Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.

公交司機(jī)打算下周罷工。罷工定于周二開(kāi)始。沒(méi)人知道會(huì)持續(xù)多久。司機(jī)們聲稱(chēng)此次罷工會(huì)持續(xù)到關(guān)于薪水和工作環(huán)境的問(wèn)題達(dá)成全面共識(shí)為止。大多數(shù)人都覺(jué)得罷工至少會(huì)持續(xù)一周。很多私家車(chē)主都決定對(duì)上班的人提供“免費(fèi)乘車(chē)”的服務(wù)。

This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time.

這在某種程度上會(huì)緩解火車(chē)的壓力。同時(shí)，一些大學(xué)生自愿在罷工期間駕駛公交車(chē)。所有學(xué)生都是開(kāi)車(chē)的能手，但是在他們開(kāi)公交之前，他們需要通過(guò)一項(xiàng)特殊的測(cè)試。學(xué)生們準(zhǔn)備在兩天后接受測(cè)試。

Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

即使這樣，人們還是發(fā)現(xiàn)去工作還是變難了。不過(guò)到現(xiàn)在為止，公眾還是像新聞界寫(xiě)信表達(dá)他們對(duì)學(xué)生們的感激之情了。只有一兩個(gè)人提反對(duì)意見(jiàn)，因?yàn)閷W(xué)生們開(kāi)太快了！