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第一段
1 .Good evening everyone.
大家晚上好。
2 .My name's Phil Sutton, and I'm chairman of the Highways Committee.
我是Phil Sutton,公路委员会的主席。
3 .We've called this meeting to inform members of the public about the new regulations for traffic and parking we're proposing for Granford.
我们召开这次会议是为了让公众了解,我们为格兰福德提议的交通和停车新规定。
4 .I'll start by summarising these changes before we open the meeting to questions.
在开始提问环节之前,我会首先总结一下这些改变。
第二段
1 .So, why do we need to make these changes to traffic systems in Granford?
所以,为什么我们需要对Granford的交通系统做出这些改变呢?
2 .Well, we're very aware that traffic is becoming an increasing problem.
好的,我们非常清楚交通状况正在变成一个日益严重的问题。
3 .It's been especially noticeable with the increase in heavy traffic while they've been building the new hospital.
当他们在建造新医院的时候,交通拥挤的情况特别明显。
4 .But it's the overall rise in the volume of traffic of all kinds that's concerning us.
但是令我们担忧的是各种交通运输量的总体上升。
5 .To date there's not been any increase in traffic accidents,
到目前为止,交通事故没有任何增长,
6 .but that's not something we want to see happen, obviously.
但这显然不是我们想看到的。
第三段
1 .We recently carried out a survey of local residents,
我们最近对当地居民进行了一次调查,
2 .and their responses were interesting.
他们的回答很有趣。
3 .People were very concerned about the lack of visibility on some roads due to cars parked along the sides of the roads.
由于汽车停在路边,人们非常担心一些道路上能见度低。
4 .We'd expected complaints about the congestion near the school
我们原以为会有人抱怨学校附近的交通拥挤
5 .when parents are dropping off their children or picking them up,
当家长接送孩子上学的时候,
6 .but this wasn't top of the list,
但这不是最重要的,
7 .and nor were noise and fumes from trucks and lorries,
而且也不是来自卡车和卡车的噪音和烟雾问题,
8 .though they were mentioned by some people.
尽管有人提到这些问题。
第四段
1 .We think these new traffic regulations would make a lot of difference.
我们觉得这些新的交通规章制度会带来很大的影响。
2 .But we still have a long way to go.
但我们仍然有很长的路要走。
3 .We've managed to keep our proposals within budget, just,
我们设法把我们的提案控制在预算之内,
4 .so they can be covered by the Council.
这样议会就可以支付花费了。
5 .But, of course, it's no good introducing new reauiations if we don't have a way of making sure that everyone obeys them,
但是当然,如果我们不能确保所有人都遵守规定的话,那么引入新的规定也没有什么好处。
6 .and that's an area we're still working on with the help of representatives from the police force.
在警方代表的帮助下,我们仍在努力解决这一问题。
第一段
1 .OK, so this slide shows a map of the central area of Granford,
好的,这张幻灯片展示了Granford地区的中心区域地图,
2 .with the High Street in the middle and School Road on the right.
中间是商业街,右边是学校路。
3 .Now, we already have a set of traffic lights in the High Street at the junction with Station Road,
现在,在商业街和车站路的交叉口已经有交通信号灯了,
4 .but we're planning to have another set at the other end, at the School Road junction,
但是我们打算在学校路的交叉口另一边也设置一组信号灯,
5 .to regulate the flow of traffic along the High Street.
来管制商业街沿线的交通。
第二段
1 .We've decided we definitely need a pedestrian crossing.
我们决定必须要有一个人行道十字路口。
2 .We considered putting this on School Road, just outside the school,
我们考虑把它放在学校路,就在学校外面,
3 .but in the end we decided that could lead to a lot of traffic congestion,
但是后来我们觉得这可能会带来很多交通拥堵问题,
4 .so we decided to locate it on the High Street, crossing the road in front of the supermarket.
所以我们决定把它设置在商业街,穿过超市前面的马路。
5 .That's a very busy area, so it should help things there.
那个区域非常繁忙,所以它应该会有所帮助。
第三段
1 .We're proposing some changes to parking.
在停车方面,我们也有提议一些改变。
2 .At present, parking isn't allowed on the High Street outside the library,
目前,图书馆外的商业街区域不允许停车,
3 .but we're going to change that,
但是我们打算改变这种状况,
4 .and allow parking there,
允许在这个地方停车,
5 .but not at the other end of the High Street near School Road.
但是另一端的靠近学校路的商业街区域不允许停车。
第四段
1 .There'll be a new 'No Parking' sign on School Road,
学校路会有一个新的"禁止停车"的标志,
2 .just by the entrance to the school, forbidding parking for 25 metres.
就在学校门口,禁止在学校门口25米区域内停车。
3 .This should improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians,
这将提高司机和行人的能见度,
4 .especially on the bend just to the north of the school.
尤其是在学校北边的拐弯处。
第五段
1 .As far as disabled drivers are concerned,
就残疾人司机而言,
2 .at present they have parking outside the supermarket,
目前他们在超市外面有自己的停车区,
3 .but lorries also use those spaces,
但是货车也在使用这些地方,
4 .so we've got two new disabled parking spaces on the side road up towards the bank.
所以我们在通往银行的辅路上设置了两个新的残疾人停车区。
5 .It's not ideal, but probably better than the present arrangement.
这并不是最理想的解决方式,但是可能比目前的安排要好。
第六段
1 .We also plan to widen the pavement on School Road.
我们也计划拓宽学校路的人行道。
2 .We think we can manage to get an extra half-metre on the bend iust before you get to the school, on the same side of the road.
我们觉得可以将进入学校前的那个弯道扩宽半米,就在路的同一边。
第七段
1 .Finally, we've introduced new restrictions on loading and unloading for the supermarket,
最后,我们也会推行新的超市装卸货规定,
2 .so lorries will only be allowed to stop there before 8 am.
所以,货车只能早晨八点之前停在那里。
3 .That's the supermarket on School Road
那是学校路上的超市
4 .-we kept to the existing arrangements with the High Street supermarket.
我们会保持和商业街上的超市相同的安排。
第八段
1 .OK. So that’s about it. Now, would anyone …
好的。就这些了。现在,有没有人可以。。。