| People in Beijing spend 38 minutes on average to get to work under normal traffic conditions, the longest among 50 mainland cities, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) last week, Xinhua reports. Shanghai and Guangzhou ranked second, both with 36 minutes of commuting time on average. Typical commuting time in Beijing taking into account traffic congestion was 52 minutes. |
新華社消息，中科院上周發布的一份報告顯示，在交通正常情況下，北京人上班平均花費38分鐘，在大陸50個主要城市中通勤時間最長，上海和廣州以36分鐘并列第二。如果將交通擁擠考慮進來，北京的通勤單程時間為52分鐘。 |
| Due to the rapidly increasing number of cars, the Beijing municipal government now allocates car license plates to new car buyers through a lottery system, aiming to restrict the increase in new cars to 240,000 a year. |
由于汽車數量的激增，北京市政府目前實行搖號制為新車購置者分配車牌，目的是要將新車的年增長量控制在24萬輛。 |
| Beijing also raised downtown parking fees and has been closely monitoring cars parked in incorrect places since April, forcing many car owners who cannot find a cheap parking space to commute by public transport. |
自四月以來，北京市還提高了市區停車費，密切監測違規停放車輛，使得許多找不到便宜停車位的車主們不得不使用公共交通工具出行。 |
| The measures are said to have had some effect, as some car owners have said that congestion has eased a little. |
據報道，此類措施初顯成效，一些車主們反映交通擁堵狀況稍有緩解。 |
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Last year, the CAS report found Beijingers spent an average of 52 minutes on the way to work, also leading the list.
(China.org.cn June 28, 2011) |
去年，中科院的報告顯示北京人平均上班耗時為52分鐘，也位居排行榜首。 |
