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本期作者：張悅

本周我們來學習和交通通勤有關的詞匯：

1. commute /k?'mju?t/

v. 通勤；上下班往返

搭配：commute from … to ….

commute between … and ….

e.g. Commuting from a suburb to the city center every day is very difficult.

e.g. It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to

London every day.

n. 經常往返的路程（常用作單數）

e.g. It's at least an hour's commute to work.

n. commuter 通勤的人

搭配：rush-hour/ daily/ regular/ long-distance commuters

commuter train 通勤列車

e.g. The station was busy with rush-hour commuters.

e.g. Thousands of daily commuters pour into the city.

2. carpool /'kɑ?pu?l/

v./n. 合伙用車;拼車

e.g. Carpooling is an eco-friendly alternative to driving alone, as it helps decrease the number of cars on the road and reduces air pollution.

e.g. Many employees at our company carpool to reduce their carbon footprint and save money on transportation costs.

e.g. In densely populated cities, carpooling is often promoted as a way to alleviate traffic congestion and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

補充：The benefits of carpooling

eco-friendly 環保的;對環境危害小的

reduce carbon footprint 減少碳足跡

alleviate traffic congestion 緩解交通擁堵

save money on transportation costs 省錢

3. rush hour

n. (上下班的)交通高峰時間，交通擁擠時段

e.g. To beat the rush hour,詞匯 I often leave for work early in the morning when the roads are relatively clear.

e.g. The city's traffic is at its worst during rush hour, with bumper-to-bumper congestion on the highways.

補充：bumper-to-bumper 一輛接著一輛的

4. pedestrian /p?'destr??n/

n. 行人

e.g. Pedestrians should always use crosswalks when crossing the street to ensure their safety.

e.g. The driver was fined for failing to yield to a pedestrian at the crosswalk.

補充：

crosswalk 人行橫道

fine: 罰款

yield: 行人或車輛讓路，讓行

adj. 平庸的解析；乏味的；無聊的

syn. uninteresting; boring

e.g. His speech was long and pedestrian.

e.g. He lived a pedestrian life, working at the paper mill and living in his trailer.

以上就是今天的詞匯，我們下期見。雅思

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