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heavy traffic还是crowded traffic

2020-05-18来源:和谐英语


heavy traffic还是crowded traffic

 

汉语说“交通拥挤”,说成英语是heavy traffic,还是crowded traffic? 请看题:

“Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?” “Because they were delayed by ________.”

A. heavy traffic                                        B. heavy traffics

C. crowded traffic                                      D. crowded traffics

【陷阱】B、C、D三项均容易误选。

【分析】对于此题,首先要明确traffic为不可数名词,没有复数形式,故排除B和D。另外,汉语习惯说“交通拥挤”,而英语习惯上却不能用crowded 来修饰 traffic,要表示汉语的“交通拥挤”,英语通常说heavy traffic,即选A。如下面一题也是选A:

She is not a competent driver and can’t cope with driving in _______.

A. heavy traffic                                        B. heavy traffics

C. crowded traffic                                      D. crowded traffics