PART 2

CHAIRPERSON: Right. Next on the agenda we have traffic and highways. Councillor Thornton.

主席：好了。下一个议程是交通和公路。有请桑顿议员。

COUNCILLOR THORNTON: Thank you. Well, we now have the results of the survey carried out last month about traffic and road transport in the town.

桑顿议员：非常感谢。嗯，上个月进行的关于该镇交通和道路运输的调查已经有了结果。

People were generally satisfied with the state of the roads.

普遍来说，人们对道路状况感到满意。

There were one or two complaints about potholes which will be addressed, but a significant number of people complained about the increasing number of heavy vehicles using our local roads to avoid traffic elsewhere.

有一两个关于道路坑洼的投诉将得到解决，但有相当多的人抱怨，越来越多的重型车辆使用我们当地的道路，以避开其他地方的交通。

We'd expected more complaints by commuters about the reduction in the train service, but it doesn't seem to have affected people too much.

我们本来预计通勤者会对减少火车服务的抱怨更多，但似乎这并没有对人们造成太大影响。

The cycle path that runs alongside the river is very well used by both cyclists and pedestrians since the surface was improved last year, but overtaking can be a problem so we're going to add a bit on the side to make it wider.

自去年路面改善以来，沿河的自行车道被骑车人和行人很好地利用，但超车可能是个问题，因此我们将在侧边增加一些空间，使道路更宽。

At some stage, we'd like to extend the path so that it goes all the way through the town, but that won't be happening in the immediate future.

在某个阶段，我们想把这条路延伸到整个城镇，但这在近期将不会实现。

The plans to have a pedestrian crossing next to the Post Office have unfortunately had to be put on hold for the time being.

不巧的是，在邮局旁边修建人行横道的计划不得不暂时搁置。

We'd budgeted for this to be done this financial year, but then there were rumours that the Post Office was going to move, which would have meant there wasn't really a need for a crossing.

我们本打算在本财政年度完成这项工作，但后来有传言说邮局要搬家，这就意味着这里根本不需要十字路口。

Now they've confirmed that they're staying where they are, but the Highways Department have told us that it would be dangerous to have a pedestrian crossing where we'd originally planned it as there's a bend in the road there.

现在他们已经确认会留在原地，但是公路部门告诉我们，在我们原来计划的地方建一个人行横道是很危险的，因为那里有一个弯道。

So that'll need some more thought.

所以这就需要更多的思考。

On Station Road near the station and level crossing, drivers can face quite long waits if the level crossing's closed, and we've now got signs up requesting them not to leave their engines running at that time.

在车站和平交道口附近的车站道路上，如果平交道口关闭，司机可能会面临相当长的等待时间，我们现在已经设立了一些标志牌，要求他们在等待时熄火。

This means pedestrians waiting on the pavement to cross the railway line don't have to breathe in car fumes.

这意味着在人行道上等待通过铁路线的行人不必吸入汽车尾气。

We've had some problems with cyclists leaving their bikes chained to the railings outside the ticket office, but the station has agreed to provide bike racks there.

之前骑自行车的人把自行车拴在售票处外的栏杆上，这造成了一些不便，但车站同意在那里提供自行车架。

CHAIRPERSON: So next on the agenda is 'Proposals for improvements to the recreation ground'. Councillor Thornton again.

主席：下一个议程是“改善游乐场的建议”。再次请桑顿议员发言。

COUNCILLOR THORNTON: Well, since we managed to extend the recreation ground, we've spent some time talking to local people about how it could be made a more attractive and useful space.

桑顿议员：好的，既然我们设法扩建了游乐场，我们就花了一些时间和当地人讨论如何使它成为一个更有吸引力和更有用的空间。

If you have a look at the map up on the screen, you can see the river up in the north, and the Community Hall near the entrance from the road.

如果你看一下屏幕上的地图，你可以看到北面的河流，以及靠近入口的社区大厅。

At present, cars can park between the Community Hall and that line of trees to the east, but this is quite dangerous for pedestrians so we're suggesting a new car park on the opposite side of the Community Hall, right next to it.

目前，汽车可以停在社区大厅和东边那排树之间，但这对行人来说是相当危险的，所以我们建议在社区大厅的对面建一个新的停车场，紧挨着它。

We also have a new location for the cricket pitch.

我们还有一个新的板球场地。

As we've now purchased additional space to the east of the recreation ground, beyond the trees, we plan to move it away from its current location, which is rather near the road, into this new area beyond the line of trees.

由于我们现在已经购买了额外的空间，在游乐场的东面，在树木之外，我们计划将其从目前的位置，也就是离公路很近的位置，移到树木线以外的这个新区域。

This means there's less danger of stray balls hitting cars or pedestrians.

这意味着偏球击中汽车或行人的危险性较小。

We've got plans for a children's playground which will be accessible by a footpath from the Community Hall and will be alongside the river.

我们计划在河边建一个儿童游乐场，可从社区大厅通过人行道进入其中。

We'd originally thought of having it close to the road, but we think this will be a more attractive location.

我们原本想让它靠近公路，但我们认为这将是一个更具吸引力的位置。

The skateboard ramp is very popular with both younger and older children – we had considered moving this up towards the river, but in the end we decided to have it in the southeast corner near the road.

滑板坡道很受年龄较小的孩子和大孩子的欢迎——我们曾经考虑过把它移到河边，但最终我们决定把它放在靠近马路的东南角。

The pavilion is very well used at present by both football players and cricketers.

目前足球运动员和板球运动员经常使用这个亭子。

It will stay where it is now – to the left of the line of trees and near to the river – handy for both the football and cricket pitches.

它在树木的左侧，靠近河流，位置不会发生改变，离着足球场和板球场来说都很近。

And finally, we'll be getting a new notice board for local information, and that will be directly on people's right as they go from the road into the recreation ground.

最后，我们将设立一个新的展示当地信息的公告牌。人们从道路进入娱乐区域的时候可以发现公告牌就在右手边。