SSS 2010-06-03
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(六)月
This is Scientific America's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute.
Most of us don’t think twice about getting behind the wheel even for short hops 1 to pick up some milk. And that’s not just because cars are convenient, or because we’re lazy. According to Andrew Furman of Ryerson University in Toronto, it’s because in many places in North America it’s just not that nice to walk. But if cities and suburbs put more effort into building better pedestrian routes, he says more people might leave their SUVs at home.
With its older cities, Europe is more amenable 2 to meandering 3. Think cobblestone streets and hidden gardens. But North American cities and suburbs are more modern and car-centric, which generally forces pedestrians 4 and cyclists to always take the same, boring path from A to B. But what if you could take a detour 5 through a lobby that exhibits art, or down a lane that borders a green space? Furman thinks you’d be more likely to hoof 6 it, which would be good for you and for the environment.
Take New York City’s High Line, an abandoned railroad that’s been converted into a public park. Since its opening a year ago, this elevated walkway has people strolling through the meatpacking district. Even for folks who like to walk, that’s quite a feat 7.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific America's 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin.
- The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops. 那麻雀一蹦一跳地穿过草坪。
- It is brewed from malt and hops. 它用麦精和蛇麻草酿成。
- His scientific discoveries are amenable to the laws of physics.他在科学上的发现经得起物理定律的检验。
- He is amenable to counsel.他这人听劝。
- The village seemed deserted except for small boys and a meandering donkey. 整个村子的人都像是逃光了，只留下了几个小男孩和一头正在游游荡荡的小毛驴。 来自教父部分
- We often took a walk along the meandering river after supper. 晚饭后我们常沿着那条弯弯曲曲的小河散步。
- Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。
- He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
- Suddenly he heard the quick,short click of a horse's hoof behind him.突然间，他听见背后响起一阵急骤的马蹄的得得声。
- I was kicked by a hoof.我被一只蹄子踢到了。