VOA慢速：道路的多种表达方法
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今天为大家带来一则关于学习英语的文章。
This week, we answer a question from a reader about the many words used for different kinds of roads.
本周我们回答读者的关于表达“道路”的多种词汇的问题。
Here's the question:
问题如下：
What are the differences between avenues, roads, streets, lanes, drives, ways, trails, boulevards and highways?
avenues、roads、streets、lanes、drives、ways、trails、boulevards 和 highways之间有什么区别呢？
Well, that is a good question and one that even some native speakers wonder about.
这是个很好的问题，即使是以英语为母语的人也想了解这个问题。
Let's talk first about roads.
我们首先来说road这个词。
A road is a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other.
road（道路）指一条很长的建设在两地之间的坚硬路面，人们可以在上面走路、开车或者轻易地从一头骑车到另外一头。
Roads can be paved or even made of dirt or stone.
道路可能是用砖石铺成或者用泥土或石头做成。
Roads exist in cities, towns and rural areas.
城市、城镇和农村地区都有道路。
They can be large or small.
道路可能很宽，也可能很窄。
The word "road" is the most general of today's terms and is sometimes used in place of "street" or "highway" or other related words.
“road”这个单词是现在最常用的，有时候可以用来代替“street”、“highway”和其他相关的词汇。
A street is a public road in a city or town that has buildings on one or both sides of it.
street（街道）指的是城市或者城镇里的公共道路，道路一侧或者两侧有很多建筑。
Sometimes, we use the word "street" for many kinds of roads.
有时候我们用“street”指代很多种道路。
Streets often run across avenues, which are wider streets.
街道通常穿过比它宽的林荫道。
Let's take the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
让我们来拿纽约的曼哈顿区举例。
It has more than two-hundred numbered streets that run east to west.
曼哈顿有200多条编号的东西方向的街道。
42nd Street is one example.
比如第四十二街。
Manhattan also has 12 numbered avenues that run north to south.
曼哈顿还有12条有编号的南北方向的林荫道。
An example is 5th avenue.
比如第五大道。
An avenue is a very wide street, usually inside a city.
林荫道指的是一条非常宽的街道，通常都在城市里。
In Manhattan, most avenues are around 30 meters wide while the streets are narrower.
在曼哈顿，大部分林荫道都有约30米宽，而街道就窄一些。
Now, let's talk about smaller streets: lanes and ways.
现在我们来聊一聊更小的街道：巷子和小路。
A way is a small side street that is connected to a larger street.
小路是窄的小街道，连接到更宽的街上。
And a lane is a very narrow street or path.
巷子是非常狭窄的街道或小路。
Ways and lanes are often found in residential areas.
住宅区经常能看到小路和巷子。
A boulevard is a wide and usually important city street that often has trees, grass, or flowers planted down its center or along its sides.
大道是一条非常宽阔而且通常也很重要的城市街道，道边或者道路中心常种有花草树木。
"Drive" is used in the name of some public roads.
“车道”指的是一些公共道路。
Drives may be big or small.
车道可能宽可能窄。
In Manhattan, for example, there is FDR Drive – a six-lane highway.
比如曼哈顿有一条罗斯福车道，是一条六车道公路。
Highways are paved main roads that have several lanes for traffic and connect cities, towns and other areas.
高速公路是铺设好的主干道，它有几条车道，连接了城市、乡镇和其他区域。
Vehicles on highways drive at higher speeds than they do on other kinds of roads.
高速公路上的交通工具驾驶速度比在其他几种道路上要快。
And finally, we have trails.
最后，我们说一说小径。
A trail is usually a rough path through a field or forest.
乡间小径一般指田野间或森林里一段高低不平的小路。
Some trails are for people and animals to walk or ride on.
有些小径是供人们和动物走路或者骑车的。
Others are for outdoor activities, like hiking and bicycling.
其他一些是让人们进行户外活动的，比如徒步旅行和骑自行车。
And that's Ask a Teacher.
这就是今日《名师问答》的内容。
I'm Alice Bryant.
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