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2005.05.06(Review of 2002.04.22 edition)
Here's a sure sign that the long holidays are coming to an end. Have you been in one of these lately?
TRAFFIC JAM 交通渋滞
- A traffic jam is a large number of cars or other vehicles moving slowly along a road because there are so many vehicles in one place.
Be careful! Although “traffic” is uncountable, traffic jam is countable. So we say, for example, “There is A TRAFFIC JAM on Highway 80,” NOT “There is TRAFFIC JAM on Highway 80.” - traffic jam とは、道路が混雑していて、車などの乗り物がスムーズに動けなくなっている状態、つまり交通渋滞のことをいいます。
注意:traffic は、数えられない名詞ですが、traffic jam は、数えられます。例えば、There is A TRAFFIC JAM on Highway 80. のように使います。There is TRAFFIC JAM on Highway 80. は、間違いです。
- I was stuck in a traffic jam for over an hour on my way to the office.
- During Golden Week, traffic jams on major highways are sometimes as long as 30 kilometers.
- An accident on the Chuo Freeway caused a huge traffic jam the other day.
Have a lovely weekend!