英语作文四、六级考试万能作文 25Band6Junuary1993

 

[00:00.00]Motorcycles and City Traff

[00:03.81]Past surveys have shown that the use of motorcycles is becoming more and more widespread in China in recent year

[00:12.51]In 1993,for instance,there were about 40,000 registered motorcycles in Shangha

[00:20.40]By 1998,sales of motorcycles were more than 240,000 a yea

[00:27.77]So more and more people are buying and using motorcycles in spite of the great convenience provided by public transpor

[00:37.88]The feeling of independence,and the freedom to go where you please,are perhaps the greatest advantages of a motorcycle compared with pubic transpor

[00:49.82]There is no irritation¹ caused by waiting for buses or underground train

[00:56.03]However,this advantage of a motorcycle pales besides its drawback

[01:02.64]More motorcycles will cause severe pollutio

[01:06.90]They also contribute to more traffic jam

[01:11.03]For example,Shanghai Transit² Company carries more than one million people a da

[01:18.97]What would happen if 10% of them went by motorcycl

[01:23.67]The figures speak for themselves:the traffic would simply stop movin

[01:30.49]As is noted³ above, an increasing number of motorcycles requires more roads and parking lot

[01:39.19]So there will be stricter control of motorcycles in the future on the part of the govermen

[01:46.08]It is self-evident that pubic transport is more important than private transport.

1 irritation   

n.激怒，恼怒，生气

参考例句：

• He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
• Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

2 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。