2008-7-25听写小结

High Fuel Prices Mean a Hard Road for School Buses (2/2)

DICTATION:

Most states require bus transportation though through high school for public school students
who need it. Massachusetts requires it only for elementary school. And schools can charge to ride the bus. State education officials say the some districts may began begin to do that, or raise existing fears fees. Studyies show that school buses are the saves safest form of transportation to and from school. The American School Bus Council says that cuts in school bus service are bad for children and possibly the environment. It says the moving removing buses from the road will mean that an increase in other vehicles transporting students. Sportsman Bob Riley says another concern is that reducing bus service might reduce attendance. But it could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school. And that will truly would surely make people healthy happy and at the National Center happy to save for Safe Routes to schools. More kids walking and biking safely to school is the aim of the a three-year-old federal movement program, part of an international movement. The scold goal is to increase physical activity and reduce air pollution. The United States will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth this year. But for some students, high fuel prices could make every day a walk-to-school day. Next week, we’ll talk about other ways that schools and students are reacting to the prices.

NEW WORDS：district vehicle federal

OLD WORDS：elementary charge exist fee route goal

TRANSLATION:

大多数州要求为那些需要校车的公立学校学生提供校车至高中。马萨诸塞州只要求为小学生提供。并且学校可以支付乘车费用。国家教育部门官员表示，有些学区可能已开始这样实施了，或是增加目前的学费。有研究表明，校车是上学、放学最为安全的交通工具。美国校车委员会指出，减少校车服务对孩子或许环境都是不利的，并且淘汰校车将意味着其它运输学生的交通工具的增加。发言人Bob Riley称，另一担心就是校车服务的缩减可能会减少出勤人数。但这也可能使得更多的学生步行或骑车去上学。并且这也会使得美国国家安全路径中心的人感到更高心。让更多的孩子安全地步行或骑车上学是三年联邦计划（一国际运动的一部分）的目标，该目标就是要增加体育运动、减少空气污染。今年10月8日，美国将庆祝步行上学日。但对许多学生来说，居高不下的燃油价格可能使得每天都是步行上学日。下周，我们将谈谈有关学校、学生对价格做出反应的其它方式。

GOSSIP:还是州名，马萨诸塞~