On Strike

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Who will be driving the buses next week?

下周谁来开公交车？

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Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.

公交车司机们已决定下周举行罢工。

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The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.

罢工定于周二开始。

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No one knows how long it will last.

没人知道罢工会持续多久。

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The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.

公交车司机们声明，罢工将持续到在工资和工作条件方面达成普遍协议为止。

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Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.

大多数人认为罢工至少会持续一周。

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Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.

许多私家车车主将为上班族提供“免费搭车”服务。

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This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.

这将在一定程度上减轻火车的压力。

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Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.

同时，一些大学生已志愿在罢工期间驾驶公交车。

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All the students are expert drivers,

所有学生都是驾驶专家，

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but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.

但在他们驾驶任何公交车之前，他们必须通过一项特殊的考试。

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The students are going to take the test in two days' time.

学生们将在两天后参加考试。

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Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.

即使如此，人们仍然会发现上班很困难。

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But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in lettters to the Press.

但到目前为止，公众已通过写信给报社的方式表达了对学生的感激之情。

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Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

只有一两个人反对，认为学生们会开得太快！