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Giản thể: 中国的交通问题
孔子说：“良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。”也就是说：药虽然不好喝，但是可以带来健康；有些话虽然不好听，但是可以帮助我们变得更好。既然孔子都这么说了，那我们就放下面子，一起找找良药。今天我就说说中国的交通问题。
中国人有一个很不好的毛病，就是过马路的时候不看红绿灯。特别是在一些小城市里，人们很容易忽略红绿灯。即使红灯亮着，也有人会直接穿过马路。这样的行为就叫做“闯红灯”。闯红灯，当然很危险。所以，你要对自己负责，不要学习错误的行为。
在中国，汽车是不会让人的。汽车经过斑马线的时候一般不减速，直接开过去。所以在中国，斑马线几乎是没有意义的。如果你走在斑马线上，挡住了汽车的路，司机会按喇叭，让你走开。这明显是很不礼貌的。这个时候，你只能退后，然后看一看左右，确定没有汽车了，才可以走过去。有一次我回国开车，前方斑马线上有老人在走路，我试着在斑马线前停下来。可是后面的司机简直要疯了，不停地按喇叭，也有人从两边超车过去。于是，老人也走不了，我也动不了，造成了堵车。我好心做了坏事。让人哭笑不得。
中国人开车，还会常常按喇叭，导致城市里面很吵闹。晚上开车的时候，很多人会开着远光灯，让对面的司机眼睛很难受。但是中国人习惯了这些问题，即使是在驾驶学校里面，教练也常常做一些错误的示范。因为这些问题，中国的交通比较混乱。难怪写了中国三部曲的何伟（Peter Hessler）一定要考中国驾照，然后自己开车，因为他担心，坐中国人开的车会比较危险。
对于这些问题，你怎么看？如果你遇到了这些问题，会怎么做呢？你会对中国朋友说什么？
Phồn thể: 中國的交通問題
孔子說：“良藥苦口利於病，忠言逆耳利於行。”也就是說：藥雖然不好喝，但是可以帶來健康；有些話雖然不好聽，但是可以幫助我們變得更好。既然孔子都這麼說了，那我們就放下面子，一起找找良藥。今天我就說說中國的交通問題。
中國人有一個很不好的毛病，就是過馬路的時候不看紅綠燈。特別是在一些小城市裡，人們很容易忽略紅綠燈。即使紅燈亮著，也有人會直接穿過馬路。這樣的行為就叫做“闖紅燈”。闖紅燈，當然很危險。所以，你要對自己負責，不要學習錯誤的行為。
在中國，汽車是不會讓人的。汽車經過斑馬線的時候一般不減速，直接開過去。所以在中國，斑馬線幾乎是沒有意義的。如果你走在斑馬線上，擋住了汽車的路，司機會按喇叭，讓你走開。這明顯是很不禮貌的。這個時候，你只能退後，然後看一看左右，確定沒有汽車了，才可以走過去。有一次我回國開車，前方斑馬線上有老人在走路，我試著在斑馬線前停下來。可是後面的司機簡直要瘋了，不停地按喇叭，也有人從兩邊超車過去。於是，老人也走不了，我也動不了，造成了堵車。我好心做了壞事。讓人哭笑不得。
中國人開車，還會常常按喇叭，導致城市裡面很吵鬧。晚上開車的時候，很多人會開著遠光燈，讓對面的司機眼睛很難受。但是中國人習慣了這些問題，即使是在駕駛學校裡面，教練也常常做一些錯誤的示範。因為這些問題，中國的交通比較混亂。難怪寫了中國三部曲的何偉（Peter Hessler）一定要考中國駕照，然後自己開車，因為他擔心，坐中國人開的車會比較危險。
對於這些問題，你怎麼看？如果你遇到了這些問題，會怎麼做呢？你會對中國朋友說什麼？
Pinyin: Zhōngguó de jiāotōng wèntí
Kǒngzǐ shuō:“Liángyào kǔkǒu lìyú bìng, zhōngyánnì’ěr lìyú xíng.” Yě jiùshì shuō: Yào suīrán bù hǎo hē, dànshì kěyǐ dài lái jiànkāng; yǒuxiē huà suīrán bù hǎotīng, dànshì kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen biàn dé gèng hǎo. Jìrán kǒngzǐ dōu zhème shuōle, nà wǒmen jiù fàngxià miànzi, yīqǐ zhǎo zhǎo liángyào. Jīntiān wǒ jiù shuō shuō zhōngguó de jiāotōng wèntí.
Zhōngguó rén yǒu yīgè hěn bù hǎo de máobìng, jiùshìguò mǎlù de shíhòu bù kàn hónglǜdēng. Tèbié shì zài yīxiē xiǎo chéngshì lǐ, rénmen hěn róngyì hūlüè hónglǜdēng. Jíshǐ hóng dēng liàngzhe, yěyǒu rén huì zhíjiē chuānguò mǎlù. Zhèyàng de xíngwéi jiù jiàozuò “chuǎnghóngdēng”. Chuǎnghóngdēng, dāngrán hěn wéixiǎn. Suǒyǐ, nǐ yào duì zìjǐ fùzé, bùyào xuéxí cuòwù de xíngwéi.
Zài zhōngguó, qìchē shì bù huì ràng rén de. Qìchē jīngguò bānmǎxiàn de shíhòu yībān bù jiǎnsù, zhíjiē kāi guòqù. Suǒyǐ zài zhōngguó, bānmǎxiàn jīhū shì méiyǒu yìyì de. Rúguǒ nǐ zǒu zài bānmǎxiàn shàng, dǎngzhùle qìchē de lù, sījī huì àn lǎbā, ràng nǐ zǒu kāi. Zhè míngxiǎn shì hěn bù lǐmào de. Zhège shíhòu, nǐ zhǐ néng tuì hòu, ránhòu kàn yī kàn zuǒyòu, quèdìng méiyǒu qìchēle, cái kěyǐ zǒu guòqù. Yǒu yīcì wǒ huíguó kāichē, qiánfāng bānmǎxiàn shàng yǒu lǎorén zài zǒulù, wǒ shìzhe zài bānmǎxiàn qián tíng xiàlái. Kěshì hòumiàn de sījī jiǎnzhí yào fēngle, bù tíng de àn lǎbā, yěyǒu rén cóng liǎngbiān chāochē guòqù. Yúshì, lǎorén yě zǒu bùliǎo, wǒ yě dòng bùliǎo, zàochéngle dǔchē. Wǒ hǎoxīn zuòle huàishì. Ràng rén kūxiàobùdé.
Zhōngguó rén kāichē, hái huì chángcháng àn lǎbā, dǎozhì chéngshì lǐmiàn hěn chǎonào. Wǎnshàng kāichē de shíhòu, hěnduō rén huì kāizhe yuǎn guāng dēng, ràng duìmiàn de sījī yǎnjīng hěn nánshòu. Dànshì zhōngguó rén xíguànle zhèxiē wèntí, jíshǐ shì zài jiàshǐ xuéxiào lǐmiàn, jiàoliàn yě chángcháng zuò yīxiē cuòwù de shìfàn. Yīnwèi zhèxiē wèntí, zhōngguó de jiāotōng bǐjiào hǔnluàn. Nánguài xiěle zhōngguó sān bù qǔ de hé wěi (Peter Hessler) yīdìng yào kǎo zhōngguó jiàzhào, ránhòu zìjǐ kāichē, yīnwèi tā dānxīn, zuò zhōngguó rén kāi de chē huì bǐjiào wéixiǎn.
Duìyú zhèxiē wèntí, nǐ zěnme kàn? Rúguǒ nǐ yù dàole zhèxiē wèntí, huì zěnme zuò ne? Nǐ huì duì zhōngguó péngyǒu shuō shénme?
English: China’s traffic problem
Confucius said: “Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for sickness, good advice is harsh on the ears but good for one’s well being.” What he’s saying is: although medicine doesn’t taste good, it can bring about healthiness; although some words don’t sound good, they can help us become better. Since Confucius said it like this, then let’s set aside our feelings, and look for some good medicine together. Today I am going to discuss China’s traffic problem.
People have one very bad fault, which is not paying attention to traffic lights when crossing the road. This is especially true in some smaller cities, where people are very likely to ignore the traffic lights. Even though the light is red, there are still people who will cross the road without waiting. This kind of behavior is called “running a red light.” Of course, running a red light is very dangerous. And so, you should take responsibility for yourself and avoid learning wrong behaviour.
In China, cars don’t ever give way to people. When cars drive through zebra-crossings they don’t usually slow down, but just drive straight through. So in China, zebra-crossings have almost no meaning. If you are walking across a zebra-crossing and have blocked a car’s path, the driver is likely to blow the horn to make you get out of the way. This is obviously very impolite. At these times all you can do is back up, then look both ways to make sure there are no cars. And only then can you walk across. One time when I came back from abroad and was driving my car, an elderly person was walking on the zebra-crossing in front of me. I tried stopping at the zebra-crossing, but the the driver behind me simply went crazy and endlessly blew his horn. There were also people passing me on both sides. And so, the elderly person still couldn’t go, and I couldn’t move, and brought about a traffic jam. With my good intentions I had made things worse. (This situation) makes one not know whether to laugh or cry.
When driving, Chinese will also often blow their horn, causing the inner-cities to be very noisy. When diving at night, many people will have their lights on high-beam, making it difficult for the eyes of the driver in front to bear. But Chinese people are used to these problems, and even at driving school, the instructor will often show them the wrong way to do some things. Because of these problems, Chinese traffic is rather chaotic. It’s no wonder that the writer of a trilogy of books on China, Héwěi (Peter Hessler) decided he must take the Chinese driver’s license test then drive himself, because he was worried that being a passenger in a car driven by a Chinese person might be even more dangerous.
What is your opinion in regard to these problems? If you encountered these problems, what would you do? What would you say to a Chinese friend?
by Zak Gray
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