贵州新开通一条高速路 A new highway in Guizhou opened to traffic

A new highway linking Zunyi(遵义) and Guiyang(贵阳) in Guizhou Province opened to traffic on Tuesday. This(这条) new(新的) highway relieves the transportation(运输) pressure(压力) of the old(旧的) Guiyang-Zunyi highway, which helps(帮助) people to save(节省) at least(至少) 45 minutes on the road.

词汇 Words:

[yùn shū] 运输 transportation
[yā lì] 压力 pressure
[xīn de] 新的 new
[jiù de] 旧的 old
[bāng zhù] 帮助 help
[jiē shěng] 节省 save

重点词汇 Key word:

条

• <名词 n.> long; narrow piece; strip
  E.g. Tā zhè huìr bù zàijiā,nǐ kěyǐ gěi tā liú gè tiáor。
  他这会儿不在家,你可以给他留个条儿。
  He is not in at the moment, but you can leave him a note.

• <名词 n.> long and narrow in pattern or shape
  E.g. Yīfu shàng de shù tiáowén shǐ rén xiǎnde miáotiáo。
  衣服上的竖条纹使人显得苗条。
  Vertial stripes on clothes are slenderizing.

• <量词 measure word> (for something long, narrow or thin)
  E.g. Zhè tiáo gōnglù shàng chēliàng xīshǎo。
  这条公路上车辆稀少。
  There was very little traffic on the road. 

• <量词 measure word> (for something that can be listed item by item)
  E.g. Wǒ yǒu yī tiáo miàojì。
  我有一条妙计。
  I have an excellent plan.