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Dialogue 1
Mark: Jingjing, did you hear about all the new subway lines that are being built?
馬克：京晶，你聽說了所有在建的新地鐵線路了嗎？
Jingjing: I haven't been living under a rock, Mark. Anyway, I've been seeing all the construction. There are some lines I haven't even been on yet.
京晶：我又不是活在石頭里（消息如此閉塞，不關心時事）。對了，我都看見施工好久了。有幾條線我都沒坐過。
Mark: Yeah, I know. It's really impressive.
京晶：可不是嗎。真是太牛了。
Jingjing: When I came to Beijing, there were just two subway lines—the line 1 and the line 2.
京晶：我來北京的時候，那會兒只有兩條地鐵線—1號線和2號線。
Mark: You and I have lived in the city the same number of years then. When I arrived, construction on the line 13 was just getting under way.
馬克：我們在這個城市住的時間差不多長。我來的時候，13號線正在修建中。
Jingjing: Hey, I found a news article on my phone. It says Beijing will have 630km of urban rail lines by the end of 2018.
京晶：看，我在手機上找到了一篇新的文章。說北京在2018年底以前將會建成630公里的城市軌道線。
Mark: Does that include railways that connect to other cities?
馬克：這包括連接其他城市的鐵路線嗎？
Jingjing: Nope, that's just for people travelling within the city and to the suburbs.
京晶：不包括呢。僅是從城市到郊區的線路。
Mark: Wow, that's a huge network. Wait, if there'll be 630km a year from now, how much new rail are we seeing built in 2018?
馬克：哇哦，真是一個巨大的交通網絡了。等會兒，如果一年之后會達到630公里，那2018年我們能見到幾條新增線路呢？
Jingjing: This article doesn't say. Hold on a sec. Oh, here's one that says Beijing has 608.2km of track in service as of the new year. There are two projects set to kick off this coming year, for 12.6km.
京晶：這篇文章沒說。稍等，這里有一篇說到新年伊始，北京現有的運營軌道里程已達到608.2公里，還有兩個項目即將啟動，長約12.6公里。
Mark: That adds up to 630. I like living in a big city without having to own a car.
馬克：加上這數就是630了。我喜歡這種住在一個大城市里不需要買個車的感覺。
Jingjing: Yeah, the article says the construction of subways and above-ground commuter railways is aimed at reducing traffic here.
京晶：是啊。文章說地鐵以及地上交通軌道的修建都是為了減少交通擁堵。
Mark: That's a tough thing to do, with such a dense population.
馬克：這么稠密的人口，（要做到）可真不是件容易事，
Jingjing: Let's hope Beijing continues to become cleaner, more energy efficient, and more liveable.
京晶：讓我們希望北京繼續變得更清潔，更節能，更宜居吧！
Mark: That sounds like a good plan for the coming year.
馬克：這聽上去是個2018年的不錯的計劃。
Jingjing: Yes. I think, if people have to take their elderly relatives somewhere, haul a bunch of stuff or take care of a baby, a car is necessary. Ideally, most people's needs would be met by public transportation.
京晶：是的，在我看來，如果人們需要帶年長的親友出行，搬運貨物，或者照顧嬰兒，那么車就是必須。理想地說，公共交通完全可以滿足大部分人的出行需求。
Mark: I couldn't agree more.
馬克：完全認同。
New words: 習語短語
been living under a rock 消息閉塞的 不關心新聞時事的
stay ignorant of a major news event
kick off 啟動
begin a business or project (not just planning)
dense population 人口密集
lots of people living in one area
haul a bunch of stuff 搬運大量的物品
carry a large amount of something
Dialogue 2
Jingjing: Hey, Mark, here's another article about bike lanes being added to roads in Beijing.
京晶：嗨，馬克，這里還有另一篇文章關于北京正在進行自行車道治理。
Mark: Beijing is pretty good about bike safety. I feel like I could ride a bike from point A to point B anywhere in the city—even if it's from Shuangjing to Shangdi.
馬克：北京在自行車安全方面做得挺好的。我感覺我可以騎著車從城市的任意A點到B點——即使是從雙井到上地。
Jingjing: That'd be a long ride.
京晶：這騎行距離不短
Mark: It'd be a workout, and would take a couple three hours. But I'd be pretty confident about making my way along tree-lined streets and getting there safely.
馬克：這是很好的運動，花幾個小時吧。但是我很自信我可以沿著一路有樹的街騎行，然后安全到達目的地。
Jingjing: I hope more and more people choose bikes as a way to commute and get about town.
京晶：我希望有更多人們選擇自行車上下班和在城市活動。
Mark: Right, bikes can help make a huge metropolis, like Beijing, feel more like a town.
馬克：是的，自行車能讓一個超級大都市，比如北京這樣的，有一種城鎮的感覺。
Jingjing: Yep. The article says Beijing will improve on 900km of bike lanes.
京晶：沒錯。文章說北京要整治900公里的自行車道。
Mark: That's a good amount of road that will become better for bikes. Hey, I saw an article some months ago about a bike highway project. It was just an idea, but it sounded really cool.
馬克：這么大量的車道以后對自行車出行更有利了。對了，我幾個月前看過一篇文章關于自行車高速公路計劃。這還只是一個設想，聽上去很酷。
Jingjing: That'd be a pretty big commitment to green transportation. The article I have is talking about getting the ratio up to 73%—so that nearly three quarters of our transportation is green.
京晶：那將是對綠色出行的一個很大的承諾了。我這兒的文章說要把比例提升至73%，這樣的話，近四分之三的交通都將是綠色的了。
Mark: That's a pretty big priority. I'm always glad to brag to folks I know in America about steps China is taking toward a greener tomorrow.
馬克：真是當務之急了。我總是很開心地向我美國的朋友們夸贊北京在為未來變得更綠色而采取的種種措施。
New words: 習語短語
Point A to point B 旅途的起始點
one place and another, the beginning and end of a trip/commute
a couple three 非常大概的估計，數個，幾個
a very loose estimate, especially of time: It'll take a couple three years to finish writing the book. (2 or 3, possibly 6)
get about town 在城市四處走訪
go to different parts of a city, doing errands or visiting friends, or just wandering
bike highway 自行車高速
a special roadway just for bikes, allowing people to ride quickly in some of the lanes without having to stop at intersections or watch out for cars
green transportation 綠色出行
ways of commuting/travelling that do not cause pollution
