Every time I come to Beijing there seems to be more traffic.

每次我来北京都觉得好像车又比以前多了。

A You’re right. Beijing needs more metros and buses.

A 你说得对。北京需要更多的地铁和公共汽车。

B They are building new metro lines for the Olympics.

B 为迎接奥运会北京正在修建新的地铁线路。

A Beijing needs them! Every time I come to Beijing there seems to be more traffic.

A 北京太需要这个了！每次我来北京都觉得好像车又比以前多了。

B I know, but things will get better. There will be new buses too.

B 我知道，但是情况会好转的。北京还将有新的公共汽车。

A That’s good. I guess it’s just natural. As a city grows, it gets more traffic.

A 那好啊。我想这是自然的。当一个城市在发展时，它的车辆也会增多。

B Yes. But it would be good to have a better transport system and less car pollution.

B 是的。但是如果交通系统更发达而汽车污染更少就好了。

Notes注释

1 Again, notice all the comparative adjectives and phrases you can use when talking about things, e.g.: Beijing needs more metros and buses / Beijing needs more metros and buses;Things will get better / Things will get better; It would be good to have less pollution / It would be good to have less pollution.

再次提醒你，当你谈论事情时，注意你所使用的所有的形容词比较级和比较性短语。例如Beijing needs more metros and buses /北京需要更多的地铁和公共汽车；Things will get better /情况会好转的；It would be good to have less pollution / 如果污染更少的话就好了。

2 You can use the verb seem / seem to convey an impression, e.g. There seems to be more traffic / There seems to be more traffic; It seems to be colder today / It seems to be colder today;He’s feeling better, he seems OK now / He’s feeling better, he seems OK now.

你可以用动词seem /似乎，好像来表达某种印象。例如：There seems to be more traffic /好像车辆更多了。It seems to be colder today /今天似乎更冷；He’s feeling better,he seems OK now /他感觉好一些了，他现在似乎没事了。

Key phrases and sentences

You’re right. Beijing needs more

metros and buses.

They are building new metro lines

for the Olympics.

Beijing needs them! Every time I

come to Beijing there seems to be more traffic.

I know, but things will get better.

There will be new buses too.

That’s good. I guess it’s just natural.

As a city grows, it gets more traffic.

Yes. But it would be good to have

a better transport system and less car pollution.

你说得对。北京需要更多的地铁和公共汽车。

为迎接奥运会北京正在修建新的地铁线路。

北京太需要这个了！

每次我来北京都觉得好像车又比以前多了。

我知道，但是情况会好转的。

北京还将有新的公共汽车。

那好啊。我想这是自然的。

当一个城市在发展时，它的车辆也会增多。

是的。但是如果交通系统更发达而汽车污染更少就好了。