84_On_Strike
84 On Strike¶
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!
Words¶
- go /ɡo/ on /ɑn/ strike /straɪk/ 罢工
- stated /ˈstetɪd/ 声明
- general /ˈdʒɛnɚəl/ 大体的
- relieve /rɪˈliv/ 减轻
- pressure /ˈprɛʃɚ/ 压力
- trains /trenz/ 轨道交通
- to /tu/ some /sʌm/ extent /ɪkˈstɛnt/ 某种程度上
- volunteered /ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd/ 自愿
- lasts /læsts/ 持续
- gratitude /ˈɡrætəˌtud/ 感激
- Press /prɛs/ 新闻界
- objected /əbˈdʒɛktəd/ 反对
Expressions¶
- go on strike 罢工
- sb. have stated that + 句子 某人声明……
- agreement is reached about sth. .... 就某事达成协议
- reach an agreement 达成协议
- sb be relieved to hear that + 句子 某人听到……如释重负
- relieve pressure 缓解压力
- under a lot of pressure 压力很大
- to some extent 在某种程度上
- volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事
- expressed sb.’s gratitude to sb. ... 向某人表达感激
- sb. have objected that + 句子 某人反对说……
- object to sth./sb. 反对某事/某人
- be due to do... 预计要做……；定于……
- pass/take the test 通过/参加考试