Lesson 84 On strike
    第八十四課 罷工
    First listen and then answer the question.
    聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
    Who will be driving the buses next week?
    下周誰將駕駛公共汽車?
    Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.
    公共汽車司機決定下星期罷工。
    The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
    罷工定于星期二開始，
    No one knows how long it will last.
    誰也不知道會持續(xù)多久。
    The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
    司機們聲稱此次罷工將一直持續(xù)到就工資和工作條件問題達成全面協(xié)議的時候為止。
    Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.
    多數(shù)人認為此次罷工至少會持續(xù)一個星期。
    Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.
    很多私人汽車的車主正準備為乘車上班的人們提供“免費乘車”的服務，
    This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
    這將在某種程度上減輕對火車的壓力。
    Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.
    與此同時，有一部分大學生自愿在罷工期間駕駛公共汽車。
    All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
    所有的學生都是開車的能手，但在駕駛公共汽車之前，他們必須通過一項專門測驗。
    The students are going to take the test in two days' time.
    學生們準備在兩天后就接受測驗。
    Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
    即使這樣，人們?nèi)詴械缴习嘤欣щy。
    But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
    但到目前為止，公眾已經(jīng)向新聞界寫信表達他們對學生們的感激之情了。
    Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
    只有一兩個人提出反對意見，說學生們會把車開得太快！