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The Golden Gate Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with the suburbs to the north.
金門大橋貫通著美麗的舊金山市區和郊區。
Each day about one hundred thousand automobiles cross the bridge taking people to and from the city.
每天大橋承載進出三藩市的車流量高達十萬車次。
More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening rush hours.
其中一大半車輛的出行時間是在早晚高峰時期。
With the traffic so heavy, the trip is not pleasant.
交通如此繁重,車程自然不會令人愉快。
Now, however, there lives one group of happy commuters.
但是,現在這里出現了一群快樂的通勤者。
They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much that most of them say they will never go by car again.
他們乘船去上班,并十分喜歡這種方式,并表示要永遠放棄開車。
The ferry they take is spacious, quiet and comfortable.
他們乘坐的渡船十分安靜、寬敞而且舒適。
The trip takes only 30 minutes and it's not very costly.
行程只需30分鐘,而且船費并不高昂。
But best of all, being on the boat seems to make people more friendly toward each other.
最好的一點是,在船上人們對待彼此的態度變得更加友善了。
Because the ferry has been so successful, there are plans to use other still larger boats.
由于渡船如此受歡迎,將其更換成更大船只正在計劃當中。
There is also a proposal for a high speed boat that makes the trip only for 15 minutes. But not everyone is happy about that.
還有人提議給渡船提速,但并不是所有人都支持該提議,
A lot of people feel that half an hour is just enough time to relax.
因為許多人覺得半個小時正好用來放松。
Question 5.How do commuters feel about crossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car?
5.開車上班的通勤者對金門大橋上的行程有何感覺?
Question 6.What does the speaker say about ferry commuters?
6.報道中對乘渡船上班的通勤者做了哪些介紹?
Question 7.How do commuters respond to plans for the future of the ferry?
7.關于渡船的未來調整計劃通勤者有何反應?
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