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Chongqing Takes Top Spot as China's Most Congested City
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Chongqing Takes Top Spot as China's Most Congested City
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重庆成中国交通最拥挤的城市
重庆成中国交通最拥挤的城市
Chongqing Takes Top Spot as China's Most Congested City
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Keywords
交通 - jiāotōng - traffic / transportation
拥挤 - yōngjǐ - congestion / crowded
份 - fèn - classifier for gifts, newspapers, magazines, papers, reports, contracts, etc.
报告 - bàogào - to report / a report
季度 - jìdù - quarter of a year
高峰期 - gāofēngqī - peak period / rush hour
车速 - chēsù - vehicle speed
公里 - gōnglǐ - kilometre
花费 - huāfèi - to spend (time or money) / expenditure / expense / cost
平时 - píngshí - ordinarily / in normal times
市民 - shìmín - city resident
考虑 - kǎolǜ - to think over / to consider / consideration
距离 - jùlí - distance
拥堵 - yōngdǔ - to become congested / congestion
地形 - dìxíng - topography / terrain / landform
方向 - fāngxiàng - direction / orientation
靠 - kào - to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to depend on
城区 - chéngqū - city district / urban area
桥 - qiáo - bridge
堵车 - dǔchē - traffic jam
人口 - rénkǒu - population
增长 - zēngzhǎng - to grow / to increase
经济 - jīngjì - economy / economic
条件 - tiáojiàn - condition / circumstances / term / factor
压力 - yālì - pressure
规划 - guīhuà - to plan (how to do sth) / planning / plan / program
合理 - hélǐ - rational / reasonable / fair
原因 - yuányīn - cause / origin / reason
Grammar
据... - Expressing "according to..." with "jù..."
据7月19日的一份交通报告,2019年第二季度中,重庆是中国交通最拥挤的城市。
据另一份报告,2018年重庆市民上下班的距离达12.2公里,要花54分钟在上班路上。

在这之前… - Expressing "before then / up until that point…" with "zài​zhè​zhī​qián…"
在这之前,2019年第一季度的交通报告中,重庆的交通拥挤也排在第一。

(大)约 + Number / Quantity - Expressing "approximately / probably…" with "(dà)yuē + Number / Quantity"
人们在高峰期出门要花费的时间大约是平时的两倍。
一位27岁的重庆市民说,她每天早上要花大约两个小时到公司,这让她非常不满,她在考虑搬家到公司附近的房子里住。

Number / Quantity + 倍 - Expressing "(two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / to increase or multiply" with "Number / Quantity + bèi"
人们在高峰期出门要花费的时间大约是平时的两倍。

另(外) + Number + (Measure Word) + Object - Expressing "the other / another…" with "lìng(wài) + Number + (Measure Word) + Object"
据另一份报告,2018年重庆市民上下班的距离达12.2公里,要花54分钟在上班路上。

达 + Number - Expressing "to reach (up to) / to attain (a certain figure)" with "Adj. + ​dá + Number"
据另一份报告,2018年重庆市民上下班的距离达12.2公里,要花54分钟在上班路上。

和 / 跟 / 与...相比 - Expressing "to be compared with ..." with "hé / gēn / yǔ...xiāngbǐ"
那么,跟北京、上海这些大城市相比,为什么重庆的交通会更拥堵呢?

…呢? - Expressed to soften the tone of questions with "...ne?" (used to make questions more indirect and uncertain in tone)
那么,跟北京、上海这些大城市相比,为什么重庆的交通会更拥堵呢?

首先… - Expressing "first (of all) / in the first place…" with "shǒu​xiān…"
首先,要考虑重庆的地形。重庆在中国的西南方向,这里靠山地,地形高高低低,上上下下,开车很不方便。

常常… - Expressing "frequently / usually / often…" with "chángcháng..."
而且长江把重庆主城区一分为二,人们要开车过桥,常常在过江大桥上堵车,所以,过江大桥成了重庆主要的拥挤的地方。

其次… - Expressing "next / secondly…" with "qí​cì…"
其次,重庆人口增长快,随着经济条件变好,越来越多的重庆人买了汽车,这给交通带来了一定的压力。

随着… - Expressing "along with / in the wake of / following…" with "suí​zhe..."
其次,重庆人口增长快,随着经济条件变好,越来越多的重庆人买了汽车,这给交通带来了一定的压力。

另外… - Expressing "in addition / besides..." with "lìngwài..."
另外,开车人不好好开车,城市规划不合理等也是重庆交通拥挤的原因。
Grammar
據... - Expressing "according to..." with "jù..."
據7月19日的一份交通報告,2019年第二季度中,重慶是中國交通最擁擠的城市。
據另一份報告,2018年重慶市民上下班的距離達12.2公里,要花54分鐘在上班路上。

在這之前… - Expressing "before then / up until that point…" with "zài​zhè​zhī​qián…"
在這之前,2019年第一季度的交通報告中,重慶的交通擁擠也排在第一。

(大)約 + Number / Quantity - Expressing "approximately / probably…" with "(dà)yuē + Number / Quantity"
人們在高峰期出門要花費的時間大約是平時的兩倍。
一位27歲的重慶市民說,她每天早上要花大約兩個小時到公司,這讓她非常不滿,她在考慮搬家到公司附近的房子裡住。

Number / Quantity + 倍 - Expressing "(two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / to increase or multiply" with "Number / Quantity + bèi"
人們在高峰期出門要花費的時間大約是平時的兩倍。

另(外) + Number + (Measure Word) + Object - Expressing "the other / another…" with "lìng(wài) + Number + (Measure Word) + Object"
據另一份報告,2018年重慶市民上下班的距離達12.2公里,要花54分鐘在上班路上。

達 + Number - Expressing "to reach (up to) / to attain (a certain figure)" with "Adj. + ​dá + Number"
據另一份報告,2018年重慶市民上下班的距離達12.2公里,要花54分鐘在上班路上。

和 / 跟 / 與...相比 - Expressing "to be compared with ..." with "hé / gēn / yǔ...xiāngbǐ"
那麼,跟北京、上海這些大城市相比,為什麼重慶的交通會更擁堵呢?

…呢? - Expressed to soften the tone of questions with "...ne?" (used to make questions more indirect and uncertain in tone)
那麼,跟北京、上海這些大城市相比,為什麼重慶的交通會更擁堵呢?

首先… - Expressing "first (of all) / in the first place…" with "shǒu​xiān…"
首先,要考慮重慶的地形。重慶在中國的西南方向,這裡靠山地,地形高高低低,上上下下,開車很不方便。

常常… - Expressing "frequently / usually / often…" with "chángcháng..."
而且長江把重慶主城區一分為二,人們要開車過橋,常常在過江大橋上堵車,所以,過江大橋成了重慶主要的擁擠的地方。

其次… - Expressing "next / secondly…" with "qí​cì…"
其次,重慶人口增長快,隨著經濟條件變好,越來越多的重慶人買了汽車,這給交通帶來了一定的壓力。

隨著… - Expressing "along with / in the wake of / following…" with "suí​zhe..."
其次,重慶人口增長快,隨著經濟條件變好,越來越多的重慶人買了汽車,這給交通帶來了一定的壓力。

另外… - Expressing "in addition / besides..." with "lìngwài..."
另外,開車人不好好開車,城市規劃​​不合理等也是重慶交通擁擠的原因。
Proper Nouns
重庆 - Chóngqìng - Chongqing (city municipality)
长江 - Cháng Jiāng - Yangtze River

Idioms
一分为二 - yīfēnwéi'èr - one divides into two / to be two-sided / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings
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