a 在高峰时刻去任何地方花的时间都要长些。

　　b yes, i hate it.  it’s too busy.  what’s the traffic like in london?

　　b 是的，我讨厌这一点。太繁忙了。伦敦的交通状况怎么样？

　　a in london?  just the same really.

　　a 伦敦吗？其实都一样。

　　b i suppose it is the same in rush-hours in big cities.

　　b 我想在大城市高峰时刻都一样。

　　a it’s getting better in london.  drivers have to pay if they go into the city centre.  so there’s less traffic now.

　　a 伦敦的交通状况有所改善。司机们如果要进入市中心需要付费。所以现在交通不那么拥挤了。

　　b drivers have to pay!  that might be a good idea for beijing ╟ to reduce the traffic.

　　b 司机们要付费！这对北京来说可能是个好主意——可以减少车辆。

　　notes 注释

　　1 remember how you can talk about how long a journey takes, e.g. it takes longer to go anywhere during rush-hours. / it takes longer to go anywhere during rush-hours.

　　记住怎样说某个旅程有多长，例如：it takes longer to go anywhere during rush-hours. /在高峰时刻去任何地方花的时间都要长些。

　　2 when you must do something, you can use must . . ./ must . . . ; or have to . . ./ have to . . .e.g. drivers have to pay if they go into the city centre. / drivers have to pay if they go into the city centre.

　　当你必须做某事时，你可以用must . . . /必须 . . . 或者 have to . . . / 不得不 . . .例如: drivers have to pay if they go into the city centre. /司机们如果要进入市中心需要付费。