| transport | the movement of people or goods from one place to another | transport system 交通系统 passenger transport 客运 goods transport 货运 road transport道路运输 physical transport机械迁移，物理运输 | The city's transport system is the most efficient in Europe. |
| teleworking | the activity of working at home, while communicating with your office by phone or email, or using the internet | | Teleworking has both advantages and drawbacks. |
| culprit | a fact or situation that is the reason for something bad happening | | Children in this country are getting much too fat, and sugar and sweets are the main culprits. |
| fuel | a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned | | Wood, coal, oil, petrol, and gas are all different kinds of fuel. |
| energy | the power from something such as electricity or oil, which can do work, such as providing light and heat | energy efficiency 能源使用率 | The energy generated by the windmill drives all the pumps. |
| necessity | something that you need, especially in order to live | | Air-conditioning is an absolute necessity in this climate. |
| logistics | the careful organization of a complicated activity so that it happens in a successful and effective way | | Some cost savings could have been achieved by improving the logistics of loading trucks and shipping package. |
| tram | an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road | | You can get to the beach easily from the centre of town by tram. |
| suburb | an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live | | They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago. |
| accommodation | a place to live, work, stay, etc. in | | Travel and overnight accommodation are included. |
| distance | the amount of space between two places | | The bat judges distance by a kind of echolocation. |
| destination | the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken | | Is there any destination restaurant here? |
| infrastructure | he basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively | | We have finished constructing our new, modern stadiums and an outstanding transportation infrastructure. |
| congestion | a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties | congested 堵塞的 congestive充血的 congest 拥挤，充血 | The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry. |
| commute | to make the same journey regularly between work and home | commuting 通勤的 commuter 通勤者 | Mike commutes to downtown every day. |
| conceive | to imagine something | | I can't conceive how anyone could behave so cruelly. |
| vigorous | healthy and strong | | Cutting the bush back in the autumn will help promote vigorous growth in the spring. |
| facilitate | to make something possible or easier | | The current structure does not facilitate efficient work flow. |
| emission | the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | | Excess infrared emission was detected around six of these stars |
| explosion | a large increase in the number of something that happens very quickly | population explosion人口激增 | The government has had to take measures to halt the population explosion. |
| sprawl | (especially of a city) to cover a large area of land with buildings, especially gradually over a period of time | | The refugee camps sprawl across the landscape. |
| substance | material with particular physical characteristics | | What sort of substance could withstand those temperatures? |
| travel | to make a journey, usually over a long distance | travel industry 旅游业 | The coronavirus hit the travel industry hard. |
| traverse | to move or travel through an area | | We traverse the desert by truck. |
| migrate | to move from one place to another | migration 迁徙 migratory 迁徙的 migrator 移居者，候鸟 | People migrate to cities in search of work. |
| pleasure | enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that gives this | please 取悦 | Watching TV is our only pleasure. |
| historian | someone who writes about or studies history | librarian 图书管理员 physician内科医生 musician音乐家 | As a social historian, I am always interested in people's life styles. |
| transportation | the movement of people or goods from one place to another | | Campuses are usually accessible by public transportation. |
| commercial | related to buying and selling things | | Blake failed to make it as a commercial airline pilot. |
| airline | a business that operates regular services for carrying passengers and/or goods by aircraft | | Blake failed to make it as a commercial airline pilot. |
| jet aircraft | an aircraft that is powered by one or more jet engines | | Jet aircraft now can fly the Atlantic in a few hours. |
| motel | a hotel for people travelling by car, usually with spaces for cars next to each room | | The hotels are full up, and the guests had to go to this dink little motel. |
| accommodation | a place to live, work, stay, etc. in | | The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people. |
| facility | the buildings, equipment, and services provided for a particular purpose | leisure facility 休闲设施 | The entrance plaza has become public leisure facility. |
| amusement | the feeling of being entertained or made to laugh | amusement park 游乐场 | Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can also call it a theme park. |
| attraction | something that makes people want to go to a place or do a particular thing | tourist attraction 旅游胜地 attract 吸引 attractive 有吸引力的 distract 分心 | The walled city is an important tourist attraction. |
| enterprise | an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money | | There are plenty of small industrial enterprises. |
| destination | the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken | | Spain is still our most popular holiday destination. |
| journey | the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle | | They went on a long train journey across India. |
| location | a place away from a studio where all or part of a film or a television show is recorded | | The village was used as the location for a popular TV series. |
| blockbuster | a book or film that is very successful | | Have you seen the movie “Titanic”? It was such a blockbuster. |
| scenery | the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful | | Sometimes they just drive slowly down the lane enjoying the scenery. |
| itinerary | a detailed plan or route of a journey | | The next place on our itinerary is New York. |
| route | a particular way or direction between places | air route 航线 | Another new air route has been opened up. |
| primitive | relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system | | Primitive races colonized these islands 2,000 years ago. |
| game | wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport | | They went on a long journey to search games. |
| course | in/with the course of time | | With the course of time, I've learned to live with my disability. |
| religious | relating to religion | | There's a religious assembly every morning. |
| conviction | a strong opinion or belief | | It's my personal conviction that all rapists should be locked away for life. |
| compelling | If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong | | It's a fairly compelling argument for going. |
| motivation | the need or reason for doing something | | What was the motivation for the attack? |
| aristocrat | a person of high social rank who belongs to the aristocracy | | Many aristocrats were killed in the French Revolution. |
| advent | the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving | | Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine. |
| mass tourism | the movement of a large number of organized tourists to popular holiday destinations for recreational purposes | | Traditional industries were crowded out with the growth of mass tourism. |
| industrial revolution | a period of major innovation that took place in the U.S. during the early to late 1800s | | We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution. |
| middle class | individuals who fall between the working class and the upper class | | The President may have secured some support from the middle classes. |
| entertainment | shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people, or a performance of this type | | There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs. |
