四级In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m. p. h. (miles per hour) in towns and 4 m. p. h. in the country.

在英国，旧的《道路交通法》将城镇的车速限制在2英里/小时，全国的车速限制为4英里/小时。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Later Parliament increased the speed limit to 14 m. p. h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m. p. h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions were done away with altogether.

后来，议会将车速限制提高到了每小时14英里。但到1903年，随着汽车工业的发展，有必要将车速限制增加到每小时20英里。然而，到1930年，这项法律被广泛忽视，以至于超速限制被完全取消。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m. p. h. speed limit in built-up areas, along with the introduction of driving tests and pedestrian crossing.

1935年，《道路交通法》在建成区实施了时速30米的限速，同时引入了驾驶考试和人行横道。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Offences for speeding fall into three classes: exceeding the limit on a restricted road, exceeding on any road the limit for the vehicle you are driving, and exceeding the 70 m. p. h. limit on any road.

超速犯罪分为三类：在限制道路上超过限制，在任何道路上超过你驾驶的车辆的限制，以及在任何道路超过70英里/小时的限制。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级It claims that when the 30 m. p. h. limit was introduced in 1935 there was a fall of 15 percent in fatal accidents.

它声称，当1935年实行时速30英里的限制时，致命事故减少了15%。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Likewise, when the 40 m. p. h. speed limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent reduction in serious accidents.

同样，当50年代末伦敦的许多道路实行时速40英里的限速时，严重事故减少了28%。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级There were also fewer casualties (伤亡) in the year after the 70 m. p. h. motorway limit was imposed in 1966.

伤亡人数也较少(伤亡) 在1966年高速公路限速70英里/小时后的一年里。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级These are two hours some time between eight a. m. and noon, between four and six p. m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p. m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain 'programmes’ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.

这是两个小时——从早上八点到中午，从下午四点到六点，在晚上八点到十点之间有一个较小的高峰。

2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p. m. , and especially after midnight, with passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.

作者还发现，青少年司机的死亡率在晚上10点后急剧上升，尤其是在午夜之后，车上有乘客，司机更有可能死于深夜事故。

2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The big meal came at around 1 p. m. In between the midday meal and a late, smaller dinner came a small snack.

大餐在下午1点左右开始。在午餐和晚些时候的小晚餐之间，有一份小点心。

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