全文 11 句（男女对话）· 11 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. Busmen /'bʌsmən/ n. 公共汽车司机 have decided to go on strike /straɪk/ n. 罢工 next week.
作者2. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last.
作者3. The busmen have stated /'steɪtɪd/ v. 正式提出，宣布 that the strike will continue until general agreement /ə'ɡriːmənt/ n. 协议 is reached about pay and working conditions.
作者4. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.
作者5. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.
作者6. This will relieve /rɪ'liːv/ v. 减轻 pressure /'preʃə/ n. 压力，麻烦 on the trains to some extent /ɪk'stent/ n. 程度.
作者7. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered /ˌvɒlən'tɪəd/ v. 自动提出，自愿 to drive buses while the strike lasts.
作者8. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
作者9. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
作者10. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude /'ɡrætɪtjuːd/ n. 感激 to the students in letters to the Press /pres/ n. 新闻界.
作者11. Only one or two people have objected /əb'dʒektɪd/ v. 不赞成，反对 that the students will drive too fast!
作者1. 公共汽车司机决定下星期罢工。
作者2. 罢工定于星期二开始，谁也不知道会持续多久。
作者3. 司机们声称此次罢工将一直持续到就工资和工作条件问题达成全面协议的时候为止。
作者4. 多数人认为此次罢工至少会持续一个星期。
作者5. 很多私人汽车的车主正准备为乘车上班的人们提供“免费乘车”的服务。
作者6. 这将在某种程度上减轻对火车的压力。
作者7. 与此同时，有一部分大学生自愿在罢工期间驾驶公共汽车。
作者8. 所有的学生都是开车的能手，但在驾驶公共汽车之前，他们必须通过一项专门考试。
作者9. 学生们将于两天后参加考试。即便如此，人们还是会发现上班很难。
作者10. 但到目前为止，公众已通过写给报界的信向学生们表示感谢。
作者11. 只有一两个人反对，说学生们车开得太快！