Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
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。
参考答案：
The main vehicle for Chinese used to be buses. In recent years, an increasing number of private cars make the urban traffic problems more serious. Many cities have been committed to the improvement of thequality of bus service to encourage more people to take bus. The facilities of buses are constantly updated, and the speed of buses is significantly increased, while the price of bus tickets stays quite low. Now, in most cities, many local elderly citizens can take the buses for free.