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For decades under communism, owning a private car was an impossible dream in China. Now that the dream has come true for tens of millions of Chinese, they are waking up each day to a life of traffic jams and smog. 曾有几十年的时间，在实行社会主义制度的中国，拥有一部私家车是一个遥不可及的梦想。如今，数千万中国人已实现了这一梦想，结果却发现，每天早上醒来后都有交通拥堵和雾霾天气在等待着自己。 Beijing’s air pollution has been so bad recently that it has captured headlines around the world – yet the capital has far from the dirtiest air in China. More and more mainland cities can boast world-class traffic congestion, parking shortages and commuting times, auto analysts say. 北京近来空气污染极为严重，引起了全世界的关注——然而，北京远非中国空气质量最差的城市。汽车业分析师表示，在交通拥堵和车位紧张程度、以及通勤时间方面，越来越多的内地城市已“跻身”世界前列。 Under Chairman Mao Zedong, schoolchildren were taught that these were the ills associated with capitalism, but China’s urban planners were no match for half a century of pent-up demand from first-time car buyers. 毛泽东时代的孩子在学校里学到的是，以上这些都是资本主义特有的问题，但当被压抑了半个世纪的首次购车需求集中释放时，中国城市规划者根本无力招架。 | 
