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　　The London Congestion Charge①

　　Beijing isn't the only city with traffic problems. You can get stuck in② a traffic jam anywhere in the world. The worst problems occur③ in cities which are growing fast④， such as⑤ Sao Paolo in Brazil and Lagos in Nigeria. But even cities in developed countries⑥ such as the US suffer⑦. Los Angeles, which was built with the motor car in mind⑧， and is famous for⑨ its six­lane highways, is now the USA's most congested⑩ city.

　　In Europe most capital cities were planned and built before cars, and city centre traffic jams have been part of⑪ daily life for a long time. The situation in central London, where drivers spent fifty percent of their time in queues⑫， became so bad that⑬ the local government decided to do something about it. In February 2003 the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, introduced a "congestion⑭ charge"-a tax for cars entering the centre of the city⑮.

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　　①charge n．费用　free of charge免费

　　②get/be stuck in被困在......

　　③occur vi.发生，出现

　　it occurs to sb. (that) ...某人想到......

　　④which引导定语从句，修饰cities。

　　⑤such as例如(表示列举)　⑥developed countries发达国家

　　⑦suffer vi.遭受 suffer from遭受......之苦

⑧which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Los Angeles。从句中含有with复合结构，in min