高速公路
gāo sù gōng lù
Pinyin
Definition
高速公路
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- expressway
- highway
- freeway
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一条路走到黑
- 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
- 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
- 3 to cling to one's course
一见高低
- 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
- 2 fig. to cross swords with
- 3 to lock horns
一路顺风
- 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路,入地无门
- 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
- 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不识高低
- 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
Sample Sentences
哇,那高速公路上的景象岂不是很壮观,一定大排长龙吧。
Wow, then the scene on the highway must be pretty impressive, with tailbacks stretching back really far.
说的的一点儿没错,在高速公路上堵车等待也是常有的事,因为这种现象实在太普遍,还有些网路段子手拿这种现象来调侃。
Yeah, ain't that the truth. People often find themselves waiting in a traffic jam on the highway and because it's so common a phenomenon, there are also lots of internet meme-makers mocking this state of affairs.
找了。说高速公路马上就要动工了,让我们配合工作。他们怎么跟你谈的?
Yeah. He said they're about to begin work on the new expressway and they need us to cooperate. What did they say to you?
先生,我们走高速公路好吗?
Sir, shall we take the highway?
没错。其实我们都误解了,以为国外都是发达的大都市,到处是摩天大楼、高速公路、繁华商场和林荫草坪,其实现在这些景物在北京、上海等大城市也随处可见,在欧洲更吸引我的反倒是山间那些宏伟、辉煌的古堡。
是的,中国的物流基础设施相对西方国家来说还比较脆弱。我国的高速公路只有美国的三分之一。有些地区的公路质量很好,但有的地区公路低于标准水平。火车更多的是载人,而不是运载货物。港口也是如此,大量船舶的进出时常导致港口拥堵。好在政府也越来越重视运输基础设施的建设,也投入了大量的人力物力和财力。正在修建中的洋山深水港工程,不就是为了优化物流基础设施而建造的嘛。相信这个大航运中心建成之后,我国物流的发展也会再上一个新台阶。
Yes. Compared with Western countries, China's logistical infrastructure is pretty fragile. We only have one third as many highways as America. The quality of the highways in some areas is really good, but in some areas it's substandard. Trains carry mostly people, not goods. Harbors are the same way. The large number of boats coming and going often leads to congestion. The good news is, the government is taking the construction of transport infrastructure more and more seriously, and they've invested a lot of human, material, and financial resources. The Yangshan Deep-Water harbor currently in construction is being built to optimize the logistical infrastructure. I'm confident that once this shipping center is built, Chinese logistics will be able to go to the next level.