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“道路千万条，安全第一条

交通安全记在心，红灯千万不能闯”

可是道理虽然都懂

难免还是有人会违反

“闯红灯”英文怎么说

和小酱一起来学习~ 

01"闯红灯"英文怎么说？

①

英语中闯红灯的“闯”

不是用“break”这个动词

常用“run”

run the red light  闯红灯

例：

That car is running the red light.

那辆车闯红灯了。

I was afraid of being late for work, so I ran the red light. 

我担心上班迟到，于是闯了红灯。

②

闯红灯还可以用：

jump the red light

jump表示忽略掉，直接过马路

例：

Don't jump the red light.

不要闯红灯。

③

还有一个说法： 

jaywalk[ˈdʒeɪwɔːk] 乱穿马路

可以表达闯红灯的意思

也可以指其它乱穿马路的行为

例：

If you jaywalk, you could easily get hit by the car. 

如果擅自穿越马路，很容易被车子撞到。

02"开罚单"“罚款”英文怎么说？

违反了交通规则被交警逮到

就要开罚单或者罚款了

违反交通规则

be against the traffic(rules/regulations/law)

罚单 ticket

开罚单 write a ticket; give a ticket

被开罚单 get a ticket

罚款 fine

例：

We can't turn left here. It's against the traffic regulations. 

这儿不能左转弯，要违反交通规则的。

I got a ticket this morning because I ran the red light.

我早上因为闯红灯被开罚单了。

I got caught by the traffic police when I ran the red light, and he wrote me a ticket.

我闯红灯的时候被交警逮到，还被开罚单。

I was fined 200 yuan for parking my car in a No Parking area.

我把车停在非停车区，结果被罚了200块。

03其它常见的交通英语

超车 overtake

Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake another car. 

超车前一定要先看一下后视镜。

斑马线、人行横道 zebra crossing

She watches her smartphone when walking on a zebra crossing.

她过斑马线的时候还在玩手机。

超速驾驶 speeding

She was fined for speeding last month. 

她上个月因为超速驾车被罚了款。

变道 change lanes

I hate people who change lanes without signaling.

我讨厌变道不打灯的人了。

靠边 pull over

（靠路边停车或因紧急情况而把车开出车流）

I have a flat tire and I have to pull over.

车胎瘪了， 我得靠边停车了。

交通堵塞 traffic jam/congestion

The snow caused traffic jams all over the city. 

大雪导致整个城市交通堵塞。

掉头 make a U-turn

It is illegal to make a U-turn on a motorway. 

在高速路上掉头是违章的。