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

他们一直急着找方法减少路上拥挤的交通。

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

大城市需要为乘坐拥挤的公共交通工具的学生提供安全的环境。

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

也就说公交车也会陷入拥挤的交通。

Now imagine you are stuck in heavy traffic.

现在想你被困在拥挤的交通中。

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

先进的、西方式文化留给人们的普遍一个繁忙、交通拥挤的城市。

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

结果，拥挤不堪的交通和污浊的空气。

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

比如，想一下在拥挤的交通中开车时，周围有一群好斗的司机，就像在洛杉矶那样。

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

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

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

西方文化繁忙、交通拥挤的城市的文化。

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

在我上下班的两条路上坐拥拥挤的交通。

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

【brave】我决定乘火车上班，不和拥挤的交通死拼。

If we leave now we should miss the traffic.

【miss】如果我们现在走，就能避开拥挤的交通。

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

在全世界的城镇，拥挤的交通一个问题。

So I would say, if you are in busy, on busy public transport, please continue to wear a face covering.

所以我认为， 如果你在拥挤的公共交通工具上，请继续佩戴口罩。

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

大城市的过度拥挤、交通拥堵、工作竞争、对未来的担忧， 我们生活中的任何重大变化， 可能导致压力。

And it's not like you can study on these incredibly crowded transports that he would be taking, trucks or buses that he would be taking.

而且，在这些他必须乘坐的极度拥挤的交通工具——卡车或公交车上，你也根本无法学习。

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的装置；我们通过发传真、打电话或发电子邮件与他人迅速地进行交流，而不通过直接接触。虽然面对面接触令人愉快，但却要花更多的时间，尤其在马路上交通拥挤的时候。

For another, compared with the past, people are less willing to choose crowded public transportation because of the COVID-19pandemic, so online car-hailing and shared bikes have become their preferred choices.

另一方面，与过去相比，由于COVID-19疫情的影响，人们不太愿意选择拥挤的公共交通，因此网约车和共享单车成为了他们的首选。

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，随着年龄的增长，诸如交通堵塞或在拥挤的公共交通工具中待这么长时间却走很长一段路之类的事情可能会成为许多老年人工作的主要障碍。