Transportation1 运输工具
What is transportation? 什么是运输工具?
What happens if we don't have any transportation? 如果没有交通工具会怎么样呢?
We have to use our
own5 feet. 我们只能徒步了。
How
did6 people
travel7, when there were no cars, trains or airplanes? 没有汽车、火车或飞机时,人们是如何出行的呢?
People use animals for transportation. 人们用动物作运输工具。
Horses were the most
popular8 types9 of transportation around the world. 马曾是世界上最受欢迎的一种运输工具。
But some countries also use elephants,
camels10 and dogs, and they still do. 而有的国家还会用大象、骆驼和狗当运输工具,现在仍旧如此。
Those animals are slower than
modern11 types of transportation. 那些动物比现代运输工具的速度要慢得多。
But riding an elephant must be much more fun than driving a car. 但是骑大象一定会比开汽车要有趣得多。
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transportation
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n.运输,运输系统,运输工具 |
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- The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
- He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。
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includes
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v.包括( include的第三人称单数 );包含;列入;包住 |
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- a superb health spa which includes sauna, Turkish bath and fitness rooms 内设桑拿浴室、土耳其浴室和健身房的第一流的休闲健身中心
- The cost includes transit. 成本中包括运费。
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subways
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n.地下人行道( subway的名词复数 );地铁 |
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- I'll bet the subways are crowded, too, aren't they? 我想地铁也是那么挤,是不是? 来自辞典例句
- The city subways carry hundreds of thousands of passengers a day. 市内的地下铁每天运载数十万乘客。 来自辞典例句
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airplanes
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飞机( airplane的名词复数 ) |
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- An escort of ten airplanes greets the famous aviator. 由10架飞机组成的护航队迎接这位著名的飞行员。
- The airplanes are ferrying motorcars between England and France. 飞机在英法之间运送汽车。
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own
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v.拥有,持有;adj.(属于)自己的,特有的 |
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- I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
- Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。
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did
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v.动词do的过去式 |
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- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球?
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢?
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travel
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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 |
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- 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。
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popular
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adj.受欢迎的;流行的;通俗的 |
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- " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
- He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。
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types
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n.类型;类型( type的名词复数 );铅字;(印刷或打印的)文字;于…类型的v.打字;打字( type的第三人称单数 );[医学]测定(血型);按类型把…归类;成为…的典型 |
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- She hangs out with the arty types she met at drama school. 她和一些在戏剧学校认识的附庸风雅的朋友常混在一起。
- There is a price differential between different types of oil. 不同种类的油有价格差异。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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camels
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[造船](打捞用的)浮筒( camel的名词复数 ); 骆驼; 工作作风官僚; [航海学]码头边的木靠把 |
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- The camels were going well and behaving like lambs. 这些骆驼顺利前进,而且行动温顺。
- These camels travelled enormous distance over the desert regions. 这些骆驼在沙漠里长途跋涉。
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modern
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n.现代人,有思想的人;adj.现代的,时髦的 |
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- England is the birthplace of the modern novel.英国是近代小说发源地。
- She's a modern girl.她是一个摩登女郎。
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