A new highway linking Zunyi(遵义) and Guiyang(贵阳) in Guizhou Province opened to traffic on Tuesday. This(这条) new(新的) highway relieves the transportation(运输) pressure(压力) of the old(旧的) Guiyang-Zunyi highway, which helps(帮助) people to save(节省) at least(至少) 45 minutes on the road.
词汇 Words:
[yùn shū] 运输 transportation
[yā lì] 压力 pressure
[xīn de] 新的 new
[jiù de] 旧的 old
[bāng zhù] 帮助 help
[jiē shěng] 节省 save
重点词汇 Key word:
条
<名词 n.> long; narrow piece; strip
E.g. Tā zhè huìr bù zàijiā,nǐ kěyǐ gěi tā liú gè tiáor。
他这会儿不在家,你可以给他留个条儿。
He is not in at the moment, but you can leave him a note.
<名词 n.> long and narrow in pattern or shape
E.g. Yīfu shàng de shù tiáowén shǐ rén xiǎnde miáotiáo。
衣服上的竖条纹使人显得苗条。
Vertial stripes on clothes are slenderizing.
<量词 measure word> (for something long, narrow or thin)
E.g. Zhè tiáo gōnglù shàng chēliàng xīshǎo。
这条公路上车辆稀少。
There was very little traffic on the road.
<量词 measure word> (for something that can be listed item by item)
E.g. Wǒ yǒu yī tiáo miàojì。
我有一条妙计。
I have an excellent plan.