The congestion caused by ride-hailing 叫车软件造成的交通拥堵难题
<p>随身英语<span word="The">The</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>-<span word="hailing">hailing</span> 叫车软件造成的交通拥堵难题</p><p>近些年来，通过用手机应用程序叫车上下班已经成为很多人常用的通勤方式。然而，随着使用这类软件的用户数不断增加，城市内的交通拥堵情况也变得更加严重：更多的车辆减慢了车流速度，从而导致道路交通瘫痪。我们可以怎样解决这个难题？跟随本集《随身英语》了解新出行方式的利弊。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> 词汇: 交通运输</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="flagging">flagging</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="paying">paying</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tip">tip</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>-<span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="app">app</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>!</p><p><span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Schaller">Schaller</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="app">app</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jams">jams</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 81% <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="city">city</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="taxicab">taxicab</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="patronage">patronage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="hassle">hassle</span>. “<span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>.” <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commuter">commuter</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> 45% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="cruising">cruising</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fare">fare</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="clogging">clogging</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.</p>
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