Quite a number of things have been done to help solve traffic problems in Singapore.
新加坡采取了一系列的措施来解决交通问题。
For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district.
例如, 汽车驾驶员一定要买一个特殊通行, 如果他们想开车到城市商 业区的话。
They can go into the business district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.
他们可以驾车到商业区除非他们的通行证展示在他们的挡风玻璃上。
Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to buy cars.
另外一件事新加坡已经做的事是让买车变得更难了
People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car.
人们必须申请一个拥车证,如果他们想买车的话。
And the number of certificates is limited. Not everyone can get one.
而且拥车证的数量是有限的,不是每个人都能拿到一张。
There is also a high tax on cars, so it costs three or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does in, say, the United States or Canada.
车的税收也很高, 在新加坡买一辆汽车的费用相当于在美国或加拿大 买的 3-4倍
The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent pubic transportation system.
另一件事,新加坡所做的是建立一个良好的公共交通系统。
Their subway system is one of the bestworld
and also very good taxi and bus system
