北京人上班路上用时多

 　　据一项最新调查显示，北京人每天上下班花在路上的时间正在增加，而这主要是由路面上不断在增加的机动车导致的。数据显示，自2007年至今，北京市机动车增加了100万辆，到12月25日，北京市机动车保有量已冲破400万辆大关。由此带来的直接影响是，北京人每天在上下班高峰期时花在路上的时间平均达到62.3分钟，比2007年增加了7.3分钟。《经济学人》杂志上周公布的一项数据也表明，北京人花在上班路上的时间为42分钟，居世界之首。有专家表示，不断增加的机动车数量是以牺牲空气质量和道路交通效率为代价的，并呼吁政府采取措施限制机动车数量的增加。

　　Beijingers waste seven more minutes on clogged¹ roads each day compared with two years ago, a report said.

　　Beijingers waste seven more minutes on clogged roads each day compared with two years ago, a report said.

　　The time increase is directly linked to the city's soaring car population, which increased by one million during the same period, the biennial² study on residents' mobility³ from Beijing-based Horizon Research said.

　　Beijing residents now spend an average of 62.3 minutes on daily commutes⁵ made during rush hour, an increase of 7.3 minutes from 2007, according to the study.

　　With no major traffic jams, residents still spent 40.1 minutes traveling to and from work everyday, said the survey, which will be officially released in January.

　　The study emphasizes the impact new cars on Beijing's roads is having on the daily lives of residents here, Horizon research director Zhang Hui said Thursday.

　　"The noteworthy result this year is more residents are concerned with the growing number of vehicles on the streets," Zhang said.

　　"A large group of them have urged authorities to restrict the car population."

　　The number of cars in Beijing hit a benchmark of four million last Friday, completing a record breaking leap of one million cars in less than three years. Transport policy experts have warned the explosion of car ownership is sacrificing both air quality and road efficiency in Beijing.

　　The Economist⁶ magazine reported last week that Chinese commuters now spend an average of 42 minutes going to work each day, the longest commute⁴ time for workers in the world.

　　More than 65 percent of the 1,510 respondents surveyed in seven major Chinese cities blame the overpopulation of vehicles, the Horizon study said. One third of respondents think measures should be taken to limit the growth of private car ownership.

　　Another 14 percent suggested controlling the increasing number of government vehicles.

　　Residents in car-filled cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, picked Beijing's traffic as the nation's worst in terms of time and money consumed, the study said.

　　Based on a calculation of Beijing residents' average monthly incomes, Horizon researchers determined⁷ traffic jams cost each Beijinger 335.6 yuan, the highest amount among the cities surveyed.

1 clogged   

（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞

参考例句：

• The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
• The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。

2 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

3 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

4 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

5 commutes   

上下班路程( commute的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。
• Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往来。

6 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。