和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Indonesia's Train Surfers Highlight Traffic Woes

2012-01-20来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. The latest efforts by Indonesian authorities to stop people from riding on top of trains reinforces the perception that the government is too dysfunctional to make the needed investments to address its perpetual gridlock problem.

stop from阻止某事发生
例句:The guard stopped him from going through the gate.
警卫不让他通过大门。

2. Areas Chandra, 23, says it is actually safer on the top of the train than hanging out of the open doorways.

hang out伸出; 前靠
例句:Don't hang out of the window or you may fall.
不要把身体伸出窗外, 否则会掉下去的。

3. Last year, Indonesia's thriving economy led to a record number of new car and motorbike sales, although new road construction has been lagging.

lead to导致, 引起
例句:An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

4. He says the long-term solution lies in increasing and improving train service in the region.

lie in在于
例句:Your problem lies in lacking efficient methods.
你的问题在于缺少有效的方法。