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注意：
規則：
Cars have become more affordable for the average consumer and they are no longer a luxury item.
講解：
affordable 價格合理的;多數人買得起的
the average ... 普通... the average consumer 普通消費者 the average person 普通人 the average后面的名詞通常用單數
no longer 不再...
a luxury item 奢侈品
One option is to improve the reliability of public transport to encourage people to take the bus or the train rather than get in the car.
講解：
option 選擇
reliability n. 可靠性 reliable adj. 可靠的
public transport 公共交通
encourage sb 鼓勵...
train 火車、也可以理解成地鐵
rather than ... 而不是...
A successful example of this is the congestion charge scheme in London which has certainly reduced the level of traffic in inner-city areas.
講解：
這句話是一個舉例，它所要支撐的觀點是“對市中心的車輛收取擁堵費（congestion charge）”
scheme 方案、安排
reduce the level of traffic 減少交通量
inner-city areas 內城地區
