheseaandisusedtoproducepetrol/gas,paraffin,dieseloil,etc.石油；原油

exceptionn.athingthatdoesnotfollowarule規(guī)則的例外；例外的事物

electricaladj.connectedwithelectricity；usingorproducingelectricity電的；用電的；發(fā)電的

economicadj.connectedwiththetrade,industryanddevelopmentofwealthofacountry,anareaorasociety經(jīng)濟的；經(jīng)濟上的；經(jīng)濟學(xué)的

electricityn.aformofenergyfromchargedelementaryparticles,usuallysuppliedaselectriccurrentthroughcables,wires,etc.forlighting,heating,drivingmachines,etc.電；電能

stableadj.firmlyfixed；notlikelytomove,changeorfail穩(wěn)定的；穩(wěn)固的；牢固的

strengthenv.tobecomestronger；tomakesomebody/somethingstronger加強；增強；鞏固

consequentlyadv.asaresult；therefore因此；所以

lessenv.tobecomeormakesomethingbecomesmaller,weaker,lessimportant,etc.（使）變小，變少，減弱，減輕

resourcen.asupplyofsomethingthatacountry,anorganizationorapersonhasandcanuse,especiallytoincreasetheirwealth資源；財力

easen.thestateoffeelingrelaxedorcomfortablewithoutworries,problemsorpain舒適；安逸；自在

v.tomakesomethingeasier減輕；放松；緩和

inhabitantn.apersonorananimalthatlivesinaparticularplace（某地的）居民，棲息動物

limitedadj.notverygreatinamountorextent有限的

PhrasesandExpressions

baskintoenjoysittingorlyingintheheatorlightofsomething,especiallythesun曬太陽；取暖

accountfortobeaparticularamountorpartofsomething（數(shù)量上、比例上）占

bereliantupontoneedsomebody/somethinginordertosurvive,besuccessful,etc.依賴；依靠

beattributedtotosayorbelievethatsomethingistheresultofaparticularthing把…歸因于；認(rèn)為…是由于

重點詞匯

proclaimn.topubliclyandofficiallytellpeopleaboutsomethingimportant宣布；宣告；聲明

eg:AfteritsindependenceIndiawasproclaimedarepublic.印度獨立之后宣布成立共和國。

proclamationn.thingthatisproclaimed公告；布告；聲明

eg:issue/makeaproclamation發(fā)布公告

構(gòu)詞：前綴pro-（向前）+詞根claim（喊叫）

詞根claim,clam喊叫

claimv.聲稱，宣稱

acclaimv.歡呼

acclamationn.歡呼，喝彩

declaimv.抨擊，雄辯

declamationn.朗誦；慷慨陳詞

exclaimv.驚叫，呼喊

exclamationn.驚嘆；驚嘆詞

expensen.themoneythatyouspendonsomething費用；價錢

eg:Who'smeetingtheexpensesofyourtrip?誰為你支付旅費呢?

atsb'sexpensewithsb.paying由某人付費

eg:Wewereentertainedattheeditor'sexpense.由編輯付錢招待我們。

衍生

expensiveadj.costingalot（ofmoney）費用大的；昂貴的

eg:Housesareveryexpensiveinthisarea.這地區(qū)房價很高。

It'stooexpensiveformetobuy.太貴了，我買不起。

commutev.thejourneythatapersonmakeswhentheytravelregularlybybus,train,car,etc.betweentheirplaceofworkandtheirhome上下班路程

eg:ShecommutesfromOxfordtoLondoneveryday.她每天通勤于牛津和倫敦之間。

commutern.personwhocommutes通勤者

eg:Thefiveo'clocktrainisalwayspackedwithcommuters.五點鐘那趟車總是擠滿了通勤者。

switchv.tochangeormakesomethingchangefromonethingtoanother（使）改變，轉(zhuǎn)變

eg:TimcouldswitcheasilyfromFrenchtoEnglish.Tim可以很容易地從法語轉(zhuǎn)到英語。

其他詞義

switch（sth.）onconnect（electricity,etc.oranappliance）接通（電流等）；開（用電器）

eg:Don'tswitchtheradioonyet.暫時不要打開收音機。

switch（sth.）offdisconnect（electricity,etc）切斷（電流等）

eg:Switchoffthegas,power,etc.atthemains切斷煤氣源﹑電源等

transportn.avehicleormethodoftravel交通車輛；運輸工具；旅行方式

eg:Inormallytravelbypublictransport.我出門通常乘坐公共交通工具。

其他詞義

transportingorbeingtransported運送；運輸；流放

eg:roadandrailtransport公路及鐵路運輸

其他詞性

v.takesth./sb.fromoneplacetoanotherinavehicle運送，運輸（某物[某人]）

eg:Theproductswere~edfromthefactorytothestation.產(chǎn)品從工廠被運到車站。

majorityn.thelargestpartofagroupofpeopleorthings大部分；大多數(shù)

eg:ThemajorityofpeopleseemtopreferTVtoradio.大部分人似乎喜歡看電視而不喜歡聽收音。

反義詞minority少數(shù)

strengthenv.tobecomestronger;tomakesomebody/somethingstronger加強；增強；鞏固

eg:Ourfriendshiphassteadilystrengthenedovertheyears.這些年我們之間的友誼逐漸加強。

反義詞weaken

lessenv.tobecomeormakesomethingbecomesmaller,weaker,lessimportant,etc.（使）變小，變少，減弱，減輕

eg:Thepainwasalreadylessening.疼痛正在減輕。

resourcen.asupplyofsomethingthatacountry,anorganizationorapersonhasandcanuse,especiallytoincreasetheirwealth資源；財力

eg:richinnatural,mineral,agricultural,etc.resources自然的﹑礦產(chǎn)的﹑農(nóng)業(yè)的...資源豐富

TextA:TheImportanceofPublicTransportation公共交通的重要性AUSCongressmanonceproclaimedthat,“Therecanbenodoubtthatthetransportationsectoristhemostcriticalsectorofoureconomy.”Iknowexactlywhathemeans.Inthisdayandage,accesstotransportationisconsideredanecessity.一位美國國會議員曾經(jīng)說過，“毋庸置疑，交通業(yè)是我們經(jīng)濟中的支柱行業(yè)?！蔽液芮宄囊馑肌Ｔ谌缃襁@個時代，交通出行已是生活中必不可少的部分。Publictransportationisdefinedasaservicethatisavailableforusebythegeneralpublic.Itisacheaperandenvironmentallyfriendlyalternative.Itisnotatransportationservicethatyoucanarrangeprivatelytosuityourownpersonalconvenience(althoughyoumay,toacertainextent,suchaspayingforcabinorsuiteonatrainorship)sinceyouhavetoconsiderotherpassengerswhoareridingandmakingsimilararrangementswithyou.公共交通被定義為能為大眾所使用的一種服務(wù)。它是一種相對便宜并且對環(huán)境有利的出行方式。公共交通不是那種根據(jù)個人需求而隨意安排的交通服務(wù)(雖然在某種程度上也可以這樣做，比如說你可以付錢包下火車或船上的一個包廂)，因為你需要考慮那些和你一起并和你做相似安排的其他乘客們。Ihaveexperiencedfirst-handhowimportantpublictransportationis.公共交通有多重要，我親自經(jīng)歷過，所以深有體會。IliveinSaipan,aUSterritoryandtheclosestthingswehavetopublictransportationaretouristandschoolbuses.Youhavetohaveyourowncarorbike,rentacar,orpayupfrontforataxitogofrompointAtopointB.Otherwiseyouendupbaskedinasweatandsunburntravelingtoworkeveryday.WhenIfirstcamehere,Iwalked.Iwalkedgoingtoandfromwork.Iwalkedtothestoreandluggedmyheavygroceriesbacktothehouse.IwalkedtochurchandIbarelygottoplacesfartherthanatwenty-mileradiusfrommyhousesinceIdidnotownacarthen,andIconsideredrentingacarandridingataxisuchanexpenseforastartingsinglemotherlikeIwasatthattime.我住在美國塞班，在那里只有游客公交和學(xué)生公交這種公共交通工具。你不得不擁有自己的私家車或者自行車，或者租一輛汽車，或者付費搭乘的士從一個地方到另一個地方，否則你就只能每天走去工作，太陽當(dāng)空，大汗淋漓。當(dāng)我剛來這里的時候，去哪兒我都步行，我步行上下班，步行去商店，然后徒步拖著大包小包的東西回家。我步行去教堂，由于沒有小汽車，而且租輛小車或者打的對于當(dāng)時我這樣一個年輕的單身媽媽來說是筆不小的開支，所以我很少去離家超過20英里遠的地方。Forme,publictransportationisveryimportantbecauseofthefollowingreasons:于我而言，公共交通非常重要，主要是因為以下幾個原因：Itsavesmoney.1．節(jié)約開支AccordingtoresearchdonebyAmericanPublicTransportationAssociation,individualscansaveupto$9,515annuallybyparkingtheircarsathomeandusingpublictransportationinstead.Inthiseconomy,savingmoneybecomeamainconcerninmosthouseholds.Withtherisingpricesoffuelandothervehicle-relatedexpenses,doingthepubliccommutetoworkandschoolcertainlysavesmoney.根據(jù)美國公共交通協(xié)會的一項研究，如果把車停在家里而使用公共交通工具，每個人每年可以節(jié)省9515美元。在如今的經(jīng)濟形勢下，如何攢錢已成為大部分家庭關(guān)注的主要問題。隨著油費的不斷上漲和其他與車輛相關(guān)的開銷日益增大，使用公共交通上下班和去學(xué)校毫無疑問能節(jié)省很多錢。Ithelpstheenvironment.2．有利于環(huán)境Whenyouswitchfromdrivingyourcartotakingpublictransport,youarereducingyourcarbonfootprintandmakingagreatstepforwardinsavingtheenvironment.Theenvironmentalcostsofindividualsusingtheircarseverydayhasdonemassivedamagetotheenvironmentandifthemajorityorallindividualslikeyouandmeusepublictransportinstead,thinkofwhatgoodwecoulddofortheenvironment.當(dāng)放棄開小車而改乘公共交通工具時，你正在減少二氧化碳的排放量并為拯救地球環(huán)境而貢獻自己的力量。開私家車出行對環(huán)境造成極大的破壞，如果大多數(shù)人都能像你我這樣使用公共交通工具的話，那么我們的環(huán)境就會好多了。Itwillweanusoutofenergydependence.3．逐步減少對能源的依賴AccordingtoapapermadebyDr.Jean-PaulRodrigueandDr.Claudecomtois,transportationaccountsforapproximately25%ofworldenergydemandandformorethan62%ofalltheoilusedeachyear.Ninety-fivepercentoftransportationisalmostcompletelyreliantuponpetroleumproductswiththeexceptionofrailwaysusingelectricalpower.Whiletheuseofpetroleumforothereconomicsectors,suchasindustrialandelectricitygeneration,hasremainedrelativelystable,thegrowthinoildemandattributedtothegrowthintransportationdemand.根據(jù)Jean．PaulRodrigue和claudecomtois博士所寫的一篇文章，交通所耗費的能源大概占世界能源需求的25％，每年的耗油量超過62％。除了鐵路使用電力外，95％的交通基本上完全依賴于石油產(chǎn)品。而其他使用石油的經(jīng)濟領(lǐng)域，諸如工業(yè)和電力行業(yè)都保持相對穩(wěn)定，石油的需求日益增加主要歸因于交通需求的增長。Whenwestrengthenourpublictransportationservices,weareconsequentlylesseningthisoildemandanddependence.Itwillalsomotivateustoconsideralternativeenergyandfuelresources.當(dāng)我們加強公共交通服務(wù)時，相應(yīng)地也在減少對石油的需求和依賴，這同時也激勵我們考慮可替代的能源和燃料資源。Itprovideseaseandconvenience.4．為人們提供舒適感和便利Havingpublictransportationdefinitelyeasessomeoftheburdensofpeoplewhodonothavecarsorprefernotoownone.Theyareprovidedwithchoicestousepublictransport.Publictransportationalsoprovidesvaluableservicesnotjusttolocalinhabitantsintheareabuttotouristsaswell.Whenatouristvisitsaplace,whichdoesnothavepublictransportation,theirchoicesarelimitedandtheexperiencetheygetislimited,too.使用公共交通毫無疑問會減輕那些沒有車或者不打算買車的人們的壓力。他們可以選擇使用公共交通工具。公共交通不僅為當(dāng)?shù)氐木用穸乙矠橛慰吞峁┓?wù)。當(dāng)游客來訪一個沒有公共交通工具的地方，他們的選擇就會受限，他們的旅游經(jīng)歷也會受到相應(yīng)的限制。Allinall,publictransportationimprovesourwayoflife,strengthensthecommunity,providesnewjobsforthepublicandgivesusacleanerenvironment.總而言之，公共交通改善我們的生活，加強社區(qū)之間的聯(lián)系，為公眾提供新工作，并且還給予我們一個更加清潔美好的環(huán)境。課后習(xí)題參考答案TextAI.1.A2.B3.D4.D5.CII.SectionA1.economic2.arrangement3.dependent4.valuable5.exception6.easeSectionBl.necessities2.strengthen3.lessening4.limited5.proclaimed6.commutesSectionC1.for2.on/upon3.to4.up5.to6.inIII.1.limited2.runningoutof3.refersto4.low5.require6.another7.comparedto8.personal9.positive10.economicⅣ.SectionA1.baskinginthewarmsunlight2.accountsfor35%ofthecorporaterevenue3.attributedhersuccesstoherhardwork4.uptomorethan500guests5.endupinprisonSectionB公共交通是比自己開車更理想的選擇嗎？這取決于個人的偏好或者個人所處的環(huán)境。有些人更喜歡自己開車，但是這并不意味著對于許多人來說，公共交通不是更合適的方式。綜合考慮，公共交通可能比較便宜，不用為支付汽車貸款或者保險費而擔(dān)心，不需要支付保養(yǎng)或者燃料費用。從環(huán)保的角度來看，好多人一起外出旅游的話，乘坐公共交通更有效。V.24356lⅥ.公共交通在中國已經(jīng)成為人們迫切的需要了。在像北京、上海這樣的大都市里，擁擠的道路上，車輛越來越多了。越來越多的汽車就意味著消耗越來越多的能量，造成越來越嚴(yán)重的空氣污染。在某種程度上，公共交通可以緩解車輛增多帶來的越來越大的壓力。作為有責(zé)任心的公民，你能針對促進公共交通的發(fā)展，呼吁綠色出行，為當(dāng)?shù)鼗蛘咧醒胝氤鲆恍┖侠砜尚械慕ㄗh嗎？Pre-readingQuestions:Doyoupreferpublictransportationordriving?你喜歡選擇公共交通出行還是自己開車？Whatadvantagesdoyouexpecttheauthorwillgivefortakingpublictransportation?你希望作者提出選擇公共交通方式的哪些優(yōu)點呢？NewWords

advantagen.athingthathelpsyoutobebetterormoresuccessfulthanotherpeople有利條件；有利因素；優(yōu)勢

authenticadj.trueandaccurate真實的；真正的

assurancen.astatementthatsomethingwillcertainlybetrueorwillcertainlyhappen,particularlywhentherehasbeendoubtaboutit保證；擔(dān)保

intentionallyadv.withintention；inanintentionalmanner有意地；故意地

harshadj.cruel,severeandunkind殘酷的；嚴(yán)酷的；嚴(yán)厲的

respectfullyadj.inarespectfulmanner恭敬地

able-bodiedadj.physicallyhealthy,fitandstrongincontrasttosomebodywhoisweakanddisabled健康的；健壯的

warmthn.thestateorqualityofbeingenthusiasticand/orfriendly熱情；友情

gutsn.[pl.]thecourageanddeterminationthatittakestodosomethingdifficultorunpleasant勇氣；膽量；決心；毅力

particularlyadv.especially;morethanusualormorethanothers特別；尤其

ferryn.aboatorshipthatcarriespeople,vehiclesandgoodsacrossariveroracrossanarrowpartofthesea渡船

destinationn.aplacetowhichsomebody/somethingisgoingorbeingsent目的地；終點

maintenancen.theactofkeepingsomethingingoodconditionbycheckingorrepairingitregularly維護；保養(yǎng)

economicaladj.usingnomoreofsomethingthanisnecessary節(jié)儉的；節(jié)約的；簡潔的

untowardadj.unusualandunexpected,andusuallyunpleasant異常的；意外的；棘手的；不幸的

incidentn.somethingthathappens,especiallysomethingunusualorunpleasant發(fā)生的事情（尤指不尋常的或討厭的）

transitn.theprocessofbeingmovedorcarriedfromoneplacetoanother運輸；運送；搬運；載運

aggravatev.tomakeanillnessorabadorunpleasantsituationworse使嚴(yán)重；使惡化

pushn.adeterminedefforttoachievesomething矢志的追求；堅定的努力

sustainv.tomakesomethingcontinueforsometimewithoutbecomingless使保持；使穩(wěn)定持續(xù)

accumulatev.tograduallygetmoreandmoreofsomethingoveraperiodoftime積累；積聚

heedv.topaycarefulattentiontosomebody'sadviceorwarning留心；注意；聽從（勸告或警告）

habitatn.theplacewhereaparticulartypeofanimalorplantisnormallyfound（動植物的）生活環(huán)境，棲息地

standn.aplacewheretaxis,buses,etc.parkwhiletheyarewaitingforpassengers停車處；站

PhrasesandExpressions

pickuptoallowsomebodytogetintoyourvehicleandtakethemsomewhere讓人乘車；搭載

byandlargeusedwhenyouaresayingsomethingthatisgenerally,butnotcompletely,true大體上；總體上

conductoneselftobehaveinaparticularway舉止；表現(xiàn)

inpublicwhenotherpeople,especiallypeopleyoudonotknow,arepresent公開地；在別人（尤指生人）面前

giveup...to...tohandsomethingovertosomebodyelse把…交給（或讓與）…

saveontoavoidwastingsomethingorusingmorethannecessary節(jié)?。还?jié)約

keeptabsontowatchsomebody/somethingcarefullyinordertoknowwhatishappeningsothatyoucancontrolaparticularsituation監(jiān)視；密切注視

God/Heaven/Lordforbid（that…）usedtosaythatyouhopethatsomethingwillnothappen但愿這事不發(fā)生

重點詞匯

advantagen.athingthathelpsyoutobebetterormoresuccessfulthanotherpeople有利條件；有利因素；優(yōu)勢

eg:gainanadvantageoveranopponent獲得超越對手的優(yōu)勢

反義詞disadvantage

authenticadj.trueandaccurate真實的；真正的

eg:anauthenticdocument,signature,painting正式文件﹑親筆簽字﹑原作繪畫

其他詞義

doneormadeinthetraditionalororiginalway原汁原味的

eg:authenticFrenchfood地道法國菜

同義詞genuine

衍生

authenticityn.qualityofbeingauthentic真實性；可靠性；確實性

eg:Theauthenticityofthemanuscriptisbeyonddoubt.手稿的真實性是毋庸置疑的。

intentionallyadv.withintention；inanintentionalmanner有意地；故意地

eg:Ihaveneverintentionallyhurtanyone.我從沒故意傷害過任何人。

intentionn.thatwhichoneproposesorplanstodo意圖；意向；目的；打算

eg:Ihavenointentionofcomingtothisterribleplaceagain!我再也不想到這個糟糕的地方來了。

intentionaladj.doneonpurpose;notaccidental;intended存心的；故意的；蓄意的

eg:IfIhurtyourfeelings,itwasnotintentional.我若傷了你的感情,那并不是有意的。

maintenancen.theactofkeepingsomethingingoodconditionbycheckingorrepairingitregularly維護；保養(yǎng)

eg:Thecaretakerisresponsibleforthemaintenanceoftheschoolbuildings.看門人負(fù)責(zé)校舍的維修。

maintainv.

1）keep（sth.）ingoodconditionorworkingorder保養(yǎng)，維修（某物）

eg:maintaintheroads,ahouse,acar,etc.保養(yǎng)道路﹑房子﹑汽車等

2）causesth.tocontinue;keepsth.inexistenceatthesamelevel,standard,etc.保持或維持某事物

eg:Maintainyourspeedat60mph.你要保持每小時60英里的速度。

transitn.theprocessofbeingmovedorcarriedfromoneplacetoanother運輸；運送；搬運；載運

eg:Hisluggagewaslostintransit.他的行李在運送中丟失了。

aggravatev.tomakeanillnessorabadorunpleasantsituationworse使嚴(yán)重；使惡化

eg:Heaggravatedhisconditionbyleavinghospitaltoosoon.他因過早出院而使病情惡化。

構(gòu)詞：前綴ag-（加強）+詞根grav（重）

詞根grav,griev,grief=heavy重

graveadj.莊重的

aggravatev.加重

gravityn.地心引力

grievev.使悲傷

griefn.悲傷

accumulatev.tograduallygetmoreandmoreofsomethingoveraperiodoftime積累；積聚

eg:Heaccumulatedafortunebyhardwork.他靠努力工作積蓄了一筆財富。

TextB:PersonalAdvantagesofTakingPublicTransportation個人搭乘公共交通的優(yōu)點WhenItakepublictransport,Ialwaysendupseeingabalancedviewofregularfolks,whichisdifferentfromhowthey’reusuallydepictedintheprofit-drivenmedia.Imeetreal,authenticpeoplewhomayhavethesameconcernsasmine.WheneverI’monabus,orthetrain,orevenattimesinataxithatIsharewithotherpassengers,whomthedriverpicksupalongtheway,Igetassurancesthatmostfolksmeanwelltome,i.e.,theydon’smeantoharmmeintentionally,despiteafewterrible,harshexperiencesI’vehadwithsomebadpeoplebefore.與被利益驅(qū)動的媒體所描繪的不同，當(dāng)搭乘公共交通工具的時候，我總是能用一種公允客觀的眼光看待普通人。我遇到的人都是實實在在的，他們與我有相同的情感和顧慮。無論是在公共汽車上、火車上，還是在沿途載客與我拼車的出租車上，除了有幾次與幾個壞人坐在一起有過恐怖、糟糕的經(jīng)歷外，我確信大部分遇到的人對我都很友好，他們不會故意傷害人。Themeaningfulexperienceofreceivingrespectfromandgivingrespecttoothers被他人尊重及尊重他人的體驗Peoplegenerallybehaveaspolitelyandrespectfullyastheycanwhenevertheytakepublictransportation.That’showallofusweretaught,byandlarge,byourparents,oureldersandthegenerationsbefore.Wealwaysneedtoconductourbestselveswheninpublic.It’sagreatexperienceseeingable-bodiedmengivingupseatsfortheelderly,disabled,orpregnantwomen.Ievenseewomengiveupseatstoothers.Iseepeoplesmilingandtalkingwitheachother.Ifeelmorewarmthamongpeoplewhenonabusorthetrain.Iseepeoplebehavinggenuinelypleasanttowardco-passengers,andIrealizeittakesalotofgutstodothisespeciallyduringtheredifficulttimes.人們在乘坐公共交通工具時普遍都會表現(xiàn)得禮貌、恭敬。這從總體上來說也正是我們的父母、長輩以及上一代所教育希望的那樣。在公共場合我們需要展現(xiàn)自己最好的一面。我看到身強力壯的男士給老人、殘疾人和孕婦讓座，甚至看到女士給其他人讓座，也看到人們挪動一點位置僅僅是為了給需要座位的人一些空間，看到人們微笑著相互交談。當(dāng)在公交車和火車上看到這些時，我感受到人與人之間更多的溫暖。當(dāng)看到人們對同行的乘客顯示出真誠時，我意識到在現(xiàn)在這種困難時期這樣做需要很大的勇氣。Savecashorotherpurposes可以節(jié)省不少開支Ialwaysgettheopportunitytosavemoney,andamactuallygainingpenniesthesedays.Thisisparticularlytruewhenyouliveinacity,likeNewYork,wheresubwaysandbusesareinplace.I’vedonethemath:it’sfarcheapertotakethesubwayandthenbus,plustheferryifyouliveinStatenIslandlikeme,thantokeepacaranddriveyourselftoyourusualdestination.Yousaveontheparkingfees,thetollfees,theinsurancecost,therepairandmaintenancecosts,andtheperceivedcostsofaggravationfrommotoristsontheroad,thefuel,amongothercosts.Onpublictransportation,yousimplyjustpaythefare.我總是有很多機會省錢，而且實際上近期的確攢了不少錢。尤其是生活在像紐約這種地鐵和公共汽車網(wǎng)絡(luò)發(fā)達的城市時，省錢是很容易的。我曾經(jīng)做過計算：如果你跟我一樣住在斯塔騰島的話，搭乘地鐵、公共汽車或是輪渡會比你買一輛小汽車然后開車上下班要便宜得多。你節(jié)省了停車費、通行費、保險費、維修保養(yǎng)費、機動車輛對道路的破費、燃油費，以及其他費用。而如果搭乘公共交通工具的話，你只需要買張車票就行了。Lightbaggagetobringwithyou隨身攜帶輕便的行李I(lǐng)justcarrymyselfandmytinybaggage.Ioccupytheleastspace,whichisactuallywhereverIhappenedtobestandingorsitting,whichcontributestomybaggagebeingveryeconomicalandlightertocarry.Ifevertherewouldbeuntowardincidentswhileintransit,I’dalwaysbeassuredthatIonlyhavemyselftoworryabout,whichisunlikewhenyou’reinyourcar.Ifanaccidenthappenswhileyouareinyourcar,youwillbedoublyaggravatedbecauseyouwillhavetokeeptabsonthingsotherthanyourself(who,bythen,maybeextremelyanxiousoreven,maytheLord-forbid,inaworstsituation).我只隨身攜帶輕便的行李，占據(jù)最小的空間，也就是我站著或者坐著所占據(jù)的那么大空間，這樣我的行李就很簡單、輕便、易于攜帶。即使在少數(shù)情況下，在搬運過程中出現(xiàn)了一些意外事故，我只需要擔(dān)心我自己就可以了，這與自己開車是不一樣的。如果事故發(fā)生時你待在車?yán)?，狀況就會更加糟糕了，因為你要密切注意的不是你自己，而是別的事情（到那時候，誰可能非常：焦慮，或者誰的處境最糟糕，當(dāng)然了，但愿這種事情不會發(fā)生）。Strongpushforlong-termenvironmentalprojects對長期環(huán)保項目的執(zhí)著追求IamconfidentthatIcontributemoretoeffortsinsustainingandkeepingamuchcleanerenvironment.Motoristsalwayshavetoconsiderthattheyactuallyarecontributingmoretoaccumulatedenvironmentaldamagewhentheyusefossil-sourcedfuelfortheircars.Thosewhoareconcernedabouttheenvironment,especiallypolicymakers,leadersandmanagers,mi