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Chinese to English translations [PRO] Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Traffic | |||||||
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4 +2 | a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam on the entire third ring road |
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4 | gridlock |
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4 | tie up the whole ring |
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4 | a total standstill |
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4 | linked together in a ring |
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3 | explanation |
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explanation Explanation: 三环 is a circumbalence, that is, a circle. Should there be such a slight traffic accident as two cars scratching each other over a bridge section like 京广桥, the traffic jam resulted from the accident would make cars behind the cars to form a circle on the third circumvalence of Beijing. Auf Deutsch geht es mir leichter zu erklären. Auf English kann ich nur so hindeuten. Du mußt selber ausdenken, wie man am besten auf English die Sache formulieren kann. |
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gridlock Explanation: An accident involving the turntable, however minor, could cause gridlock throughout the city... |
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tie up the whole ring Explanation: 三环路 is the Third Ring Road around Beijing (quite long-maybe 20 miles) and a fender bender during morning or evening rush hour can tie up the whole ring. |
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a total standstill Explanation: when a serious traffic accident happens, the whole ring road becomes a total standstill |
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a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam on the entire third ring road Explanation: 北京的二环路、三环路、四环路、五环路等都是环绕北京城的环形公路。三环路上即使没有一辆车,它也是一个环。原文有毛病,但它的意思可以明白,是指堵塞的交通在整个三环路上连成了一个环。 Suggestion: would cause a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam on the entire third ring road or would cause a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam all the way on the third ring road |
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