Now imagine you are stuck in heavy traffic.

现在想象你被困在拥通中。

This means that buses get stuck in the traffic jams, too.

也就是说公车也会陷入拥通。

They'd been desperate to find a way to reduce the terrible congestion on the roads.

他们一直都急着找方法减少路上拥通。

Like, imagine driving in heavy traffic with a bunch of aggressive drivers, say down in Los Angeles.

比如，想象一下在拥通中开车时，周围有一群好斗司机，就像在洛杉矶那样。

Large cities will need to provide a safe environment for students using crowded public transportation.

大城市需要为乘坐拥公共通具学生提供安全环境。

Some spend hours stuck in heavy traffic. Others may enjoy clear roads, but long drives from suburbs to the city.

其中一些人在拥通中忍受着堵车。其它人虽然能畅通无阻，但要长途驾车从郊区开到市区。

Let's look at some examples: " In cities and towns all over the world the high volume of traffic is a problem."

在全世界城镇，拥通是一个问题。

And sitting in heavy traffic on both ways of my commute.

在我上下班路上都坐拥拥通。

As a result there are lots of traffic jams, and the air we breathe is terrible.

结果，到处都是拥不堪通和污浊空气。

If we leave now we should miss the traffic.

【miss】如果我们现在走，就能避开拥通。

I decided to take the train to work rather than brave the traffic.

【brave】我决定乘火车上班，不和拥通死拼。

One of the most common images of an advanced, Western-style culture is that of a busy, traffic-filled city.

先进、西方式文化留给人们普遍印象是一个繁忙、通拥城市。

Western-style culture is that of a busy, traffic-filled city.

西方文化是繁忙、通拥城市文化。

I had to go through heavy traffic so I could catch the big black Escalade that was travelling from the hotel to the conference.

我必须穿过拥通， 才能赶上从酒店开往会议地点黑色大型凯雷德。

Overcrowding in large cities, traffic jams, competition for jobs, worry about the future, any big changes in our lives, may cause stress.

大城市过度拥、通拥堵、作竞争、对未来担忧， 我们生活中任何重大变化， 都可能导致压力。

We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; we communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts, which though pleasant, take longer - especially given our traffic-filled streets.

我们发明了一系列节省劳力装置；我们通过发传真、打电话或发电子邮件与他人迅速地进行流，而不是通过直接接触。虽然面对面接触令人愉快，但却要花更多时间，尤其是在马路上通拥时候。

So as we age, things like getting stuck in traffic or being in congested public transportation for so long only to take a long walking distance could be a major barrier to work for many senior citizens.

因此，随着年龄增长，诸如通堵塞或在拥公共通具中待这么长时间却走很长一段路之类事情可能会成为许多老年人作主要障碍。