9-2

ring toss

 

bouncy castles

Your enthusiasm is contagious!

the most coveted areas of the city 도시에서 가장 탐나는 지역들

covet 몹시 탐내다, 갈망하다

 

Her future goals are still vague. 모호하다

Chatting with enchanted passersby. 

passersby 행인

 

Not everyone is enamoured by the harbour’s new addition, though. 

enamour 반하게하다, 매혹하다

 

pricey 

It’s a well-respected program that’s been offered for over a decade, it’s widely recognized in the industry . . . On the flip side, it’s kinda pricey.

I think I’m leaning towards the university.

 

 my husband says I can’t go wrong with that one.

 bus route

You will hear an announcer report on different viewpoints about public transit.

On the agenda for yesterday’s city council meeting was yet another discussion of the public transit dilemma. Over the past 15 years, this city has experienced a significant growth in population, a trend expected to continue well into the future. As a result of this growth, the public transit system, designed with a much smaller population in mind, has been operating beyond its capacity.

As an example, Thomas Findley commutes from Glenfield to downtown on a daily basis. While a year ago it took him thirty-five minutes to arrive at work by bus, the timeframe today is more in the realm of one hour and thirty-five minutes. For Findley, this is unacceptable. He contends that the delays stem from an increase in public transit users without a corresponding increase in the number of buses. The result: buses are often full to capacity and riders must wait long periods before one with space will stop for more passengers. As a solution, Findley has suggested doubling the number of buses in operation.

However, transit planner Rita Cummings argues that this would only be a temporary fix. She insists that increasing the number of buses would lead to significantly more traffic, something which, in the long run, could cause both greater delays as well as an increase in air pollution. Instead, Cummings has proposed the construction of a subway system. Since subways run underground, a large number of commuters can be moved without a corresponding increase in traffic. Consequently, Cummings feels that for growing cities, a subway system is almost always the most efficient and environmentally sound choice. She noted that subways in Toronto and Montreal have successfully fulfilled their roles for decades, each now carrying more than a million passengers every day.

In contrast, while city councillor Scott Dresden agrees a subway is a nice idea, he questions whether the need truly justifies the expense. According to Dresden, the cost of developing a subway system could easily run into the billions. Although the city’s population is growing, it is unlikely to ever reach the numbers to warrant such an expense. As an alternative, Dresden has suggested the purchase of modern, efficiently designed buses which have the capacity to carry double the number of passengers. This option, Dresden asserts, would lead to neither an increase in traffic nor a breaking of the bank. In the days to come, council will need to find a solution, be it subway, bigger buses, or maintaining the status quo. It’s election year, so it’s anyone’s guess what council will do to curry favour.

curry favour (with somebody)

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