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The Golden Gate Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with the suburbs to the north.
金门大桥贯通着美丽的旧金山市区和郊区。
Each day about one hundred thousand automobiles cross the bridge taking people to and from the city.
每天大桥承载进出三藩市的车流量高达十万车次。
More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening rush hours.
其中一大半车辆的出行时间是在早晚高峰时期。
With the traffic so heavy, the trip is not pleasant.
交通如此繁重,车程自然不会令人愉快。
Now, however, there lives one group of happy commuters.
但是,现在这里出现了一群快乐的通勤者。
They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much that most of them say they will never go by car again.
他们乘船去上班,并十分喜欢这种方式,并表示要永远放弃开车。
The ferry they take is spacious, quiet and comfortable.
他们乘坐的渡船十分安静、宽敞而且舒适。
The trip takes only 30 minutes and it's not very costly.
行程只需30分钟,而且船费并不高昂。
But best of all, being on the boat seems to make people more friendly toward each other.
最好的一点是,在船上人们对待彼此的态度变得更加友善了。
Because the ferry has been so successful, there are plans to use other still larger boats.
由于渡船如此受欢迎,将其更换成更大船只正在计划当中。
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.
还有人提议给渡船提速,但并不是所有人都支持该提议,
A lot of people feel that half an hour is just enough time to relax.
因为许多人觉得半个小时正好用来放松。
Question 5.How do commuters feel about crossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car?
5.开车上班的通勤者对金门大桥上的行程有何感觉?
Question 6.What does the speaker say about ferry commuters?
6.报道中对乘渡船上班的通勤者做了哪些介绍?
Question 7.How do commuters respond to plans for the future of the ferry?
7.关于渡船的未来调整计划通勤者有何反应?
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