雅思词组1:tow...away拖走，拉走

A:What happens to you if you don't buy a sticker? Do they clamp your wheels or give you a fine?
A:如果不办停车证的话会怎样?他们会把你的车轮夹住或罚款吗?

B:No, I think they tow your car away.
B:不，我觉得他们会把你的车拖走。

雅思考试停车场景常用表达:
parking perrnit/sticker停车许可证
ticket违规停车罚单
fine罚款
lot停车场
parking fee停车费
speed limit限速

雅思词组2:track and field田径运动

Who is the first gold medalist in the Track and Field events of the Beijing Olympic Games?
谁是北京奥运会田径项目的第一位金牌获得者?

常见的田径项目:
marathon马拉松
sprint短跑
foot race竟走
triathlon铁人三项
long-distance running长跑
triple jump三级跳

雅思词组3:trade fair/show交易会，展销会

Who are you going to send to the toy trade fair opening today?
今天召开的玩具交易会你打算派谁去啊?

雅思词组4:trade...in折价购买

He wanted to traded his old desktop computer in for a new laptop.
他想把旧台式电脑折价然后添钱买台新笔记本电脑。

雅思词组5:trade on利用

The ofFtcer is good at trading on his social status for personal gain.
那个官员善于以权谋私。

make use of

雅思词组6:trade up以旧物折价添钱买较贵的东西，折价贴换:卖掉原有的以便买更贵的东西

My mother likes to trade up our used electrical apparatuses for new ones.
我母亲想用旧家电换新的。

雅思词组7:traffic congestion/jam交通堵塞

The critic does not believe the bridge will help ease traffic congestion in the city.
这位批评家认为这座桥不会缓解该城市的交通堵塞。

Thomas was late again because of the heavy traffic jim.
由于严重的交通堵塞，托马斯又迟到了。

与“交通”相关的表达:
rush hour交通高峰期
traffic flow车流
traffic police交警
zebra crossing斑马线
pavement人行道
traffic lights交通信号灯
temporary traffic regulation临时交通管制
traffic warden交通管理员
intersection十字路口
traffic rules交通规则

雅思词组8:traffic noise交通噪音

A problem in built-up areas is that traffic noise is intensified by tall buildings.
高楼林立的区域存在的一个问题是高楼放大了交通噪音。

噪音是环境污染(environmental pollution)的一种，划分噪音等级(noise level )的单位是分贝(decibel )，长期处于高噪音环境下会导致精神失常(mental disorder)和听力丧失(hearing loss )等。

雅思词组9:trail away/off声音逐渐减弱，逐渐消失

Her voice trailed away to nothing.
她的声音越来越小，最后消失了。

雅思词组10:train of thought思路

And as a consequence, although your paragraphing and inclusion of subheadings help, it's quite hard to follow your train of thought at times.
结果是尽管分段和添加一些小标题有所帮助，但有时还是很难跟上你的思路。

雅思词组11:transfer to转到;搬迁;转让，让与;转乘

A:Good afternoon. Can I help you?
A;下午好，有什么能帮你的吗?

B:Good afternoon. Yes, I've just transferred to the School of Education, and I'd like information about joining the library.
B:下午好。我刚刚转人教育学院，想了解一些办理图书馆证件的事宜。

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