2019高考英语时事热点预测： all public transport free(最新外刊新闻阅读素材学单词短语)

Luxembourg will be the first country to make all public transport free.  卢森堡将成为世界首个公交全免费的国家。 热点链接 Luxembourg is set to become the first country in the world to make all its public transport free. Fares on trains, trams (电车) and buses will be lifted next summer under the plans of the re-elected coalition(联合) government led by Xavier Bettel, who was sworn(宣誓) in for a second term as prime minister(首相) on Wednesday. Bettel, whose Democratic party will form a government with the left-wing Socialist Workers’ party (左翼社会工人党) and the Greens (绿党) , had vowed to prioritize (优先处理) the environment during the recent election campaign. On top of the transport pledge (保证) , the new government is also considering introducing two new public holidays. Luxembourg City, the capital of the small Grand Duchy (卢森堡大公国) , suffers from some of the worst traffic congestion (交通拥堵) in the world. It is home to about 110,000 people, but a further 400,000 commute (通勤) into the city to work. A study suggested that dr