Lesson 84 On strike 罷工
Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
句子講解：
9、All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
所有的學(xué)生都是開車的能手，但在駕駛公共汽車之前，他們必須通過一項(xiàng)專門測試。
語言點(diǎn) expert drivers開車能手；have to pass a special test必須通過一項(xiàng)專門測試
10、The students are going to take the test in two days' time.
這些學(xué)生將在兩天后接受測試。
11、Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
盡管如此，人們還是感到上班有困難。
12、But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
但到目前為止，公眾已經(jīng)向新聞媒體寫信表達(dá)了他們對學(xué)生們的感激之情。
語言點(diǎn) express one's gratitude to sb.向……表達(dá)某人的感激
13、Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
只有一兩個(gè)提出反對意見，說學(xué)生們會把車開得太快！
Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
句子講解：
9、All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
所有的學(xué)生都是開車的能手，但在駕駛公共汽車之前，他們必須通過一項(xiàng)專門測試。
語言點(diǎn) expert drivers開車能手；have to pass a special test必須通過一項(xiàng)專門測試
10、The students are going to take the test in two days' time.
這些學(xué)生將在兩天后接受測試。
11、Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
盡管如此，人們還是感到上班有困難。
12、But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
但到目前為止，公眾已經(jīng)向新聞媒體寫信表達(dá)了他們對學(xué)生們的感激之情。
語言點(diǎn) express one's gratitude to sb.向……表達(dá)某人的感激
13、Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
只有一兩個(gè)提出反對意見，說學(xué)生們會把車開得太快！