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公交车曾是中国人出行的主要交通工具。近年来,由于私家车数量不断增多,城市的交通问题越来越严重。许多城市为了鼓励更多人乘坐公交车出行,一直在努力改善公交车的服务质量。车辆的设施不断更新,车速也有了显著提高。然而,公交车的票价却依然相当低廉。现在,在大多数城市,许多当地老年市民都可以免费乘坐公交车。

 

Buses used to be the main means of transportation for the Chinese people.

Used to be...【曾是......】；main=major=chief【主要的】；the means of transportation【交通工具】

 

In recent years，with the number of private cars increasing，cities have been facing increasingly severe traffic problems.

with随着；the number of...【......的数量】；increasing增多；In recent years近年来（现在完成进行时）；face increasingly severe+名词【......越来越严重】

 

To encourage more people to travel by bus，many cities have been making efforts to improve their bus service quality.

To【为了......】；encourage sb to do sth【鼓励某人做某事】；make efforts to do sth【努力做某事】

 

Bus facilities have been continuously renovated，and the bus speed has also increased dramatically.

Renovate=update更新；continuously不断地/连续地； bus speed车速；dramatically显著=significantly=remarkably

 

However，bus fares are still quite cheap.

Bus fares公交车的价格；are still依然=remain（这两个+形容词作表语）；cheap廉价=low=affordable

 

Now，in most cities，many local elderly citizens can make a bus for free.

In most cities在大多数城市；make a bus for free免费乘坐公交车