NBC晚间新闻 感恩节出行人数剧增

From the highways¹ to the skyways get ready for a record-breaking year of holiday travel². The most people on the move since³ 2005. About forty eight point five million⁴ Americans hitting the road, up five percent⁵ from last year thanks to a strong economy⁷ and falling gas⁸ prices⁹. But with so many travelers¹⁰ that trip to your turkey¹¹ dinner could¹² take four times longer than normal¹³ during¹⁴ the rush¹⁵.

And another storm¹⁶ system¹⁷ moving through the Midwest and east could make things more difficult. It's better if I just go early and give myself¹⁸ at the time. At Chicago's O'Hare Airport today holiday travel in full swing. Thirty million passengers¹⁹ taking to the skies over 12 days. We're gonna spend Thanksgiving²⁰ with our grandpa. As⁶ what could be a week of travel headaches is just getting started.

从高速公路到空中高速路，今年的假日旅行要破纪录了。这是自2005年以来出行人数最多的一年。大约四千八百五十万美国人上路，由于经济强劲和汽油价格下跌，比去年增加了百分之五。但是有这么多的游客，在交通高峰期，去吃火鸡大餐可能要比平时多花四倍的时间。另一场席卷中西部和东部的风暴可能会让情况变得更加困难。我最好早点去，给自己留点时间。今天在芝加哥奥黑尔机场，假日旅行正如火如荼。在12天的时间里，3000万乘客飞上了天空。我们要和爷爷一起过感恩节。一周的旅行头痛才刚刚开始。

1 highways   

n.公路( highway的名词复数 )；公用通道；（空中，水上或陆上的）直接航线或路线；最好的途径

参考例句：

• Rivers are generally highways that speed trade and communication. 河流通常是促进贸易和运输的通道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The country is planning a major overhaul of its highways. 该国正计划对全国公路进行大规模的检修。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

3 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

4 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

5 percent   

adj./adv.百分之一，(与基数词连用)百分之...；n.百分之...

参考例句：

• The goal was missed by less than one percent.差不到百分之一就完成目标了。
• Forty percent of her money is spent on books.她把百分之四十的钱用来买书。

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 economy   

n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体

参考例句：

• We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
• The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。

8 gas   

n.煤气，气体，汽油；vt.毒(死)，加油

参考例句：

• I seem to smell gas.我好像闻到煤气味儿。
• There are several kinds of gas in the air.空气中有几种气体。

9 prices   

n.价格，价钱( price的名词复数 )；代价；行市

参考例句：

• Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. 2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。

10 travelers   

n.旅行支票( traveler的名词复数 )；旅行信用卡；（常）出远门的人；巡回推销员

参考例句：

• The highwayman forced each of the travelers to kick over 20 pounds. 拦路强盗向每个旅行者勒索２０英镑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There were unseen dangers from every side of the travelers. 旅客的四周到处潜伏着危险。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 turkey   

n.土耳其，火鸡

参考例句：

• It is equal in size to a turkey.它的大小和火鸡一样。
• After ten years,I was going on a trip to Turkey.阔别10年了，我又要踏上去土耳其的旅途。

12 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

13 normal   

adj.正常的，正规的，标准的；n.正规；常态

参考例句：

• He received four years of normal edication at college.他在大学受了四年正规教育。
• Everything is normal here.这里一切正常。

14 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

15 rush   

n.匆促，冲进，急流，灯心草；vi. 冲，奔，闯，赶紧，匆促行事，涌现；vt.使冲

参考例句：

• Don't rush me. I must think it over.别催我，我要仔细想想。
• I'm sorry to have to rush off like this.我就这样匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。

16 storm   

n.暴风雨；vi.起风暴，强攻；vt.猛攻，捣毁

参考例句：

• The storm lasted three days.暴风雨持续了三天。
• This is the place where the storm hit.这就是暴风雨袭击的地方。

17 system   

n.系统，体系，制度，方式，秩序，分类原则

参考例句：

• He is good at the subject of social system.他擅长于社会制度问题。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

18 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

19 passengers   

n.乘客( passenger的名词复数 )；旅客；白吃饭的人；闲散人员

参考例句：

• None of the passengers and crew were injured. 没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

20 Thanksgiving   

（=Thanksgiving Day）感恩节；n.感谢；感恩

参考例句：

• It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.感恩节吃火鸡是传统。
• She will go home to take part in the Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.周末她要回家参加感恩节餐会。