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（2017原创）

英国地铁扶梯新规

out side first choose compare

but convenient rule actually waste

In England,people used to stand on the right of escalators (自动扶梯）,allowing others to walk on the left.But there is some change to this1_______.Now people can stand on both 2_______of escalators at Holborn station.As one of the busiest stations of London Underground,Holborn was the

3_______station in the country to ask travelers to stand on both the right and left sides of escalators.A test was carried4______ first.The test which lasted for three weeks showed that standing

on both sides5________reduced congestion（拥挤）by30 percent—16,220people an hour are able to travel on the escalator during rush hours6__________to the usual12745 when both standing and walking are allowed.

Transport for London(TfL)hopes the new standing rule will be tested for six months.and will make the most of

7_______space on longer escalators,where most people choose to wait on the right.London Underground operations director Peter McNaught said,“The etiquette on London Underground is for customers to stand on the right of escalators,allowing others to walk on the left.However,few customers8_______to walk on longer escalators such as Holborn,so much of the left-hand side is unused.We hope that this can lead to reduce congestion at Holborn and make journeys9________for all of our customers.”Many passengers had expressed concern because they would have chosen to dash up the stairs,10_______TfL

have considered those fears ahead of this latest experiment.

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了伦敦地扶梯新规，即：过去空出左边仅在右边站，现在变为两边同时站人，结果会有效的缓解拥挤。

【词汇分析】

out prep.向；离去

side n.一边→sides(pl.)

first adj.第一的adv.第一，首先

choose v.选择→chooses（动词单三形式）→chose（过去式）→chosen（过去分词）

compare v.比较→compares（动词单三形式）→compared（过去式）compare to与……比较

but conj.但是

convenient adj.方便的→convenience n.方便

rule n.规则；规定→rules(pl.)

actually adv.实际上；事实上