Henry is discussing the city transportation system with his friend Julie.

亨利正在和他的朋友朱莉娅讨论城市公共交通系统。

• J: How do you think the transportation system in our city could be improved?
• 朱莉娅：你认为我们的城市公共交通系统应该如何改善？
• H: I think that the public transportation system could be made simpler. I never know where the bus routes actually go. The routes seem to twist and turn rather than going roughly in a straight line.
• 亨利：我认为公共交通系统可以简化。我从来都不知道公交车真正走的路线。公交线路像是迂回曲折，而不是简单走直线。
• J: Maybe we just need to build more roads. Then there would be more space for cars to drive and we'd have fewer traffic jams.
• 朱莉娅：也许我们需要修建更多的道路，这样汽车就有更大的行驶空间了，交通堵塞也会减少。
• H: If we built more roads, people would just fill them with more cars again. It seems to me that we should discourage people from using their cars.
• 亨利：如果我们建更多道路，人们只会再一次用车辆把它填满。我认为我们不应该鼓励人们使用私家车。
• J: How would you do that?
• 朱莉娅：你会怎么做？
• H: I think we should do a few things at the same time. Improving public transportation would encourage people to use that. If we also charge people to use their cars in the city center, they won't use their cars as much.
• 亨利：我认为应该多管齐下。改善交通状况需要鼓励人们公交出行。如果同时也对私家车主收费，那么，人们自然就会减少使用私家车。
• J: I don't know. I think it's unfair to make drivers pay more money. They already pay a lot of tax, petrol tax, for example.
• 朱莉娅：我不知道。我认为让司机多交钱是不公平的。他们已经支付了很多税，比如汽油税。
• H: I believe they should pay more tax. Look at the damage they cause to the environment and people's health by discharging all those exhaust fumes.
• 亨利：我认为他们应该支付更多的税。你看看由于排放汽车尾气，他们给环境和人们健康带来的损害。
• J: The air would certainly be cleaner if there were fewer cars being used in the city. The problem is that people will see it as reducing their freedom. It will be unpopular.
• 朱莉娅：如果城市汽车更少，空气将变得更干净。问题是，人们将会认为这剥夺了他们的自由。这恐怕会不受欢迎。
• H: That's a good point. Car owners will probably be against it, but people who use public transportation will be in favor of it.
• 亨利：这点很对。车主将很有可能反对这一措施，但使用公共交通的人会赞成。