CCTV9英语新闻12月：汽车数量的不断增加，增加了行车的危险性

The number of private cars in China has jumped to 13 times what it was 10 years ago. The rising number of cars has raised concerns over road safety.

By the end of October this year, the number of vehicles¹ reached 250 million.

Among these, one third are privately-owned cars. One out of every five families owns a car. And the number of drivers exceeds² that of cars.

The entire driving population reached 275 million in October, with one-tenth of them first-time drivers.

 

 

1 vehicles   

n.运载工具；传播媒介；（为展露演员才华而）特意编写的一出戏（或电影等）；[画]展色剂；交通工具( vehicle的名词复数 )；车辆；传播媒介；手段

参考例句：

• There is not much clearance for vehicles passing under this bridge. 车辆在这座桥下通过时没有多少余隙。
• to carry out random spot checks on vehicles 对车辆进行抽检

2 exceeds   

超过( exceed的第三人称单数 )； 超越； （在数量和质量等方面）胜过； 越过…的界限

参考例句：

• The demand for fish this month exceeds the supply. 本月的鱼市供不应求。
• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine. 白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。