Traffic Lights 红绿灯 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

你知道红绿灯吧，nǐ | zhī | dào | hóng | lǜ | dēng | baYou know traffic lights, don’t you?在城市的每个路口都有红绿灯，zài | chéng | shì | de | měi | gè | lù | kǒu | dōu | yǒu | hóng | lǜ | dēngthere is a set of traffic lights at every intersection in the city.行人看的红绿灯通常是一个小人图形，xíng | rén | kàn | de | hóng | lǜ | dēng | tōng | cháng | shì | yī | gè | xiǎo | rén | tú | xíngThe traffic lights for pedestrians are usually in the shape of a little figure.有一些红绿灯在绿灯的时候，yǒu | yī | xiē | hóng | lǜ | dēng | zài | lǜ | dēng | de | shí | houFor some of these lights, when it turns green,小人儿会做走路的动作。xiǎo | rén | ér | huì | zuò | zǒu | lù | de | dòng | zuòthe little figure will make a walking motion.车辆看的红绿灯通常就是大圆灯，chē | liàng | kàn | de | hóng | lǜ | dēng | tōng | cháng | jiù | shì | dà | yuán | dēngTraffic lights for vehicles are usually large round lights.有些路口只有一个灯，yǒu | xiē | lù | kǒu | zhǐ | yǒu | yī | gè | dēngSome intersections only have one light.绿灯亮时，车辆可以直行和左转。lǜ | dēng | liàng | shí | chē | liàng | kě | yǐ | zhí | xíng | hé | zuǒ | zhuǎnWhen the green light is on, vehicles can go straight and turn left.而有些路口还有左转灯，ér | yǒu | xiē | lù | kǒu | hái | yǒu | zuǒ | zhuǎn | dēngBut some intersections also have a dedicated left-turn light.直行灯变红后，左转灯才变绿，zhí | xíng | dēng | biàn | hóng | hòu | zuǒ | zhuǎn | dēng | cái | biàn | lǜOnly after the straight-ahead light turns red will the left-turn light turn green.车辆才可以左转。chē | liàng | cái | kě | yǐ | zuǒ | zhuǎnThen vehicles are allowed to turn left.绿灯快结束时，也会有倒计时数字，lǜ | dēng | kuài | jié | shù | shí | yě | huì | yǒu | dào | jì | shí | shù | zìWhen the green light is about to end, there will also be a countdown timer.提醒人们准备停下来。tí | xǐng | rén | men | zhǔn | bèi | tíng | xià | láiIt reminds people to get ready to stop.除此之外呢，还有黄灯，chú | cǐ | zhī | wài | ne | hái | yǒu | huáng | dēngBesides these, there is also a yellow light.绿灯结束了，黄灯开始闪烁，lǜ | dēng | jié | shù | le | huáng | dēng | kāi | shǐ | shǎn | shuòWhen the green light ends, the yellow light starts flashing.来提示司机马上要红灯了，lái | tí | shì | sī | jī | mǎ | shàng | yào | hóng | dēng | leIt alerts drivers that the red light is about to turn on.请准备刹车。qǐng | zhǔn | bèi | shā | chēPlease prepare to brake.很多司机会在黄灯的时候赶紧冲过去，hěn | duō | sī | jī | huì | zài | huáng | dēng | de | shí | hou | gǎn | jǐn | chōng | guò | qùMany drivers will rush through the intersection when the yellow light is on.造成了一些交通问题，zào | chéng | le | yī | xiē | jiāo | tōng | wèn | tíThis causes some traffic problems.所以几年前出了一个规定，suǒ | yǐ | jǐ | nián | qián | chū | le | yī | gè | guī | dìngSo a regulation was introduced a few years ago.黄灯亮了车辆就必须停下，huáng | dēng | liàng | le | chē | liàng | jiù | bì | xū | tíng | xiàVehicles must stop as soon as the yellow light comes on.不能再超过斑马线，bù | néng | zài | chāo | guò | bān | mǎ | xiànThey are not allowed to cross the zebra crossing anymore.违规者就要罚款。wéi | guī | zhě | jiù | yào | fá | kuǎnThose who violate the rule will be fined.可是，事与愿违，kě | shì | shì | yǔ | yuàn | wéiHowever, things did not go as planned.这个规定导致了，zhè | ge | guī | dìng | dǎo | zhì | leThis regulation led to a problem.黄灯一亮，司机们马上刹车，huáng | dēng | yī | liàng | sī | jī | men | mǎ | shàng | shā | chēAs soon as the yellow light came on, drivers would brake suddenly.造成很多追尾事故。zào | chéng | hěn | duō | zhuī | wěi | shì | gùThis caused many rear-end collisions.所以没过多久，这个规定就取消了，suǒ | yǐ | méi | guò | duō | jiǔ | zhè | ge | guī | dìng | jiù | qǔ | xiāo | leSo the regulation was cancelled not long after.这也是个有点搞笑的故事。zhè | yě | shì | gè | yǒu | diǎn | gǎo | xiào | de | gù | shìThis is quite a funny story.