4 Share cars. If you've really got to use a car, share journeys with someone else.
4 分享汽车。如果你真的必须用汽车,和其他人一同出发。
It is much cheaper and kinder to the environment.
这样更便宜,而且更爱护环境。
5 Don't believe advertisements! Nearly a quarter of all the advertisements on TV are about cars.
5 别相信广告!电视上几乎四分之一的广告是有关汽车的。
You see an attractive man or woman driving a fast car through beautiful countryside.
你看到一个魅力男人或女人开着一辆飞驰的汽车穿越美丽的乡间。
It's not true! That new car won't make you more attractive.
那不是真的!那样的新车不会使你更有魅力。
And you won't be driving on an empty country road.
而你也不会在空旷的乡间小路上开车。
You'll be stuck in a traffic jam in a city or on a highway!
你会在市里或高速公路上遇到塞车!
6 Take action somehow!
6 开始行动吧!
We often think there is nothing we can do about the noise, pollution and danger of traffic.
我们总认为对于噪音、污染和交通危险,我们什么也做不了。
There is. If your street's full of heavy traffic, talk to your neighbours about it.
能做。如果你那条街交通拥堵,告诉你的邻居。
Write to the papers. Go to the city government. Ask for a speed limit. Ask for a pedestrian area.
给报纸写信。去市政府。要求速度限制。要求步行区域。
Do whichever of these things that suit you. Don't just sit around and complain!
做这些事中任何一件适合你的。不要只是无所事事地抱怨!
All quite simple, isn't it? Six easy ways to improve our environment.
所有的事都十分简单,不是吗?六个简单的方法能改善我们的环境。
Well, I'm sorry I must finish this article.
哦,很抱歉我必须结束这篇文章了。
I've got to pick up my daughter from school at four o'clock.
4点我要去学校接我女儿。
Then I've got to drive to Sainsbury's to do the shopping.
接着我要开车去塞恩斯伯里购物。
After that I have to take my son to a party.
然后,我要带我儿子去一个聚会。
And tomorrow we're driving over to see my mother.
明天我们要开车去看我妈妈。
The traffic's going to be awful, but what can we do?
交通会很糟糕,但我们能做什么呢?