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as a result结果,  at the moment目前,  Great Britain大不列颠,  

interstate洲际,  coast海岸,  The Empire State Building帝国大厦,  

traffic交通,  tuk-tuk嘟嘟车,  skytrain空中列车,  water taxi水上出租车. 

2.句型：

As a result, more and more people are losing jobs.

结果，越来越多的人失去工作。

The weather is quite warm at the moment.

现在天气相当暖和。

Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales.

大不列颠包括英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。

The interstate highway is very important for the business between the states.

州际公路对州与州之间的贸易非常重要。

We walked along the coast for five miles.

我们沿着海岸走了五英里。

The Empire State Building is a famous place for tourists to take pictures.

帝国大厦是游客拍照的著名景点。

There is heavy traffic on the street every morning.

每天早上这条街上交通都很拥堵。

We can take a tuk-tuk to travel around the city.

我们可以乘坐突突车在城里游玩。

The skytrain runs fast and it is very convenient.

轻轨运行速度很快，而且非常方便。

Many people take a water taxi to cross the river.

很多人乘坐水上出租车渡河。