2018年CRI 中美着眼交通方面合作

A recent index has put seven cities in China and the United States on this year's list of the most 15 congested cities in the world.

Last Friday, a seminar was held in Beijing to address traffic problems facing both of the world's top two economies.

Among the participants was Darrell M. West, vice¹ president and director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution.

He suggested that the similar technological² strengths and traffic conditions of the two countries make their cooperation potential in this regard very huge.

"I think there is very good cooperation potential in the sense that there are similar problems both in China and the United States. There are technology solutions that we improve the situation in terms of highway facilities and traffic flow. So what the two countries can do is start to share information and take research, learn from one another and basically, develop common standards that can improve the way the transportation system operates."

As part of the meeting, a White Paper on Smart Transportation was published jointly⁴ by Brookings and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.

It shows that traffic congestion⁵ in both countries could lead to a waste of 3 billion gallons of fuel and nearly 7 billion hours of time every year.

Darrell believed the expanding application of Big Data and new technologies can help traffic authorities to improve road transportation efficiency.

"Didi has amazing data on traffic flows in Beijing as well as other major Chinese cities and this type of information that can help the government optimize⁶ traffic flows and can develop intelligent traffic signals as opposed to traffic signals switching every 45 seconds or some fixed⁷ intervals⁸ you can shift based on the flow of traffic."

Liu Duo is Director of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.

She suggested joint³ efforts might be made to develop the so-called Internet of Vehicles which is designed to enable information sharing and the gathering⁹ of information on vehicles, roads and their surroundings.

"We believe the Sino-US cooperation both on the development of new-generation information technologies and the innovative¹⁰ integration¹¹ of new technologies and traditional industries will have great significance and generate win-win results."

The white paper also proposes proactive government policies to create development environment.

It also calls for joint efforts from the government, industry and enterprises to set up standards for the technology application.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

5 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

6 optimize   

v.使优化 [=optimise]

参考例句：

• We should optimize the composition of the Standing Committees.优化人大常委会组成人员的结构。
• We should optimize our import mix and focus on bringing in advanced technology and key equipment.优化进口结构，着重引进先进技术和关键设备。

7 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

8 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

9 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

10 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

11 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。